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fromFortune
15 hours ago
Tech industry

Meta laid off 10% of its workforce as Mark Zuckerberg warns that in the AI race 'success isn't a given' | Fortune

Tech industry
fromEngadget
16 hours ago

Meta settles closely watched school district lawsuit weeks ahead of trial - Engadget

Meta settled a Kentucky school district lawsuit alleging harm to students’ mental health, avoiding a California trial and leaving over 1,000 district cases ongoing.
Remote teams
fromMashable ME
1 day ago

Meta drops 4AM horror mail to cut 8,000 jobs amid AI push

Meta is laying off about 10% of its workforce while reallocating most spending toward AI infrastructure and model development.
Social media marketing
fromwww.bbc.com
14 hours ago

Meta settles social media addiction case with US school district

Meta settled with Breathitt County School District over alleged mental-health harms tied to Instagram, avoiding trial while other similar cases proceed.
Tech industry
fromFortune
15 hours ago

Meta laid off 10% of its workforce as Mark Zuckerberg warns that in the AI race 'success isn't a given' | Fortune

Meta laid off 8,000 employees and shifted 7,000 into AI-focused roles while committing to major AI-driven capital spending.
Law
fromThe Verge
16 hours ago

One of Meta's big legal reckonings just ended in a settlement

Meta settled a Kentucky school district lawsuit over alleged teen mental-health harms from social media, following similar settlements by YouTube, Snap, and TikTok.
fromEngadget
16 hours ago
Tech industry

Meta settles closely watched school district lawsuit weeks ahead of trial - Engadget

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Social media marketing
fromEngadget
5 hours ago

Meta quietly released a new Reddit-like app called Forum - Engadget

Forum is a dedicated Facebook Groups app that organizes group conversations, uses Facebook login, and adds AI features like Ask for cross-group answers.
Artificial intelligence
fromtheregister
1 day ago

Those spared latest Meta job cuts forcibly reassigned to AI roles

Meta is transferring about 7,000 employees to AI-focused teams, eliminating roughly 10% of its workforce and closing 6,000 open roles.
Tech industry
fromFuturism
2 days ago

Mark Zuckerberg Has Been Playing a Cruel Game With Meta Employees

Meta employees face uncertainty as layoffs are scheduled, with about 10% of staff and 6,000 job postings expected to be cut.
Artificial intelligence
fromTNW | Google
3 days ago

Google has sold so much TPU capacity that its own researchers are queueing for the rest

Google’s AI infrastructure deals with Anthropic and Meta lock up TPU and chip capacity, creating internal queueing constraints for Google researchers.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
1 week ago

An Engineer's Post Protesting Laptop Surveillance Is Going Viral Inside Meta

Meta installed mandatory software on US employee laptops to record screen and mouse activity for AI training, prompting internal opposition over privacy and consent.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
1 week ago

Digest: Meta Eyes $240bn Ad Haul in 2026; Alibaba AI Revenue Hits 11th Quarter of Triple-Digit Growth

Meta’s ad revenue is forecast to reach about $240bn in 2026 as Instagram and Reels attract increased marketer spending.
Alibaba’s AI-related products delivered 11 straight quarters of triple-digit growth, reaching 8.97bn yuan and supporting overall revenue gains.
EU data protection
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Meta employees are protesting the company's mouse tracking program - Engadget

Meta employees circulated flyers and a petition protesting computer tracking software used to train AI agents.
#instagram
Photography
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Instagram's new 'Instants' feature combines elements from Snapchat and BeReal | TechCrunch

Instants globally launches on Instagram for sharing unedited, disappearing photos with Close Friends or mutual followers for 24 hours.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Instagram privacy tech is turned off today- what does this mean for your DMs?

Getty Images Instagram direct messages will lose end-to-end encryption globally, letting Meta access message content and prompting mixed reactions from child protection and privacy groups.
Social media marketing
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

Instagram is testing optional 'AI creator' labels - Engadget

Instagram is testing optional labels for creators to identify as 'AI creators' to enhance transparency around AI-generated content.
Mobile UX
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

The Morning After: Instagram will try to penalize 'unoriginal' posts - Engadget

Meta is adjusting Instagram's algorithm to promote original content in photo and carousel posts while penalizing recycled Reels.
Photography
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Instagram's new 'Instants' feature combines elements from Snapchat and BeReal | TechCrunch

Instants globally launches on Instagram for sharing unedited, disappearing photos with Close Friends or mutual followers for 24 hours.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Instagram privacy tech is turned off today- what does this mean for your DMs?

Getty Images Instagram direct messages will lose end-to-end encryption globally, letting Meta access message content and prompting mixed reactions from child protection and privacy groups.
Social media marketing
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

Instagram is testing optional 'AI creator' labels - Engadget

Instagram is testing optional labels for creators to identify as 'AI creators' to enhance transparency around AI-generated content.
Mobile UX
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

The Morning After: Instagram will try to penalize 'unoriginal' posts - Engadget

Meta is adjusting Instagram's algorithm to promote original content in photo and carousel posts while penalizing recycled Reels.
more#instagram
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Mark Zuckerberg Is Realizing That When You Treat Your Workers Like Human Garbage, They Might Not Like You Anymore

Meta plans to track employee computer inputs to train AI, while requiring heavy AI use and reducing morale through layoffs and surveillance concerns.
EU data protection
fromTNW | Meta
1 week ago

Meta loses Italian publisher pay case at EU's top court

Italy’s AGCOM may require Meta to pay publishers for news snippets under EU copyright rules, including authority to obtain data needed to calculate fair remuneration.
Social media marketing
fromVisual Capitalist
1 week ago

Ranked: The Biggest Social Media Platforms in 2026

Facebook leads globally with 3.1 billion monthly active users, while Meta controls multiple top platforms and Chinese-owned apps collectively exceed 4 billion users.
fromThe Local France
1 week ago

Cannes Festival signs up Meta as sponsor amid AI fears

Meta said in a statement that it was "proud to be an official partner of the Festival de Cannes in a new multi-year strategic partnership", replacing social video platform TikTok. The group is set to organise a series of promotional events for its video-enabled Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which are becoming increasingly popular among influencers but have sparked privacy fears. It will also showcase its new artificial intelligence-powered video generative technology, which has been embraced by Oscar-winning "Traffic" director Steven Soderbergh for his latest film.
Film
UK politics
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Labour staff member 'spends 40pc of their time' deleting racist abuse directed at Galway by-election candidate Helen Ogbu

Labour employs a staff member to block racist Facebook abuse aimed at Helen Ogbu, criticizing Meta’s hands-off approach to comments.
Apple
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Smart glasses are about to have their iPhone moment and Apple is late to the party

Meta and Google are driving smart glasses adoption in 2026, while Apple’s flagship glasses are delayed until 2027 and full-display XR until 2028.
Privacy technologies
fromtheregister
1 week ago

Meta U-turns on encryption push for Instagram as DMs go plaintext

Meta removed end-to-end encrypted Instagram DMs due to limited opt-in, directing users to WhatsApp for encrypted messaging.
EU data protection
fromtheregister
2 weeks ago

Meta fights Ofcom over how many billions count as billions

Meta challenges Ofcom’s Online Safety Act fee and penalty calculations, arguing they improperly use global revenue instead of UK-specific qualifying revenue.
#copyright-infringement
fromJezebel
2 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

The Nation's Top Book Publishers Are Suing Meta and Zuckerberg Over Books Stolen by AI

fromFortune
2 weeks ago
Intellectual property law

James Patterson, Biden publishers say Mark Zuckerberg 'personally authorized' copyright infringement in new lawsuit against Meta | Fortune

Intellectual property law
fromJezebel
2 weeks ago

The Nation's Top Book Publishers Are Suing Meta and Zuckerberg Over Books Stolen by AI

Major book publishers and authors are suing Meta for copyright infringement related to its AI program Llama.
Intellectual property law
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

James Patterson, Biden publishers say Mark Zuckerberg 'personally authorized' copyright infringement in new lawsuit against Meta | Fortune

Five publishing houses and Scott Turow sued Meta for allegedly using copyrighted works to train its AI without permission.
more#copyright-infringement
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

Meta is enhancing age-verification on Instagram and Facebook using AI to identify and delete accounts of users under 13.
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#whatsapp
Information security
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

New WhatsApp Flaws Could Affect Billions of Users After Meta Security Patch

Meta patched two WhatsApp vulnerabilities affecting iOS, Android, and Windows users, enhancing security against risky files and links.
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
2 weeks ago

Check out WhatsApp's upcoming Liquid Glass design

WhatsApp is preparing a significant redesign of its in-chat interface, featuring a floating chat bar and translucent navigation bar.
Information security
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

New WhatsApp Flaws Could Affect Billions of Users After Meta Security Patch

Meta patched two WhatsApp vulnerabilities affecting iOS, Android, and Windows users, enhancing security against risky files and links.
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
2 weeks ago

Check out WhatsApp's upcoming Liquid Glass design

WhatsApp is preparing a significant redesign of its in-chat interface, featuring a floating chat bar and translucent navigation bar.
more#whatsapp
NYC parents
fromMashable
2 weeks ago

Parents on Instagram, Facebook: Meta wants to talk to you about your teen

Meta is implementing new age-related protections for teens on Facebook and Instagram, notifying parents about age verification measures.
Media industry
fromMiami Herald
2 weeks ago

Reuters wins two Pulitzer Prizes for national and beat reporting

Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes for exposing Meta's harmful practices and Trump's political retribution efforts.
Tech industry
fromSpyglass
2 weeks ago

The Age of the "Super App" - Again and Again and Again

Companies often attempt to create 'super apps' by consolidating multiple services, but success has been elusive, as seen with Meta and Elon Musk's X.
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