Meta pauses teen access to AI characters

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Meta is halting teens’ access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday. Meta Platforms Inc., which own Instagram and WhatsApp, said that starting in the “coming weeks,” teens will no longer be able to access AI characters “until the updated experience is ready” This applies to anyone who […]


Meta snaps up AI startup Manus for $2B, drawing scrutiny over new acquisition’s Chinese roots

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Meta Platforms is plowing ahead in the AI arms race, snapping up fast-rising startup Manus for more than $2 billion in a lightning deal that delivers a revenue-generating AI agent business — and draws fresh scrutiny over the new acquisition’s Chinese roots. The sale, which was reported by The Wall Street Journal, caps a meteoric […]


Meta faces Europe antitrust investigation over WhatsApp AI policy

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Meta has been hit with an EU antitrust investigation over its use of AI features in WhatsApp, as the European bloc continues to ramp up challenges to US big tech giants. The probe will examine whether Meta’s new policy on allowing AI providers’ access to WhatsApp may breach EU competition rules, Brussels said in a […]


Nvidia stock falls 4% on report Meta will use Google AI chips

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Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO, has a Q&A session at a press conference during the APEC CEO summit on October 31, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea. Woohae Cho | Getty Images News | Getty Images Nvidia shares fell on Tuesday after The Information reported that Meta is considering using chips designed by Google. Shares […]


The latest devices from Amazon, Meta, Google and more

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Three years since the arrival of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, more devices featuring generative AI technology have hit the market in time for the 2025 holiday shopping season, with many offering deals for Black Friday. Shoppers can pick from more advanced smart glasses, smart speakers with genAI and a pendant AI friend that acts as a confidant. […]


Mark Zuckerberg drops in billionaire ranks after losing $29B in single day as Meta stock tanks

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Tough luck, Zuck! Mark Zuckerberg tumbled from third to fifth place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index after Meta’ stock plunged 11% on Thursday — wiping out $29.2 billion from his fortune in just one day. The 41-year-old CEO’s net worth fell to $235.2 billion, his lowest ranking in nearly two years, as investors recoiled from […]


Meta, Microsoft shares plunge as investors fear AI spending is overhyped

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Shares in Meta and Microsoft plunged Thursday after the tech giants announced plans to ramp up AI spending – and investors worried that the cash might not yield major payouts. Fears that artificial intelligence investments have been overhyped sent the tech-heavy Nasdaq down 1.3% as of about 3:30 p.m. ET Thursday. Meta’s stock cratered about […]


Meta Plans to Cut 600 Jobs at A.I. Superintelligence Labs

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Meta on Wednesday said that it plans to cut approximately 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence division, according to a memo sent to employees that was relayed to The New York Times, as the company seeks to keep pace with competitors in the furious contest over the technology. The layoffs will be in Meta’s so-called […]


Meta, Blue Owl Capital partner on $27 billion AI data center project

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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta said Tuesday that it formed a joint venture agreement with Blue Owl Capital in a deal worth $27 billion to fund and […]


Apple, Google and Meta are trying to build the universal translator

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Apple AirPods Pro 3 models are displayed during Apple’s “Awe-Dropping” event at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9, 2025. Nic Coury | AFP | Getty Images For decades, shows like “Star Trek” and novels like “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” have showcased fictional universal translators, […]