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Meta ships Llama (open weights) and Meta AI across WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger. Our Meta coverage follows Llama releases, Reality Labs AI moves, and Meta's broader AI research direction.
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Meta drops Ray-Ban branding for $299 smart glasses line
Three new styles, a Kylie Jenner collab, and Muse Spark AI ship as Meta tries to push smart glasses into mass-market price territory.
Cory Doctorow warns the $1.4 trillion AI bubble dwarfs every prior tech mania
The author's new book argues seven AI firms now hold a third of the stock market while passing around the same $100 billion IOU.
Electricians wiring AI data centers split over the work
IBEW workers are powering the AI buildout, but a growing online debate questions whether the paychecks are worth it.
Reliance launches Jio Call Agent, pushes AI into 500M phone lines
Mukesh Ambani is wiring AI into Jio's telecom network, the MyJio app, and a new home display ahead of Jio Platforms' IPO.
NEA's Tiffany Luck: enterprises still can't pin down AI ROI
Uber blew its annual AI budget in months, Meta killed an internal leaderboard, and CFOs are asking what tokenmaxxing actually bought.
Threads, Instagram and TikTok hand users the algorithm dials
Threads' new Your Algo, Instagram's expanded controls, and TikTok's Smart Keyword Filters mark a shift toward user-tunable feeds.
Meta CTO calls company's Applied AI reorg 'atrocious' in internal memo
Andrew Bosworth pledged stability, manager caps, and better snacks after a 6,500-person AI division was labeled 'a gulag' by staff.
Meta launches AI Mode on Facebook, pulling answers from public posts and Groups
Facebook's new AI Mode summarizes public posts, Groups, and Reels in response to plain-language questions — and joins a growing AI subscription push.
Meta licensed Pentagon supplier Rank One's face recognition for smart glasses
A leaked software license shows Meta tested face recognition from a vendor that draws 80% of its revenue from government clients.
Tech layoffs hit 150,000 in 2026 as AI cited in record cuts
Companies are cutting workers at 974 per day while a handful of AI insiders mint billion-dollar fortunes — and the gap is widening.
Meta unwinds $2B Manus acquisition after Beijing divestiture order
Meta has cut Manus off from internal systems as the Chinese-founded startup explores a $1B buyback and Hong Kong listing.
Meta employees revolt against Zuckerberg's companywide AI hackathon
Workers say layoffs of 8,000 colleagues last month left no time for a three-day AI build-a-thon scheduled for July 14-16.
Meta engineers call new 6,500-person Applied AI unit 'the gulag'
A hijacked livestream, a 1,600-signature petition, and a Zuckerberg apology memo expose deep unrest inside Meta's three-month-old AI draft.
Amazon borrows $17.5B from banks days after $14B Canadian bond sale
The retailer pulled in $31.5B in new financing in 48 hours as hyperscaler AI capex pushes the biggest tech balance sheets into debt markets.
Meta strikes first India AI data center deal with Reliance in Jamnagar
A 168-megawatt facility in Gujarat extends a partnership that began with Meta's $5.7B Jio investment in 2020.
Meta strips NameTag face-recognition code from Meta AI app after report
Code for an unreleased face-recognition system vanished from the smart glasses companion app one day after WIRED detailed it.
Meta kills AI clickbait feed after questions about fake royal stories
The Meta AI app's For You section generated fake articles with images of two Queen Elizabeth IIs; Meta says it will deprecate the feature.
Meta's AI support agent handed over Instagram accounts to attackers who just asked
Attackers told Meta's AI customer support agent to change the email on target Instagram accounts — including the dormant Obama White House handle — and it complied.
Meta is building data centers in tents to keep up with AI compute demand
Six 125,000-square-foot rapid-deployment structures outside New Albany, Ohio, powered by 200 MW of off-grid gas turbines.
Platforms label AI content but refuse to let users filter it out
YouTube, Meta, TikTok, and Spotify decline to add an AI toggle as 20% of YouTube videos shown to new users qualify as generative slop.
One year in, Alexandr Wang's TBD Lab ships Muse Spark as Meta plays AI catch-up
Mark Zuckerberg's $15B bet on a 28-year-old outsider has produced one model and a lot of internal friction.
Meta rolls out Business Agent globally on WhatsApp and Instagram
After nearly two years of testing in India and Mexico, Meta's customer-service AI is going worldwide with token-based pricing for large accounts.
Meta is building an AI pendant, with testing planned for next year
The device builds on Meta's late-2025 acquisition of Limitless, as Reality Labs hunts for a hardware win after a $4B Q1 loss.
Meta commits $13M in additional Oversight Board funding through 2028
After months of speculation that the company would let the body wither, Meta extended its lifeline with fresh capital running into 2028.
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