Meta to launch ‘Incognito Chat’ for private AI conversations on WhatsApp
- 13-May-2026
Meta Platforms (META.O) is rolling out a new “Incognito Chat” feature for its artificial intelligence assistant on WhatsApp messaging service, the company said on Wednesday, as it looks to address data privacy concerns. Meta said incognito chats will be powered by its private processing technology, ensuring conversations remain invisible to anyone, including the company itself. […]
Meta introduces facial analysis AI to estimate teen ages on Instagram, Facebook
- 09-May-2026
Meta Platforms is introducing a new, friendly AI system that will help analyze faces in photos and videos to estimate the ages of teenage users on Facebook and Instagram. Meta to use AI-powered facial analysis to understand teenage users better and create a safer online environment. This new tool is designed to identify underage users […]
Meta shares fall on concerns over AI spending, legal scrutiny
- 30-Apr-2026
Meta Platforms raised its annual capital spending forecast on Wednesday, signaling plans to pour billions more into artificial intelligence infrastructure even as it confronts potential losses from a global youth backlash against social media. The Facebook and Instagram parent projected 2026 capital expenditure between $125 billion and $145 billion, compared with its prior forecast of […]
Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data
- 22-Apr-2026
NEW YORK: Meta is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes for use in training its artificial intelligence models, part of a broad initiative to build AI agents that can perform work tasks autonomously, the company told staffers in internal memos seen by Reuters. The tool, called […]
Meta targets May 20 for first wave of layoffs; additional cuts later in 2026
- 18-Apr-2026
NEW YORK: Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more coming later, three sources familiar with the plans told Reuters. The Facebook and Instagram owner will lay off about 10% of its global workforce, or close to 8,000 employees, in that initial round, one […]
Meta job cuts impact Reality Labs team amid AI shift
- 27-Mar-2026
Meta has started laying off hundreds of employees this week, according to reports from The Information and Reuters. The layoffs are affecting individuals in Meta’s Reality Labs team, as well as those in social media and recruiting, based on information from two people familiar with the situation cited by The Information. This news follows earlier […]
Meta, Google lose US case over social media harm to kids
- 26-Mar-2026
A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Alphabet’s Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people, in a $6 million verdict that will serve as a bellwether for numerous similar cases. The jury found Meta liable for $4.2 million in damages and Google for $1.8 million, small amounts […]
Meta is laying off hundreds of employees, source says
- 25-Mar-2026
Meta Platforms is laying off a few hundred people across multiple teams on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Reuters reported earlier this month that Meta was planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company’s workforce and that top executives had signaled the plans to other senior leaders […]
Meta vowed to stop illegal financial ads in Britain. It failed 1,000 times in a week
- 19-Mar-2026
U.S. tech giant Meta has repeatedly failed to stop illegal ads for high-risk financial products running on its platforms in Britain, despite committing to block them, according to a review by the country’s financial regulator. Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority found that during one week in November, 1,052 ads for currency trading and certain complex financial […]
Meta Announces End of Encrypted Messaging on Instagram App
- 15-Mar-2026
Meta is set to discontinue end-to-end encryption for chats on Instagram, effective May 8, 2026. The social media giant confirmed this change in a help document, urging users to download any media or messages from affected chats before the deadline. “Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we’re removing […]