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fromSFGATE
4 days ago

Meta cuts more than 1,000 in Bay Area tech's first big layoff of 2026

Meta is laying off over 1,000 Reality Labs employees and shifting investment from the metaverse toward wearables.
Gadgets
fromEngadget
4 days ago

Meta has closed three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts

Meta closed three VR studios (Armature, Sanzaru, Twisted Pixel) and stopped new Supernatural content while shifting investment focus toward wearables.
fromSFGATE
4 days ago
Silicon Valley

Meta cuts more than 1,000 in Bay Area tech's first big layoff of 2026

US news
fromWIRED
2 days ago

Meta's Layoffs Leave Supernatural Fitness Users in Mourning

Meta acquired VR fitness app Supernatural, then shut it down and laid off staff, disappointing dedicated users who valued its community and coaches.
fromFuturism
2 days ago

A Man Bought Meta's AI Glasses, and Ended Up Wandering the Desert in Search of Aliens

I turned 50, and it was the best year of my life,
Mental health
fromCageside Press
2 days ago

UFC: Welcome to the Meta Apex

The UFC's own private venue in Las Vegas was originally designed to house The Ultimate Fighter, Dana White's Contender Series, and perhaps host some regional MMA shows. However, during the coronavirus pandemic, it became a godsend, allowing the promotion to continue hosting events in the face of a global shutdown, capturing the sports market at a time when all other leagues were on a pause.
MMA
#performance-management
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch

"According to the investigations, there is possible anti-competitive conduct of an exclusive nature that arises from the application of the New WhatsApp Terms ("WhatsApp Business Solution Terms") imposed by Meta to regulate the access and offer, by providers of artificial intelligence tools, of its technologies to WhatsApp users," the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) said. CADE said it would investigate if Meta's terms are exclusionary to competitors and unduly favor Meta AI, the company's chatbot that's offered on WhatsApp.
Artificial intelligence
World news
fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

Meta shuts over 544,000 Australian accounts after ban DW 01/12/2026

Meta deactivated 544,052 accounts believed to belong to users under 16 to comply with Australia’s new law banning under-16 social media accounts.
World news
fromBusiness Insider
1 week 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.
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Meta announces a slew of nuclear energy agreements

The company's agreement with TerraPower will fund the development of two new reactors capable of delivering up to 690 megawatts of power as early as 2032. The deal also gives Meta rights to energy from six other reactors that could deliver an additional 2.1 gigawatts by 2035. All this power would come from TerraPower's "Natrium" reactors, which use sodium instead of water as a coolant.
Artificial intelligence
#virtual-reality
#threads
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks 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.
#ai-acquisition
Social media marketing
fromAdExchanger
2 weeks 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
3 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
3 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
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