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Meta Bets on Space Solar, Powering AI Growth
Meta Platforms signed a pioneering agreement with startup Overview Energy to purchase electricity generated in space. The deal provides Meta early access to an...
Australian Teens Easily Sidestep Social Media Ban, Survey Reveals
A survey of 1,050 Australian teenagers aged 12-15 found that Australia's ban on social media for those under 16 is largely ineffective. Over 60% of teens who...
Meta raids Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines, following rejected $1 billion offer
Meta Platforms is recruiting top AI talent from Thinking Machines Lab. The company hired at least seven founding members from the startup. Thinking Machines is...
Meta automates India content removals, complying with three-hour government mandates
Meta has deployed an automated system in India to restrict content across Facebook and Instagram at scale. This move responds to a surge in takedown notices...
X launches XChat messaging app, challenging WhatsApp and iMessage
X launched XChat, a standalone messaging app for iOS. The platform competes directly with Meta’s WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage. Users must maintain an X...
🟢 META is trading 3.1% up today on multi-year AWS Graviton deal for agentic AI
META is trading at $679.65 (+3.1%) following a multi-year agreement to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton CPU cores for agentic AI workloads. • The deal...
Meta deploys millions of Amazon Graviton chips for agentic AI
Meta Platforms signed a multi-year agreement to deploy tens of millions of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Graviton CPU cores. This deal establishes Meta as one of...
Norway Proposes Under-16 Social Media Ban, Forcing Tech Firm Verification
Norway will introduce a bill by the end of 2026 to ban children under 16 from using social media. The government announced the proposal on Friday following a...
Instagram debuts Instants in Italy, challenging Snapchat for younger users
Meta subsidiary Instagram launched a standalone application called Instants in Italy. The platform focuses on disappearing photo sharing to facilitate private...
WhatsApp Launches India Mobile Recharges, Challenging Digital Payment Rivals
Meta’s WhatsApp launched a feature allowing Indian users to recharge prepaid mobile plans directly within the app. The service operates through a partnership...
Meta builds $1 billion Oklahoma data center, fueling AI expansion
Meta Platforms began construction on a $1 billion data center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This facility marks the company’s first data center investment in the...
Meta monitors employee keystrokes, training AI to automate workplace tasks
Meta is deploying tracking software on the computers of its U.S.-based employees. The software captures mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes within...
Meta Secures 100 GWh Energy Storage, Powering AI Data Centers
Meta Platforms entered an agreement with Noon Energy to reserve 100 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of ultra-long-duration energy storage. This capacity will provide...
Judge Grants Injunction, Citing First Amendment in Case of Removed ICE-Tracking Apps
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, ruling the government likely...
Meta to cut 10% of staff May 20, pivoting to AI
Meta Platforms plans to lay off approximately 10% of its global workforce on May 20. This move marks the first significant wave of job cuts for the company...
Tech Giants Grapple with 'Tokenmaxxing' as AI Productivity Metric Sparks Debate
A new trend known as “tokenmaxxing” is gaining traction in the tech industry, where developer productivity is measured by the volume of AI tokens consumed. [2,...
Meta Increasing Prices for Quest 3 and Quest 3S Headsets
Meta is increasing the price of its Quest 3 virtual reality headset by $100 to $599.99, effective Sunday, April 19. The company is also raising the prices of...
Meta Overhauls Reality Labs, Prioritizing AI Smart Glasses Over Metaverse
Meta is restructuring its Reality Labs division to accelerate development of AI and wearable products. The company is dissolving the central Foundations...
Meta faces EU ban on WhatsApp AI blocks, citing competition harm
The European Commission issued a supplementary statement of objections against Meta Platforms. Regulators threatened an interim ban on WhatsApp policies that...
EU Debuts Age Verification App, Standardizing Online Safety for Minors
The European Union unveiled an open-source application to standardize age verification across online platforms. This initiative operates under the Digital...