HTC Vive Eagle lands in the US to challenge Ray-Ban Meta
TL;DR HTC’s Vive Eagle AI glasses are finally coming to the US, with Amazon listing a September 1, 2026 launch. The $499 price is the biggest talking point, making the…
Meta scraps Instagram AI feature that used public profiles
Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Meta has scrapped Instagram’s AI feature that let users generate images using public profiles as references. The feature sparked backlash from users, who argued…
Meta says it will spend an extra $40B on its 4,000-acre data center campus in Louisiana, aiming for 5GW+ of computing power, pushing the total cost beyond $250B (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)
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OpenAI, Meta, and SpaceXAI may be able to put pressure on Anthropic by emphasizing cost efficiency, as business customers increasingly scrutinize AI spending (Bloomberg)
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Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash
Meta has axed a controversial feature that allowed users to modify photos from public Instagram accounts using AI. The feature, which was rolled out earlier this week along with a…
Meta says it will discontinue a feature that allowed users to generate images in Meta AI using public Instagram accounts, following days of criticism (Corbin Bolies/Variety)
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The Department of Commerce loosens export controls to the UAE, letting G42 and US companies like Apple, Meta, and xAI export AI chips to UAE without a license (Karen Freifeld/Reuters)
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Meta may have to make Instagram and Facebook less addictive
Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR The European Commission says Meta’s Instagram and Facebook may violate the Digital Services Act by using design features that encourage excessive engagement, including infinite…
EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram
The EU announced on Friday that Meta must overhaul Facebook’s and Instagram’s addictive design features or face a fine. The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act…
Meta wants to undercut ChatGPT and Gemini with ultra-cheap AI- Android Authority
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Meta is taking on ChatGPT and Gemini with price, offering Muse Spark 1.1 at roughly 25% of rival API costs. Meta says Muse Spark…