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 announced an internal company-wide AI hackathon scheduled for July 14-16, aiming to revive hacker culture. Employees, many of whom absorbed workloads after roughly 8,000 recen…
Schroders Group CIO Johanna Kyrklund argues that AI and tech stocks are not in a bubble, citing strong cash flows at major firms like Meta and Google that distinguish the current boom from the dot-com…
McKinsey's June 2026 analysis finds that 75% of advertisers expect AI to increase total media spend, with one-third forecasting at least a 10% ROAS increase. Over 50% say AI has reshaped discovery and…
Reuters and The Japan Times report that dozens of off-grid natural-gas power plants are being fast-tracked to supply single AI data centers, often with limited public notice. The Ohio Power Siting Boa…
Dozens of large, off-grid natural gas power plants are being rapidly approved across the United States to fuel the AI industry's data center boom, often with little public scrutiny or environmental re…
Apple is accelerating development of AI-powered wearables including camera-equipped AirPods, a pendant accessory, and smart glasses code-named N50, all designed to provide visual context to Siri, acco…
Apple is developing AI-equipped AirPods with tiny cameras and smart glasses to compete with Meta's Ray-Ban and Oakley offerings, according to Bloomberg. The AirPods, featuring Visual Intelligence for …
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled the company's new AR Specs at AWE, positioning them as a 'see-through computer' rather than AI glasses. Spiegel emphasized that Specs are designed for computing overlay,…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ordered employees to have fun and participate in a companywide AI hackathon, but workers pushed back, citing low morale after brutal layoffs that cut 8,000 jobs last month. Th…
OpenAI reported $13.07 billion in revenue and $34 billion in costs for 2025, resulting in a $20.92 billion operating loss, as the AI giant prepares for an IPO expected in 2026. The company's expenses …
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told employees in an internal chat that morale is near an all-time low, citing recent mass layoffs and mandatory AI task force reassignments. The company is taking steps to im…
Meta launched AI Mode in Facebook Search, using Meta AI to generate answers from public content in Groups, Reels, and other apps. The feature aims to surface real experiences and recommendations, but …
Developed market tech firms' CapEx-to-sales ratio hit a record 12%, the highest since the dot-com era, driven by a race to build AI infrastructure. The Magnificent Seven are leading the charge, with s…
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick imposed export controls on Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable 5 AI models under the Export Control Reform Act, citing national security risks. Anthropic disabled globa…
The G7 summit in Evian, France, is confronting the group's dependence on U.S. AI and Chinese energy supply chains, with U.S. export controls on Anthropic's frontier models sparking frustration among a…
A developer studying AI and big data warns that AI is increasing cyber vulnerability in two ways: attackers using AI for more sophisticated attacks, and vulnerabilities introduced by integrating AI in…
Snap launched its Specs augmented reality glasses at $2,195 on Monday, taking preorders with a $200 deposit for a fall 2026 release in the US, UK, and France. The self-contained glasses run on two Sna…
Snap Inc. has opened pre-orders for its consumer augmented reality glasses, Snap Specs, at $2,195 with a $200 refundable deposit. The lightweight, see-through AR glasses run on Snap OS 2.0 and feature…
Xreal's Android XR Aura glasses, powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Reality Elite chip, will launch this fall. The chip offers up to 60% better GPU, 30% better CPU, and 160% better AI performance th…
Meta is systematically dismantling its high-performance engineering culture, shifting from a profit center to a cost center in weeks. Leadership's AI-focused mandates and restructuring have caused wid…