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Google Earnings, Meta Earnings
This Stratechery article examines the latest earnings reports from Google and Meta, offering analysis of their financial results and strategic direction.
@thesarahrose.bsky.social on Bluesky
A Bluesky user with low vision discusses their experience with Meta glasses, stating they have used them more than a lot of people on the platform.
Meta layoffs will hit 10% of workforce in big AI push
Meta is laying off 10% of its workforce to invest further in AI capabilities, focusing on model development and chatbot products.
Meta is tracking employee keystrokes on Google, LinkedIn, Wikipedia as part of AI training initiative
Meta is tracking employee keystrokes and mouse clicks on sites like Google, LinkedIn, and Wikipedia as part of an AI training initiative.
Meta will cut 10% of workforce as company pushes deeper into AI
Meta will lay off 10% of its workforce, about 8,000 employees, as it increases investments in artificial intelligence.
Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says
Meta is reportedly planning to lay off 10% of its workforce, equivalent to 8,000 employees, starting on May 20, according to an internal memo.
Instagram Is Starting to Roll Out Snapchat-Like App Called Instants
Instagram is piloting a new app called Instants in Italy and Spain, which closely resembles Snapchat. Meta has not yet announced any plans for a U.S. release.
Meta Tells Staff It Will Cut 10% of Jobs in Push for Efficiency
Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to cut 10% of its workforce, which equates to roughly 8,000 employees, as part of a broader effort to improve efficiency and counterbalance substantial investments in artificial intelligence.
Enterprise Philosophy and the First Wave of AI
Ben Thompson discusses the integration of AI in enterprise settings, particularly noting a philosophical debate between viewing AI as a tool versus a means to fundamentally alter business operations. He suggests the "first wave" of AI will focus on enhancing existing processes before potentially leading to more transformative changes.
Threads is adding Live Chats to boost real-time engagement
Threads is reportedly introducing Live Chats, enabling users to communicate in real-time through messages, photos, videos, links, and emoji reactions. This feature aims to enhance user engagement on the platform.
New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations
A WIRED review found that new data center projects powered by natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI could emit over 129 million tons of greenhouse gases annually.
These are the countries moving to ban social media for children
Several countries are moving towards banning social media for children, starting with Australia in late 2025. The bans aim to mitigate cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators affecting young users.
Meta staff protest surveillance software on work PCs • The Register
Meta employees are reportedly protesting the company's new surveillance software installed on their work PCs. CEO Mark Zuckerberg allegedly aims to capture employee keystrokes in order to bolster AI development efforts.
Meta's New AI Tool Tracks Staff Activity, Sparks Concern
Meta is implementing keystroke-tracking software on US employees' computers, which has raised privacy concerns and triggered internal backlash. The AI tool is a form of "bossware," software designed to monitor employee activity.
Exclusive-Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data
Meta plans to install new tracking software on U.S.-based employees’ computers to collect mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes for AI training data.
Manus, AI start-up bought by Meta, faces probe as it tries to leave China
The Chinese government is conducting a probe into Manus AI, an AI startup acquired by Meta, creating concern among tech workers about increasing government oversight. The probe highlights a new "red line" for tech companies operating in China.
Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data
Meta will capture employee mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes to train artificial-intelligence models for work tasks, using new tracking software on US-based employees' computers.
Meta Is Sued Over Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram
The Consumer Federation of America is suing Meta, accusing the company of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scam ads on Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit alleges that Meta's algorithms amplify these scams, resulting in financial losses for users.
CEO Melanie Perkins on Canva’s big pivot to AI enterprise software
In this episode of The Verge's podcast, Canva CEO Melanie Perkins discusses the company's shift towards AI enterprise software and its competition with Adobe, Anthropic, and Meta. She highlights the success of Canva's enterprise pivot and the development of Canva AI 2.0.
WhatsApp is testing a premium subscription, but it is mainly cosmetic
WhatsApp is testing a premium subscription service following Meta's launch of a similar subscription for Instagram earlier in the year.
Conversations 2026
Meta is hosting its annual Meta Business Messaging conference, Conversations, in 2026, focusing on the latest developments in business messaging, AI agents, and related topics.
What's new in the Threads API
Meta is introducing a major update to the Threads API in 2026, aiming to simplify content management for developers, creators, and brands, and unlock new integration and creative options.
Meta Paid Broadcom $2.3 Billion in 2025
Meta Platforms disclosed in a securities filing that they paid Broadcom $2.3 billion in 2025 for help designing their AI chips, and announced an expansion of their co-development relationship for future AI generations.
IAB: Digital Ad Revenue Hit Nearly $300 Billion in 2025
The IAB reports that digital ad revenue is projected to hit nearly $300 billion in 2025, with a 13.9% increase driven by social media (up 32.6% to $117.7 billion) and digital video (up 25.4% to $74 billion).
Meta blames RAM shortage for $100 Quest 3 price hike
Meta is increasing the price of the 128GB Quest 3S to $349.99, the 256GB Quest 3S to $449.99, and the Quest 3 to $599.99, starting April 19th, due to a RAM shortage.
Meta Rules Social Media Ad Revenue: 70 Percent for Facebook, Instagram
Meta dominates social media advertising revenue, capturing 70% of the market share through Facebook and Instagram, according to an Omdia expert at StreamTV Europe in Lisbon.
Meta commits to 1 gigawatt of custom chips with Broadcom as Hock Tan decides to leave board
Meta is committing to deploying 1 GW of custom in-house MTIA chips co-designed with Broadcom in a multiyear deal, while Hock Tan agrees to leave Meta's board.
Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees
Meta is developing an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with employees, with Zuckerberg himself involved in the training and testing process.
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Meta is developing an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff, as part of a broader initiative to create "personal superintelligence."
Meta's AI Week Encourages Staff to Build AI Agents and Code With Claude
Meta's AI Week is encouraging employees to build AI agents and code using Claude, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg stating that 2026 is the year AI will significantly change work at Meta.
Exclusive: Meta Reassigns Engineers to Improve AI Models
Meta Platforms is reassigning top engineers to its new Applied AI Engineering division to improve its competitiveness in the AI model race, according to an internal memo.
The $3 Billion AI Medicare Broker Backed By Two Vice Presidents
Meta Platforms released Spark, the first model in its Muse model family, putting the company back in the AI conversation.
Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a 'ground-up overhaul' of its AI
Meta has debuted the Muse Spark model as part of a ground-up overhaul of its AI efforts, led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang.
Meta's Muse Spark model brings reasoning capabilities to the Meta AI app
Meta is releasing the Muse Spark model, the first in a new family of AI systems developed by its Superintelligence team, after Llama 4's poor performance.
Meta unveils first AI model from costly superintelligence team
Meta Platforms unveiled Muse Spark, the first AI model from its superintelligence team, assembled last year to compete in the AI race.
Meta commits to spending additional $21 billion with CoreWeave as AI costs keep rising
Meta has committed to spending an additional $21 billion with CoreWeave for AI deployments between 2027 and 2032, indicating rising AI costs.
Meta, Snap and YouTube Say They’re Not Really Social Media Companies
Meta, Snap, and YouTube are attempting to redefine themselves, downplaying their roles as social media companies amidst increasing scrutiny.
Porn, dog poo and social media snaps: the ‘taskers’ scraping the internet for AI firm part-owned by Meta
Scale AI gig workers describe the challenges and ethical concerns of scraping the internet for people's personal profiles and copyrighted work to train AI models, with Meta having partial ownership in the company.
Introducing Muse Spark: Scaling Towards Personal Superintelligence
The article introduces Muse Spark, a Meta initiative focused on scaling towards personal superintelligence.
Meta debuts new AI model, attempting to catch Google, OpenAI after spending billions
Meta has released its latest large language model, Muse Spark, under the leadership of Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang and Meta Superintelligence Labs, in an effort to compete with Google and OpenAI. This comes after Meta invested billions in AI research and development.
Introducing Muse Spark: Scaling Towards Personal Superintelligence
Meta introduces Muse Spark, a new AI model aimed at scaling towards personal superintelligence.
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Meta AI offers an AI assistant for tasks, free AI-generated images, and answers to questions.
Meta debuts Muse Spark, first AI model under Alexandr Wang
Meta has debuted Muse Spark, its first AI model under Alexandr Wang, which aims to narrow the performance gap with models from OpenAI and Anthropic.
Meta Shutters Internal AI Token Leaderboard
Meta Platforms has shut down an internal leaderboard, dubbed "Claudeonomics," which tracked employee usage of AI tokens. The dashboard revealed employees used over 60 trillion tokens in 30 days, with the top user averaging 281 billion tokens.
Meta releases first AI model since Zuckerberg’s spending spree
Meta has released Muse Spark, an AI model designed specifically for social media applications, amid investor scrutiny over the company's significant investments in AI.
Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading private Facebook photos
A former Meta employee is under investigation after being fired for allegedly downloading 30,000 private Facebook photos.
Meta Employees Vie for AI ‘Token Legend’ Status
Meta Platforms employees are participating in an internal leaderboard competition to achieve "Session Immortal" or "Token Legend" status, based on their use of AI tokens measured by company data on the Meta intranet.
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Shenzhen-based Even Realities is positioning its smartglasses as a privacy-focused alternative to Meta, claiming not to harvest user data.
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Alexandr Wang of Meta indicates that new AI models from the company will be released soon.
Tech firms enter legal limbo over child abuse scanning
Tech companies are facing legal uncertainty regarding scanning for child sexual abuse material due to the EU's draft law on detecting, reporting, and removing illegal content, which could mandate scanning while also conflicting with the Digital Services Act's ban on general monitoring. The ambiguity leaves firms like Meta unsure of how to proceed amidst concerns over user privacy and potential fines.
Meta stole Sarah Wynn-Williams’s voice. It couldn’t stop her exposé
Meta is reported to have stolen Sarah Wynn-Williams's voice, but could not prevent the publication of her exposé; the article originates from The Times.
Meta Platforms Drop Among Most-Used Social Media Brands
A recent study indicates that the combined usage of Facebook and Instagram as the most-used social media platform has decreased from 64% to 56% year-over-year.
Introducing a New Line of Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Built for Prescriptions and All-Day Comfort
Meta is releasing a new line of Ray-Ban Meta glasses designed to support almost all prescriptions and provide improved all-day comfort.
Exclusive: Meta Taps Instagram Exec to Lead Edits
Meta has appointed Brett Westervelt as the head of Edits, its video editing app aimed to compete with CapCut; also, Senator Elizabeth Warren is questioning MrBeast.
Meta-backed data centre seeks $3bn for campus with novel financing
A data center project called 'Project Walleye,' backed by Meta, is seeking $3 billion in funding to build a campus that incorporates a novel financing structure covering both construction and power, a first for lenders.
Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk
Meta has paused its work with Mercor, a data vendor, following a security incident that potentially exposed key data about how AI models are trained by major AI labs.
Mark Zuckerberg Turns His Back on the Media
The article argues that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is abandoning his commitment to truth in favor of a Trump-style playbook, turning his back on the media.
Exclusive: Meta has discussed ending funding to the Oversight Board
Meta is considering ending funding for its Oversight Board due to shifting priorities and budget constraints, which could conclude the social media giant's experiment in independent governance.
AI for American-Produced Cement and Concrete
Meta is using AI to improve the quality and sustainability of American-produced cement and concrete used in construction, aiming for high-quality mixes.
I wore Meta’s smartglasses for a month
The article discusses the author's experience wearing Meta’s smartglasses for a month, highlighting concerns about privacy and the potential for them to be perceived negatively.
Iran threatens imminent attacks on US tech companies in the Middle East
Iran threatens imminent attacks on US tech companies, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Meta, NVIDIA, and Tesla, in the Middle East.
Iran threatens to strike US-owned infrastructure in the Middle East
Iran threatens to strike US-owned infrastructure in the Middle East, specifically targeting tech companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Meta.
Can you have child safety and Section 230, too?
Recent social media trial verdicts have raised concerns among open-internet advocates regarding the balance between child safety regulations and Section 230, but regulating platform design while protecting free speech may be possible.
Meet the executive with Silicon Valley's trickiest job
Fidji Simo, former Instacart CEO and Meta executive, became OpenAI's product boss in August and is increasingly shaping how the company operates and makes money under CEO Sam Altman.
Perplexity Accused of Sharing Users' Personal Information With Meta, Google
Perplexity AI is facing a lawsuit alleging that it secretly shared personal user information with Meta and Google, violating California privacy laws.
Iran's IRGC threatens to target Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta, HP across Mideast
Iran's IRGC plans to target 18 major U.S. technology companies, including Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta, and HP, across the Middle East amid the ongoing war.
The latest Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are more customizable and expensive
Meta's latest Ray-Ban smart glasses have been released, offering more customization options and prescription lens compatibility, but at a higher price point.
CoreWeave Raises $8.5 Billion GPU Loan Backed by Meta Deal
CoreWeave Inc. secured an $8.5 billion loan backed by a deal with Meta to expand its cloud computing capacity, marking the largest chip-backed debt deal of its kind.
Meta starts testing a premium subscription on Instagram
Meta is testing a premium subscription on Instagram which includes features like viewing Stories without the poster knowing and seeing how many times a Story has been rewatched.
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania to ban all smart eyeglasses starting next week
The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania will ban smart eyeglasses to protect witnesses and jurors from intimidation, possibly referring to Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.
Meta's longtime content policy chief Bickert leaving to teach at Harvard
Monika Bickert, Meta's long-time content policy chief responsible for Facebook's content policies and user safety approach, is leaving the company to teach at Harvard Law School.
POSSIBLE Creator Economy Academy
The POSSIBLE Creator Economy Academy is an event focused on the collaboration between marketers, brands, and creators. It aims to explore how these collaborations can shape culture and conversation.
Jury finds Meta's platforms are harmful to children in 1st wave of social media addiction lawsuits
A New Mexico jury found that Meta's platforms are harmful to children's mental health and violate state consumer protection law, marking the first trial in a wave of social media addiction lawsuits.
Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in social media harms trial
A jury found Meta and Google negligent in a social media harms trial and ordered them to pay $6 million in damages, potentially influencing 2,000 other pending lawsuits.
Jonah Manzano (@jonahmanzano) on Threads
Instagram Stories now supports SPIN, but this feature currently only functions with footage from Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.
Silicon Valley reeling from social media addiction trial verdict
A landmark decision in a Los Angeles court regarding social media addiction may have far-reaching effects beyond the immediate impacts on defendants Meta and YouTube.
Meta to Launch New AI Glasses Aimed at Prescription Wearers
Meta Platforms Inc. is set to release two new Ray-Ban smart glasses models designed for individuals who require prescription lenses, slated for release next week.
Tech stocks suffer worst week in nearly a year, driven down by war worries, Meta legal woes
Tech stocks experienced their worst week in nearly a year due to war worries and Meta's legal challenges, accompanied by a sell-off in Micron and rising oil prices.
Instagram and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a lawsuit holding social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services.
Beijing's surprise intervention on Meta's Manus rattles tech founders, VCs eyeing 'China shedding'
Beijing's review of Meta's Manus has sparked concerns among Chinese tech founders and investors who were using the 'Singapore-washing' model, creating confusion and rattling the industry.
Meta’s Oversight Board warns that “Community Notes” aren’t a proper substitute for fact-checking globally
Meta's Oversight Board has determined that Community Notes are not an adequate replacement for Meta's fact-checking program, expressing concerns in a new policy advisory opinion.
New Mexico’s AG on next steps after beating Meta
Article discusses the next steps for New Mexico's AG after a victory against Meta.
The office of Meta, (formerly called Facebook) in Grand Canal Square, Dublin, Ireland. Stock Photo
This is an Adobe Stock photo of the Meta office in Dublin, Ireland, formerly known as Facebook.
Board Provides Country-Level Factors to Guide Community Notes Rollout
The Oversight Board provided Meta with country-level factors to consider when deciding whether a country should be omitted from the planned expansion of Community Notes outside the United States.
Guy Rosen (@guyro) on Threads
Guy Rosen shares that Meta is continuing to grow and improve Community Notes, and is testing new features such as letting anyone request a note.
IFCN Director Angie Drobnic Holan comments on Meta and community notes following the Oversight Board’s recent advisory
IFCN Director Angie Drobnic Holan comments on Meta and Community Notes following the Oversight Board's recent advisory, stating the warnings should bring fact-checking back to the United States.