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Meta added a privacy-safety feature to its AI glasses but is reportedly testing a ‘super-sensing’ prototype

Meta's new feature disables its smart glasses' camera if users tamper with the LED recording light.

Fortune

These camera-less smart glasses are a great anti-Meta alternative, but the AI still wants to record your life

Most smart glasses makers are doubling down on cameras. XGIMI went the other way, and that's exactly why these smart glasses are worth paying attention to.

Tom’s Guide

Meta's Muse AI Sparks Privacy Concerns After Public Instagram Photos Are Opted In Automatically

Meta's Muse AI tool faces criticism for using public Instagram photos without explicit consent, sparking privacy concerns. Users must manually opt out, and critics call for stronger consent rules.

International Business Times

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AI Edited My Face Without Asking. At First I Laughed It Off—Then I Started Seeing Myself Differently

As Meta's latest AI rollout sparks backlash over who can generate our images, I realised something even more disturbing: AI had already decided what a "better" version of me looked like.

Marie Claire

Meta announces $9.17 billion Canada AI data center that will consume electricity equal to 800,000 homes

Meta will invest C$13 billion to build its first Canadian AI data center in Alberta. This massive facility will require electricity equivalent to 800,000 homes. The company plans to offset energy use with renewable projects and minimize water consumption. Alberta's affordable energy and colder climate made it an attractive location…

The Economic Times

Meta Pulls AI Image Feature After Privacy Backlash, Admits It 'Missed the Mark' Amid SAG-AFTRA Criticism

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has discontinued its newly launched AI image-generation feature just days after its debut, following mounting criticism over privacy concerns and its default use of public Instagram photos.

Benzinga

Meta scraps AI image feature days after launch following privacy backlash

Meta withdrew its new AI image generation feature after significant criticism. Meta's Muse image model provides a feature that lets users generate and edit images using natural language prompts like most AI image generators. However, it drew major criticism from privacy advocates, creators and entertainment industry groups given that it…

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Meta appeals verdict in social media addiction lawsuit

Meta has appealed a landmark social media addiction lawsuit verdict in Los Angeles. The company challenges the jury's determination that its platforms were designed to hook young users. This appeal follows a jury finding negligence by Meta and Google's YouTube. The jury awarded a young woman three million dollars in…

The Economic Times

WhatsApp username rollout put on hold after govt notice

Telegram has also submitted its response to the government that last week issued formal notices to the messaging platforms, directing them to immediately halt the rollout of the username feature. These platforms currently rely on mobile phone numbers for user identification.

The Economic Times

Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is appealing the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Meta Leads Again as Markets Look Forward to Earnings: Stock Market Today

Every sector but healthcare was up on Friday, as investors, traders and speculators priced in broad optimism about the future.

Kiplinger

Stocks Rise, Buoyed By SK Hynix's First Day Of Trading In The U.S.

Stocks rose on Friday buoyed by SK Hynix's first day of trading in the U.S.

International Business Times

Concern raised at EU finding on ‘addictive’ Facebook and Instagram features

Meta said that the early findings do not recognise the steps that the company has already taken.

The Independent UK

Dear META Stock Fans, Here’s 1 More Reason to Load Up on the Stock

Meta unveiled a new Muse Image AI model on Tuesday.

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Bill Ackman’s Big Bet On Meta Stock Is Finally Paying Off: Here’s The 2026 Gain So Far

In recent years, Bill Ackman has invested Pershing Square Capital Management (NYSE:PS) heavily in Magnificent Seven stocks. This included taking a new position in Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) in the fourth quarter of 2025. The position took a beating earlier this year, but is finally positive for 2026.

Benzinga

Meta Remains Top Large-Cap Pick, Analysts See Significant Upside

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) shares are gaining Friday. Citizens and Piper Sandler both weighed in on the stock. Here’s what you need to know.

Barchart

Here Is Why Meta’s ‘Iris’ Chip Could Help the Company Finally Break Free From Nvidia’s Shadow

Meta is set to start production of its "Iris" artificial intelligence chips co-designed by Broadcom.

PC Gamer

Meta says its working on 'multiple next-generation headsets' despite the struggles of VR and the heat death of the metaverse

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Now Meta wants its glasses camera to be "always-on", sparking new privacy concerns – will it make up its mind, please?

If you have a problem with current smart glasses, you might not like this...

The Independent UK

Meta patents AI device that tracks your mood

‘Creepy’ patent could be used to serve ads targeted to users’ emotional vulnerabilities, privacy advocates warn

Tom’s Hardware

Tencent is reportedly in talks to acquire Manus from Meta, following Beijing intervention — company expects to remain independent of Chinese tech giant

Tencent is in talks with Manus and other investors to raise the $2 billion needed to buy back the startup from Meta. Beijing ordered the two companies to unwind the deal six months after the surprise announcement of its purchase.

Fortune

Wyoming officials say Meta’s 715,000-square-foot data center is responsible for contaminating its water system with a rare bacterium

Cheyenne's Board of Public Utilities tightened its wastewater discharge policy following the discovery of Cupriavidus gilardii in its treatment facility earlier this year.

The Conversation

Why an EU ruling about a traffic app could have major implications for big tech companies

Many of the biggest online platforms have long argued they aren’t publishers of the content their users upload, merely hosts. The likes of Google, YouTube, Meta and TikTok claim they simply store and display information created by others, so should not be seen as legally responsible for it.

International Business Times

EU Says Meta Broke Digital Rules Over Instagram and Facebook Features. It Could Face Penalties

Meta has been found in preliminary breach of the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) after regulators concluded that several design features on Instagram and Facebook encourage excessive use and fail to adequately protect children and vulnerable users.

The Economic Times

After WhatsApp, Telegram submits reply on username feature notice; both submissions being examined

On Thursday evening, the government received WhatsApp's reply to the notice on the 'username' feature. The reply of Telegram has also been received subsequently, they added.

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