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Meta planning cloud business to sell AI computing power: Sources

The move would set up a new vector of rivalry with industry leaders like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
The move would set up a new vector of rivalry with industry leaders like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

Meta loses bid to dismiss US states’ claims that Facebook, Instagram addict children

Meta is accused of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict children and knowingly concealing the harm from the public.
Meta is accused of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict children and knowingly concealing the harm from the public.

Fear and anger brew inside Meta amid AI frenzy

The social media giant imposed sweeping cuts and increased monitoring of employees since 2025.
The social media giant imposed sweeping cuts and increased monitoring of employees since 2025.

TikTok to settle with teen plaintiff before California social media trial, law firm says

The plaintiff said he became addicted to it, losing sleep and suffering from depression and anxiety, according to court filings.
The plaintiff said he became addicted to it, losing sleep and suffering from depression and anxiety, according to court filings.

For sale on Facebook: Monkeys, rhino horn and dead pangolins

Animals and wildlife products are offered across Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, research shows.
Animals and wildlife products are offered across Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, research shows.

Google limits Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models, FT reports

Google, owned by Alphabet, told Meta around March it could not meet the full Gemini capacity the company had sought to purchase.
Google, owned by Alphabet, told Meta around March it could not meet the full Gemini capacity the company had sought to purchase.

US presses Meta to agree to AI reviews as security concerns rise, NYT reports

The Facebook parent is reportedly the only major US developer of AI technology that has not reached an agreement to voluntarily share its models with the federal government for review.
The Facebook parent is reportedly the only major US developer of AI technology that has not reached an agreement to voluntarily share its models with the federal government for review.

Mark Zuckerberg directed Meta to create a prediction markets app, NYT reports

Meta's app will probably rely on a video game-like points system instead of users wagering money.
Meta's app will probably rely on a video game-like points system instead of users wagering money.

Meta launches cheaper range of AI smart glasses starting at $390

Built in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica, the new glasses are the first to not be associated with brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley.
Built in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica, the new glasses are the first to not be associated with brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley.

EU to escalate Meta probe into addictive design that hooks kids

The European Commission is preparing to issue preliminary findings that accuse Meta’s Facebook and Instagram of using exploitative design techniques to keep young users hooked.
The European Commission is preparing to issue preliminary findings that accuse Meta’s Facebook and Instagram of using exploitative design techniques to keep young users hooked.

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