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Meta Faces New Mexico Trial Over Whether Its Platforms Must Change for Child Safety

New Mexico is seeking court-ordered product changes after Meta lost a $375 million child-safety case.
Requested remedies include age verification, limits on autoplay and infinite scroll, and restrictions on encryption for minors.
The case could influence how courts intervene in social media product design.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via theverge.com

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Australia Proposes Revenue Levy on Digital Platforms to Support Journalism

Australia released draft legislation targeting Meta, Google, and TikTok.
Platforms that avoid publisher deals could face a 2.25% levy on Australian revenue.
Revenue would be distributed to news organizations based on journalist employment.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 30, 2026·via fastcompany.com

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Meta Could Spend $145 Billion This Year Due to AI

Meta's AI Buildout Pushes Capital Spending Toward $145 Billion

Meta said 2026 capital expenditures could exceed $145 billion.
The company cited higher component costs, particularly memory pricing.
Reality Labs posted another multibillion-dollar operating loss as Meta ramps its AI push.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 30, 2026·via gizmodo.com

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Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platforms

EU Says Meta Failed to Keep Under-13s Off Facebook and Instagram

The European Commission says Meta lacked effective measures to keep under-13s off Facebook and Instagram.
The finding is preliminary, but a final ruling could bring fines of up to 6% of global annual turnover.
The case lands amid wider European efforts to tighten child protections on social media.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via theguardian.com

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Australia forces Big Tech firms to pay for news or face a 2.25% tax | TechCrunch

Australia Moves to Tax Big Tech if Platforms Don’t Pay News Publishers

Australia’s draft News Bargaining Incentive would impose a 2.25% levy on Meta, Google and TikTok unless they sign deals with publishers.
The effective rate could fall to 1.5% if enough agreements are reached, potentially returning A$200 million to A$250 million to journalism.
The proposal is designed to prevent platforms from avoiding payment by removing news content, a weakness in Australia’s earlier 2021 framework.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 29, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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‘It’s Undignified’: Hundreds of Workers Training Meta’s AI Could Be Laid Off

Meta’s AI Supply Chain Faces a Human Cost as Hundreds of Labeling Jobs Go at Risk

More than 700 workers at Meta contractor Covalen in Ireland are at risk of layoffs.
Many affected employees help review and label content generated by Meta’s AI models.
The cuts underscore the tension between rising AI investment and the outsourced human labor that still supports those systems.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via wired.com

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Meta, Noon Energy partner on 100GWh energy storage deal

Meta’s 100GWh storage deal shows how AI data centers are reshaping energy procurement

Meta reserved up to 1GW and 100GWh of storage capacity from Noon Energy.
The deal starts with a 25MW/2.5GWh project targeted for completion by 2028.
The agreement is designed to support AI data centers with more reliable renewable power.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 24, 2026·via energymonitor.ai

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WhatsApp testing multi-chat AI summaries for unread messages - 9to5Mac

WhatsApp tests AI summaries that span multiple unread chats

Meta is testing AI-powered summaries for unread WhatsApp messages across multiple chats.
The feature expands WhatsApp’s existing in-app AI summaries concept.
Details such as availability, privacy model, and rollout timing were not provided in the supplied text.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via 9to5mac.com

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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc.

Meta’s plan to capture employee clicks and keystrokes shows how far the AI data hunt is expanding

Meta says it will record employee mouse movements, clicks, and similar inputs on certain applications to train AI models.
The company argues that computer-using agents need real examples of how people navigate everyday software tasks.
The move underscores both the growing shortage of specialized AI training data and the privacy questions raised by repurposing workplace behavior.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once

The Executive Avatar Era Is Taking Shape Inside Tech Companies

Wired reports Meta is developing a photorealistic AI avatar of Mark Zuckerberg for internal employee interactions.
The piece links that effort to earlier use of AI executive doubles by Klarna and Zoom leaders.
Jack Dorsey described a goal of flattening management layers at Block with the help of a central AI system.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 20, 2026·via wired.com

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Meta Glasses Are Comfortable, Functional, and Make My Spouse Recoil in Fear

Meta’s Smart Glasses Lead Grows as Privacy Concerns Follow

WIRED reports Meta sold more than 7 million pairs of smart glasses in 2025.
Meta’s partnership with EssilorLuxottica is presented as a key reason the category has become stylish and accessible.
The article says Apple is recalibrating away from AR-heavy wearables toward simpler glasses.
Privacy and social acceptance remain major barriers despite growing adoption.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via wired.com

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Zuckerberg reportedly trades headcount for compute as Meta readies to cut 10 percent of its workforce to fund AI infrastructure

Meta’s Reported Layoff Plan Shows the New Economics of the AI Race

The Decoder, citing Reuters, says Meta plans major layoffs tied to AI infrastructure costs.
The report frames the cuts as a trade between headcount and compute.
Meta’s internal reorganization and closed distribution of Muse Spark signal a tighter AI strategy.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via the-decoder.com

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Meta finally adds direct messages to the web version of Threads

Meta brings direct messages to Threads on the web in a wider browser redesign

Meta previewed a redesigned Threads web interface.
The update adds direct messages to the browser version.
Meta says users should expect some changes in the coming weeks.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via mashable.com

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Meta raises Quest 3 and Quest 3S prices due to RAM shortage | TechCrunch

Meta Raises Quest 3 and Quest 3S Prices as Memory Costs Climb

Meta will raise Quest 3S prices by $50 and Quest 3 by $100 on April 19.
The company says a global surge in memory chip costs is driving the change.
The move places VR inside a broader hardware pricing squeeze affecting major electronics makers.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 16, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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ACLU warns Meta against facial recognition in smart glasses

Privacy groups push Meta to drop facial recognition plans for smart glasses

Mashable reports that more than 70 organizations signed a letter to Meta over facial recognition in smart glasses.
The groups want Meta to halt and publicly disavow the reported feature.
The letter also calls for support of privacy rules requiring explicit consent for biometric data use.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 14, 2026·via mashable.com

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Meta launches Muse Spark as first model from its reworked AI division

Meta says Muse Spark is the first model released by its Superintelligence Labs unit.
The company plans a future 'Contemplating' mode using multiple AI agents in parallel.
Login requirements and possible health-related uses are likely to sharpen privacy scrutiny.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 8, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Mercor breach puts AI data contractors under scrutiny as Meta pauses work

Meta has paused all work with Mercor while it investigates a security breach.
OpenAI says it is investigating potential exposure of proprietary training data but that user data was not affected.
The incident shows how dependent leading AI labs are on outside data vendors and contractor networks.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 4, 2026·via wired.com

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Meta alerts iPhone users who downloaded spyware-laced version of WhatsApp - 9to5Mac

Meta is warning users after a fake WhatsApp app reportedly reached iPhones

Meta reportedly alerted about 200 users who downloaded a fake WhatsApp app.
The counterfeit app was described as spyware-laced.
The supplied report indicates that iPhone users were among those affected.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 2, 2026·via 9to5mac.com

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The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Meta retreats on PG-13-inspired teen filters after clash with Hollywood ratings group

Meta will substantially reduce PG-13 references in Instagram Teen Accounts.
The Motion Picture Association objected to the labels and said they were misleading.
The underlying teen content criteria remain in place, but Meta's framing will change.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 1, 2026·via gizmodo.com

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Meta launches two new Ray-Ban glasses designed for prescription wearers | TechCrunch

Meta pushes smart glasses closer to everyday eyewear with new prescription-ready frames

Meta launched Blayzer and Scriber smart glasses aimed at prescription users.
The new models start at $499 and reach optical retailers from April 14.
Meta is combining a more conventional eyewear design with its existing AI glasses features.

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 31, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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