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Meta Restructures AI Efforts With New Unit
New Meta AI 'superintelligence' lab to be co-led by Alexandr Wang and ex-GitHub chief Nat Friedman as company plays catch-up
Meta, ByteDance Must Face Lawsuit Over ‘Subway Surfing’...
Judge rules Meta, ByteDance must face wrongful death lawsuit over Manhattan teen who died while riding on top of moving subway car
Meta Looks To Raise $29bn For AI Expansion – FT
Meta reportedly in talks with private capital players to raise $29bn in debt and equity to fund massive investments in AI data centres
Meta Wins AI Copyright Lawsuit Against Authors
Second legal victory for AI industry, after Meta Platforms becomes the latest to win copyright infringement lawsuit
Meta Slams US House Order For Staffers To Not Use WhatApp
US House of Representatives official tells staffers they are not allowed to use WhatsApp, but Meta hits back
OpenAI’s Altman Hits Out At Meta’s ‘Crazy’...
Demand for AI skills continues to grow, as Meta allegedly seeks to poach OpenAI staff with signing bonuses of $100m (£74m)
Meta Brings Ads To WhatsApp After Long Delay
Meta to bring ads to Updates tab of WhatsApp 11 years after purchasing platform, will allow channels to offer paid features
Meta Invests $14.3bn In AI Firm Scale, Poaches CEO
Meta makes huge investment in AI startup Scale AI, whose founder and CEO Alexandr Wang is to join Meta's team developing “superintelligence”
Meta ‘In Talks’ For $10bn Scale AI Investment
Meta reportedly in talks to potentially invest more than $10bn in start-up Scale AI as artificial intelligence competition heats up
Meta ‘Covertly Tracking’ Android Users Via Instagram,...
Privacy concern. Radboud University and IMDEA Networks allege Meta and Yandex were tracking Android users' browser activity
Meta To Work With Anduril On US Military Tech
Meta to work with military contractor Anduril to develop AI-powered augmented-reality tech for use on the battlefield
Apple ‘Plans AI Smart Glasses’ For Next Year
Apple reportedly ramping up work on AI-powered smart glasses for 2026 deadline as it seeks to avoid missing out on AI trend
Meta Asks Judge To Dismiss FTC Antitrust Case
Meta tells judge FTC failed to prove its case to court, asks for speedy end to trial that questions its acquisitions of Instagram, WhatsApp
Meta Benefits From Strong Ad Sales, Despite Tariff Concerns
Meta pleases Wall Street as financial results reveal advertising resilience, despite disruption concerns from Trump's tariffs
Meta Cuts Staff In Oculus Studios Division
Facebook parent Meta cuts staff in Oculus Studios division, including Supernatural game it acquired for $400m two years ago
Meta Begins Advertising On Threads Globally
Mark Zuckerberg firm Meta Platforms makes adverts on Threads app available to all eligible advertisers worldwide
Meta Oversight Board Rebukes Zuck’s Firm For Axing Fact-Checkers
Zuckerberg rebuked. Facebook’s Supreme Court seeks review of Meta's Community Notes tool that replaced fact-checkers
Italy, White House Condemn ‘Discriminatory’ Tech Taxes
Italy, White House issue joint statement condemning 'discriminatory' tech taxes as US seeks to end levy on multinational digital giants
Meta Begins Using EU Users’ Data To Train AI
Meta to use public posts from EU users on Facebook, Instagram to train AI models after delayed rollout in bloc last month
FTC Argues Meta Must Sell Instagram, WhatsApp
FTC tells court Meta created barriers to entry with its purchases of WhatsApp, Instagram to create illegal monopoly
Meta Terminates Contract With Barcelona-Based Moderators
Facebook parent Meta abruptly terminates contract with Barcelona-based content moderators amidst policy shift
Kenya Court Approves $2.4bn Meta Hate Speech Lawsuit
High Court in Kenya says $2.4bn case against Facebook parent Meta can go ahead, over allegations of hate speech during Ethiopia war
Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump To Avoid Antitrust Trial – Report
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly lobbying President Donald Trump for a settlement to avoid antitrust trial later this month
Meta AI Head Announces Departure
Head of artificial intelligence research at Meta Platforms has announced she is leaving the social networking giant
WhatsApp Appeal Against EU Fine Backed By Court Advisor
Notable development for Meta, after appeal against 2021 WhatsApp privacy fine is backed by advisor to EU's Court of Justice
Meta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For UK Woman
Meta says it will stop targeting personalised Facebook ads at UK woman after legal battle, considers paid ad-free subscriptions in UK
Meta’s Community Notes To Use X’s Algorithm
Community Notes testing across Facebook, Instagram and Threads to begin next week in US, using algorithm from Elon Musk's X
Amazon, Google, Meta Pledge Support To Triple Nuclear Capacity
Big name tech firms have backed a pledge to support a goal of at least tripling world's nuclear capacity by 2050
Meta Tests First In-house Chip To Train AI Systems
Bad news for Nvidia? Facebook owner Meta has reportedly begun testing its first in-house chip for training AI systems