Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents

Meta may have one found one way to slash its massive data center bill: tents.

Meta launches an AI assistant that tells Facebook creators why their content works, not just that it did
Meta launches an AI assistant that tells Facebook creators why their content works, not just that it did

Knowing that a reel performed well has never been the hard part. The hard part is understanding why. Was it the hook, the timing, the format, the audio? Creators have spent years toggling between analytics dashboards trying to reverse-engineer answers …

Meta rolls out a new AI creator assistant on Facebook

Creators often have to parse through charts and dashboards to understand their performance, but with the new AI assistant, they can get quick answers to questions like “When should I post?” and “What are people saying in my comments?”

Don’t hold your breath for Meta’s Muse Spark AI to pop up in your phone apps anytime soon

Meta’s next big AI model may not be arriving as quickly as the company originally hoped. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Meta has repeatedly delayed the release of its upcoming flagship AI model, internally known as “Muse Spark,” ra…

Meta keeps delaying the Muse Spark API developers were promised
Meta keeps delaying the Muse Spark API developers were promised

The model shipped in April. The interface developers need to build on it has slipped repeatedly, with no firm date until Meta said this week it would arrive this month. A model without an API is a demo, not a platform. That is the awkward position Meta…

Meta accuses Australia of breaching trade pact over news bargaining tax
Meta accuses Australia of breaching trade pact over news bargaining tax

Meta has reached for a bigger weapon. The company accused the Australian government of breaching the US-Australia free trade agreement with its proposed News Bargaining Incentive, and pointed Washington towards the “trade action” it has taken against o…

Hackers asked Meta’s AI chatbot to hand over Instagram accounts, and it did
Hackers asked Meta’s AI chatbot to hand over Instagram accounts, and it did

No phishing link. No malware. No SIM swap. Hackers took over high-profile Instagram accounts over the weekend by doing something disarmingly simple: they asked Meta’s AI customer support chatbot to change the email address on someone else’s account. Th…

Meta spent $400 million and fought the US government to buy a VR fitness app, then let its creators take it back
Meta spent $400 million and fought the US government to buy a VR fitness app, then let its creators take it back

In 2023, Meta fought an eight-month antitrust battle with the Federal Trade Commission for the right to acquire Within, the studio behind the VR fitness app Supernatural. The deal was reportedly worth around $400 million. Mark Zuckerberg even testified…

Meta mercifully spun out VR fitness game Supernatural instead of just killing it

Meta appears to have listened to the Supernatural users who protested the app’s sad fate after sweeping layoffs.