公司内部研究政策调整 - 四名现任及前任员工向国会披露文件 指控公司可能压制儿童安全相关研究 [1] - 在举报人Frances Haugen泄露内部文件六周后 公司修改敏感研究政策 涉及政治/儿童/性别/种族及骚扰等议题 [2] - 政策调整提出两种降低敏感研究风险方案：引入律师利用 attorney-client privilege 保护通讯 或采用模糊表述避免使用"不合规"/"非法"等术语 [3] 虚拟现实平台安全争议 - 前研究员Jason Sattizahn被要求删除访谈记录 内容涉及10岁儿童在Horizon Worlds遭遇性诱导 [3] - 举报人提交文件显示员工被阻止讨论13岁以下儿童使用社交VR应用的问题 [4] - 前员工Kelly Stonelake诉讼指出平台缺乏有效机制排除13岁以下用户 且存在持续性种族主义问题 [7] 平台内容审核缺陷 - 诉讼文件披露领导层知悉测试结果：黑人形象用户进入平台34秒内即遭受种族侮辱（包括"N-word"和"monkey"等措辞） [8] - Horizon Worlds在推向青少年/国际市场及移动用户时未配备适龄防护体系 [7] 公司回应与反驳 - 公司发言人强调全球隐私法规要求 若未获可验证的家长同意收集13岁以下未成年人信息必须删除 [4] - 公司称已批准近180项Reality Labs相关社会议题研究（含青少年安全与健康） 指责举报材料被拼接用于构建虚假叙事 [5] 其他产品安全质疑 - AI聊天机器人被曝曾允许与未成年人进行"浪漫或感官性"对话 引发对未成年人保护的额外批评 [9]

Apple is hosting its “Awe dropping” hardware event tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT. The company is expected to announce its iPhone 17 lineup, which could include a slimmer version, as well as updates for the Apple Watch and AirPods. The keynote will take place at Apple Park in Cupertino. Viewers can tune in to the livestream here or watch it on Apple’s website. As usual, TechCrunch will be covering the event, so stay tuned for news.There have been numerous rumors surrounding the upcoming iPhone lineup. Taking center ...

YouTube announced on Monday that its first-ever exclusive global broadcast of an NFL game broke a record for the company, achieving the most concurrent viewers of a live stream on the platform. Over 17.3 million viewers from more than 230 countries and territories worldwide tuned in for the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers in São Paulo.This figure represents the average minute audience (AMA) that watched the game last Friday. In the U.S., there were 16.2 million AMA across Yo ...

In Brief Advertising exchange PubMatic has filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of illegally monopolizing the ad technology market. PubMatic is seeking billions of dollars in damages, according a report from Bloomberg.The lawsuit marks the second time that an advertising exchange has sued Google since a federal judge ruled in April that the search giant had illegally monopolized ad exchanges and ad servers. The judge has set another trial for this month to determine whether Google should ...

Ride-hailing giant Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Momenta plan to start testing robotaxis in Munich, Germany starting in 2026 – the first continental European city either company has announced publicly – with plans to expand to other markets.The partnership was first unveiled in May 2025, when Uber said Momenta-powered vehicles would launch on its platform in Europe in 2026, initially with human safety operators onboard to monitor the vehicles and take control if needed. Momenta, founded in 20 ...

Hyundai’s electric air taxi startup Supernal has paused work on its aircraft program after a rocky few months that saw staff cuts and the departure of its CEO and CTO, two people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.The shakeup comes at a time when Supernal has barely gotten off the ground — literally. The first test flight of its technology demonstrator happened earlier this year. And though Supernal has performed subsequent tests, the company was still working toward its first untethered test flight b ...

In Brief Microsoft said Saturday that clients of its Azure cloud platform might experience increased latency after multiple undersea cables were cut in the Red Sea, as reported in Bloomberg.In a status update, the company said traffic going through the Middle East or ending in Asia or Europe had been affected. It did not say who had cut the cables or why. “Undersea fiber cuts can take time to repair, as such we will continuously monitor, rebalance, and optimize routing to reduce customer impact in the mean ...

The European Commission announced this week that it’s fining Google €2.95 billion (just under $3.5 billion).The commission found that Google had violated European Union antitrust rules by favoring its own advertising services. Specifically, the commission said Google “abused” its “dominant positions” by favoring its ad exchange AdX in both its publisher ad server and in its ad-buying tools. The commission also said Google has 60 days to “bring these self-preferencing practices to an end” and “to implement ...

新短视频功能Roblox Moments - 推出类似TikTok的短视频体验Roblox Moments 目前处于测试阶段 面向13岁及以上用户开放[1][2] - 用户可录制最多30秒游戏片段 支持剪辑、添加音乐和描述后分享 并可通过滚动feed浏览社区内容[2] - 视频集成跳转功能 用户可直接从视频进入游戏体验 同时支持emoji互动反应[2] - 计划开放API接口 允许创作者构建游戏内创作和发现系统 例如展示热门片段和创建排行榜[3] - 采用渐进式推广策略 所有内容发布前需经过审核 用户可举报不当视频[4] 创作者经济激励提升 - 提高开发者兑换率(DevEx) 创作者将Robux兑换现金时收益增加8.5% 10万Robux兑换金额从350美元升至380美元[4] - 头部开发者收入显著增长 Top 1000开发者平均收入达100万美元 较2020年增长2.9倍[5] 人工智能工具升级 - 推出生成式AI功能 可创建全功能交互式3D对象（如车辆和武器） 支持通过文本提示生成可驾驶的未来感跑车[9][10] - 新增实时语音聊天翻译功能 支持英语、西班牙语、法语和德语互译 2025年正式上线[11] - 发布文本转语音API 提供10种可定制英语语音预设 用于角色对话和旁白 narration[12] - 推出语音转文本API 支持语音指令控制游戏操作 如通过喊"开火"发射炮弹[12] 技术性能与画质提升 - 新增Server Authority模式 减少游戏作弊行为 提升物理交互真实性[12] - 增强虚拟形象动作真实性 包含奔跑、攀爬和撑杆跳跃等动态 改进复杂动作如手指抓取物品[14] - 优化多设备高画质运行能力 无需创作者额外投入或牺牲性能[14] 平台安全与年龄管理 - 扩展年龄验证技术至全体用户 与国际年龄评级联盟(IARC)合作引入游戏年龄分级制度[15] - 所有短视频内容实施分级审核机制 确保年龄适应性[4]

广告支出变化 - 2024年公司在X平台广告支出达40万美元 但2025年前两个月仅支出1万美元 按此趋势全年支出将锐减至6万美元[1][2] - 2024年同期前两个月广告支出已达20万美元 而全年后续月份仅追加20万美元支出[2] - 公司历史上从不投放广告 直至2023年因股东压力才开始尝试 广告投放涵盖谷歌搜索、YouTube及X平台[3] 关联方交易 - 向SpaceX支付80万美元包机服务费 但2025年前两个月仅支付4万美元 显示此项支出同比大幅缩减[5] - 向马斯克旗下安保公司支付280万美元安保费用 较2023年240万美元增长17% 2025年前两个月已支付50万美元[6] - 人工智能公司xAI向公司采购1.983亿美元Megapack储能产品 2025年前两个月追加采购3680万美元[6] 关联人士交易 - 向董事会成员Kimbal Musk的无人机公司Nova Sky Stories支付30万美元 用于2024年10月"We, Robot"活动表演项目[9] 广告投放现状 - 当前在谷歌系平台(搜索/YouTube)维持约700条活跃广告 但X平台近期投放趋势未明确[4]