Barney ad banned for ‘encouraging underage drinking’ The bar defended the advertisement, saying it made no attempt to encourage underage drinking and was meant to spark light-hearted conversation The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025
A $25 Billion Reason to Buy Meta Platforms Stock Here Barclays says that the ability to monetize Instagram and Threads could represent $25 billion in revenue for Meta. Barchart · Sep 27, 2025
Zuckerberg hailed AI ‘superintelligence’. Then his smart glasses failed on stage The Meta CEO fumbled a demo of his AI Ray-Bans, giving us hope that the robots might be too dumb to take over The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2025
And the crowd go mild! Meta's dismal smart glasses launch. Your tech and science digest. These are the most groundbreaking stories from the new frontier of science and technology right now Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025
Can't believe your eyes? When fakes flood the internet From burning icons to fabricated crowds, viral AI images and videos are spreading fast and showing how easily reality can be distorted in the digital age. AAP · Sep 26, 2025
Exclusive: Meta's new smart glasses are great and everyone should be worried Amid escalating competition, Meta's launch of the innovative Meta Ray-Ban Display marks a pivotal moment in smart glasses evolution, boasting a compelling $799 price point and an unprecedented AR experience, effectively reshaping consumer tech's future landscape. Android Central · Sep 26, 2025
This devious malware has jumped from Meta over to Google Ads and YouTube to spread - here's how to stay safe Fake TradingView Premium ads are expanding from Meta into Google's ecosystem, so be on your guard. TechRadar · Sep 26, 2025
Cute fluffy characters and Egyptian selfies: Meta launches AI feed Vibes Under Mark Zuckerberg’s publicity video for Vibes, one Instagram user commented: ‘Bros posting ai slop on his own app’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025
JD Vance values TikTok the same as Snapchat’s parent, and Wall Street loses its mind. ‘This is crazy’ “This is crazy. I mean, the number’s got to be wrong. It doesn’t make any sense.” Fortune · Sep 26, 2025
Meta is launching Vibes — a TikTok clone made only of AI video generations Watch out TikTok, Meta AI has a new social video sharing platform, and it's fully loaded with AI slop. Tom’s Guide · Sep 26, 2025
Facebook and Instagram will soon let UK users pay to avoid ads, but this is one subscription I won’t be signing up for Facebook and Instagram will soon give UK users the option to pay to remove ads. TechRadar · Sep 26, 2025
Meta’s Facebook introduced a dating AI bot to alleviate ‘swipe fatigue.’ But experts say it’s ‘too little, too late’ Experts say more personalized AI features can help zero in on someone’s preferences more than traditional filters—but may also intensify dating app burnout. Fortune · Sep 26, 2025
Meta Wins EU Approval For AI Joint Venture With Reliance The European Commission approved a joint venture between Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and Reliance Industries Limited of India, under the EU Merger Regulation. The partnership will focus on enterprise artificial intelligence services. Benzinga · Sep 26, 2025
Trump Says Yes to Elon Musk's Grok for Federal Agencies — For 42 Cents, How Can It Help the US Government? Elon Musk's Grok received the approval of the General Services Administration (GSA). This will allow federal agencies to use the artificial intelligence. But, for what? International Business Times UK · Sep 26, 2025
International Business Times · Sep 26, 2025 Meta's New 'Vibes' Feed Turns TikTok Into AI Slop, But Who Actually Wants It? Meta launches Vibes, an AI-generated video feed aiming to rival TikTok and Reels, but early reactions show users aren't buying into the hype.
Benzinga · Sep 26, 2025 Akido Labs Uses Meta's Llama And Anthropic's Claude To Diagnose Patients As AI System ScopeAI Promises Faster Medicaid Care Patients in Southern California are receiving diagnoses and treatment plans generated by artificial intelligence through Akido Labs' ScopeAI proprietary system, according to MIT.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025 Facebook and Instagram to charge UK users £3.99 a month for ad-free version Subscription service is Meta’s response to regulatory warnings over crunching users’ data to serve targeted ads
Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025 Meta to launch ad-free subscription to Facebook and Instagram in UK It comes after Meta agreed to stop targeting a UK campaigner with adverts based on her personal data in a landmark privacy case earlier this year.
The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025 Facebook and Instagram to become ad-free in UK – but there’s a catch Meta will release more details about the update in coming weeks
Benzinga · Sep 26, 2025 Bernie Sanders Warns Against AI And Robotics, Predicts 'Massive' Job Losses: There's A 'Reason' Musk And Zuckerberg Invest Hundreds Of Billions Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) has slammed the tech industry's artificial intelligence and robotics push, warning of massive job losses in the blue collar workforce, calling out Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ: META) Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI founder Sam Altman, as well as Oracle Corp's (NYSE:…
Benzinga · Sep 26, 2025 Anthropic's $1.5 Billion Settlement Over AI Training On Pirated Books Sets Precedent As Lawsuits Against OpenAI, Meta Loom A federal judge in California has given preliminary approval to Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)-backed Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with authors who accused the AI company of using millions of pirated books to train its Claude chatbot.
Benzinga · Sep 26, 2025 Cardlytics Stock Surges 5% After Hours As Citron Research Spotlights Wells Fargo Partnership Cardlytics Inc. (NASDAQ: CDLX) saw its stock fall 9.85% during regular trading on Thursday. However, the stock rebounded in after-hours trading, climbing 5.04% to $2.50 following positive remarks from analysts.
Benzinga · Sep 26, 2025 Mark Zuckerberg's Meta May Lean On Rival Google To Improve Ad Targeting Despite Billions Spent On In-House AI Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is reportedly in early talks with Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to use Google's Gemini AI models to strengthen its ad business.
Android Central · Sep 25, 2025 Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) vs. Oakley Meta HSTN: An easy choice Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) and Oakley Meta HSTN are two of the newest smart glasses from Meta, but which one is right for you? It's a simpler choice than you think.
Tom’s Hardware · Sep 25, 2025 Elon Musk's Grok AI to be used by US government at a price of 42 cents per agency — Trump admin joining Meta, OpenAI in recent trend of AI govt contracts The United States government has finalized a deal licensing the Grok 4 chatbot for use by federal government workers. This follows recent deals made with OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic, but raises eyebrows due to the previously fractured relationship between xAI boss Elon Musk and Donald Trump.