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Meta has revived Facebook Creator Studio as a standalone AI companion app, featuring an AI assistant that provides performance insights, tailored growth recommendations, and automated reply drafting for creators.
A former pastry chef at Meta's data centers recounts the surreal culture of the company's campus, from free snacks and Jameson shots to the infamous Faceboosh kombucha club, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the people building the metaverse.
Facebook reimagines its Creator Studio as a standalone AI companion app, integrating an AI assistant to help creators with content ideas, performance analysis, and audience engagement, aiming to compete with TikTok and YouTube.
Yann LeCun argues at the UN Open Source Week that open-source AI is essential for global AI sovereignty, as proprietary AI is too expensive and centralized for most countries and companies.
The U.S. government is pushing Meta to agree to independent AI safety reviews, following commitments from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI amid rising security concerns.
The Trump administration is urging Meta to voluntarily submit its AI models for federal review, as Meta remains the only major US AI developer without such an agreement.
Gergely Orosz comments on companies pivoting to AI-driven products in unfamiliar fields, citing Meta's new prediction markets app 'Arena' as an example.
Meta is reportedly developing a prediction markets app called Arena, similar to Polymarket and Kalshi, but initially using points instead of real money, as an internal top priority.
Meta launched a $59 dedicated charging stand for its smart glasses, compatible with Wayfarer, Skylar, Headliner, and new affordable models, but not with Ray-Ban Display or Oakley Meta Vanguard. It features a stainless steel design, LED indicator, and can fully charge glasses in just over an hour.
Meta has released the Glasses Adventurer weighing only 24.9g, which is lighter, has a better camera, and is cheaper than the domestic Thunderbird V4 (38g), highlighting Meta's technological edge in smart glasses.
Meta launches new Meta Glasses starting at $299, dropping Ray-Ban branding to achieve a lower price point, in three styles including a Kylie Jenner collaboration.
Meta launched three new smart glasses models starting at $299, including the Kylie Jenner-collaborated Starfire edition, with customizable frames, integrated AI assistant, and improved comfort features.
Meta has paused its employee-tracking program, the Model Compatibility Initiative (MCI), after an internal security breach exposed sensitive data collected from workers, following employee protests and privacy concerns.
A critical opinion piece arguing that smart glasses are a dead end due to both technical and fashion/cultural issues, highlighting the tacky CEOs promoting them.
The article discusses the rise of 'loops' in AI agentic systems, where agents continuously prompt other agents to perform tasks, as a major step beyond simple agent use. Boris Cherny of Claude Code endorses this approach at Meta's @Scale conference.
Meta accidentally exposed sensitive keystroke and screen data from its employee-tracking program internally, prompting a security investigation and a pause of the initiative.
Meta appoints Cred founder Kunal Shah as global head of WhatsApp and invests nearly $900 million in Cred; Shah succeeds Will Cathcart.
Will Cathcart is stepping down as head of WhatsApp after seven years, with Cred founder Kunal Shah taking over as Meta invests $900 million in Cred for a 20% stake.
Kunal Shah steps back as CEO of CRED, announcing he will join Meta to lead WhatsApp globally, while Meta invests $900M in CRED.
Meta employees are petitioning against the Model Capability Initiative (MCI), which collects computer-use data like keystrokes, mouse movements, and screen content for AI training, raising serious privacy and regulatory concerns.