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Meta is a technology company that operates social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Horizon.

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After spat with Chinese gov't, Meta cuts AI Manus off from its internal systems and is 'sunsetting' platform, report claims — Beijing-ordered breakup of $2 billion AI deal begins

Meta is a technology company that operates social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Horizon.

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Tom's Hardware · 46m ago
After spat with Chinese gov't, Meta cuts AI Manus off from its internal systems and is 'sunsetting' platform, report claims — Beijing-ordered breakup of $2 billion AI deal begins
PC Gamer · 5h ago
Reports suggest Meta was working on another facial recognition feature that was quietly pushed out to millions of users before being just as quietly deleted
Android Authority · 1d ago
Hackers used Meta AI to expose over 34,000 Instagram accounts, but Meta isn’t slowing down
Wired · 20h ago
A Meta Employee Who Just Lost Their Job Was Detained by Immigration Agents
Android Authority · 1d ago
Meta now wants to use your activity from other websites to personalize its AI

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  • After spat with Chinese gov't, Meta cuts AI Manus off from its internal systems and is 'sunsetting' platform, report claims — Beijing-ordered breakup of $2 billion AI deal begins Tom's Hardware
  • Unity 6 + Meta Quest MR: Object flies away when standing up during custom 2-handed alignment/calibration system r/virtualreality
  • Reports suggest Meta was working on another facial recognition feature that was quietly pushed out to millions of users before being just as quietly deleted PC Gamer
  • A Meta Employee Who Just Lost Their Job Was Detained by Immigration Agents Wired
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gsmarena.com

European Commission forces Meta to accept third-party chatbots in WhatsApp for free

This is an interim measure that will be valid until the EC's investigation into Meta's previous ban of third-party chatbots concludes.

23h ago Vlad
androidauthority.com

Hackers used Meta AI to expose over 34,000 Instagram accounts, but Meta isn't slowing down

Meta's AI powered support tools left tens of thousands of Instagram accounts exposed, yet Meta's AI ambitions haven't slowed one bit.

1d ago Shimul Sood
neowin.net

Meta will now use data from outside businesses to personalize AI responses

Meta says it already uses information from other businesses to improve your ad experience, but it will soon start using that data to personalize your feed and AI responses too.

24h ago David Uzondu

Meta ecosystem · 2 Coverage of Meta's products, sub-brands, and platforms.

9to5mac.com

WhatsApp to drop support for these older iOS and iPadOS versions - 9to5Mac

Meta has announced that, starting November 30, 2026, WhatsApp will raise its minimum requirements for running on iPhones and iPads.

20h ago Marcus Mendes
neowin.net

Instagram now lets you manually reorder posts on your profile grid

Instagram is rolling out a long-awaited feature that allows users to rearrange posts on their profile grid.

1d ago David Uzondu

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Hacker News · u/onemoresoop · 

Meta ordered by EU to allow rival AI chatbots back on WhatsApp for free

Meta ordered by EU to allow rival AI chatbots back on WhatsApp for free

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Hacker News · u/thm · 

Meta ordered by EU to allow rival AI chatbots back on WhatsApp for free

Meta ordered by EU to allow rival AI chatbots back on WhatsApp for free

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Hacker News · u/LordAtlas · 

Hackers likely hijacked over 20k Instagram accounts with Meta's AI chatbot

Hackers likely hijacked over 20k Instagram accounts with Meta's AI chatbot

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Hacker News · u/ramon156 · 

Ask HN: What is happening with the Meta Ads dashboard?

I had to set up an account today to look around, potentially setting up Meta Ads for a customer.Through-out the onboarding, almost every step I was met with some kind of generic error or loading page that was stuck. I ha…

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Hacker News · u/speckx · 

Meta confirms 1000s of Instagram accounts were hacked by abusing its AI chatbot

Meta confirms 1000s of Instagram accounts were hacked by abusing its AI chatbot

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Will everyone have to pay for Meta's apps now?

For now, a paid tier is optional, not required. Plus and Meta One subscriptions are mostly made for users who want more control and expanded features, especially influencers and businesses.  Paid subscribers will be able to add features similar to the ad options Meta has used in the past, including the ability to spotlight a Story for additional views, extend Stories by another 24 hours, add custom reactions like Super Hearts, make additional pinned chats in WhatsApp and more.  Other Plus features are more data-oriented, such as the ability to see how many people have rewatched a Story or Reel

Meta Puts Perks Behind Paywalls: New Subscription Tiers Across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
How did the hack happen? 

The problem is almost entirely due to Meta's customer support now being run by AI. The tech giant made the switch back in March, saying it would enable "24/7 help for account issues like updating your password and settings for your profile."  But with the AI chatbot handling the whole process, humans couldn't step in when suspicious activity began. That allowed hackers to carry out the social engineering-style attack and pull it off multiple times before anyone noticed. Per Cybersecurity News, security researchers ZachXBT and Dark Web Informer were the first to publicly expose the exploit, but

Instagram's AI Chatbot Gave Away a Bunch of Accounts to Hackers
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