Instagram Cracks Down on AI Profiles Pretending to Be Real People
Ever followed an account thinking there was a real person behind the face only to be tricked with AI? Instagram wants to remove this possibility from the platform.
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AI Chatbot and Agent Use Cases Expand as Safety Concerns Intensify
Meta preps to alleviate your daily online routine with agentic tools; Harvard professors are getting AI clones to focus on more personalized interactions with students; Experian helps users browse credit card offerings with ChatGPT; while Anthropic experiments with AI tech controlling physical equipment. AI use cases scope is expanding daily and big industry names are […]
Meta Youth Trial 2026: What Fintech UX Designers Need to Know
Meta’s youth safety trial opened on August 18 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, putting Facebook and Instagram’s product design under unusually close legal scrutiny. Four states: California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey, are leading the bellwether case, part of a broader lawsuit brought by 29 states in 2023.
Twitch AI Training Opt-Out: What It Means for Creator Monetization Pay
Twitch added a new privacy setting on August 12 that lets streamers stop Amazon from using their content to train generative AI models. The catch is that the setting is switched on by default. Streamers who don’t find and disable it are automatically included.
Open Banking vs Open Finance: What Changes When FiDA Arrives in 2027
Open banking and open finance are often treated as the same idea at different stages of maturity. That framing is no longer accurate. The regulatory scope, the participants, and the political stakes have diverged enough that open finance now needs to be understood as its own contest centred on which companies get to sit inside […]
Meta, YouTube, Snap and TikTok Settle Breathitt County Schools Lawsuit Ahead of June 15 Trial
Meta has reached a settlement out of court with the Breathitt County Schools regarding a lawsuit alleging that social media, including YouTube, Snap, TikTok, and others, were designed to harm school age students.
Block Profits Rise 27% After Company Lays 4,000 Middle Managers in Favour of AI Tools: Coincidence or Pattern?
As Block’s strategy has shifted to deep AI embedment into the core processes, CEO Jack Dorsey predicts all the company’s middle management layer can be ultimately substituted with smart tech, boosting fintech’s service efficiency. The direction Block has chosen is starting to pay off: after 4,000 layoffs, the company sees robust financial growth across all […]
Meta Launches USDC Stablecoin Payouts on Solana & Polygon for Creators in Colombia and Philippines
Meta has started paying a select group of creators in USDC, a stablecoin issued by Circle. The payouts are available on the Solana and Polygon blockchain networks.
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Dominate in Wearables Market
In 2025, Ray-Ban Meta became the best-selling smart glasses globally. The first quarter of 2026 continues the Meta glasses hype, with new models revealed, and international expansion on hold due to “unprecedented demand” and limited inventory.
Coinbase Testing AI Agents on Slack and Email
Two AI agents modelled after ex-employees will assist Coinbase staff with work tasks, as the crypto exchange CEO predicts the platform will “have more agents than human employees” in the near future.
Should We Ban Teens From Social Media? The Fight That Could Change Childhood Forever
The UK Parliament just voted (again) against banning social media for under-16s. But with landmark US court rulings, damning statistics, and even gaming platforms tightening the reins on kids, the pressure on governments worldwide is only growing.
Arm Enters AI Chip Race With First In-House “AGI CPU,” Backed by Meta and Targeting the Next Phase of Artificial Intelligence
Arm has officially entered the AI hardware race with the launch of its first in-house data center processor, signaling a major shift in the semiconductor landscape as demand accelerates for artificial intelligence (AI), AGI (artificial general intelligence), and high-performance compute.
Meta Layoffs and Oracle Stock: AI Strategies Shake the Tech Sector in 2026
As 2026 unfolds, artificial intelligence is reshaping the tech landscape, driving strategic pivots, workforce changes, and investor scrutiny. Two major players, Meta Platforms and Oracle, exemplify how AI adoption is influencing both corporate structure and market perception.
The Consent Gap: When Big Tech Decides You’ve Already Agreed
Spain’s Charter of Digital Rights sits largely unknown by the businesses it is meant to guide, while Amazon quietly enrolls merchants in AI commerce experiments without their knowledge, and Meta’s CEO defends a platform accused of targeting vulnerable children. The gap between rights on paper and corporate practice has never been wider.
Meta Revives Smartwatch Project With AI and Health Focus, Targets 2026 Debut
Meta Platforms is preparing to enter the competitive smartwatch arena with a new device planned for 2026, marking a major revival of its previously shelved wearable efforts.
Mark Zuckerberg on the Hot Seat: Is Social Media to Blame for Teen Mental Health Crisis?
Explore the latest on Zuckerberg’s testimony in the federal trial on social media and mental health, what science says about the impact of social media use and youth well-being, and tips for safer social media habits.
