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).
Starbucks has abandoned its AI initiative as Meta, Intuit, and other major tech companies cut over 11,000 jobs this week, signaling a structural shift in the labor market that experts are calling "AI …
A developer launched an AI API pricing calculator that compares 28 models across 7 providers without requiring signup. The tool estimates monthly costs based on usage patterns, including batch process…
Researchers bypassed safety guardrails on Meta and Google's AI models within minutes, exposing vulnerabilities that allow the generation of harmful content. The findings raise concerns about the effec…
Tech layoffs have surpassed 100,000 in 2026, with Meta cutting 8,000 employees and Cloudflare laying off 1,100 workers in its first mass layoff. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince stated the cuts targeted …
Pope Leo XIV released an encyclical titled “Magnifica humanitas” on Tuesday, warning that artificial intelligence controlled by a handful of powerful technology companies risks creating “new forms of …
Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are quietly discouraging internal use of third-party AI coding tools like Claude Code in favor of their own alternatives, as employee token consumption costs spiral out of …
Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical on Monday, a 245-paragraph letter titled "Magnifica humanitas" that warns against Big Tech monopolization of artificial intelligence, AI-driven unemployment,…
In May 2026, Meta cut 8,000 jobs, roughly 10% of its workforce, while redirecting 7,000 employees to AI teams, and Cloudflare conducted its first mass layoff of 1,100 workers, pushing total tech layof…
The article details the creation of KundliAI, a free Hindi-language Vedic astrology app built in 25 days using Next.js, Groq AI, and AstrologyAPI. Key successes included features like a free Kundli ge…
After over a decade at Meta, a former global director was laid off in 2022 as part of a 13% company-wide reduction. The layoff prompted a period of reflection, leading the author to realize their pass…
US tech companies Microsoft and Meta have shared the names of Dutch civil servants and academics involved in European tech regulation with a U.S. Senate committee investigating "tech censorship." The …
During Amazon's Memorial Day sale, the second-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are available for $347.65, a 15% discount from the regular price of $409 and the lowest price recorded at the retail…
The article describes how the author's Instagram automation tool, GramShift, triggered a soft cooldown from Meta due to three "aggressive" settings being used simultaneously over two weeks. In respons…
According to the article, Meta reassigned approximately 7,000 employees to a new AI initiative, including groups like Applied AI (AAI) and AI agent teams, as part of a broader reorganization that also…
Meta launched a new standalone app called Forum this week, positioning it as a discussion-based platform where users can post with nicknames and follow conversations across communities. The app includ…
The Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging that WhatsApp does not provide the end-to-end encryption it has publicly claimed since 2016, and that Meta can and does read users…
Meta has launched a new iPhone app called Forum, which functions as a dedicated space for Facebook Groups, integrating an AI chatbot to help users search through group posts. The app combines elements…
President Donald Trump canceled a planned executive order signing event hours before it was scheduled after learning that several top AI company CEOs, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, would no…
The White House has shelved a planned executive order to establish government review of frontier AI models before release, following direct lobbying of President Trump by Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is restructuring the company's leadership by dismantling the senior leadership team and preparing for the departure of veteran executive Yusuf Mehdi, as part of a broader e…