The European Commission issued preliminary findings that Facebook and Instagram features like infinite scroll and autoplay are addictive to children.
Meta launched Muse Image, its first AI image model from rebuilt Superintelligence Labs, integrating it across Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI chatbot.
Apollo economist Torsten Slok says stagnant profit margins outside the Magnificent 7 threaten Big Tech's premium valuations.
Solos launched the AirGo A6 camera-less smart glasses weighing just 19 grams, half the weight of last year's model, with built-in AI voice assistant.
Meta is building a cloud infrastructure business to sell AI compute power and models, directly challenging AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
WhatsApp rolls out username reservations for 3 billion users, letting people connect without sharing phone numbers.
AI revenue hit $25 billion and began exceeding data center depreciation costs for Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft in mid-2026.
Qualcomm announced its first data center AI processors and signed Meta as a flagship customer, projecting $15 billion in annual chip sales by 2029.
Meta launches a standalone AI companion app replacing Creator Studio to help Facebook creators grow audiences and retain them against TikTok and YouTube.
Meta debuted self-branded smart glasses at $299, cutting ties with Ray-Ban and adding a Kylie Jenner collaboration.
Meta paused its employee keystroke-tracking program after sensitive data was accidentally exposed to other workers internally.
Meta launched AI Mode on Facebook, generating search answers from public posts, groups, and Reels across its platform.
A Meta employee hijacked an internal livestream to call a senior AI executive a piece of shit, exposing deep dysfunction in Mark Zuckerberg's reorganized.
Canada's government introduced legislation to ban children under 16 from social media unless platforms meet safety standards.
Meta partners with Reliance to build a 168-megawatt AI data center in Jamnagar, marking its first AI infrastructure investment in India.
