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Founded2004

Key PeopleMark Zuckerberg, Alexandr Wang

HeadquartersMenlo Park, USA

ProductsLlama, Meta AI

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Meta funds 10 natural gas plants to power $27 billion AI data center in Louisiana

Meta has committed to funding 10 natural gas power plants in Louisiana to supply its massive Hyperion AI data center with 7.5 gigawatts of electricity—enough to power South Dakota. The $27 billion facility will draw on fossil fuel infrastructure despite the company's climate pledges, sparking concerns about methane emissions and rising electricity costs.

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Meta funds 10 natural gas plants to power $27 billion AI data center in Louisiana

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Meta's Court Defeat Opens New Legal Path for AI Industry Lawsuits Over Harmful Design

Meta and YouTube lost landmark cases where juries found their platforms caused mental health harm through design features like infinite scroll and beauty filters. The verdicts bypass Section 230 protections by focusing on product liability, creating a legal blueprint that could reshape pending lawsuits against OpenAI, Google, and Character.AI over AI chatbots causing harm.

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Meta's Court Defeat Opens New Legal Path for AI Industry Lawsuits Over Harmful Design

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Meta launches prescription smart glasses with Blayzer and Scriber styles for vision correction

Meta unveiled two new Ray-Ban Meta Optics Styles—Blayzer and Scriber—designed specifically for prescription wearers. Available April 14th for $499, these AI glasses support nearly all prescriptions and feature overextension hinges, interchangeable nose pads, and adjustable temple tips. The launch addresses a key barrier to wider adoption of AI-enabled glasses for billions who need vision correction.

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Meta launches prescription smart glasses with Blayzer and Scriber styles for vision correction

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Meta skyrockets El Paso data center investment to $10 billion as AI infrastructure race intensifies

Meta Platforms Inc. has increased its investment in an El Paso, Texas AI data center from $1.5 billion to $10 billion, marking a more than sixfold jump. The facility aims to reach one gigawatt capacity by 2028 and will create 300 permanent jobs. This massive escalation reflects the intense competition among tech giants to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence amid soaring demand for computing power.

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Meta skyrockets El Paso data center investment to $10 billion as AI infrastructure race intensifies

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WhatsApp update adds AI features to draft replies, edit photos, and manage two accounts on iPhone

WhatsApp rolled out a major update introducing AI-powered tools that draft context-aware chat replies and edit photos directly within conversations. iPhone users can now run two accounts simultaneously, a feature Android has had since 2023. The update also enables cross-platform chat transfer between iOS and Android for the first time, along with enhanced storage management tools.

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WhatsApp update adds AI features to draft replies, edit photos, and manage two accounts on iPhone

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China Blocks Manus Founders After Meta's $2 Billion Deal Exposes AI Talent Exodus

Beijing has barred Manus co-founders Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao from leaving China while reviewing whether Meta's $2 billion acquisition violated foreign investment rules. The intervention signals a crackdown on Chinese AI startups relocating offshore and highlights intensifying tensions in the US-China tech rivalry over AI dominance.

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China Blocks Manus Founders After Meta's $2 Billion Deal Exposes AI Talent Exodus

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Arm AGI CPU takes on x86 with first server chip as Meta and OpenAI join agentic AI push

Arm has launched its first in-house production silicon, the AGI CPU, marking a historic shift from IP licensor to compute provider. The 136-core processor targets agentic AI workloads in data centers, with Meta as lead partner and OpenAI among early adopters. Intel's leadership questions whether specialized chips are necessary, pointing to its own Clearwater Forest as a competitor.

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Arm AGI CPU takes on x86 with first server chip as Meta and OpenAI join agentic AI push

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Meta cuts 700 jobs across Reality Labs and recruiting as AI spending doubles to $135 billion

Meta laid off approximately 700 employees across Reality Labs, recruiting, and social media divisions as it accelerates its strategic shift to AI. The workforce reductions come as the company plans to spend up to $135 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026, nearly double last year's investment. Meanwhile, Meta unveiled a stock compensation program worth up to $921 million for six top executives.

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Meta cuts 700 jobs across Reality Labs and recruiting as AI spending doubles to $135 billion

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Meta launches initiative to support entrepreneurship with AI tools for 250 million small businesses

Meta unveils Meta Small Business, a company-wide initiative focused on driving AI adoption among its 250 million global small business users. Led by Dina Powell McCormick and Naomi Gleit, the program aims to help entrepreneurs leverage AI to build new businesses as Meta pivots toward SMBs amid mounting regulatory pressures and shifts away from its Metaverse division.

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Meta launches initiative to support entrepreneurship with AI tools for 250 million small businesses

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Trump names tech billionaires Zuckerberg and Huang to science council focused on AI dominance

President Donald Trump unveiled a 13-member science advisory panel dominated by tech industry leaders including Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, and Oracle's Larry Ellison. The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology marks a sharp departure from previous administrations, featuring only one academic scientist while prioritizing artificial intelligence and quantum computing expertise from Silicon Valley's most powerful executives.

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Trump names tech billionaires Zuckerberg and Huang to science council focused on AI dominance

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Meta smart glasses blocked in Europe as battery rules and AI regulations stall launch

Meta's new Ray-Ban Display glasses won't reach European markets anytime soon. The European launch delay stems from EU regulations requiring removable batteries by 2027 and restrictions on AI features. While Meta cites supply shortages, the company is seeking exemptions for AI wearables as regulatory challenges mount in both Europe and the U.S.

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Meta smart glasses blocked in Europe as battery rules and AI regulations stall launch

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Meta Acquires Dreamer Founding Team to Accelerate Personalized AI Agents Development

Meta has completed an acqui-hire of AI startup Dreamer, bringing aboard tech veterans David Singleton, Hugo Barra, and Nicholas Jitkoff to its Superintelligence Labs. The deal includes non-exclusive licensing of Dreamer's technology, which helps users build personal AI agents. Dreamer remains a standalone entity while its founders join Meta's aggressive push into agentic AI.

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Meta Acquires Dreamer Founding Team to Accelerate Personalized AI Agents Development

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Nebius secures $4.3 billion to fuel AI infrastructure expansion amid tech giant deals

European AI infrastructure firm Nebius closed a $4.34 billion convertible debt funding round, positioning itself as well-funded for the AI race with capital spending plans of $16-20 billion by 2026. The financing follows major deals with Meta worth up to $27 billion and a $2 billion share warrant sale to Nvidia, highlighting strong investor appetite for AI infrastructure.

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Nebius secures $4.3 billion to fuel AI infrastructure expansion amid tech giant deals

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Mark Zuckerberg builds AI agent to assist with Meta CEO duties as company bets big on AI

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is developing a personal AI assistant to help manage executive responsibilities and streamline information flow across the company. The move comes as Meta pushes aggressive AI adoption across its 78,000-person workforce while planning capital expenditure of up to $135 billion for 2026. The initiative reflects a broader shift toward AI integration in corporate leadership.

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Mark Zuckerberg builds AI agent to assist with Meta CEO duties as company bets big on AI

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Meta AI launches global support assistant to resolve account issues on Facebook and Instagram

Meta is deploying an AI support assistant across Facebook and Instagram to handle account issues in under five seconds. The assistant can update names, manage privacy settings, and help with password updates and profile settings. Meanwhile, Meta's AI-powered content moderation systems are catching 5,000 scam attempts daily and reducing celebrity impersonation reports by over 80%.

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Meta AI launches global support assistant to resolve account issues on Facebook and Instagram

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