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Meta now alerts parents if their teen discussed suicide or self-harm with its AI chatbot
The updates come as Meta and other tech companies are facing scrutiny from regulators and parents around how AI chatbots respond to users in crisis, particularly teenagers.
Here’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’
Since WIRED reported on Meta’s NameTag face recognition system, company executives have made confusing and conflicting remarks about its very existence.
Current and former employees sue Meta, alleging discrimination in using AI to conduct layoffs
The lawsuit filed by current and former Meta employees underscores rising concerns about AI's impact on jobs and people with disabilities in the workforce.
Lawsuit claims Meta's layoff decisions were made by AI, not humans
Meta denies using AI to terminate workers with disabilities and medical problems.
Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token budgets could soon be capped per engineer
Instagram head Adam Mosseri believes companies will eventually need to manage AI token spending the same way they manage payroll or other operating expenses, predicting that engineers could soon face limits on how much they spend using AI tools.
Meta's Louisiana data center investment to reach $50 billion, aided by generous tax incentives
Meta said the planned Hyperion data center supercluster in Richland Parish, Louisiana, will be a 5GW facility and cost over $50 billion.
Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash
"Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way," the company said in a blog post. "We've heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it's no longer available."
Meta stock got the 18% pop Jim Cramer said it could on cloud news. What's next?
Investors are also celebrating Meta's launch Thursday of Muse Spark 1.1.
Meta's stock heads for best week since early 2024 as optimism builds around AI strategy
Meta released two AI models this week as part of its new Muse Spark family, under the leadership of Alexandr Wang.
Disable auto-play and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta
Digital Services Act may force Meta to make big changes on its platforms.
Meta’s Pursuit of the 'Careless People' Author Is Relentless and Self-Defeating
Yes, Sarah Wynn-Williams violated her deal to stay silent. But the power disparity bolsters the view that Meta is a heartless bully.
EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram
The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act by focusing on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the highly personalized recommendation algorithms, the European Commission said.
Meta found to breach EU laws with 'addictive' Instagram, Facebook designs
Meta is an apparent breach of EU laws due to addictive design features on Instagram and Facebook, according to preliminary findings on Friday.
Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives
Today on Uncanny Valley, we unpack the political debacle unfolding in Maine surrounding the campaign of Democratic candidate Graham Platner.
Meta enters the crowded AI coding battle with Muse Spark 1.1
Meta's pitch to users is Spark's ability to handle large agentic workloads, fix bugs, and help with large code migrations — the kind of automation that enterprises are increasingly turning to AI companies to provide.
Instagram users: Here’s how to stop Meta’s AI from using your photos
Muse Image allows users to generate AI images using photos from public Instagram accounts. As long as a person's profile is public, another user can tag that account and use their images as part of an AI-generated creation.
Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September
In its bid to spend less on GPUs from providers like Nvidia, Meta is on track to start making its the latest versions of its AI-specific chips in September.
Meta's new AI tool lets others use your Instagram posts for image generation - how to opt out
Any public Instagram account is fair game to be used for AI generation with Meta's new Muse Image.
Meta jumps into AI coding market in effort to chase Anthropic and OpenAI
Meta is upgrading its Muse Spark artificial intelligence model under the leadership of AI chief Alexandr Wang.
One of Meta’s Offices Was Briefly Overtaken by a Rogue Squirrel
The animal escaped after apparently arriving inside a package at Meta's Bangkok office, injuring one employee before finally being caught.
Meta is building its first big Canadian data center as AI expansion crosses the border
Meta is building its first big Canadian data center as AI expansion crosses the border.
Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise.
Meta is adding a new safeguard to stop people from secretly recording others with its AI glasses. But the update comes as the company continues to expand how much personal data its AI products collect and use.
The Street is divided over Meta's latest gamble. Here's where we land
Let's explore the bull case and the bear case on Meta Platforms' plans for a cloud business.
Meta rolls out Muse, a new AI image generator
The new image-generating model has numerous use cases, including advertising, decorating and creator-based opportunities.
Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out
As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.
Meta enters AI image model race in bid to court advertisers and subscribers
Meta has announced Muse Image, its first AI model for image creation, as it seeks to attract creators and advertisers to its offerings.
How to reserve and change your WhatsApp username
WhatsApp now lets users reserve usernames ahead of the feature’s full rollout, making it possible to connect without sharing a phone number once usernames go live.
Apple veteran's Chinese smart-glasses firm becomes unicorn as Tencent, Meituan fund rival to Meta
The Shenzhen-based startup joined a slew of global peers to build advanced gadgets and electronics that bring the benefits of AI to individual users.
Meta’s woes deepen in India as child abuse ads on Instagram draw government ire
U.S. social media giant Meta is facing an onslaught of regulatory scrutiny in India, which has the largest user base for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Meta quietly launches vibe-coded gaming app Pocket
Meta has quietly launched Pocket, an experimental AI app that lets users generate and share interactive mini games using text prompts.
Meta’s push into cloud computing means Wall Street has to prepare for lower margins
Meta appears poised to enter the cloud computing market in an effort to monetize its massive AI infrastructure.
The jobs report, Meta's rally, Trump Accounts and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the New Era of Consumer Tech
You bought the hardware. Now you’ll need to subscribe for “expanded access” to the most advanced features.
WhatsApp usernames are already raising impersonation red flags
Meta says usernames improve privacy, but critics question whether its safeguards can prevent impersonation.
Meta's plan to launch a cloud business eases the biggest overhang on the stock
The stock's struggles in 2026 had been due to concerns about its aggressive AI spending.
Meta pops 10% as company makes cloud push to sell excess AI compute power capacity
The new business is a welcome signal for some investors who have been uneasy about the company's infrastructure spending plans.
Meta, like SpaceX, looks to turn excess AI compute into cash
Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business, selling access to AI compute power and models. The move would pit it against the big cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
Threads adds new features to Live Chats as it expands access
The updates include translations, new tools for hosts, and more.
US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree
Operation by two Russia-state groups has been ongoing since at least March.
Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs
Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta pretended to be kids in order to see how other chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT would respond to high-risk subjects, WIRED found.
Usernames Are Coming to WhatsApp Soon. Here's How to Reserve Yours
Even if you only use WhatsApp sometimes, you might want to snag your username now to stop giving out your phone number.
WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames
WhatsApp username can be between 3 to 35 characters.
Instagram is testing more ways to customize ‘Your Algorithm’
Instagram users could soon see more ways to tune their content.
Meta's flurry of AI initiatives this month hasn't helped lift the stock. What will?
Meta has to justify its AI spending to unlock the struggling stock.
Why Amazon Dropped Its OpenAI Movie, Data Center Workers Fight Back, and Meta Leaks Employee Data
Amazon-owned MGM Studios’ decision to drop the OpenAI movie is just part of AI and film industries becoming increasingly intertwined. On Uncanny Valley, we take a look at where this is all headed.
Micron is tech's new margin king as memory crisis pushes company past Nvidia and Meta
Micron said in its earnings report that its gross margin jumped to 84.9% from 39% a year ago.
Qualcomm announces AI data center CPU, signs Meta as first major customer
Qualcomm's primary business has been smartphones, which accounted for two-thirds of the company's product revenue in it's most recent quarter.
Facebook rolls out an AI companion app for creators
The new app, which is currently being tested with select creators, will have Facebook's recently launched AI creator assistant built into it.
Police tout using drone to disarm incapacitated person in “nationwide first”
Promo video comes as more US police departments fly drones as first responders.
Mark Zuckerberg wants Meta to launch its own prediction market
The app would be independent of Meta's other social media offerings, although sources told the NYT that those social sites could direct users to engagement with the app.