Facebook now has an AI search engine that pulls answers from your Group posts and Reels
Facebook now has an AI search engine that pulls answers from your Group posts and Reels

Meta has launched AI Mode on Facebook, a new search experience that uses Meta AI to pull answers from public posts across the platform. The feature surfaces information from Facebook Groups, Reels, and Marketplace listings, turning years of user-genera…

Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms

Meta announced Monday that it’s rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest sign of the company’s effort to catch up in the AI race and keep users more engaged on the platform.

Meta is testing smart glass facial recognition tech that’s also used by police and military: Report

An investigative report reveals that Meta licensed face recognition from Rank One, a Pentagon contractor, and built a system called NameTag into an app on 50 million phones before deleting it.

Meta face recognition for its glasses came from a Pentagon contractor, WIRED reports
Meta face recognition for its glasses came from a Pentagon contractor, WIRED reports

The Meta face recognition system for its smart glasses was built on software licensed from Rank One Computing, a Pentagon and police contractor, according to a WIRED investigation. Reporters Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra found a leaked, still-active …

The lawyer who won a $6 million verdict against Meta says AI let him do 30 hours of work in 10
The lawyer who won a $6 million verdict against Meta says AI let him do 30 hours of work in 10

Mark Lanier, the Texas trial lawyer who won a landmark $6 million verdict against Meta and Google in a social media addiction case in March, says AI was central to his preparation and execution throughout the five-week trial. Lanier told Business Insid…

Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2B Manus deal after Beijing’s demand

Meta starts dismantling its $2 billion Manus acquisition after Beijing ordered the deal reversed.

Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it

A new report suggests the unit, which employs 6,500 people, is on the verge of revolt.

Meta’s creepy smart glasses just found their best use case yet

The gadget often criticized for seeing too much is about to help thousands of blind veterans see the world a little differently.

Facebook and Messenger outage sparks logout panic as Meta services stumble

A brief Meta outage logged users out of Facebook and Messenger, sent Downdetector complaints surging, and also affected Instagram while Threads remained less clear in available reports.

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp hit by a major Meta outage
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp hit by a major Meta outage

Meta had a bad Friday morning. A major Meta outage knocked out Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger for users around the world, starting shortly before 10am ET. By midday it was recovering, unevenly, region by region. The trouble appeared to be…