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Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook, is a technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, Calif. The company owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp, among other products and services. Meta is one of the world’s most valuable companies and is among the 10 largest publicly traded corporations in the U.S. It is considered one of the Big Five, alongside Google parent company Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft.
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Inside Meta’s Efforts to Ensure Its Upcoming ‘Hatch’ AI Agent Won’t Go Rogue

By Jyoti Mann · Sep 3, 2026 12:11pm PDT · 1 comment
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said AI agents will soon be able to help with everything from health to relationships to finances. First, the company needs to make them safe. That’s been the focus of an extensive effort as Meta prepares to release what it hopes to be a landmark new personal agent called Hatch in the coming weeks. Months... Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said AI agents will soon be able to help with everything...
Left: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Center: Demonstrators outside of Meta’s trial. Right: Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri and team leaving the courthouse. Photos: Getty Images. Art: Shane Burke.

Meta’s Settlement Ends One Big Battle But the Wider Legal War Looms

By Jyoti Mann and Aaron Holmes · Aug 26, 2026 3:40pm PDT
Meta Platforms has fought one of its biggest court battles to an expensive draw. But lawyers scrutinizing Wednesday’s $18 billion settlement agreement with states said it won’t likely help the social media giant in its wider legal war over claims that its products harm underage users. The landmark agreement, pending approval by a judge, would... Meta Platforms has fought one of its biggest court battles to an expensive draw. But lawyers...
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Meta Plans to Launch ‘Hatch’ AI Agent Platform in Coming Weeks

By Jyoti Mann · Aug 24, 2026 3:40pm PDT
Meta Platforms plans to launch its consumer version of the OpenClaw AI agent, dubbed Hatch internally, as soon as the next several weeks and is targeting October for its latest AI model, called Watermelon, according to internal documents reviewed by The Information. Hatch is part of Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitions to monetize... Meta Platforms plans to launch its consumer version of the OpenClaw AI agent, dubbed Hatch...
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Meta Joins Tech’s AI-Fueled Subscription Rush

By Martin Peers · Sep 15, 2026 5:00pm PDT
When it comes to product names, companies tend to move in packs. In video streaming, almost every company included a plus sign in the name brands of their services (Disney+, Paramount+, Apple TV+—you get the picture). In tech, we’ve got Apple One, Google One and now Meta One (we used to have Amazon One, but that has been dropped). Does no one... When it comes to product names, companies tend to move in packs. In video streaming, almost every...
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Meta to Launch Camera-Free Smart Glasses Amid Mounting Privacy Concerns

By Jyoti Mann · Sep 15, 2026 3:22pm PDT · 1 comment
Meta Platforms plans to release a camera-free pair of smart glasses this fall, according to people familiar with the matter, as it looks to expand its hardware lineup amid privacy concerns about cameras on its existing offerings. The new glasses model, internally code-named Luna, has six built-in microphones that will allow users to speak with... Meta Platforms plans to release a camera-free pair of smart glasses this fall, according to...
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Hands Up, This Is a (Virtual) Robbery!

By Lauren Tara LaCapra · May 6, 2023 7:00am PDT · 2 comments
Until late last year, Bank of America branch staffers would learn how to handle a potential stick-up through guidebooks and online videos. Today, tellers are immersed in a 3D virtual reality environment, in which a gunman aims a weapon at them or furtively hands them a threatening note demanding money. The bank measures tellers’ reactions... Until late last year, Bank of America branch staffers would learn how to handle a potential...