Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Sales Triple in H1 2025
Reports reveal that sales of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses have more than tripled in the first half of 2025, with both Meta and its partner EssilorLuxottica citing unexpectedly booming consumer interest. This surge in wearable tech sales is raising both enthusiasm and a few skeptical eyebrows among industry insiders.
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Meta Taps ChatGPT Co-Creator to Lead New Superintelligence Lab
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Meta has officially named Shengjia Zhao as Chief Scientist of its new Superintelligence Labs, the company’s latest push into advanced AI. Mark Zuckerberg announced the news on Friday, calling Zhao a “pioneer” in the field who has already led major breakth…
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Meta names Shengjia Zhao as chief scientist of AI superintelligence unit
Maxwell Zeff / techcrunch - Shengjia Zhao, a former OpenAI researcher, will round out the leadership team at Meta's new AI lab.
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Meta to stop selling political ads in the EU from October
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - In response to the European Union's incoming regulation of political advertising, Meta said on Friday that it would stop selling and showing political ads in the EU from October 2025.
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Meta’s EMG Wristband Sets New Standard for Gesture Control
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Meta has published a paper on EMG wristband for controlling Orion AR glasses, marking a leap in intuitive, bio‑based augmented reality.The post Meta’s EMG Wristband Sets New Standard for Gesture Control first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Instagram adds new protections for accounts that primarily feature children
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The update will impact the accounts of family vloggers/creators and parents running accounts for "kidfluencers," both of which have faced criticism for the risks associated with sharing children's lives on social media.
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Meta poaches two more key members of Apple’s AI team
Christian Zibreg / idownloadblog - Meta has hired two more key members of Apple's AI foundation models team after it recently poached one of the iPhone maker's top AI researchers.
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Meta refuses to sign EU’s AI code of practice
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - Meta will not sign the EU's new rules, calling the implementation "over-reach"
Back to Top / Friday, July 18, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 10414 / 10 stories in 7 months
Meta Poaches Top Apple AI Talent for Superintelligence Push
In a stunning twist of corporate espionage that's almost cheekily strategic, Meta has snapped up two high-profile Apple AI researchers to fuel its superintelligence ambitions. This talent grab, reported by multiple sources, showcases the fierce—and sometimes absurd—competition among tech giants in the race to dominate AI innovation.
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Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta bigwigs just agreed to a settlement in $8 billion suit
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with a group of current and former company directors and officers, just agreed to settle to end a trial that sought $8 billion in damages, according to a report by Reuters. Zuckerberg and the others will actually be paying …
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Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit Amid Board Avoidance
Meta’s board reached a last‐minute settlement to end a high-stakes shareholder lawsuit tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The resolution, which circumvents public testimony by board members, has quietly closed one chapter while leaving industry insiders with a mix of relief and lingering skepticism.
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Scale AI lays off 200 employees, one month after Meta's $14 billion investment — says it scaled up too quickly
tomshardware - Just one month on from Meta investing an alleged $15 billion in data annotation firm, Scale AI, and it's letting go of 200 of its employees, claiming that it scaled up its generative AI teams too quickly.
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Scale AI Lays Off 14% of Workforce in Fallout from Meta’s $14.3B Investment
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - One month after Meta's $14.3B investment sparked a client exodus over neutrality fears, data-labeling firm Scale AI is laying off 14% of its staff.The post Scale AI Lays Off 14% of Workforce in Fallout from Meta’s $14.3B Investment appeared first on WinBu…
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Meta plans multi-GW data center that's nearly the size of Manhattan — Zuckerberg promises enormous AI splash as company uses 'tents' to try and keep up with rate of expansion
tomshardware - Meta is building data centers and building them fast. Using on-site power generation, lightweight building materials, and billions of dollars, Meta is looking to scale up its AI infrastructure as quickly as possible.
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Meta built its AI reputation on openness — that may be changing
Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - Top members of Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab discussed pivoting away from the company’s powerful open source AI model, Behemoth, and instead developing a closed model. This would mark a major philosophical shift for Meta.
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Meta says it's cracking down on Facebook creators who steal content
Karissa Bell / engadget - Meta is going after creators who rip off other users' content as part of a broader effort to fix Facebook's feed. In its latest update, the company laid out new steps it's taking to penalize accounts that lift work from others.In a blog post for creators,…
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Mark Zuckerberg: Meta to Spend Hundreds of Billions on Gigawatt-Scale Data Centers
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared details about Meta's radical new AI strategy: spending hundreds of billions on gigawatt-scale data centers.The post Mark Zuckerberg: Meta to Spend Hundreds of Billions on Gigawatt-Scale Data Centers appeared first on WinBuzz…
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Meta Closes Acquisition of AI Voice Startup Amid Tech Bolster
Meta has finalized a deal to acquire an AI voice replication startup, signaling its focused push into advanced voice technology. The acquisition integrates cutting-edge voice cloning capabilities into its suite of products, a strategic maneuver that could accelerate its competitive edge in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
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Meta Offered Over $200 Million to Poach Apple’s Top AI Exec: Report
Nehal Malik / iphoneincanada - Meta offered a massive pay package worth over $200 million to lure a top AI engineer away from Apple, according to a new reportThe post Meta Offered Over $200 Million to Poach Apple’s Top AI Exec: Report first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Meta Offered Apple AI Executive Over $200 Million to Leave
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Meta offered one of Apple's top artificial intelligence executives over $200 million to lure him away from the company, Bloomberg reports.Ruoming Pang, who until recently led Apple's foundation models team, departed the company to join Meta's Superintelli…
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