Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Meta

Meta to put AI chip into production in September as it looks to double computing capacity

The tech firm's data center chip, code-named "Iris," is part of a four-generation project for Meta Training and Inference Accelerators (MTIA) that it will design in-house. The plan is to use custom-built silicon to improve the AI that powers its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms.

The Economic Times

Meta Has Raised Its AI Game. The Stock Should Continue to Rise In 2026.

Meta Platforms has been announcing a flurry of AI initiatives that would help it monetize its capex. META stock can rise further in 2026 as the company raises its game in AI.

Barchart

Peter Thiel and other tech billionaires are publicly shielding their children from the products that made them rich

As governments race to restrict minors’ social media use, the tech billionaires who built the platforms are imposing strict screen limits at home.

Fortune

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Meta pulls plug on controversial AI access to photos on public Instagram pages after backlash

‘We’ve heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it’s no longer available’

The Independent UK

MarketBeat Week in Review – 07/06 - 07/10

MarketBeat recaps the week's top stories, covering SK Hynix's debut, AI stock rotation, earnings from D.R. Horton, and analysis of Palantir, Microsoft, Meta, Broadcom, Rivian, ASML, and Circle.

MarketBeat

Meta added a privacy-safety feature to its AI glasses but is reportedly testing a ‘super-sensing’ prototype

Meta's new feature disables its smart glasses' camera if users tamper with the LED recording light.

Fortune

These camera-less smart glasses are a great anti-Meta alternative, but the AI still wants to record your life

Most smart glasses makers are doubling down on cameras. XGIMI went the other way, and that's exactly why these smart glasses are worth paying attention to.

Tom’s Guide

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Meta's Muse AI Sparks Privacy Concerns After Public Instagram Photos Are Opted In Automatically

Meta's Muse AI tool faces criticism for using public Instagram photos without explicit consent, sparking privacy concerns. Users must manually opt out, and critics call for stronger consent rules.

International Business Times

AI Edited My Face Without Asking. At First I Laughed It Off—Then I Started Seeing Myself Differently

As Meta's latest AI rollout sparks backlash over who can generate our images, I realised something even more disturbing: AI had already decided what a "better" version of me looked like.

Marie Claire

Meta announces $9.17 billion Canada AI data center that will consume electricity equal to 800,000 homes

Meta will invest C$13 billion to build its first Canadian AI data center in Alberta. This massive facility will require electricity equivalent to 800,000 homes. The company plans to offset energy use with renewable projects and minimize water consumption. Alberta's affordable energy and colder climate made it an attractive location…

The Economic Times

Meta Pulls AI Image Feature After Privacy Backlash, Admits It 'Missed the Mark' Amid SAG-AFTRA Criticism

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has discontinued its newly launched AI image-generation feature just days after its debut, following mounting criticism over privacy concerns and its default use of public Instagram photos.

Benzinga

Meta scraps AI image feature days after launch following privacy backlash

Meta withdrew its new AI image generation feature after significant criticism. Meta's Muse image model provides a feature that lets users generate and edit images using natural language prompts like most AI image generators. However, it drew major criticism from privacy advocates, creators and entertainment industry groups given that it…

The Economic Times

Meta appeals verdict in social media addiction lawsuit

Meta has appealed a landmark social media addiction lawsuit verdict in Los Angeles. The company challenges the jury's determination that its platforms were designed to hook young users. This appeal follows a jury finding negligence by Meta and Google's YouTube. The jury awarded a young woman three million dollars in…

The Economic Times

WhatsApp username rollout put on hold after govt notice

Telegram has also submitted its response to the government that last week issued formal notices to the messaging platforms, directing them to immediately halt the rollout of the username feature. These platforms currently rely on mobile phone numbers for user identification.

The Economic Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is appealing the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles

Kiplinger

Meta Leads Again as Markets Look Forward to Earnings: Stock Market Today

Every sector but healthcare was up on Friday, as investors, traders and speculators priced in broad optimism about the future.

International Business Times

Stocks Rise, Buoyed By SK Hynix's First Day Of Trading In The U.S.

Stocks rose on Friday buoyed by SK Hynix's first day of trading in the U.S.

The Independent UK

Concern raised at EU finding on ‘addictive’ Facebook and Instagram features

Meta said that the early findings do not recognise the steps that the company has already taken.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Barchart

Dear META Stock Fans, Here’s 1 More Reason to Load Up on the Stock

Meta unveiled a new Muse Image AI model on Tuesday.

Benzinga

Bill Ackman’s Big Bet On Meta Stock Is Finally Paying Off: Here’s The 2026 Gain So Far

In recent years, Bill Ackman has invested Pershing Square Capital Management (NYSE:PS) heavily in Magnificent Seven stocks. This included taking a new position in Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) in the fourth quarter of 2025. The position took a beating earlier this year, but is finally positive for 2026.

Benzinga

Meta Remains Top Large-Cap Pick, Analysts See Significant Upside

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) shares are gaining Friday. Citizens and Piper Sandler both weighed in on the stock. Here’s what you need to know.

Barchart

Here Is Why Meta’s ‘Iris’ Chip Could Help the Company Finally Break Free From Nvidia’s Shadow

Meta is set to start production of its "Iris" artificial intelligence chips co-designed by Broadcom.

PC Gamer

Meta says its working on 'multiple next-generation headsets' despite the struggles of VR and the heat death of the metaverse

Down but not out.

Now Meta wants its glasses camera to be "always-on", sparking new privacy concerns – will it make up its mind, please?

If you have a problem with current smart glasses, you might not like this...

The Independent UK

Meta patents AI device that tracks your mood

‘Creepy’ patent could be used to serve ads targeted to users’ emotional vulnerabilities, privacy advocates warn

1 … 4 5 6 7

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations