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‘Tough pill to swallow’: LadBible boss on the traffic hit from Meta’s feed shake-up

Digital publishers struggle to reinvent business model after algorithm is changed in favour of promoting creator content

The Guardian - UK

Govt issues notice to Meta over Instagram child abuse ads

The government sought a detailed explanation on the advertisements from the US-based social media firm Meta, which also owns Instagram. The paid advertisements on Instagram allegedly directed users to external platforms for unlawful child abuse material.

The Economic Times

India issues stern notice to Meta over Instagram ads carrying child sexual abuse material

The Indian government has issued a stern notice to Meta, demanding an explanation after reports surfaced of child sexual abuse material appearing in paid advertisements on Instagram. This intensified scrutiny targets the social media giant's content moderation and ad approval systems. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed officials to investigate…

The Economic Times

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Data Center Leases Top $850 Billion as Meta, Microsoft, Oracle Lead Record AI Infrastructure Spending

U.S. tech companies increased their commitments for data center leases to over $850 billion in the first quarter of 2026, setting a record high in the race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Benzinga

Meta data center water discharges suspended after contaminating the city's reclamation water supply with bacterium — system offline for months for cleaning, closed-loop cooling system purge spread rare metal-resistant bacteria in Cheyenne’s water system

Fill-and-flush is a commissioning step whereby crews fill a cooling loop's piping with water and flush it to clear debris before the system is run.

Tom’s Hardware

Why the Current Selloff in Big Tech Stocks Is a Springboard for a New Rally

The recent Big Tech correction is a healthy reset, not a market crash. Big Tech capex remains the S&P 500's core engine. With falling gas prices driving down headline CPI and an impending dovish Fed pivot, current market levels offer an ideal entry point for a new historic rally.

Barchart

Wearable tech used to be cool, but it is slowly becoming a symbol of surveillance capitalism dreck — here's how to save it

As a wearables editor, I can see the signs of body-worn smart tech becoming uncool.

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ICYMI: The week's 7 biggest tech news stories from PlayStation killing physical games to Anthropic finally re-releasing Fable 5

As the USA turns 250, here's the week's biggest tech news stories from PlayStation, Valve, Garmin, WhatsApp and more.

TechRadar

Government directs Telegram to curb piracy, submit action taken report within 15 days, cites OTT complaints

The government has issued a stern notice to Telegram, demanding immediate action against pirated films and OTT content. This move signals a shift towards holding platforms accountable, moving beyond piecemeal takedowns. Telegram must submit an action report within 15 days, facing potential further scrutiny if compliance is lacking. The government…

The Economic Times

Meta pushes child sexual abuse material on Instagram, finds BBC investigation

Videos containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) are being pushed by the Meta algorithm, and advertisements of child pornography are rampant on social media platforms, a BBC investigation has found. Most advertisements contained links to Telegram that reportedly contained sexually explicit content involving children.

Newslaundry

Meta's $145 Billion AI Bet Faces Execution Delays Inside Its Agent Systems. Now The Bigger Question Is Whether Any Company Can Make Agents Work At Scale.

Meta AI agents behind schedule after 8,000 layoffs and up to $145B in 2026 spending: Zuckerberg told employees Thursday that four months of restructuring have not accelerated agentic development as expected. Meta shares dropped 5%. The same week, AWS and Microsoft committed $3.5B to close the industry-wide production deployment gap.

International Business Times

Open and shut source case: There’s method in Palantir CEO Alex Karp’s ‘mad’ outburst against Big AI overselling corporates

Palantir CEO Alex Karp has fiercely criticized the US AI industry, particularly OpenAI and Anthropic, for their token-based pricing and 'oversold' AI capabilities. This sparks a debate between closed and open-source AI models. While closed models cite high development costs, proponents of open source argue for greater efficiency and cost…

The Economic Times

Mike Huckabee's False-Advertising-Related Case Against Meta Can Go Forward

From the June 23 decision in Huckabee v. Meta Platforms, Inc., by Third Circuit Judge Peter Phipps, joined by Judges… The post Mike Huckabee's False-Advertising-Related Case Against Meta Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Anthropic in talks with Samsung to develop custom AI chip

AI giant Anthropic is reportedly exploring the creation of its own custom AI chips, holding talks with Samsung for a potential partnership. This move aims to reduce reliance on external suppliers and address ongoing chip shortages, following similar moves by rivals like OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta.

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Meta’s compounding India woes; HCLTech’s mega AI deal

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has asked to summon Meta over child sexual abuse material on Instagram. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.

PC Gamer

Meta's solution to the global memory shortage is to use DDR4 in a DDR5 server, with a custom chip making the impossible possible

Alas, this solution won't work for gaming PCs. Not yet, at least.

The Economic Times

Meta team meets MeitY officials over WhatsApp usernames feature, to submit reply within timeline: Sources

Meta officials met with India's IT Ministry following a government notice regarding WhatsApp's proposed "usernames" feature. Concerns over impersonation and misuse have prompted the government to seek a detailed explanation and halt the rollout until consultations conclude. Meta will submit its response within the stipulated three-day deadline, with authorities examining…

Benzinga

After Tesla, Samsung Eyes Meta Platforms for $6.5 Billion AI Chip Agreement: Report

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is reportedly in talks with Samsung Foundry of parent Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. (OTC:SSNLF) for manufacturing its forthcoming AI chips, in a deal valued at over 10 trillion won ($6.53 billion).

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Ashwini Vaishnaw directs MeitY to summon Meta regarding Instagram ads promoting child sexual abuse material

India's IT Ministry has summoned Meta over allegations that Instagram ads promoted child sexual abuse material. Officials are also concerned about WhatsApp's usernames feature being used for phishing and scams, prompting a demand for a pause on the feature's rollout. Meanwhile, the government is also investigating a cyberattack at Tata…

T3 Quiz #9, 3rd July 2026 – a new Hermès watch, paywalled Meta Ray-Ban features and Samsung leaks

Reckon you can top the T3 leaderboard? Put your skills to the test!

Benzinga

Meta's Upcoming 'Watermelon' AI Model Matches OpenAI's GPT-5.5 on Key Benchmarks, Alexandr Wang Reportedly Tells Employees

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) forthcoming AI model, Watermelon, has reportedly reached the same performance level as OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 model, as per the company’s Superintelligence Chief, Alexandr Wang.

Euronews

Data protection rules slow LLM rollout in Europe, study says

A new GovAI study reveals that EU data protection rules are stalling AI adoption, leaving 11% of advanced LLM releases delayed or blocked in Europe compared to the US.

Benzinga

Mark Zuckerberg Admits AI Bets 'Haven't Come to Fruition Yet' and Meta Layoffs Were 'Not as Clean' as Planned: Report

On Thursday, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told employees that the company’s AI-driven reorganization has not delivered the rapid progress executives anticipated.

The Economic Times

AI data center startup Crusoe in talks to raise $3 billion funding: report

The startup has contracts to supply AI computing power ‌for the ⁠likes ⁠of Meta and Oracle, the report said, as technology giants spend billions of dollars on data centers to meet the massive computing requirements for GenAI.

The Economic Times

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected

Zuckerberg and other Meta executives have been seeking to ‌moderate some of ⁠the organizational ⁠changes introduced earlier this year, without fundamentally changing course. The company laid off about 10% of its global workforce and reassigned roughly 7,000 employees to AI-focused teams in May, moves that prompted employee pushback and raised…

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