Meta Launches Pocket AI Creation App as Amira Learning Denies Collecting Portland Student Data
Amira Learning, the AI reading software company Portland Public Schools engaged for a 2025-26 literacy pilot, sent board members a June 29 letter denying that it collects student data and calling earlier board discussion of its contract inaccurate, per Willamette Week. The $5,160 contract covering a pilot at 10 schools included an exhibit listing data elements collectible by the product, ranging from place of birth and disability information to living situations and migrant status, which board member Stephanie Engelsman warned could be enough for federal immigration officers to identify a student or family.
Meta launched Pocket, an AI-powered creative app that lets users generate interactive "gizmos," small games and tools, simply by describing them in text prompts, and browse, like, and comment on a feed of other users' creations, according to Socialmediatoday.
KAIST developed robot learning technology capable of precisely imitating even rough demonstrations, Real News Press Agency reported.
Samsung quietly added a Smart Auto Motion Plus setting for streaming apps on its 2023-2024 TVs, using subtle frame interpolation to reduce judder on 24fps films across services like Netflix, Disney Plus, and YouTube without the soap opera effect, per Webpronews.
In Pakistan, thousands of students, entrepreneurs, and young professionals attended the inaugural Metrix Pakistan Khanpur Tech Summit, where more than 15 speakers urged participants to build skills in AI, cybersecurity, software development, and digital entrepreneurship, per The Nation.
And Wahpetondailynews carried a mental health column on digital balance, noting that children and adolescents who spend more than three hours daily on technology and social media face a higher risk of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and difficulty with focus.
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