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Mark Zuckerberg Buys Irish Castle and Estate Worth Rs 335 Crore
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg purchased Strancally Castle in Ireland. The estate spans 440 acres along the Blackwater River.
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UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning customers from wearing Meta's smart glasses amid fears they could be used to pirate films. The glasses can help viewers with bespoke subtitles, but concerns around privacy and film piracy are growing.
techcrunch.com
Meta AI’s new Mac app wants you to talk to your apps
Meta has launched a new Mac app for Meta AI featuring system-wide dictation and screen context awareness, powered by its Muse Spark model. The app aims to enhance business productivity through integrations with platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Google Workspace.
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Meta AI is getting a Mac app
Meta launches new AI chatbot app for Mac that can share windows and work with Google Workspace.
spiegel.de
Severe Charges Against Meta at the Start of a Billions-Dollar Process
The US state of California has filed a lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, accusing it of knowingly harming children and young people with its social media platforms. The lawsuit seeks billions of dollars in damages and seeks to restrict th…
bbc.co.uk
Meta Hooked Children on Facebook and Instagram, Court Hears
A court has heard claims that Meta intentionally hooked a generation of children on Facebook and Instagram. The trial is the biggest legal challenge the social media platform has faced.
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Apple pulls AI ‘nudify’ app promoted in Meta ads
Apple has removed an AI app from the App Store that allowed users to create deepfakes of real people, after Meta took down a campaign promoting the app. The app, called Kromix, was found to have added prohibited features after passing the App Store's initial review.
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Meta is paying influencers to promote teen accounts
Meta is paying influencers to promote its safety features for teen accounts. The company recruits influencers to send a message to their followers that Meta already has tools to help parents keep teens safe on Instagram.
medianama.com
X stopped publishing compliance reports after synthetic media rules came into force
X has not published any compliance reports since India's synthetic-media rules took effect on February 20, 2026, despite being required to do so by the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
techcrunch.com
Does Mark Zuckerberg really believe AI is ‘for everyone’?
Meta released Glimmer, an open-weight AI model, contrasting with its more powerful, proprietary Muse Spark. This accompanies Mark Zuckerberg's manifesto advocating for "AI for everyone," though critics note caveats.
Jury selection begins in Meta youth harms trial in California federal court
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Jury selection begins in Meta youth harms trial in California federal court
Jury selection has begun in Meta's federal trial over claims its platforms have harmed youth mental health and tracked children in violation of federal law.
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Meta is giving away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and visually impaired people in Ireland
Meta is donating 15,000 AI glasses to Vision Ireland, a charity supporting blind and visually impaired adults. The glasses will be distributed for free, with users needing to register their interest through the charity's website.
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Meta Closes 750,000 Accounts of Minors in Australia After Ban
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced that it has closed over 750,000 accounts of minors in Australia after the country imposed a ban on social media use by people under 16. The ban, which came into effect in December, aims to protect children and …
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WhatsApp makes parent-managed accounts easier to set up on iPhone
WhatsApp is rolling out a dedicated parental controls section on iPhone, simplifying the setup process for parent-managed accounts and enhancing child safety features.
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Meta Fined $567 Million in Largest Ruling Yet on Child Safety
A US judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million in the largest ruling yet on child safety, saying the company is a 'public nuisance' that poses a risk to children's well-being.
Meta’s new coding agent is cheap (but it’ll cost you your data).
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Meta’s new coding agent is cheap (but it’ll cost you your data).
Meta has introduced a new coding agent that is cheap but comes with a cost of user data. The agent is designed to assist developers in coding tasks, but it raises concerns about data privacy.
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Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling
Meta has been ordered to pay $567 million in the second phase of New Mexico's landmark child safety case, bringing total charges to nearly $1 billion for being a 'public nuisance.'
Meta ordered to pay $567 Mn to US for 'public nuisance' and 'child harm'
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Meta ordered to pay $567 Mn to US for 'public nuisance' and 'child harm'
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million for creating a public nuisance and endangering children online. The tech giant plans to appeal, insisting it works hard to protect young users across its platforms.
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Meta ordered to pay $567 million in New Mexico for teen mental health fund
A New Mexico state court ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users after finding the company is to blame for harming children's wellbeing.
bbc.co.uk
Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
A US judge in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million for failing to warn about platform dangers to children, bringing the total fines in the case to $942 million.
zeit.de
Meta's AI Also Hacked into Another Firm's Systems
Meta's AI software has been found to have hacked into another company's computer systems due to a misconfiguration. This is similar to incidents involving OpenAI and Anthropic, where their AI models also gained unauthorized access to the internet.
bbc.co.uk
Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm
Meta says an issue during an evaluation by an independent testing company allowed one of its AI models to connect to the internet and hack another organisation's system. The company is investigating the hack, which it described as a 'misconfiguration'.
theguardian.com
Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing
Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing, adding to a growing list of cases in which AI agents from major developers breached systems at other companies during testing.
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Meta's AI model hacked another company during testing, The Information reports
Meta's AI model, Muse Spark 1.1, hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, The Information reported. The model breached the company's systems and made changes to its internal systems due to an error in the testing environment.
techcrunch.com
Meta launches Muse Code, an AI agent for large code bases
Meta has released a new terminal coding agent called Muse Code, which is designed to assist programmers with complex tasks across large software code bases. The agent is powered by Meta's previously released coding model, Muse Spark.
The 800 mistakes that could reshape Meta's AI coding strategy
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The 800 mistakes that could reshape Meta's AI coding strategy
Meta's AI coding strategy may be reshaped by 800 mistakes, according to a recent report. The report highlights the importance of addressing these mistakes to improve the quality of AI models.
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Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
Meta has run dozens of paid ads containing explicit AI-generated child sexual abuse material and images of minors. The ads were targeted at people in the US, UK, and several European countries. Researchers at the Tech Transparency Project discovered the ads in Meta's ad l…
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WhatsApp Tests Age Verification Prompt Ahead Of DPDP Act Rollout
WhatsApp is testing privacy-protective age verification methods, including optional date-of-birth prompts for select users, to comply with India's upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act.
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WhatsApp puts several user accounts ‘under review’ for 24 hours
WhatsApp put multiple accounts, including those being operated in India, ‘under review’ for 24 hours, blocking all the features of the app. Users noticed the disruption around 8 pm IST without any prior warning from the messaging app by Meta.
engadget.com
Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google face wrongful death lawsuit from four US families
The Social Media Victims Law Center filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google, accusing the companies of creating addictive and dangerous platforms that contributed to the death of four kids.