The Latest Breaking News from Meta

Snap unveils Specs, the £2,000 smart glasses – and I got a first look

The Snap smart glasses were teased earlier in the year but now they’re almost ready to ship

The Independent UK · Sep 17

How Meta smart glasses are making women more suspicious of encounters in the street

IN FOCUS: With individuals being ‘secretly’ filmed by strangers using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and having their encounters shared online, the social media giant is facing legal action in India over whether its safeguards are sufficient to protect privacy and consent. Namita Singh reports

The Independent UK · Sep 17

Britain’s Contest Universal Woman 2026 Choice Sparks Outrage As Netizens Say The Brits Have ‘Lost Their Minds’

“The posts that are being shared are abhorrent.”

Bored Panda · Sep 16

Top Meta India officials appear again before child rights body in sexual abuse material case

Those who appeared before the child rights panel included Meta India chief Arun Srinivas. While coming out, he didn't reply to repeated media queries on what transpired in the meeting.

The Economic Times · Sep 16

Zuckerberg Shares His View On AI Safety, Appears To Differ From OpenAI and Anthropic

"Labs face significant liability if their models cause harm, so they have a strong incentive to prevent this," the Meta CEO said.

International Business Times · Sep 16

Meta not a simple intermediary but service provider when algorithms decide visibility: Govt source

"Service providers have many responsibilities. Meta must take on more onus after agreeing to be responsible for content on its platform," the agency cited sources as saying.

The Economic Times · Sep 16

What are ‘nudify’ apps? Meta adverts for deepfake AI tools are banned

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The Independent UK · Sep 16

‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation

US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

Watchdog bans ‘nudify’ ads on Meta over sex abuse concerns

The Advertising Standards Agency said the adverts ‘condoned and encouraged’ the creation of illegal sexually explicit deepfakes

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says AI labs have enough incentive to build safely

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday that competition and liability give AI companies enough reason to act individually on safety, appearing to break from calls by leaders of top AI firms for a coordinated slowdown in AI development.

The Economic Times · Sep 16