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Meta invests US$3.5 billion in world’s largest eyewear maker in AI glasses push
Meta Platforms bought a minority stake in the world’s largest eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica, a deal that increases the US tech giant’s…
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OpenAI Announces One-Week Mandatory Break Amid Meta Hiring Spree
The AI powerhouse OpenAI has announced a week-long mandatory break this month, citing employee burnout as the reason behind the decision.…
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Who Is Daniel Gross? The Tech Leader Behind Safe Superintelligence Inc. Becomes the Latest Meta Hire
In a big push that underscores the fierce competition for the best AI talent, Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta has roped in, Daniel Gross, a…
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Zuckerberg debuts Meta ‘superintelligence’ group, more hires
Meta Platforms chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg announced a major restructuring of the company’s artificial intelligence (AI)…
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From Meta Quest 3S to Oura Rings to Hatch Alarm Clocks: The Best Tech to Gift in 2025
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.…
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Meta spending big on AI talent but will it pay off?
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions of dollars for top talent to make up ground in the generative artificial intelligence race,…
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WhatsApp just got banned on Capitol Hill. Here’s how you can make the Meta messaging platform more secure
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Catherine Szpindor, informed congressional staffers this week that…
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Meta seeks US$29 billion from private capital firms for AI data centres, FT reports
Meta Platforms is seeking to raise US$29 billion from private capital firms to build artificial intelligence (AI) data centres in the US,…
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Judge Rejects Authors’ Claim That Meta AI Training Violated Copyrights
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a claim brought by 13 authors, including Sarah Silverman and Junot Díaz, that Meta violated their…
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A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts
In an experiment last year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, more than fifty students from universities around Boston were…
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The Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Are More Useful Than Ever: Here’s Where to Buy a Pair Online
Meta and Ray-Ban partnered on new pairs of smart glasses with the promise of blending cutting-edge technology with elegant style. These…
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Meta launches US$399 Oakley AI glasses with 3k video recording
The company is planning to introduce higher-end glasses with a display to view notifications and the camera view finder later this year,…
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Meta discussed buying Perplexity before investing in Scale
Meta Platforms held discussions with artificial intelligence (AI) search startup Perplexity AI about a possible takeover before moving…
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Meta finalises investment in Scale AI, valuing startup at US$29 billion
META Platforms has finalised an investment in Scale AI that values the startup at over US$29 billion, Scale AI said on Thursday. Two…
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Meta AI’s discover feed is full of people’s deepest, darkest personal chatbot conversations
Meta’s artificial intelligence tool might be a little too easy to use. The discover feed for Meta AI, the social media giant’s one-stop…
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Meta taps top researchers from Google, Sesame for new AI lab
META Platforms has poached top engineers from multiple tech firms, including Alphabet Inc.’s Google, for a new team focused on achieving a…
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Meta in talks for scale AI investment that could top US$10 billion
Meta Platforms is in talks to make a multibillion-dollar investment into artificial intelligence startup Scale AI, according to people…
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Meta sued by Eminem's publishing company over alleged copyright infringement
Eight Mile Style, a company that owns some of Eminem’s most popular songs, is suing social media giant Meta over alleged copyright…
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Meta aims to fully automate advertising with AI by 2026: WSJ
Meta Platforms aims to allow brands to fully create and target advertisements with its artificial intelligence tools by the end of next…
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Meta AI bot used a billion times monthly: Mark Zuckerberg
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg touted the tech firm’s generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) assistant on Wednesday, telling shareholders…
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Why Meta decided to finally embrace the iPad
Meta has spent 15 years shunning the iPad. Now it seems the company’s finally ready to embrace tablet lovers. WhatsApp users can text from…
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Meta AI chief: ‘Inferiority complex’ is stunting European tech
Europe’s not lacking talent — it’s lacking confidence. That’s the verdict from Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, who says an…
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Meta Movie Mate, the chatbot that encourages you to use your phone in theaters, has arrived. Are we ready?
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has long encouraged people to use their phones, whether through the forsaken Poke on Facebook or uploading Reels…
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Meta and Blumhouse Create Chatbot That Encourages Phone Use During Movies
“Oh, wow, this is really cool,” Flannery Johnston, 28, said as the chatbot came to life, offering a personalized hello from M3GAN, the…