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In a move that underscores the fierce competition for artificial intelligence (AI) talent, Ke Yang, a senior executive at Apple, has departed the company to join Meta Platforms Inc. This exit is the latest in a string of high-profile departures from Apple’s AI division, raising questions about the tech giant’s...

Meta and Oracle are taking a bold step to supercharge their AI infrastructure. Both tech giants have announced that they are adopting NVIDIA’s Spectrum-X Ethernet networking technology for their AI data centres. This move highlights the growing need for high-performance networking solutions that can handle the massive computational demands of...

In a move that highlights the escalating battle for top minds in artificial intelligence, Meta has successfully recruited Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of Thinking Machines Lab — the high-profile AI startup launched earlier this year by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati. The hiring comes just months after Meta’s reported attempt to...

In a move that’s sparking conversations across the global tech community, Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of Thinking Machines Lab and one of the most respected figures in artificial intelligence, is officially joining Meta. This shift highlights the intensifying battle among tech giants to attract top AI minds as they race to...

In 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from a promising technology into a transformative force reshaping industries around the world. At the heart of this evolution is a massive surge in infrastructure investments, with tech giants and governments committing hundreds of billions of dollars to meet AI's growing demand for...

Meta is making a big internal push to get its metaverse teams to work faster—much faster. The company is urging employees to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to accelerate development by five times. Vishal Shah, Meta’s Vice President of Metaverse, shared this vision in a memo titled “Metaverse...

The world of artificial intelligence has been buzzing over the past 24 hours. Leading tech companies have unveiled new partnerships, infrastructure expansions, and strategic moves that highlight just how fast the AI landscape is evolving. From hardware breakthroughs to policy discussions, here’s a detailed look at the most important developments...

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has come under fire after confirming that users in the US will no longer be able to opt-out of targeted ads based on AI-generated chat interactions. European users, meanwhile, are experiencing greater control over the ads that pop up in their feeds...

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, recently announced its intention to purchase Rivos Inc., a promising startup specializing in RISC-V-based semiconductor technology. This strategic maneuver marks another step in Meta’s aggressive plan to build its own in-house AI infrastructure and reduce reliance on third-party chipmakers,...

During a visit to Meta’s headquarters last week, I sat down with the company’s Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth to discuss its ambitious new robotics effort. Meta has had tremendous success with social media, virtual reality, and AR, but its foray into humanoid robotics is a major step for the...

New Delhi: Founder of India’s digital intelligence think tank—who helped lead a global crew that identified the origin site of the COVID-19 outbreak (and not China)—has now joined Meta Platforms. The company has recruited Yang Song, a well-known AI researcher who used to head OpenAI’s Strategic Explorations group, as its...

Meta Platforms is rolling out Vibes, a short-form video feed that is entirely powered by machine learning. Launched on 25 September 2025, Vibes is available via Meta’s AI app and website, enabling users to create, remix, and share new types of AI-generated videos. The platform aims to evolve the way...

Meta in Unfamiliar TerritoryIn a surprising twist underscoring the shifting sands of the tech landscape, it has been reported that Meta Platforms is in early talks with Google Cloud to use Google’s Gemini AI models for its ad operations. Under the potential partnership, Meta would share user data with an...

Meta Platforms has announced that its cutting-edge AI, Llama, will be available to “trusting” allies in select countries. On Thursday, the company disclosed that it would make this advanced artificial intelligence-based machine learning system accessible to critical U.S. allies in Europe and Asia. This announcement comes at a time when...

Making a sharp political turn that signals how strained relations are becoming between Silicon Valley and regulators, Meta Platforms Inc., the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has started a new super political action committee (super PAC) to oppose states’ mounting efforts to regulate artificial intelligence. The move indicates that...

In a groundbreaking lawsuit filed in July 2025, Strike 3 Holdings, a leading adult entertainment company, accuses Meta Platforms Inc. of committing extensive copyright infringement by pirating and sharing its films—totaling thousands—to train artificial intelligence models. Filed in a California federal court, the lawsuit alleges that Meta used the BitTorrent...

CREDIT: Meta’s long-awaited debut of its Ray-Ban smart glasses suffered a major hiccup at the 2025 Meta Connect. While many witnesses initially attributed the first public hands-on experience disaster to Wi-Fi issues, Meta’s CTO Andrew Bosworth clarified that it had nothing to do with connectivity. The disruptions were caused by...

Facebook-owner Meta Platforms has launched its latest gadget in wearable computing: a pair of smart glasses with an inbuilt display. The release is a bold move toward the integration of AI in everyday life, as the company asserts it’s at the forefront of immersive digital experience. Known as the Meta...

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, is said to be in talks with big media organizations — including Germany’s Axel Springer and the United States’ Fox Corporation — to license its news content for training and improving artificial intelligence models. The talks are the latest sign that...

In a PR coup that could change the course of wearable devices as we know it, Meta has debuted its new wearables line-up: Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses and the Meta Neural Band wristband controller. The product, unveiled at Meta Connect 2025, is a major milestone in bringing immersive digital...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the use of artificial intelligence chatbots by some of the largest technology companies in the world, including Alphabet (Google’s corporate parent), Meta Platforms, and a number of other AI powerhouses.The inquiry indicates the government’s increasing concern that advanced AI systems may already...

There’s a major development as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated an investigation against seven tech giants — OpenAI, Meta, Google’s Alphabet, Snap, xAI, Character.AI, and Instagram — regarding the potential risks of their AI chatbots to children and teenagers. This inquiry follows disturbing stories connecting interactions with AI...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened an investigation into the business practices of AI chatbot "companion" products developed by several leading IT companies. The companies under scrutiny include Meta Platforms, OpenAI, Alphabet (the parent company of Google), Snap, Character Technologies, xAI, and Instagram. The step underscores mounting concerns...

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is nothing if not ambitious when it comes to virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and next-generation computing. But one of its newest and most interesting undertakings, the TBD Lab, is vanishingly small. The research unit— which Meta’s chief financial officer Susan...

In a major turning point in its approach to the safety of artificial intelligence, Meta has made immediate changes to how its chatbots engage with teenage users. The company now specifically teaches its AI systems to avoid sensitive topics like: Self-harm and suicide Disordered eating Romantic and sexual content When...

When Meta revealed this year that it had made a big investment in Scale AI, it was heralded as a major advance in the accelerating race for supremacy in artificial intelligence. With close to $15 billion invested in the data-labeling company and its leadership folded into Meta’s newly established Superintelligence...

In a decision that reignites a simmering debate over Big Tech’s obligations in the era of artificial intelligence, Meta has now formally declined to sign Europe’s code of practice connected to the looming AI Act. The move comes just weeks before the European Union’s historic restrictions on general-purpose AI (GPAI)...

In the latest turn in the race for supremacy in artificial intelligence, Meta has lured away two more star researchers from OpenAI, reinforcing the fierce battle for top AI talent among tech titans. The hires, not yet officially announced by the companies, are the latest in a series of high-profile...

In a move that apparently defies the stereotype of data centers built — literally — with the kitchen sink, Meta — parent company to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — is supposedly using real tents in its latest data center buildout. This unorthodox approach — first revealed by industry insiders and...

In what represents a major shift in social media strategy, Meta has unveiled a major clampdown on the amount of “unoriginal” content on its Facebook platform. The policy update, echoing recent changes made by YouTube, emphasizes authentic, original works over reposted and low-effort creations that have become rampant on the...