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US police tighten security over smartglasses vulnerability concerns

U.S. police and federal agencies are tightening security over Meta smartglasses with built-in cameras, citing new risks at detention and police facilities. The New York Police Department\'s counterterrorism bureau flagged Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses as a security and counterintelligence threat and ordered stricter screening of glasses entering inmate cells. A TikTok video filmed inside a South Carolina detention facility has also been cited. Warnings have spread to DHS teams and fusion centers, while ICE has banned wearing smartglasses in federal workspaces.

Industry

Nissan expands AI robots at U.S. Smyrna plant, shifting parts hauling work handled by 64 workers

Nissan is expanding automation of parts transport at its Smyrna, Tennessee plant by deploying AI-based autonomous mobile robots. The project, described as the plant’s largest cost-cutting task this year, would replace work now handled by 64 forklift and tugger drivers. Robots from OTTO, a Rockwell Automation unit, use lidar, cameras and sensors to navigate and adjust schedules in real time. Nissan plans to phase deployment in six steps, keep backup systems, and reassign affected workers.

AI & Enterprise

SpaceX replaces AI data centre head amid staff exits and outages, pushing to stabilise operations

SpaceX has put Starlink executive Michael Nichols in charge of AI data centre operations, as key staff continue to leave and some facility outages have disrupted AI model training. The company has promoted fast buildouts and lower costs, but reliance on temporary equipment and below-target uptime has drawn scrutiny. SpaceX is shifting staff internally and hiring to fill gaps while pursuing capacity goals and supporting major compute customers such as Google and Anthropic.