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fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

China is sending a warning to US tech firms: Don't poach our AI talent

China opened a formal probe into Meta’s acquisition of Manus to prevent loss of AI talent and technology and to curb Singapore-based regulatory relocation.
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
1 day ago

Meta announces a slew of nuclear energy agreements

Meta will procure 6.6 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2035 to supply AI data centers, including the Prometheus supercluster in Ohio.
#meta
fromBusiness Insider
2 days ago
Tech industry

Meta's Reality Labs chief is calling the 'most important' meeting of the year and says employees should show up in person

US politics
fromSocial Media Today
5 days ago

Meta Appoints Legal Expert with Ties to Trump to Key Role

Meta appointed C.J. Mahoney as chief legal officer to align with the Trump Administration and seek U.S. support against EU regulatory fines.
Gadgets
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

Meta says it can't make its Ray-Ban Displays fast enough - and it's hitting pause on a wider rollout

Meta's Ray-Ban Display glasses face unprecedented demand with waitlists into 2026, causing Meta to delay expansion to the UK, France, Italy, and Canada.
fromBusiness Insider
2 days ago
Tech industry

Meta's Reality Labs chief is calling the 'most important' meeting of the year and says employees should show up in person

#virtual-reality
#threads
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Meta acquires Chinese-founded AI startup Manus for $2B | CBC News

Meta acquired Manus for about $2 billion to integrate agentic AI that autonomously completes tasks and boost platform engagement and revenue.
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Social media marketing
fromAdExchanger
1 week ago

The Brand Safety Balancing Act | AdExchanger

Meta lost MRC brand safety accreditation for Facebook and Instagram feeds after stopping participation in MRC audits, shifting oversight expectations toward advertisers and independent verifiers.
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Top Instagram reels from Goats and Soda in 2025: Plumpy'Nut, aid cuts, soccer grannies

Instagram reels are reely ... er ... really popular. (Editor's note: It turns out that "reely" is really an alternate spelling for "really" from long ago way before reels were invented.) Is there data to back this up?
Social media marketing
Marketing
fromInc
2 weeks ago

How to Get the Most Out of Paid Social in 2026

Allocate paid social spend by testing platforms, prioritize Meta for ROAS and TikTok for awareness, and reserve budget to experiment with channels like Reddit.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

From Garlic to Avocado: The goofy AI model codenames you should know

It may sound like a trip through the produce aisle, but leading AI companies have something much more important on their lists. Meta, OpenAI, and Google have all relied on food-related names for their sometimes secretive plans for future AI models. Thinking with your stomach is nothing new for Silicon Valley, just look at the assortment of desserts Android assembled over the years before Google had its fill.
Artificial intelligence
Venture
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless | TechCrunch

Limitless, maker of an AI conversation-recording pendant, was acquired by Meta and will stop selling hardware while supporting customers for one year.
Law
fromBloomberglaw
1 month ago

Meta's Litigation Shield Under Fire in Massachusetts Court

Massachusetts justices questioned Meta's Section 230 immunity claim, doubting that Instagram's design features are protected publishing activity.
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Marketing tech
fromAol
1 month ago

Could This Be the Most Overlooked Way to Profit From the AI Boom?

AppLovin, Meta, and Pinterest leverage AI to grow digital-ad effectiveness, expand ad inventory and pricing, and extend platforms beyond gaming to reach advertisers and users.
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fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

EU investigating Meta over policy change that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

EU investigating Meta over policy change that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch

Miscellaneous
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Meta risks temporary ban on WhatsApp AI plan amid EU probe

The EU is probing WhatsApp's AI tools for potentially blocking rival AI providers and may impose interim measures halting Meta's new policy rollouts.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Inside Silicon Valley's 'soup wars': Why Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI are hand delivering liquid lunch to broach talent | Fortune

Zuckerberg, Chen said, has personally "hand-cooked" and "hand-delivered" soup to researchers he wanted to recruit away from OpenAI. And it wasn't a joke, the executive insisted. "It was shocking to me at the time," Chen admitted. But in Silicon Valley, if the enemy brings broth, you must respond in kind. Chen confessed he has now adopted the tactic, delivering soup to his own recruits as he hopes to poach talent from Meta.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

OpenAI's chief researcher says Mark Zuckerberg 'hand-delivered soup' to an employee in a recruiting effort

Meta aggressively recruited OpenAI researchers and engineers, using personal outreach and large offers, and succeeded in hiring some OpenAI talent.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Instagram's age-verification identified a moustachioed adult as over 16 but how did it go with a 13-year-old?

Instagram uses date-of-birth checks and optional video-selfie verification to block users under 16 and will deactivate accounts under Australia's upcoming social-media ban.
fromMedium
1 month ago

Dawn of the undead peripheral

The toxicity of his products is exceeded only by his gormless demeanour (let he who is without sin, cast the first stone). Yet, even those who consider him an enemy of humanity must admit that Zuckerberg possesses a talented grasp on the fundamentals of technology trends. Despite the clinical efficiency of his businesses in spreading misery, or perhaps proof of how well the product has been engineered underneath the hood - offerings like Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, it is fair to acknowledge, are tightly-built products.
Tech industry
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Meta accused of letting AI sellers 'run rampant'

One company removed from the platform is C'est La Vie, which claimed to be a longstanding jewellery retailer run by Patrick and Eileen in Birmingham but had a returns address in China. Mabel & Daisy, which used AI generated pictures of a mother and daughter and claimed to sell "timeless clothing" from a shop in Bristol, has also been removed from the platform after it was exposed for selling cheap items from a base in Hong Kong.
UK news
Gadgets
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Disneyland's new plan to get everyone off their phones

Phones and AI glasses undermine Disneyland's shared, in-person experience by encouraging distraction and disengagement from immediate surroundings.
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