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Meta plans full AI-driven Ad creation by 2026 - Report
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Meta plans full AI-driven Ad creation by 2026 – Report

Meta Platforms is aiming to give advertisers the ability to fully generate and target ads using artificial intelligence by the end of next year. The owner of Facebook and Instagram—platforms with a combined 3.43 billion unique active users globally—is increasingly leaning on AI to automate and personalize advertising, The Wall Street Journal reported. current AI […]

US senators demand Meta probe over chatbot child safety concerns
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Meta splits AI division to accelerate product development

Meta is reorganizing its artificial intelligence operations, dividing its AI division into two separate teams in an effort to speed up product development. Under the new structure, which does not involve any job cuts, Meta’s AI staff will be assigned to one of two groups: an AI Products team focused on consumer applications, and an […]

Tech giant Meta has unveiled ambitious plans to construct some of the largest artificial intelligence data centres on the planet,
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Meta launches ‘Llama for Startups’ program to drive AI models adoption

Meta is introducing a new initiative aimed at encouraging early-stage companies to build with its Llama AI models. The program, called Llama for Startups, offers eligible U.S.-based startups direct technical support and, in some cases, financial assistance. Announced this week, the program is open to firms that are incorporated in the United States, have raised […]

Meta plans fourth AI overhaul in six months
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Meta delays release of flagship ‘Behemoth’ AI over performance concerns

Meta Platforms is postponing the release of its highly anticipated “Behemoth” artificial intelligence model due to internal concerns about its performance, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Engineers at the social media giant are reportedly struggling to make substantial improvements to the Behemoth large language model, raising internal […]

Meta to begin testing video ads on Threads
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Meta to begin testing video ads on Threads

Meta announced on Thursday that it will begin testing video advertisements on its Instagram Threads platform, in a move to expand the app’s monetisation efforts and bring it closer in format to rival platform X (formerly Twitter). The announcement came during Meta’s presentation at the IAB NewFronts, an annual event where tech companies pitch their […]

Meta launches AI voice translation on Facebook, Instagram
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Meta unveils Llama API to attract developers, compete in AI race

Meta launched a new application programming interface on Tuesday for its Llama artificial intelligence models. The company aims to make it easier for businesses and developers to integrate its technology and compete with offerings from AI heavyweights like OpenAI, Google, and China’s DeepSeek. The announcement was made at Meta’s inaugural AI developer conference, where Chief […]

Meta plans full AI-driven Ad creation by 2026 - Report
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Meta launches AI assistant app to rival OpenAI, Google

Meta on Tuesday launched a standalone app for its Meta AI assistant, marking a significant step in CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to strengthen the company’s foothold in the increasingly competitive artificial intelligence space. The new app, separate from Meta’s core platforms—Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger—is aimed at boosting usage of the virtual assistant by offering […]

Meta launches new video cditing app "Edits" after CapCut ban
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Instagram’s Edits app records 7m downloads on debut, surpasses CapCut

Meta’s latest release, Instagram Edits, has made a striking entrance into the video editing space, outpacing rival app CapCut in its opening days. According to app intelligence firm Appfigures, Edits recorded approximately 702,900 downloads on iOS within its first two days — a figure roughly 37 times greater than CapCut’s performance during a similar timeframe. […]

WhatsApp rolls out voice note transcription feature in India
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WhatsApp vows to appeal $220m fine as tribunal ruling stands

WhatsApp has announced it will urgently seek a stay of execution and appeal a ruling by the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal, which upheld a $220 million fine imposed by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. WhatsApp made this disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, stating it strongly disagrees with the tribunal’s […]

US senators demand Meta probe over chatbot child safety concerns
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Meta takes down over 100m fake pages

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced that it has removed over 100 million fake Pages involved in scripted abuse aimed at artificially inflating reach. This move is part of broader efforts to counter coordinated fake engagement, fake accounts, and impersonation across its platforms. In a Thursday statement, Meta revealed that it had removed over […]

Meta plans fourth AI overhaul in six months
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Meta lays off staff in Reality Labs division amid ongoing restructuring

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has begun another round of layoffs within its Reality Labs division as part of a broader internal restructuring effort, the company confirmed on Thursday. The job cuts primarily impact employees at Oculus Studios, Meta’s in-house game development unit responsible for creating titles for its Quest virtual reality headsets. Among […]

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Apple, Meta fined €700m for breaching EU antitrust rules

The European Union on Wednesday imposed major fines on Apple and Meta for violating the bloc’s digital competition rules. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, fined Apple €500 million ($571 million), and Meta €200 million ($228.4 million) for breaching the Digital Markets Act, which aims to promote fair competition and limit the dominance of […]