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 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…
Meta has enabled users to generate AI images using public Instagram profile pictures, sparking backlash from privacy campaigners who call it a 'recipe for disaster'. The company says users can opt out…
Meta launched Muse Image, an AI image generator integrated into Meta AI, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp, that can incorporate other users' public Instagram photos when their account is @ mentioned. P…
Leaked audio from a Meta town hall reveals CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted the company's AI push has not accelerated as expected, contradicting earlier claims that mass layoffs were necessary to win the …
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted during an internal town hall that the company's AI agent development has not accelerated as expected over the past four months, despite a $145 billion capital expendi…
Smart glasses from Meta, Snap, and other tech giants are facing backlash as consumers label them 'pervert glasses' due to privacy concerns over covert recording and surveillance. Critics warn that the…
Meta is testing AI-powered glasses with a 'Super Sensing' feature that continuously records audio and captures photos every few seconds, allowing users to ask an AI to recall anything they saw or hear…
N8n founder Jan Oberhauser argued at the Raise Summit in Paris that companies should avoid model lock-in by using an orchestration layer that can switch between AI providers, as dependency on a single…
Adobe Advertising launched its Custom Algorithms product in general release, using Adobe Analytics data directly to optimize campaigns and train ad-bidding models. The product, which had been in beta …
Meta's Superintelligence Labs released Muse Image, an image generation model that uses tools like code execution and web search to refine results. The model's @-mention feature allows users to generat…
UK government bonds have outperformed the Magnificent 7 tech stocks in the first half of 2026, with the average stock price of the group rising just 1.7% compared to gilts' gains. The slowdown marks a…
VC Cafe's July 8, 2026 analysis argues that the next AI market layer will be a task economy built around expert judgment, workflow completion, and data labeling, with platforms like Mercor, Scale AI, …
OpenAI, Amazon, and SpaceX are all denying rumors that they are building smartphones, but the denials sound misleading as the tech industry increasingly needs to control its own hardware destiny. Appl…
Meta released Muse Image, a new image generation model that appears consumer-focused but is actually designed to automate advertising, competing for ad budgets rather than with tools like Midjourney.…
Amazon returned to the bond market with a $25bn+ debt sale, its largest of the year, to fund AI infrastructure including data centers and custom Trainium chips. The offering, split across eight tranch…
Meta announced it will disable the camera on its AI glasses if the recording LED is tampered with, and will take legal action against businesses advertising LED tampering services. The company is roll…
Meta launched $299 smart glasses with AI features on June 23, 2026, but Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated an investigation on May 21, 2026, over potential biometric data violations. The glas…
China plans to restrict foreign access to its most advanced AI models, including open-weight systems, in a move that could fragment the global AI market and raise costs. Beijing has held talks with Al…