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Anthropic Acquires Vercept to Enable Human-Like Software Navigation for Claude
Anthropic has acquired Seattle-based AI startup Vercept to integrate its technology into the Claude AI assistant. As part of the agreement, Vercept’s team will...
Meta Executives Labeled Messenger Encryption Irresponsible Over Projected 65 Percent Drop in Child Abuse Detection
Court filings from a New Mexico lawsuit revealed on February 24, 2026, that senior Meta executives expressed deep concerns regarding default end-to-end...
Meta AI Safety Director's Experiment Goes Awry as AI Agent Deletes Inbox
A viral social media post from Meta's Director of AI Alignment, Summer Yue, detailed how an autonomous AI agent she was testing began deleting hundreds of...
Meta Commits $135 Billion to Nvidia-Powered AI Expansion Amid Growing Scrutiny
Meta Platforms announced a capital expenditure plan of $115 billion to $135 billion for 2026. The company intends to purchase millions of Nvidia Blackwell and...
Meta Pivots Horizon Worlds to Mobile to Challenge Roblox Following Reality Labs Cuts
Meta Platforms is shifting its Horizon Worlds strategy from a virtual reality-exclusive application to a mobile-first experience. The company will separate the...
Meta Cuts Employee Stock Grants for Second Year to Fuel $135B AI Push
Meta Platforms is reducing annual stock option grants for most employees by approximately 5%. This reduction marks the second consecutive year the company has...
Meta Partners with Nvidia in $50B AI Deal and Revives Smartwatch Project
Meta Platforms shares edged higher following a landmark $50 billion AI chip deal with Nvidia to power its 2026 "Superintelligence Era." The company is also...
Zuckerberg Expresses Regret in Bellwether Trial Over Instagram Addiction
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a Los Angeles court during a landmark trial regarding social media addiction. A 20-year-old plaintiff alleges that early...
Australia’s Under-16 Ban Triggers Global Regulatory Wave Over Youth Mental Health
Australia will implement a social media ban for children under 16 in late 2025. This move has accelerated a global movement to enact similar age-based...
Meta Shares Slip as Spanish AI Content Probe Heightens Regulatory Risks
Meta Platforms shares fell approximately 1% in pre-market trading on February 17, 2026. The decline follows a Spanish government order for prosecutors to...
Meta Deploys $2B Manus AI Tech to Ads Manager in Push for Autonomous Agents
Meta Platforms has integrated AI technology from its recent $2 billion acquisition of Manus AI into its Ads Manager platform. The new feature functions as an...
DHS Bypasses Judges to Subpoena Meta and Google for Identities of ICE Critics
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued hundreds of administrative subpoenas to technology companies. These orders demand that Meta and Google reveal...
Meta Developing Name Tag Facial Recognition for Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Meta is developing a facial recognition feature internally called Name Tag for its Ray-Ban smart glasses. The technology enables the onboard AI assistant to...
Meta Shares Slide as EY Flags Accounting Risks in $135B AI Spending Push
Meta Platforms shares fell 2.88% in after-hours trading on February 12, 2026. The stock price reached $649.45 amid a broader technology sector sell-off...
Meta Commits $10 Billion to Gigawatt-Scale AI Infrastructure in Indiana
Meta Platforms has commenced construction on a $10 billion data center campus in Lebanon, Indiana. The project represents one of the company's most substantial...
Russia Fully Blocks Meta’s WhatsApp, Forcing 100 Million Users Toward State Apps
Russian authorities have fully blocked Meta Platforms' WhatsApp messaging service, according to reports from Reuters and the Financial Times. The national...
Ackman’s Pershing Square Takes New Meta Position Amid Analyst Price Target Hikes
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has revealed a new stake in Meta Platforms alongside a price target increase to $860 by Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Deepak...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Relocates to Florida Amid California Tax Proposals
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly purchased a waterfront mansion in Miami’s Indian Creek. He plans to make the property his primary residence. The...
India Slashes Deepfake Takedown Window to 3 Hours in Major IT Rule Overhaul
India has amended its IT rules to require social media platforms to remove deepfakes within three hours of being flagged by a court or government agency. This...
EU Regulatory Pressure Mounts as Meta Shares Surge on AI Optimism
Meta faces intensified regulatory pressure in the EU following a court referral regarding WhatsApp privacy and antitrust accusations from the European...