Instagram on trial for youth mental-health crisis
The top executive at Meta Platforms’ Instagram defended the social media platform’s choices regarding features that some company…
Facebook adds new AI features, animated profile photos, and backgrounds for text posts
Facebook announced new AI-powered features on Tuesday designed to let users express themselves in more playful ways across…
Meta, Google face jury in landmark US addiction trial
He contended the A was for addicting, the B for brains and the C for children. “They don’t…
EU Tells Meta to Allow Room for Rival AI Assistants
European competition regulators say Meta’s artificial intelligence (AI) assistant policy violates antitrust regulations. The European Commission (EC) announced Monday (Feb. 9) that…
After laying off 1500 people, losing $88 billion; Meta CFO Susan Li tells analyst where the Reality Labs division will focus on
Meta’s Reality Labs division is shifting focus from VR to wearables, despite continued development of future VR headsets.…
One NZ adds satellite data & WhatsApp calling service
One NZ has expanded its satellite-to-mobile service beyond texting, adding limited data access for a set of apps…
Now that Meta’s no longer bankrolling VR game studios, its VR game boss is leaving.
Posted Jan 31, 2026 at 1:35 AM UTC Now that Meta’s no longer bankrolling VR game studios, its…
US stocks dip as Meta surges while Microsoft slumps
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Mark Zuckerberg Plans to Deepen AI’s Presence in Our Online Lives
Six months into its big AI turnaround, Meta believes 2026 will be the year it starts reaping the…
Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any better
Earlier this month, Meta laid off 10% of the staff for Reality Labs, its virtual reality unit, reportedly…
Zuckerberg teases agentic commerce tools and major AI rollout in 2026
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta users will start to see new AI models and products from the company in…
WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy
Meta announced Wednesday that it will charge developers for running chatbots on WhatsApp in regions where regulators are…