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Meta’s Oversight Board orders removal of deepfake video, demands policy changes
Meta's Oversight Board on Tuesday overturned the company's decision to leave up a reportedly AI-generated sexualized video on Instagram, ordering its removal and calling on Meta to strengthen protections for non-public figures targeted by deepfake intimate imagery.
Meta launches own-brand AI smart glasses at $299
Meta on Tuesday unveiled its first line of AI-powered smart glasses sold under its own name rather than a partner brand, marking a new chapter in the company's wearables strategy. The collection starts at $299 and is available with prescription…
EU set to accuse Meta of addictive design on Instagram, Facebook
The European Commission is preparing to issue preliminary findings accusing Meta of using exploitative design techniques on Facebook and Instagram that keep young users hooked, according to Bloomberg News. The move would mark a new front in an ongoing Digital…
Meta suspends employee tracking program after data leak
Meta has suspended its Model Capability Initiative, a controversial AI training program that recorded employees' keystrokes and mouse movements, after an internal security incident exposed sensitive worker data across the company.
Meta invests nearly $1B in Cred, names Shah WhatsApp head
Meta Platforms has moved to invest close to $1 billion in Indian fintech startup CRED and appointed the company's founder, Kunal Shah, as the new head of WhatsApp, according to reports from Moneycontrol and Bloomberg. The deal marks one of…
Manus investors plan $2B buyback from Meta after Beijing order
The original Chinese investors in AI startup Manus are planning to repurchase the company from Meta at the same $2 billion price the social media giant paid for it, according to a report by The Information published Thursday. The buyback…
Threads reaches 500 million monthly users, rivaling X
Meta announced Tuesday that Threads, its short-form social network launched three years ago as a competitor to X, has reached 500 million monthly active users — putting the platform halfway toward CEO Mark Zuckerberg's stated goal of 1 billion users.
Meta launches AI Mode on Facebook to overhaul search
Meta Platforms on Monday unveiled a suite of AI-powered tools for Facebook, led by "AI Mode," a feature that allows users to search the platform using natural language and receive synthesized answers drawn from publicly shared posts, Groups, and Reels.…
Meta tested facial recognition with Pentagon supplier for smart glasses
Meta quietly worked with Rank One Computing, a Denver-based facial recognition firm that supplies the Pentagon, to prototype face-recognition technology for its smart glasses, according to reporting by Wired. The company's board includes a former CIA deputy director and a…
Facebook, Instagram hit by major global outage
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp went down for users around the world on Friday morning, with more than 100,000 people reporting problems on outage-tracking site Downdetector as Meta scrambled to restore service.
Meta cuts off Manus data access, begins unwinding $2B deal
Meta Platforms has completed an operational split from Chinese-founded AI startup Manus, cutting off all data sharing and barring Manus staff from accessing the company's internal systems since the beginning of June, according to Bloomberg News.
Meta to use off-platform activity to personalize feeds and AI
Meta announced on Sunday that it will begin using activity data shared by third-party businesses — such as online purchases and games played on other websites — to personalize Facebook and Instagram feeds and AI responses, extending beyond its longstanding…
EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots
The European Commission on Tuesday ordered Meta to restore free access to WhatsApp for competing AI assistants within five working days, marking the EU's first interim antitrust measure in 17 years and capping a six-month regulatory battle over control of…
Meta scrubs facial recognition code from smart glasses app after WIRED expose
Meta has quietly removed facial recognition code from its AI companion app for Ray-Ban smart glasses after an investigation by WIRED exposed the feature's existence, raising fresh questions about the company's surveillance ambitions and its willingness to deploy biometric tools…
Meta says AI support tool flaw exposed 20,000 Instagram accounts
Meta has formally disclosed a security incident in which a flaw in its AI-powered Instagram account recovery tool allowed attackers to hijack more than 20,000 user accounts by tricking the system into sending password reset links to unauthorized email addresses.
Meta seeks contempt order against NSO Group over new WhatsApp attacks
Meta announced on Monday that it is filing a federal court contempt order against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, accusing it of violating a permanent injunction that barred it from targeting WhatsApp and its users. The company said WhatsApp had…
Microsoft, Google, and Meta converge on OpenClaw framework
Seven months after Austrian developer Peter Steinberger released a weekend project called Clawdbot, the open-source personal AI assistant now known as OpenClaw has reshaped how the world's largest technology companies think about autonomous software. Microsoft, Google Alphabet Inc., and Meta…
Second Instagram flaw exposed Zuckerberg’s contact info days after AI chatbot hack
Hackers exploited Meta's AI-powered support chatbot to seize control of prominent Instagram accounts using a prompt injection attack, while a separate logic bug in the platform's web password reset flow briefly exposed unredacted personal data tied to accounts including that…
AI safety filters on Meta, Google models stripped in minutes, FT finds
Software tools that remove safety protections from AI models developed by Meta and Google Alphabet Inc. can bypass guardrails in a matter of minutes, according to an investigation published by the Financial Times on Sunday. The modified systems responded to…
Soderbergh’s Lennon doc debuts at Cannes amid AI backlash
Steven Soderbergh's "John Lennon: The Last Interview" premiered Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival, built around a previously unreleased two-hour radio interview John Lennon and Yoko Ono gave on Dec. 8, 1980 — hours before Lennon was shot and killed…