Meta

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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Meta’s Microsoft Mobile Moment

By Martin Peers · Jun 18, 2026 5:01pm PDT

No one can rival OpenAI for internal drama. But in recent days, Meta Platforms seems to be trying its best to do so. Earlier this week, Wired reported that Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth told staff Meta had done an “atrocious” job of launching a new AI division. That report followed another one in Wired about the internal... No one can rival OpenAI for internal drama. But in recent days, Meta Platforms seems to be trying...

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Meta Bought Rivos to Accelerate Its AI Chip Push. It Isn’t Working.

By Jyoti Mann and Qianer Liu · Jun 12, 2026 6:00am PDT · 3 comments

Meta Platforms bought semiconductor startup Rivos last year to accelerate development of in-house chips and reduce its reliance on Nvidia as it pours cash into data centers for its AI ambitions. Now six months since the acquisition closed, Meta is struggling to make it work, beset by problems that illustrate the social media giant’s bigger... Meta Platforms bought semiconductor startup Rivos last year to accelerate development of in-house...

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Meta Looks to Charge Up to $200 a Month for Planned ‘Hatch’ AI Agent

By Jyoti Mann · Jun 3, 2026 3:01pm PDT · 2 comments

Meta Platforms is considering charging up to $200 a month for its planned consumer version of the OpenClaw AI agent tool, according to internal documents, an ambitious target that would rival top tier offerings from established AI giants. The product, currently called Hatch, could launch with tiered pricing including the $199.99 premium... Meta Platforms is considering charging up to $200 a month for its planned consumer version...

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Meta Adds Limits to Employee Tracking Tool After Staff Backlash

By Jyoti Mann · Jun 2, 2026 12:31pm PDT

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Meta Adds Limits to Employee Tracking Tool After Staff Backlash

By Jyoti Mann · Jun 2, 2026 12:31pm PDT

Meta Platforms is scaling back elements of its employee tracking tool after staff raised concerns about the tool, according to an internal memo reviewed by The Information. A Meta executive told employees in the memo that the company is updating its Model Capability Initiative, or MCI, launched in April to help train its AI models, by... Meta Platforms is scaling back elements of its employee tracking tool after staff raised concerns...

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Meta Memo Outlines Ambitious Hardware Plans, Including New AI Pendant

By Jyoti Mann · May 29, 2026 4:38pm PDT

Meta Platforms plans to start testing an AI pendant in the next year as part of an ambitious roadmap for wearable devices aimed at reversing the huge losses in its hardware division. An internal memo describing the roadmap, reviewed by The Information, also lays out plans to significantly expand its selection of AI glasses and to add a... Meta Platforms plans to start testing an AI pendant in the next year as part of an ambitious...

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Internal Memo Reveals Meta’s Plan to Kickstart Its Enterprise AI Business

By Jyoti Mann · May 27, 2026 3:09pm PDT · 2 comments

Meta Platforms plans to place engineers and product managers inside large corporate customers as part of a new unit at the social-media giant to push businesses to use its AI tools and services. In an internal memo, senior executive Naomi Gleit said the new organization, called Enterprise Solutions, will be made up of product managers who... Meta Platforms plans to place engineers and product managers inside large corporate...

How Microsoft, Meta, xAI Get AI Training Data From Their Employees

How Microsoft, Meta, xAI Get AI Training Data From Their Employees

By Aaron Holmes and Jyoti Mann · May 19, 2026 10:30am PDT

Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot may have lost much of its early lead in the AI coding race to rivals like Anthropic and Cursor, but Microsoft thinks it has an advantage over those companies: roughly 100,000 software engineers who work for Microsoft. As we reported Monday, Microsoft leaders think they can develop coding models using the wealth of... Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot may have lost much of its early lead in the AI coding race to rivals...