Meta’s renewed push into personal AI agents demonstrates a pattern of prioritizing innovation over addressing underlying privacy vulnerabilities, a strategy that risks repeating past missteps. The company's 2023 earnings call revealed a revenue decline directly attributable to privacy concerns, suggesting these issues significantly impact user trust and financial performance. This latest venture, like its predecessor M, faces the same fundamental challenge: convincing users…

The EU’s condemnation of the public glorification of Ratko Mladic at his funeral highlights the challenges in reconciling European values with regional stability, especially given Serbia’s aspirations for EU membership. European Commission and European Council presidents expressed dismay at the scenes, which were also criticized by US lawmakers and Turkish officials. This incident underscores the complexities of the relationship between Serbia and the Union. —The Lens