Microsoft Moves to Metered AI Pricing, Meta Hit With Scam Ad Lawsuit & BlackBerry Surges on NVIDIA Deal

Jim Love covers multiple tech headlines on Hashtag Trending: Microsoft may shift GitHub Copilot to token-based billing and push new enterprise AI-agent licensing as Copilot adoption remains modest, signaling a move away from bundled AI toward metered usage. Meta faces a Washington, DC class action alleging it knowingly profited from scam and banned-goods ads, including claims it charged higher-risk advertisers premium rates and limited enforcement based on revenue impact. Microsoft rolled back a Teams service update after a regression in the client build caching system caused launch freezes for some desktop users. Windows 11 is set for performance and usability improvements, including faster File Explorer, better memory efficiency, improved update download RAM use, and fixes like consistent folder preferences and reduced dark-mode flashing. BlackBerry shares jumped about 13% after expanding an NVIDIA partnership integrating QNX with IGX Thor and Halo Safety Stack for industrial and safety-critical AI systems.

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00:00 Today's Tech Headlines 00:35 Sponsor Meter 00:53 Microsoft Meters Copilot 03:23 Meta Scam Ads Lawsuit 06:10 Teams Launch Failure Fix 07:24 Windows 11 Performance Cleanup 09:59 BlackBerry Nvidia Comeback 12:11 Sponsor Meter Outro 12:54 Closing Remarks