Meta News & Updates

Meta announced a new AI creator assistant on Facebook that gives creators personalized recommendations based on their content style, performance, community, and goals. The AI assistant will help creators understand their performance, brainstorm ideas, and reach a broader audience.

Meta's Oversight Board found systemic human rights concerns and a lack of transparency in account deactivations, calling for improvements in due process and customer support for appeals.

A security vulnerability allowed hackers to compromise users' Instagram accounts by leveraging Meta's AI-powered support chatbot, but Instagram has since resolved the issue.

Apple plans to enter the smart glasses market, targeting mainstream consumers and taking on established eyewear brands like Ray-Ban and Warby Parker.

Meta is using tents to house AI servers, a faster and more cost-effective method than traditional data centers, with sites already built in Ohio and under construction in Tennessee.

Zapier introduces a pre-built template to connect Stripe payments with Meta Conversions using AI for richer marketing insights.

Meta's Supernatural VR fitness game will not shut down, instead, it will remain as an independent company after Meta's acquisition and subsequent layoffs.

Meta has introduced Conversions API for CRM, a server-to-server pipe that enables advertisers to connect their CRM data to Meta's ad platform, improving ad targeting and conversion tracking.

Gigascale, a venture firm led by former Meta CTO Mike Schroepfer, has raised a $250 million fund to invest in energy, grid infrastructure, and critical minerals, with a focus on climate tech.

Wired discovered code for an unreleased facial recognition feature called 'NameTag' in Meta's Meta AI app, which can run on Meta smart glasses.

Meta introduces controls allowing employees to pause or opt out of data collection for up to 30 minutes, amidst criticism from staff.