The Latest Breaking News from Meta

Meta's $1.4 Trillion Penalty Threat Is Nearly as Big as the Company Itself in Youth Safety Lawsuit

Meta faces a potential $1.4 trillion penalty in a youth safety lawsuit as four US states accuse it of addicting teens to Facebook and Instagram, with a New Mexico verdict adding pressure.

International Business Times UK · Jul 8

From hidden menus to frustrating trade-offs, our complete comparison of major AI chatbot privacy controls shows exactly how ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and others track your chats and what you can do to stop them

I compared the privacy settings of ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI and Grok to see which made it easiest to opt out of AI training.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 8

Amazon’s $25 billion ‘surprise’ bond sale dangled extra yield to lure in buyers—and flashed a warning sign about the AI boom

Hyperscalers have sold an estimated $194 billion in AI-related bonds this year, and widening spreads on Amazon’s latest bond issuance show the market wants tech giants to pony up.

Fortune · Jul 8

French watchdog orders Meta back to press payment talks after copyright deals expire

France’s competition authority warns Meta’s approach to copyright talks with news outlets could “seriously harm” the press

Euronews · Jul 8

Google AI just proved Meta can't fix smart glasses privacy — it's time for 'peeping tom' laws to enter the digital age

Meta's emergency smart glasses update disables the camera if the privacy LED is tampered with. But I just used Google AI to generate a step-by-step bypass guide.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 8

New Homeland Security Task Forces Target Immigrants Over Sex Work

The Trump administration is protecting Americans from an invasion of illicit handjobs.

Reason · Jul 8

Wyoming tightens wastewater rules after Meta datacenter contractor flushed contaminated water

Meta said it was working with officials to be a ‘good neighbor’ and drinking water supplies were not affected

The Guardian - US · Jul 8

Here's a Ray-Ban Meta glasses update everyone will approve of – no privacy light, no camera

Meta has announced an update for all Meta smart glasses that will see the camera disabled if the privacy light is tampered with

T3 · Jul 8

Meta Buried Research Linking Instagram To Teen Harm While Facing $1.4 Trillion Penalty That Could Erase Its Entire Worth

Meta is accused of halting a study showing Facebook's negative mental health effects, as it faces a potential £1.05 trillion penalty from four US states over addictiveness claims.

International Business Times UK · Jul 8

Everyone Thinks Meta’s Cloud Business Is Bad News for CRWV. Here’s What They’re Missing.

Meta’s AI cloud ambitions may look like a threat, but they prove CoreWeave’s business model right.

Barchart · Jul 8