Meta's Instagram orders employees back to the office 5 days a week

cnbc - The RTO policy only applies to Instagram and not to Meta's other family of apps, like Facebook and WhatsApp.

Back to Top / Monday, December 1, 2025, 9:20 pm / permalink 16462 / 4 stories in 3 months

Alibaba Launches Quark AI Glasses to Rival Meta with $536 Micro LED Wearable

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Alibaba has launched the Quark AI smart glasses, a $536 Micro LED wearable powered by Qwen AI that undercuts Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses by 30%.The post Alibaba Launches Quark AI Glasses to Rival Meta with $536 Micro LED Wearable appeared first on WinBuz…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 27, 2025, 7:22 am / permalink 16346 / 7 stories in 3 months

Google TPUs garner attention as AI chip alternative, but are only a minor threat to Nvidia's dominance — Alphabet's biggest challenge is widespread adoption

tomshardware - Nvidia has broken its silence following reports that Meta is in discussions to spend billions of dollars on Google’s custom Tensor Processing Units. While this appears to be a strong move for Google, challenges regarding adoption remain.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 16317 / 6 stories in 3 months

Billion-dollar AI chip deal between Google and Meta could be on the cards — would involve renting Google Cloud TPUs next year, outright purchases in 2027

tomshardware - Rumors of a deal brewing between Google and Meta could be worth billions. The social-media giant is said to be keen to rent and buy Google's AI chips starting as soon as 2026, and could help Google expand its share of the AI chip business considerably.

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 16287 / 10 stories in 3 months

Yann LeCun leaves Meta to launch new AI startup

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - After twelve years at Meta, Yann LeCun announces his departure. The Turing Award winner wants to overcome the limits of today's AI models with a new start-up - and Meta remains involved as a partner.The article Yann LeCun leaves Meta to launch new AI star…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 16136 / 3 stories in 3 months

Meta's Chief AI Scientist is leaving the company after 12 years

engadget - One of Meta's top AI researchers, Yann LeCun, is leaving after 12 years with the company to found his own AI startup, he announced. LeCun, who is also a professor at New York University, joined the company in 2013 to lead Meta's Fundamental AI Research (F…

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 16126 / 8 stories in 3 months

Meta Initiates Mass Account Deactivations for Australian Teens as Social Media Ban Looms

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Meta has initiated a 14-day warning period for Australian under-16s, setting a December 10 deadline to deactivate accounts under new federal laws.The post Meta Initiates Mass Account Deactivations for Australian Teens as Social Media Ban Looms appeared fi…

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:22 pm / permalink 16115 / 5 stories in 3 months

Meta wins monopoly trial, convinces judge that social networking is dead

Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - People are "bored" by their friends' content, judge ruled, siding with Meta.

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 16087 / 11 stories in 3 months

Hate Meta? Even Realities Is Making the Smart Glasses You Want

Julian Chokkattu / wired - The company announced the Even G2 smart glasses, sporting a bigger display in a lighter frame, alongside the R1 smart ring, which can control the display on the lenses.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 15897 / 11 stories in 3 months

Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun plans exit to launch world-model startup

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun is preparing to leave the company to establish a new AI startup focused on world models, prompting investor attention as Meta relies on his leadership for core artificial intelligence research. The Financial Times, cit…

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 15882 / 11 stories in 3 months

Yann LeCun reportedly leaving Meta to launch new AI startup

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Yann LeCun, Meta's longtime Chief AI Scientist and a pioneer of deep learning, is reportedly preparing to leave the company to launch his own AI startup.The article Yann LeCun reportedly leaving Meta to launch new AI startup appeared first on THE DECODER.

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 15868 / 9 stories in 3 months

Meta announces plans to spend $600B in the US over three years

Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Meta Platforms Inc. today pledged to invest $600 billion in the U.S. as part of its artificial intelligence push. The company plans to spend the capital over three years. It will invest in new AI data centers, supporting infrastructure such as power trans…

Back to Top / Friday, November 7, 2025, 8:20 pm / permalink 15779 / 3 stories in 3 months

Meta is making billions of dollars from scam ads on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, report says

engadget - Meta is making billions of dollars every year from ads marketing scams and illegal products on its platform, according to a new report from Reuters. The report details the staggering numbers behind scam ads on Meta's platform, and raises fresh questions a…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 15735 / 7 stories in 4 months

MPA orders Meta to stop using “PG-13” label on Instagram teen accounts

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has sent a cease and desist order to Meta, demanding that Instagram stop using the “PG-13” movie rating to describe the content standards for its teen-focused accounts. The trade group, which is responsible for the U.S…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 15717 / 3 stories in 4 months

The MPA tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to describe teen accounts

Matt Tate / engadget - The Motion Picture Association doesn’t share Meta’s view that the content people under the age of 18 might encounter on an Instagram Teen Account is comparable to what you might find in a PG-13 movie. The MPA has reportedly hit Mark Zuckerberg’s company w…

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 12:22 pm / permalink 15702 / 6 stories in 4 months

Make voice notes feel normal with an AI ring that runs your music

digitaltrends - Sandbar’s Stream ring turns whispers into editable notes and runs your music with a thumb swipe. The mic stays off until you press, privacy is baked in, and preorders start at $249 today.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 15696 / 3 stories in 4 months

WhatsApp Now Available on Apple Watch

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - The official WhatsApp app is now available on the Apple Watch for everyone, following a brief beta testing period via TestFlight last week.The app allows you to read and react to messages, send replies, and more, directly on your wrist. A connected iPhone…

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 10:22 am / permalink 15647 / 10 stories in 4 months

Facebook now lets private groups go public without exposing past posts

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Meta announced an update to Facebook Groups on Monday, enabling administrators to convert private groups to public status without exposing past private posts or member lists. This change addresses the need for groups to expand reach while preserving exist…

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 15638 / 4 stories in 4 months