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 CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed a multi-generation processor deal with Qualcomm, securing custom Snapdragon silicon for Meta's extended reality hardware and AI workloads. The agreement extends acro…
Qualcomm acquired Modular to challenge NVIDIA's AI dominance, unveiling a five-year plan to expand into data centers with Dragonfly AI accelerators and CPUs. The acquisition provides an alternative to…
Qualcomm announced Meta as the first named customer for its Dragonfly C1000 data centre chip, set for 2028, and confirmed a $3.9 billion acquisition of AI software startup Modular. The moves signal Qu…
Qualcomm announced a major push into data center infrastructure at its 2026 Investor Day, unveiling a new Dragonfly C1000 CPU with 250+ cores and a High Bandwidth Compute (HBC) architecture that stack…
REI Co-op faced backlash after an Instagram ad featured a bike with two sets of handlebars, which the company blamed on a Meta AI tool that automatically altered a vendor-provided image. REI said it w…
Meta has unlocked ADB developer access on its legacy Portal devices, enabling users to repurpose the hardware as custom smart home hubs. CTO Andrew Bosworth demonstrated a self-built hub created with …
Meta announced a new line of AI glasses starting at $299, including a Kylie Jenner edition for $399, featuring the Muse Spark model, live translation in 20 languages, and a 3K camera. The move marks M…
The Trump administration is pressuring Meta to join a federal program that reviews advanced AI models before public release, citing national security concerns. Meta is the only major US AI developer n…
Democratic senators led by Elizabeth Warren urged the FTC and DOJ to investigate 'reverse acqui-hire' deals by Nvidia, Meta, and Google, which they say allow Big Tech to absorb AI startups without ant…
Yann LeCun warned at the United Nations Open Source Week that proprietary AI systems controlled by a few tech giants threaten linguistic diversity, cultural representation, and democracy. Open-weight …
Meta is turning Facebook Creator Studio into a standalone AI companion app for creators, moving core creator workflows out of the dashboard into its own product. The app includes an AI-powered comment…
Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses lead the market but lack a killer feature, risking their position to rivals like Samsung, Google, and Apple due to limited apps and mediocre AI, according to Gizmodo. With…
Congress is moving to prevent households from subsidizing Big Tech's AI data center energy costs. A House panel votes this week on a package of bills, including the Ratepayer Protection Act, which wou…
Shopify's head of engineering Farhan Thawar confirmed the company scrapped its internal AI token leaderboard after employees engaged in 'tokenmaxxing'—burning tokens to climb rankings rather than for …
Facebook announced on Wednesday it is reimagining its Creator Studio tool as a standalone AI companion app to help creators grow audiences, as Meta competes with TikTok and YouTube. The app, currently…
Researchers from the UK and Germany identified three key drivers behind 'AI psychosis' in a study published in Nature's Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience. The drivers—linguistic alignment, hyperpers…
Meta appointed Kunal Shah, founder of Indian fintech CRED, as global head of WhatsApp, replacing Will Cathcart, and led a $900 million financing round valuing CRED at $4.5 billion. The move signals Me…
OpenAI's new custom AI chip is designed to accelerate model training and inference, reducing reliance on external suppliers like Nvidia. The move aims to cut costs and boost performance as OpenAI scal…
Meta remains the only major U.S. AI lab that has not joined the White House's voluntary pre-deployment review program for advanced AI models, which allows agencies like the NSA and CISA to assess mode…
Broadcom reported $8.4 billion in AI revenue for Q1 FY2026, up 106% year over year, and projects over $100 billion in annual AI semiconductor revenue by FY2027. The growth is driven by custom AI accel…