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Track the latest developments from Meta, covering Facebook, Instagram, Llama AI models, and the evolution of the Metaverse. Analysis of Meta’s impact on social media and virtual reality technologies.

Gaming

Meta and Ubisoft Signal Industry Reset: The End of Growth-at-All-Costs Philosophy

Meta and Ubisoft are executing strategic pivots that signal the end of gaming's hyper-growth era. Meta cuts 1,000+ VR employees while Ubisoft cancels six projects, embracing disciplined efficiency over expansion at all costs.

Meta's VR headset and AI-powered glasses on a desk

Technology

Meta’s VR Empire Loses $19 Billion — Why the Metaverse Still Won’t Die

Meta's VR division lost $19.1 billion in 2025, signaling a strategic shift toward AI and wearables despite ongoing financial challenges.

Social media executives in a courtroom setting, facing legal challenges over teen mental health claims

Technology

Social Media Giants Face Legal Reckoning: First Trials Test Their Defense Against Teen Mental Health Claims

Social media giants face their first trials over teen mental health claims, with outcomes poised to shape global settlements and redefine platform liability.

Legal documents and courtroom sketch related to FTC vs. Meta antitrust case

Technology

FTC’s Meta Monopoly Case Crumbles—But the Tech Giant’s Legal Shield Holds

The FTC’s antitrust case against Meta faces a setback as a judge rejects monopoly claims, but the legal battle continues. Appeal planned.

Meta's Threads app surpassing X in mobile user numbers

Technology

Meta’s Threads Overtakes X on Mobile as AI Scandal and Meta’s Ecosystem Fuel Growth

Meta’s Threads surpasses X on mobile users as AI controversies and ecosystem integration drive growth.

Thinking Machines AI leadership conflict sparks talent exodus to OpenAI and Meta

Artificial Intelligence

Thinking Machines’ AI Breakdown: How a Leadership Rift Sparked a Talent Exodus to OpenAI and Meta

Thinking Machines' leadership fracture reveals AI talent exodus to OpenAI and Meta amid $50B valuation clash.

Technology

Siri's Gemini: Apple's AI Gamble and Google's Big Win

Apple’s AI gamble with Google’s Gemini AI and Meta’s metaverse pivot reveal shifting priorities in the tech industry.

VR fitness users in a virtual environment, surrounded by digital landscapes and avatars, with Meta Quest headsets visible

Artificial Intelligence

The Death March of Virtual Sweat: Meta’s AI Pivot Leaves Fitness VR in Limbo

Meta's AI pivot leaves VR fitness platforms like Supernatural without updates, frustrating users who value community and content.

Meta's WhatsApp faces regulatory challenges over AI chatbot exemptions in Brazil

Artificial Intelligence

Meta Grants Brazil Exemption in AI Chatbot Policy Clash: A Global Regulatory Rift

WhatsApp’s Brazil exemption for AI chatbots sparks global regulatory clashes, with Meta facing antitrust probes in multiple regions.

Technology

Nvidia's Huang Slams 'God AI' Hype and Doomer Scenarios as 'Extremely Hurtful'

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed 'god AI' hype as harmful, while real-world data shows 95% of AI projects fail to impact P&L and Meta builds nuclear plants for AI.

Meta's new president Dina Powell McCormick at a corporate event

Artificial Intelligence

Meta’s New President: A Power Play at the Intersection of AI and Politics

Meta appoints Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump advisor and Goldman Sachs executive, to lead AI strategy and global regulatory efforts.

Meta's nuclear reactors for AI infrastructure

Technology

Meta’s Big Nuclear Gamble: Powering AI with Sodium Reactors and Sam Altman’s Startup

Meta partners with TerraPower and Oklo to power AI infrastructure with sodium-cooled reactors, leveraging Sam Altman’s startup stake.

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