Meta wants to add more AI features to WhatsApp without impacting end-to-end encryption
I’ve been using WhatsApp since before it was a Meta property, and it’s probably the only current Meta app I’d keep. It’s a great instant …
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Meta won’t let you use Apple Intelligence in Instagram or Facebook
Apple Intelligence has been available since last October. While some of its first features took a bit longer to arrive than expected, and others have …
Meta AI will train on Facebook and Instagram data in Europe – here’s how to turn it off
Meta recently launched Meta AI in the European Union, although the company had to settle for an inferior experience compared to the rest of the …
After ruining Instagram, Meta might be forced to break up with it altogether
Whenever I open Instagram these days, I find myself wondering what, exactly, it’s trying to be. A TikTok clone? A shopping app? A cluttered dashboard …
Meta’s obsession with China undermined US national security, bombshell testimony claims
Facebook parent company Meta wants people to regard it as a champion of free speech, a guardian of American innovation, and a trustworthy steward of …
Instagram is finally working on an iPad app, but no one knows when it’s coming
Three years after Instagram’s head, Adam Mosseri, said the company didn’t have any plans to release an iPad app due to a lack of staff, …
Facebook fact-checking program shutting down Monday and will be replaced by Community Notes
In January, Meta announced it would phase out its fact-checking program for Facebook in the US and replace it with X-like Community Notes. Now, Meta’s …
Meta’s Hypernova smart glasses will cost over $1,000, report claims
Few companies have devoted as many resources to augmented reality smart glasses as Meta. The Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are among the most popular options …
Meta’s latest Threads update gives users more control – here’s what’s new
Meta is introducing a new set of features to Threads aimed at giving users more control over how they engage with the platform. From personalized …
Meta AI is coming to Meta chat apps in Europe, whether you want it or not
Meta on Thursday announced that Meta AI is coming to Europe after a rather long wait. It’s not going to be the full Meta AI …
Apple and Meta to get modest fines in the EU over DMA violations
The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to improve competition in tech and benefit the consumer, became law last May. The EU deemed …
Latest WhatsApp beta introduces yet another useless AI feature
We already knew that Meta was planning to infuse more of its AI features into its apps—including WhatsApp. Well, it looks like Meta is finally …
Meta allegedly used 82TB of stolen books to train its AI
If you follow AI products such as ChatGPT and Gemini, you also have to realize one of the sad realities about them. We can’t have …
Meta just hired a correspondent from The Daily Caller, founded by Tucker Carlson, for a policy role
Facebook’s parent company Meta is doubling down on its rightward shift, with a flurry of recent moves from the company reflecting a desire to be …
Meta downplays DeepSeek, but may be copying the Chinese AI behind closed doors
There’s no question that DeepSeek stunned the US tech world with its AI revelations this week. The Chinese startup released DeepSeek R1, a reasoning model …
It sure sounds like Oakley and Meta are making the best smart glasses ever
I’m a long-distance runner, always training for the next half-marathon or marathon race. That involves running dozens of miles every week to build up endurance …
This is Instagram’s new CapCut copycat called ‘Edits’
To be perfectly honest, the prospect of a TikTok ban doesn’t bother me all that much. Sure, it’s a great app to spend some time …
EU is rethinking investigations into US tech giants ahead of Trump presidency
The European Commission is reassessing investigations of tech giants, such as Apple, Meta, and Google, as these companies urge President-elect Donald Trump to intervene against …
Community Notes for Threads revealed in new leaked images
Facebook parent company Meta kicked off the new year by announcing it would be ditching its third-party fact-checkers in favor of Community Notes. Meta CEO …
Mark Zuckerberg has clearly entered his Silicon Valley provocateur era
After a tech bro glow-up that saw him transform from a nerdy billionaire CEO into a streetwear-clad free-speech warrior, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now …
Meta is about to ruin WhatsApp with AI bots no one wants
Of all the generative AI assistants out there, Meta AI must be the most annoying for the simple fact that Meta is shoving it down …
Zuckerberg torches the Biden administration over its heavy-handed tactics during Covid
At one point during the Covid pandemic, someone from the Biden administration privately reached out to Meta with an urgent demand: Users of Meta’s family …
There’s no way Meta’s new Community Notes will be as hilarious as the ones on X
Say what you will about X under the reign of Elon Musk, but there’s one particular feature of X, formerly Twitter, that I’ve found myself …
One of President Trump’s closest friends is now on the board of Facebook parent company Meta
During the first Trump administration, major companies and business leaders avoided anything that could be construed as coziness with the new president. This time around, …
I’m a European iPhone user, and Meta’s DMA requests to Apple worry me
As a longtime iPhone user directly affected, I’ve followed the rollout of the European Union’s big Digital Markets Act (DMA) over the past few years, …
WhatsApp supports voice message transcription, but it’s better on iPhone than Android
We learned that Meta was testing voice message transcription support for WhatsApp this summer, and we got the gist of how this incredibly useful functionality …
Movie Gen is Meta’s new AI video maker, and it may change Instagram and Facebook forever
Several months ago, OpenAI stunned the world with an incredible text-to-video AI tool called Sora. The whole concept is very simple: tell the AI what …
