These Phones Will Lose WhatsApp Support Starting August 2026
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These Phones Will Lose WhatsApp Support Starting August 2026

Meta is raising WhatsApp’s minimum system requirements, cutting off access for phones running Android versions older tha...

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Meta’s Global Affairs Chief Apologizes for Restricting PM Modi’s Facebook Video
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Meta’s Global Affairs Chief Apologizes for Restricting PM Modi’s Facebook Video

Joel Kaplan’s apology follows India’s IT ministry summoning Meta over the brief removal of Prime Minister Modi’s video, ...

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Meta Executives Meet MeitY After Modi Video Takedown as Section 79 Threat Looms
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Meta Executives Meet MeitY After Modi Video Takedown as Section 79 Threat Looms

Meta's top executives meet India's MeitY on Aug 5-6 over AI content rules and takedown safeguards, after a Modi reel was...

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Meta Fights 'Pervert Glasses' Backlash as Apple Reportedly Delays Smart Glasses to 2027
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Meta Fights 'Pervert Glasses' Backlash as Apple Reportedly Delays Smart Glasses to 2027

Meta is tightening moderation and hardware protections after viral harassment clips and activist ads tarnished its Ray-B...

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Marsh to Provide Risk and Insurance Services for Meta's $10B Texas AI Data Centre
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Marsh to Provide Risk and Insurance Services for Meta's $10B Texas AI Data Centre

Marsh will handle project risk analysis and insurance for Meta and BlackRock's $10B, 1GW AI data centre campus in El Pas...

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Telangana Police Book Meta India Head Over Alleged Morphed Posts Targeting PM Modi
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Telangana Police Book Meta India Head Over Alleged Morphed Posts Targeting PM Modi

FIRs against Meta India's head and 20 social media accounts signal escalating platform liability pressure in India, with...

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Zuckerberg's Wealth Drops $18 Billion as Meta Shares Slide on AI Spending Worries
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Zuckerberg's Wealth Drops $18 Billion as Meta Shares Slide on AI Spending Worries

Meta's stock fell 21.7% in 11 days after second-quarter earnings missed estimates and the company raised spending foreca...

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Uber Turns Gig Platform into Data Annotation Powerhouse After Scale AI’s Meta Deal
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Uber Turns Gig Platform into Data Annotation Powerhouse After Scale AI’s Meta Deal

With Scale AI selling a 49% stake to Meta and key customers pulling back, Uber is rapidly scaling its “Uber AI Solutions...

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Telangana Police Book Meta India Head Over Manipulated Political Content Targeting PM Modi
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Telangana Police Book Meta India Head Over Manipulated Political Content Targeting PM Modi

Telangana Cyber Crime Police have filed cases against Meta India’s head and social media account operators over morphed ...

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Zuckerberg's Emotional Video Fails to Reassure Investors as Meta Profit Slumps and Stock Tumbles
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Zuckerberg's Emotional Video Fails to Reassure Investors as Meta Profit Slumps and Stock Tumbles

Meta's quarterly profit plunged and spending surged, driving a sharp stock selloff. CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched a perso...

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Meta’s AI Spending Surge Costs Zuckerberg $18 Billion in One Day as Wall Street Revolts
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Meta’s AI Spending Surge Costs Zuckerberg $18 Billion in One Day as Wall Street Revolts

Meta stock plunged 9% after the company revealed sharply higher AI investment plans without a clear profitability timeli...

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Meta Reveals $279 Billion in Future Data Center Leases as AI Buildout Accelerates
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Meta Reveals $279 Billion in Future Data Center Leases as AI Buildout Accelerates

Meta disclosed $278.99 billion in new lease obligations for AI data centers, a 53% jump from last quarter, signalling an...

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Zuckerberg Predicts Billions Will Have Personal AI Agents, as Meta’s Cash Flow Plunges and Stock Drops
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Zuckerberg Predicts Billions Will Have Personal AI Agents, as Meta’s Cash Flow Plunges and Stock Drops

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a five-year vision of personal AI agents for billions, but a 91% drop in free cash flo...

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FTC Sues Hims & Hers for Sharing Health Data with Meta and Snap
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FTC Sues Hims & Hers for Sharing Health Data with Meta and Snap

The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit against telehealth giant Hims & Hers, alleging it illegally shared customers...

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BFM Business Show Dubs Microsoft Reassuring, Meta Disappointing
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BFM Business Show Dubs Microsoft Reassuring, Meta Disappointing

The July 29 edition of 'Good Morning Market' on BFM Business referenced Microsoft and Meta earnings, but the published r...

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Meta Stock Drops as Investors Challenge Zuckerberg’s AI Spending Blitz
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Meta Stock Drops as Investors Challenge Zuckerberg’s AI Spending Blitz

Meta shares fell roughly 7% after missing earnings estimates and offering cautious revenue guidance, revealing deepening...

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Meta Free Cash Flow Nears Zero as AI Capex Hits $31.1 Billion; Zuckerberg Teases Cloud Business
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Meta Free Cash Flow Nears Zero as AI Capex Hits $31.1 Billion; Zuckerberg Teases Cloud Business

Meta's capital spending nearly doubled to $31.1B, eating almost all operating cash and leaving free cash flow at $784M. ...

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Microsoft’s Cloud Boom Eases AI Fears While Meta’s Cash Plunge Rattles Investors
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Microsoft’s Cloud Boom Eases AI Fears While Meta’s Cash Plunge Rattles Investors

Meta’s free cash flow sank 91% as it pledges up to $145bn in AI capex, triggering a 7% after-hours share drop. Microsoft...

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Zuckerberg Predicts Billions of Personal AI Agents by 2031 Amid Meta's Spending Spree
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Zuckerberg Predicts Billions of Personal AI Agents by 2031 Amid Meta's Spending Spree

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors that billions will have personal AI agents within five years, even as the compan...

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Meta's Stock Plunges 6% as AI Spending Fears Overshadow Revenue Surge
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Meta's Stock Plunges 6% as AI Spending Fears Overshadow Revenue Surge

Meta's Q2 revenue soared 28% to $60.8B, but a disappointing Q3 outlook and surging AI investments sent shares down over ...

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Meta Served Thousands of AI Nudify App Ads via Chinese Partner, Watchdog Finds
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Meta Served Thousands of AI Nudify App Ads via Chinese Partner, Watchdog Finds

A new report reveals Beijing-based GatherOne placed some 7,600 ads for deepfake-nude apps on Facebook and Instagram over...

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Dow Surges 600 Points as Investors Abandon Chips; Consumer Confidence Misses
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Dow Surges 600 Points as Investors Abandon Chips; Consumer Confidence Misses

A sharp rotation out of semiconductor shares pushed the Dow up more than 600 points while the Nasdaq clawed back losses....

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UAE and Meta Discuss Digital Governance, AI, and Creative Economy Partnership
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UAE and Meta Discuss Digital Governance, AI, and Creative Economy Partnership

UAE’s National Media Authority and Meta met in London to explore collaboration on content safety, responsible AI, and in...

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Apple Delays Smart Glasses Launch to Tackle Privacy Headaches
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Apple Delays Smart Glasses Launch to Tackle Privacy Headaches

A new report says Apple is slowing its smart glasses rollout to engineer privacy safeguards, as it wrestles with the sti...

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Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses Finally Open Handwriting to All Users
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Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses Finally Open Handwriting to All Users

Meta’s smart glasses add gesture-based messaging, display recording, expanded navigation, live captions, and a developer...

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Meta’s Smart Glasses Rollout Stalls Under Privacy Backlash as Rivals Circle
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Meta’s Smart Glasses Rollout Stalls Under Privacy Backlash as Rivals Circle

Activist campaigns, executive gaffes, and a string of privacy missteps are undermining trust in Meta’s smart glasses, th...

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Apple's Smart Glasses Aim to Sidestep Meta's Privacy Pitfalls, Debut Set for WWDC 2027
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Apple's Smart Glasses Aim to Sidestep Meta's Privacy Pitfalls, Debut Set for WWDC 2027

Bloomberg reports Apple's first smart glasses will launch at WWDC 2027, with a strong emphasis on on-device AI and priva...

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Ad Ambitions Face Long Road to Displace Google and Meta
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Ad Ambitions Face Long Road to Displace Google and Meta

Early ad revenue hits $100 million but projections of $2.4 billion in 2026 and $100 billion by 2030 face skepticism, as ...

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Meta Dodges Second Bellwether Trial as Teen Plaintiff Withdraws Addiction Case
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Meta Dodges Second Bellwether Trial as Teen Plaintiff Withdraws Addiction Case

A Florida teen dropped his social media addiction lawsuit against Meta days before trial, handing the company a strategi...

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Global Facebook and Instagram Outage Exposes Meta’s Operational Risk and Opens Door for Rivals
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Global Facebook and Instagram Outage Exposes Meta’s Operational Risk and Opens Door for Rivals

A widespread instability hit Meta’s Facebook and Instagram globally on Sunday, sparking user complaints and internationa...

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