Meta Shares Rise After Open Sourcing a Powerful AI To Compete With Chinese Models Meta will open source one of its most powerful AI models, Muse Spark 1.2. International Business Times · Aug 10
Zuckerberg Says AI Should Belong to Everyone. Meta Is Spending $145 Billion to Make It Happen. Mark Zuckerberg has a simple answer to one of the biggest questions in AI: Who should get superintelligence? Everyone. Benzinga · Aug 10
Bernie Sanders Tells AI CEOs To Hit The Brakes, Warns Congress Will Step In If They Don't Bernie Sanders said leading AI companies should honor their own safety commitments before increasingly powerful systems become too difficult to control. International Business Times · Aug 10
Crew of Zuckerberg yacht did not hear radio call to assist boat, Meta says Small skiff ran out of fuel off Alaska and was helped by cruise ship even though Meta CEO’s vessel was closer The Guardian - US · Aug 10
Cruise ship comes to aid of stranded boat after Zuckerberg yacht ‘fails to respond’ IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 10
Zuckerberg's $300M Superyacht Booed After Stranded Boat's Rescue Call Went Unanswered: Meta Explains Mark Zuckerberg's superyacht, Launchpad, was at the centre of a viral Alaska rescue story after reportedly not responding to a Coast Guard call, while the Wilderness Legacy came to the rescue. International Business Times UK · Aug 10
Zuckerberg Says Meta Will Give Billions a 24/7 Personal Superintelligence, Lays Out AI Vision in Lengthy Essay Mark Zuckerberg outlines Meta's plan to provide personal AI agents, aiming to democratise superintelligence and empower individuals with advanced AI tools for personal and professional growth. International Business Times UK · Aug 10
$300m Zuckerberg yacht accused of failing to answer stranded boat’s call for help Passenger on board the Alaska cruise ship that came to stricken skiff’s aid says Zuckerberg’s Launchpad yacht was closer, although the Meta CEO was not on the 387ft vessel at the time The Independent UK · Aug 10
Meta launches new AI model as Zuckerberg champions open-weight push The new model, Muse Glimmer, is much smaller than leading AI models from rivals and is instead designed for agentic tasks and can run on a Mac or PC with a single graphics card, aiming to tap demand for AI systems that run directly on people's devices. The Economic Times · Aug 10
Who Was in Command When Zuckerberg's $300m Superyacht Reportedly Refused a Distress Call? Mark Zuckerberg's yacht, Launchpad, faced criticism for reportedly not assisting a stranded boat in Alaska. The crew was on a different radio channel, raising questions about their response. International Business Times UK · Aug 10
Was Mark Zuckerberg on Board His Yacht When the Stranded Boat Called for Help? Rescue Controversy Explained A stranded boat in Alaska sparked questions after Mark Zuckerberg's yacht, closer than the rescuing ship, did not respond due to a radio channel issue. Zuckerberg was not aboard. International Business Times UK · Aug 10
Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in US With two convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged harms to children in a case brought by four US states. On Thursday, a judge in New Mexico ordered Meta to implement product changes and pay more than… The Economic Times · Aug 10
Zuckerberg faces questions over why superyacht reportedly declined to help stranded boat Small cruise ship rescued skiff in south-east Alaska even though Meta billionaire’s $300m megayacht was closer The Guardian - US · Aug 9
Zuckerberg's Yacht Allegedly 'Refused' Coast Guard Calls To Help Stranded Boat Despite Being 'Closer' Mark Zuckerberg's yacht allegedly ignored Coast Guard calls to assist a stranded vessel in Alaska, despite being closer. Another cruise ship eventually helped the stranded family. International Business Times UK · Aug 9
The Economic Times · Aug 8 Government examines if Meta recommendation system deciding 'what-to-show-to-whom' fits intermediary status If a platform determines what content gets shown to users, it amounts to publishing, and platforms would then have to take responsibility for their actions. The issue assumes significance as intermediaries enjoy certain legal protections under the Act, subject to compliance with prescribed conditions.
Barchart · Aug 7 Mark Zuckerberg Says Buyers Are Offering Meta a 'Significant Premium' for Its Compute — But He Turned Them Down, Calls Selling 'Foolish' Zuckerberg is underwriting a multiyear compounding story.
International Business Times · Aug 7 Lawmakers From Meta's Biggest Market Want Zuckerberg To Apologize After Restricting a Post From Its PM A parliamentary committee threatened to recommend stripping the company of its safe harbor protections unless Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologizes over the temporary restriction of a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
TechRadar · Aug 7 New Mexico judge calls Meta a 'public nuisance' that's like a factory emitting 'noxious pollution' in record $567 million fine — and even Meta's own attorneys agree In the second phase of the landmark New Mexico case, the judge says Facebook and Instagram are major polluters.
The Economic Times · Aug 7 ETtech Explainer: Why Meta's Zuckerberg may have to publicly bend the knee in India A parliamentary panel sought an apology from Mark Zuckerberg over the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post, warning that Meta could lose its intermediary immunity if he refused. During a meeting with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) officials on Wednesday, Meta's chief global affairs officer Joel…
Newslaundry · Aug 6 As CJP protest wrapped up, media found its ‘villains’ and buried all victims July 20, 2026, is a day that will be remembered for a long time. Not just because of the massive response to the call given by the Cockroach Janta Party to march to Parliament. Not just because of the recorded evidence of police brutality on young, mostly peaceful protestors. But…
Fortune · Aug 6 California mints the most billionaires. A new index ranks it dead last on the freedom to give to charity A scorecard puts the nation's wealthiest state at the bottom for its philanthropy policy.
The Economic Times · Aug 5 Why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, worth over $200 billion, is raising Wagyu and Angus cattle on his Hawaii ranch and giving his cows macadamia nuts and beer Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg whose net worth is more than $200 billion has found a strange and hobby, feeding his cattle on his Hawaii ranch. He is reportedly feeding his cows macadamia nuts and beer to create the 'highest-quality beef in the world'. The tech billionaire believes that working on…
The Independent UK · Aug 5 India warns Zuckerberg to apologise to Modi or face legal action Parliamentary panel says Meta chief must apologise within three days or lose Facebook’s safe harbour protection
The Economic Times · Aug 5 Mark Zuckerberg apologises to Indian govt over child sexual abuse material and deepfake content Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to the Indian government over child sexual abuse material, deepfake content and operational errors on the company's platforms, according to government sources. During a meeting with officials, Meta also acknowledged mistakes and admitted that significant sums had been spent to boost certain types of…