Forum is Meta’s new Facebook Groups app, and it looks a lot like Reddit
Forum is Meta’s new Facebook Groups app, and it looks a lot like Reddit

The new standalone app sits on top of Facebook Groups, adds an AI tab called “Ask” and an admin assistant, and arrives the same month Mark Zuckerberg told staff he and Chris Cox had discussed whether they could build 50 new apps. Meta has released a ne…

Norway’s $2.3 trillion wealth fund objects to John Elkann’s reappointment to Meta’s board
Norway’s $2.3 trillion wealth fund objects to John Elkann’s reappointment to Meta’s board

Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has withheld its vote on the reappointment of John Elkann to Meta’s board of directors. The fund said it believes the Stellantis chairman and Exor CEO does not have eno…

Meta quietly launches a new Reddit-like app called Forum

The company describes the app as a “dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers and communities you care about.”

Meta built a Reddit rival out of Facebook Groups

Meta’s new Forum app turns Facebook Groups into a standalone hub for questions, recommendations, and AI-powered search, giving the company a Reddit-like test built from communities it already owns.

Meta settles bellwether Kentucky case, ending first school-district trial over youth mental health
Meta settles bellwether Kentucky case, ending first school-district trial over youth mental health

The Breathitt County settlement closes the trial that had been set for June 12 in Oakland. Roughly 1,200 similar school-district suits sit behind it. Meta has settled the first US school-district lawsuit set for trial seeking to make social media compa…

One of Meta’s big legal reckonings just ended in a settlement
One of Meta’s big legal reckonings just ended in a settlement

After back-to-back losses in trials grappling with its impact on teens’ mental health, Meta just settled what was supposed to be its next legal battle with Kentucky’s Breathitt County School District. Google’s YouTube, Snap, and TikTok all recently settled similar claims brought by the school district, which was seeking payment from the companies to cover […]

Meta lays off thousands of employees to offset AI investments
Meta lays off thousands of employees to offset AI investments

Meta has reportedly notified thousands of employees that they’ve been laid off as the company attempts to compensate for its hefty AI investments. In an email from Meta management shared by Business Insider, impacted staffers were told that the planned headcount reduction was part of the company’s “continued effort to run the company more efficiently […]

Manus eyes $1bn raise to buy itself out of Meta acquisition after Chinese block
Manus eyes $1bn raise to buy itself out of Meta acquisition after Chinese block

Beijing has ordered the Singapore-via-China agentic AI startup to reverse Meta’s $2bn-plus December acquisition. Manus’s response, on Bloomberg’s reporting, is to raise the capital required to buy itself back out. Manus AI, the Singapore-headquartered …

Meta starts the 10% cut, with the Singapore office getting the 4 am note first
Meta starts the 10% cut, with the Singapore office getting the 4 am note first

Meta Platforms began notifying thousands of employees on Wednesday that they are being laid off, Bloomberg reported, starting with the Asian hub in Singapore, where staff received the email at 4 am local time. European and US-based employees were notif…

Meta offers rival AI chatbots a limited free pass into WhatsApp, on Brussels’ terms
Meta offers rival AI chatbots a limited free pass into WhatsApp, on Brussels’ terms

After January’s blanket ban and March’s $0.0625-per-message fee, Meta has filed a fresh European Commission proposal: free WhatsApp access for OpenAI, Perplexity, and others, up to a usage cap, then a fee. Meta has filed a fresh European Commission pro…