Meta is pushing back the worldwide launch of its smartglasses amid steep U.S. demand. “Meta Ray-Ban Display is a first-of-its-kind product with extremely limited inventory,” the company wrote on its blog Tuesday (Jan. 6). “Since launching last fall, we’ve seen an overwhelming amount of interest,...
Meta has agreed to offer users in Europe more choice about seeing personalized ads. The European Commission (EC) announced that agreement Monday (Dec. 8), six months after fining the tech giant over its “consent or pay” model that allows ad-free services for a fee. Now, Meta will offer users in...
Meta reportedly acquired Limitless, a maker of artificial intelligence-powered wearables. The acquisition was announced by Limitless in a Friday (Dec. 5) blog post and confirmed by a Meta spokesperson, CNBC reported Friday. “We’re excited that Limitless will be joining Meta to help accelerate our work...
Meta executives are reportedly considering cutting as much as 30% of the budget of the company’s metaverse group amid a shift of resources toward artificial intelligence. The proposed cuts are part of Meta’s annual budget planning for 2026, and they could lead to layoffs as...
European antitrust regulators have launched an investigation into Meta’s artificial intelligence (AI) enhancement to WhatsApp. The European Commission announced Thursday (Dec. 4) that it had launched a probe into whether the tech giant’s new policy on AI providers’ access to WhatApp violates European Union competition...
Meta is establishing a new creative studio in its Reality Labs division and has hired longtime Apple design executive Alan Dye to lead it. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO at Meta, announced these moves in a Wednesday (Dec. 3) post on Threads. The new studio will “define...
Meta has reportedly been ordered to pay 479 million euros (about $552 million) after a Spanish court found that the company had violated the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and breached Spain’s antitrust law. Madrid’s Commercial Court said Thursday (Nov. 20) that Meta...
Meta Chief Revenue Officer John Hegeman said Tuesday (Nov. 18) that he is leaving the firm after 17 years to start his own company. Announcing the move in a post on Facebook, Hegeman said he had “decided it’s time to close this chapter and pursue...
Facebook is rolling out a new mobile tool designed to help creators protect their content. The new content protection tool notifies creators when all or part of their reel posted on Facebook or cross-posted from Instagram has been used by someone else on Facebook or...