<span>STORY: From big tech in the dock to Alibaba’s <a href="https://beyondlink.live/can-caterpillars-momentum-continue-in-2026-and-beyond/">AI</a> helping winter Olympic guests choose outfits. </span><span>This is Tech Weekly.</span><span>:: Tech Weekly</span><span>Meta Platforms and YouTube deliberately designed products they knew would addict children.</span><span>That’s what a lawyer for a woman suing the Big Tech companies told jurors in California.</span><span>The trial will test whether Big Tech platforms can be held liable for their app design.</span><span>The 20-year-old woman identified as Kaley G.M. in court is suing Instagram-parent Meta Platforms and YouTube-owner, Alphabet’s Google,.</span><span>Her lawyer says she was hooked on social media at a young age because of the apps’ addictive design.</span><span>The Australian government has called a meeting with gaming platform Roblox.</span><span>It’s over reports of child grooming and exposure to graphic content on the platform.</span><span>While a regulator said it will test whether Roblox had delivered on child-safety commitments.</span><span>Researchers at the University of Bristol are developing soft robotic “exosuit” trousers worn under a spacesuit.</span><span>They say it could help astronauts move more naturally while reducing lower-limb fatigue during future Moon and Mars missions.</span><span>The team said the technology could also support mobility and physical rehabilitation on Earth.</span><span>Including systems that either assist movement or add resistance to help maintain muscle mass.</span><span>Elon Musk has said that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a “self‑growing city” on the moon.</span><span>He says this could be achieved in less than 10 years.</span><span>Musk wrote on his X social media platform that SpaceX still intends to start on his long-held ambition of a city on Mars within five to seven years.</span><span>But that the quote, “overriding priority is securing the future of civilization and the Moon is faster.”</span><span>Alibaba’s <a href="https://beyondlink.live/can-caterpillars-momentum-continue-in-2026-and-beyond/">AI</a> tech is helping Olympic guests dress up in Milan.</span><span>From slick outfits to tailored makeup and elegant fragrance, Alibaba is offering visitors a futuristic shopping experience powered by latest <a href="https://beyondlink.live/can-caterpillars-momentum-continue-in-2026-and-beyond/">AI</a> technology.</span><span>In the “Wonder on Ice” showcase, visitors explore the virtual retail and an avatar of their own being created.</span><span>“Ciao, Claire. Finally we meet. I’m so glad you accepted our invitation to this fantasy gala.”</span><span>Visitors can then select their preferred clothing and makeup styles with recommendations made by a virtual guide.</span>
