Meta Platforms is set to launch its consumer version of OpenClaw AI agent, dubbed Hatch internally, in the coming weeks, with a target release date of late August or early September. This move marks CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s ambition to monetize the company’s enormous AI investments and diversify revenue streams beyond advertising. Internal documents reveal that Hatch will have a customizable dashboard displaying tools or skills created by the agents, such as a fitness tracker or creating a travel itinerary. Meanwhile, data from Qustodio shows that teens in Australia are returning to TikTok after an eight-month ban on under-16s accessing social media services like TikTok. The data indicates that 26% of children between the ages of 13 and 15 were on TikTok as of last month, just one percentage point below the rate prior to the ban. The rate for children between the ages of 10 and 12 is higher now than before the ban. Australia’s government has been at the forefront of legislating to prevent underage users from accessing services like Instagram and Facebook from Meta Platforms Inc. and TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd.

Meta’s Hatch AI Agent Platform:

* Internal documents reveal that Hatch will have a customizable dashboard displaying tools or skills created by the agents, such as a fitness tracker or creating a travel itinerary.
* The platform is part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s ambition to monetize the company’s enormous AI investments and diversify revenue streams beyond advertising.
* Hatch is trained to access websites such as DoorDash, Etsy, Reddit, Yelp, and Outlook.

Teens Returning to TikTok:

* Data from Qustodio shows that teens in Australia are returning to TikTok after an eight-month ban on under-16s accessing social media services like TikTok.
* The data indicates that 26% of children between the ages of 13 and 15 were on TikTok as of last month, just one percentage point below the rate prior to the ban.
* The rate for children between the ages of 10 and 12 is higher now than before the ban.