Workday, the HR giant, has been hacked via good old-bad old social engineering. The data breach affects its third-party CRM platform. Engadget.com reports that the bad actors posed as IT and HR, and unfortunately managed to trick employees into sharing account access and personal info. Workday says that the info gathered is all ‘commonly available’ stuff like names, email addresses, and phone numbers. They haven’t disclosed what third party Customer Relationship Management firm was affected at this point. 

Meta’s next-gen smart glasses with built in display may be out as soon as this fall. According to digitaltrends.com, the display will only be in the right eye. Meta had originally been looking at over $1000, but now is expected to sell the specs for around $800. The headset sounds a lot like the old Google Glass. The glasses are code-named Hypernova. The user will have to look down with the right eye to see the display the clearest. They run on Qualcom silicon, and will have apps for capturing photos, viewing media, launching maps, and checking notifications. 

We had Furby, Teddy Ruxpin, and have had Tamagotchi. Now, AI chatbots are apparently the latest, greatest…or worst, depending on your viewpoint….kiddie toy. Techcrunch.com notes that startup Curio has introduced Grem, a talking plush toy powered by AI. They also make one called Grok…no connection to the Elon Musk AI offering, apparently. The gadget seems to be designed to pull kids in, not unlike a social platform on a smartphone. If you really think this sounds good, they start at $99. Having recalled seeing an entire store front in a mall in Foster City jammed with discounted, unwanted Teddy Ruxpin toys a number of years ago, I would advise caution on this!

A US District Court judge has blocked an FTC investigation into liberal watchdog Media Matters. Mashable.com reports that the inquiry started in May, but it dates back to 2023 when the watchdog reported on X ads next to new-Nazi and white supremacist content. Elon Musk sued Media Matters, claiming they were deliberately scaring off advertisers. The group fired back, suing the FTC and claiming the inquiry was a ‘campaign of retribution’ orchestrated on behalf of Musk. The judge, Sparkle Sooknanan called it a ‘straightforward First Amendment violation.’ The court ruled that it was a retaliatory act. Considering the difficult separation between Musk and Trump, this is likely the last of government attacks that might tend to help Musk.

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.