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Should We Ban Teens From Social Media? The Fight That Could Change Childhood Forever
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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.

Meta Expands AI Infrastructure Partnership with Nvidia to Power Next-Generation AI
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Meta Expands AI Infrastructure Partnership with Nvidia to Power Next-Generation AI

Meta has expanded its AI infrastructure partnership with Nvidia, deploying millions of GPUs and advanced CPUs across data centers to support large-scale AI workloads and next-generation applications.

Meta Considers Pulling Off Facial Recognition in Smart Glasses While Activists Are Busy With Political Turmoil
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Meta Considers Pulling Off Facial Recognition in Smart Glasses While Activists Are Busy With Political Turmoil

Internal memos show that Meta is planning to seeze the moment of a “dynamic political environment” to bring their long-standing facial recognition feature to smart glasses without civil society groups protesting its ethics.

Meta Adds ‘Dear Algo’ to Threads, Giving Users Direct Control Over What the Algorithm Shows
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Meta Adds ‘Dear Algo’ to Threads, Giving Users Direct Control Over What the Algorithm Shows

Meta has introduced the “Dear Algo” personalization tool on Threads, allowing users to directly guide the algorithm and customize their feed with targeted content preferences, marking a shift toward more transparent and user-controlled recommendations.

Big Tech AI Splurge Goes On: Meta, Amazon, Microsoft & Alphabet Spend Record Sums on AI Infrastructure in 2025
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Big Tech AI Splurge Goes On: Meta, Amazon, Microsoft & Alphabet Spend Record Sums on AI Infrastructure in 2025

According to Statista data, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet have dramatically increased their capital expenditures last year, with splurge predicted to accelerate in 2026, fueling an unprecedented AI infrastructure buildout across the tech industry.

Meta Revenue Tops $200 Billion as AI Investment Accelerates Despite Ongoing Reality Labs Losses
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Meta Revenue Tops $200 Billion as AI Investment Accelerates Despite Ongoing Reality Labs Losses

Meta has reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year financial results, surpassing Wall Street estimates on both revenue and earnings while significantly accelerating investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Meta Reports First-Quarter Earnings
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Meta Reports First-Quarter Earnings

Last Wednesday, April 30, the value of Meta Platforms shares showed growth of as much as 5% after the company released information about its earnings for the first quarter of 2025, which exceeded analysts’ preliminary expectations, and provided guidance for the present quarter, which coincided with Wall Street forecasts.

EU Hits Meta and Apple With Nearly $800 Million in Fines
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EU Hits Meta and Apple With Nearly $800 Million in Fines

The European Union on Wednesday, April 23, fined Meta and Apple hundreds of millions of euros each for breaching the region’s legislation on digital competition.

Meta to Train Its AI on Public Social Media Content
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Meta to Train Its AI on Public Social Media Content

Meta has received approval from the European regulator to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models on publicly available social media content.

Meta Reportedly to Release New AI Model Llama 4 This Month
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Meta Reportedly to Release New AI Model Llama 4 This Month

The media published information according to which Meta Platforms is planning to release the latest version of its large language model in the current month.

Figure AI Transforms Humanoid Robotics With Vision-Language-Action Model Helix
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Figure AI Transforms Humanoid Robotics With Vision-Language-Action Model Helix

Helix robots can understand and execute commands expressed in everyday language, possessing high-frequency, continuous control over the entire humanoid upper body.