Meta, Google, and Microsoft Triple Down on AI Spending
While Microsoft didn’t offer a specific forecast for its AI capital expenditures for the next quarter or coming year, the company’s chief financial officer, Amy Hood, said that the…
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Leaders from Box, Meta, and LinkedIn on how AI is reshaping the future of work
AI is radically changing the future of the workplace — from redefining jobs to fueling the rise of so-called “work slop.” Live on stage at the Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco, Box…
Meta just made it harder to scam older users. Here’s how
Meta is working to make its apps better for boomers. This week the company announced new UX features designed to deter scammers and make Meta’s apps safer for older adults. Scammers today…
Tech and media layoffs October 2025: Rivian, Meta, Paycom, NBC News, and more cut jobs this fall
Electric-truck maker Rivian is laying off another 600 people, or about 4% of its workforce as the global demand for electric vehicles decreases, the Wall Street Journal reported. This…
Meta is cutting 600 jobs in its AI division
Meta is slashing roughly 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence unit as the tech giant aims to move faster to compete with its rivals. The company declined to comment on the job cuts, but…
Meta AI layoffs today: 600 jobs are already being cut from Alexandr Wang’s superintelligence lab
Meta, which owns and operates Facebook and Instagram—as well as Threads, Messenger, and WhatsApp—announced on Wednesday it is laying off about 600 employees from its new AI…
Meta is cutting around 600 roles in AI unit, Axios reports
The cuts will affect the company’s Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) unit Meta is cutting roughly 600 positions out of the several thousand roles within its…
Meta reported to be cutting around 600 roles in AI unit
The cuts will affect the company’s Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) unit Meta is cutting roughly 600 positions out of the several thousand roles within its…
Meta is asking Facebook users to give its AI access to their entire camera roll
Meta is rolling out a new Facebook feature that the company says will help users share more photos—but which could also be used to help train its AI. The opt-in feature allows Facebook’s…
Meta, Blue Owl seal US$30 billion private capital deal for AI
Structured investments are becoming more in demand as insurers and other types of investors search for debt tied to assets Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms is set to seal an almost US$30…
Meta Caves to Pam Bondi and Takes Down ICE-Tracking Facebook Page
“Can I, can I meet Eric?” Prabowo asks the president, who promises to arrange a phone call: “I’ll have Eric call you,” Trump says. “Should I do that? He’s such a good boy. I’ll have Eric…
Lawsuit: New York is accusing Meta and Alphabet of spurring a youth mental health crisis
The Big Apple is taking on the companies behind Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, accusing them of “public nuisance” and spurring a youth mental health crisis in the…
Meta Tells Its Metaverse Workers to Use AI to ‘Go 5X Faster’
A Meta executive in charge of building the company’s metaverse products told employees that they should be using AI to “go 5X faster” according to an internal message obtained by 404…
This 26-year-old founder beat Meta and OpenAI to creating an AI TikTok. Does she know where the industry will go next?
We’ve been expecting the tsunami of AI-generated videos ever since we first got a taste of AI’s image-making abilities several years ago. The results until recently were underwhelming. But…
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OpenAI Is Preparing to Launch a Social App for AI-Generated Videos
OpenAI officially launched Sora in December of last year. Initially, people could only access it via a web page, but it was soon incorporated directly into the ChatGPT app. At the time,…
Meta in talks to use Google’s Gemini to improve ad business, The Information reports
META staffers have had discussions with Alphabet’s Google Cloud about the possibility of using its Gemini models to improve the Facebook parent’s ad business, The Information reported on…
Meta Poaches OpenAI Scientist to Help Lead AI Lab
Mark Zuckerberg has poached a high-ranking OpenAI researcher to be the research principal of Meta Superintelligence Labs. Yang Song, who previously led the strategic explorations team at…
Meta Accused of Torrenting Porn to Advance Its Goal of AI ‘Superintelligence’
Strike 3 Holdings, a company that says it makes “high quality,” “feminist,” and “ethical” adult videos, is suing Meta in a federal court in California for allegedly infringing its…
Race to make smart glasses relevant heats up again with new tech from Meta and Snap
More than a decade ago, pricey smart glasses that allowed people to snap photos, text and browse the web generated a lot of buzz but also resistance. People who wore Google Glass in 2014…
Meta launches new smart glasses with built-in display
Meta Platforms on Wednesday launched its first consumer-ready smart glasses with a built-in display, seeking to extend the momentum of its Ray-Ban line, one of the early consumer hits of…
Meta Connect 2025 live stream: How to watch Mark Zuckerberg’s AI smart glasses event and keynote
Last week, Apple announced a series of new devices, and now it’s Meta Platforms’ turn. The parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp is having its annual developer conference,…
FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbots of Alphabet, Meta and others
THE US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday said it is seeking information from several companies including Alphabet, Meta Platforms and OpenAI that provide consumer-facing AI-powered…
Former Meta researchers testify company buried child safety studies
META systematically suppressed internal research highlighting serious child safety risks on its virtual reality platforms, according to allegations from current and former employees who…
Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures
A FORMER top security executive at WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit on Monday alleging that parent company Meta systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him…