Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) is a technology company that develops the open-source Llama series of large language models, alongside AI research at Meta AI (formerly FAIR).
Meta and Google are integrating AI-powered image and video generators into Instagram, WhatsApp, and Google Photos, enabling users to create and edit photorealistic content with simple text prompts. Th…
Morgan Stanley bond manager Vishal Khanduja warns that Big Tech's debt binge to fund AI projects is showing troubling signs, including cooling investor demand and rising credit risk. Amazon's surprise…
Cheyenne, Wyoming, suspended all data center wastewater discharge after a Meta contractor flushed a rare, multidrug-resistant bacterium into the city's water system. The bacterium, Cupriavidus gilardi…
Meta is testing a 'super sensing' mode for its next-generation Ray-Ban smart glasses that keeps cameras and sensors active for hours, enabling continuous AI assistance. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has questio…
Meta is testing AI-powered glasses with 'super sensing' capabilities designed to capture every moment, aiming to enhance user experience through continuous visual recording and analysis.…
Microsoft is shifting to its own MAI models in Word and Excel to cut generative AI costs, replacing some reliance on OpenAI and Anthropic. The company unveiled seven new MAI models at its Build confer…
PyTorch 2.13 has been released with performance improvements including FlexAttention on Apple Silicon with up to 12x speedups, a CuTeDSL backend for Inductor, and fused nn.LinearCrossEntropyLoss reduc…
Meta has filed a patent for an AI-powered wearable device that continuously records users' voices and surroundings to analyze their emotional state, with the stated goal of tailoring workouts. The sys…
Meta announced an update to its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses that disables the camera if the recording LED is tampered with, aiming to address privacy concerns. However, the company continues to pursue …
Meta announced a mandatory firmware update for its smart glasses that disables the camera if the recording LED is tampered with, addressing one privacy concern. However, other issues remain unresolved…
Meta launched an AI image generator called Muse Image on Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI, allowing users to generate images using public Instagram photos without consent. Privacy advocates warn the f…
Meta is collecting massive amounts of user data across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, using it to train AI models and sell targeted ads. Users can limit tracking by adjusting account sett…
Wyoming officials tightened wastewater regulations after a contractor for Meta flushed bacteria-contaminated water into public sewers during construction of an AI datacenter in Cheyenne. The incident …
OpenAI will launch GPT-5.6 on Thursday after a delay due to U.S. government concerns over national security risks from powerful AI systems. The release intensifies competition among AI developers raci…
Mentions of AI disruption on earnings calls surged 310% to a record 780 in the first half of 2026, according to Deutsche Bank. Major tech companies including Block, Oracle, Amazon, Coinbase, Cloudflar…
XAI, Meta, and Anthropic are expanding into each other's core business areas, signaling a trend of convergence in the AI industry as companies seek growth and operational control. Anthropic's Claude F…
Meta is testing 'super sensing' AI glasses that continuously sample audio and capture images to allow wearers to recall what they saw or heard, according to a Financial Times report on July 8, 2026. T…
Meta faced backlash after AI-generated profiles with fabricated backstories appeared on Facebook and Instagram, including a synthetic Black queer character created without Black team members. The comp…
Allianz plans to cut 1,500 to 1,800 jobs at its travel division Allianz Partners over the next 12 to 18 months, primarily in call centers, as automated AI systems take over customer service roles. The…
A guest post by Aaron Kagan, founder of GraspingAI and chair of the American Philosophical Association's Committee on Non-Academic Careers, argues that media reports about a boom in philosophy jobs at…