Meta News & Updates
Last updated September 10, 2026
Viral X post claims Meta laid off a worker weeks after she built an internal AI tool during a company-wide “AI week”
Meta quietly launches Forum, a standalone iPhone app that brings all your Facebook groups into a single feed
Manus founders seeking $1B to buy back AI startup from Meta after China ordered the $2B acquisition unwound
Meta begins laying off 8,000 employees as company shifts 7,000 workers to new AI-focused organizations
Google, Meta, and TikTok face EU DSA complaints from BEUC and 29 consumer groups over financial scam advertisements
Meta reassigns 7,000 workers to new AI-focused organizations days before laying off 8,000 employees
OpenAI hit with California class action alleging it shared ChatGPT user data with Meta and Google without proper consent
Meta gives developers access to Ray-Ban Display glasses with new mobile and web app SDKs and Neural Band gesture controls
Meta AI chief Alexandr Wang denies SuperIntelligence Lab recruits are “money motivated” despite reported $100M offers
Meta employees protest mouse tracking program that trains AI agents ahead of May 20 layoffs cutting 10% of workforce
Meta launches incognito chat for Meta AI and WhatsApp with no stored conversation logs amid OpenAI chat log lawsuits
EU plans to crack down on “addictive design” features on TikTok and Instagram, with new regulation expected later this year
Meta adds parental visibility into Instagram teen algorithm interests and consolidates parental controls into Family Center hub
Meta offers rival AI chatbots free WhatsApp Business API access for one month to avoid hefty EU antitrust fine
Meta must face class-action lawsuit alleging it secretly tracked Android users’ web browsing via localhost exploit
Brand and agency execs vent about The Trade Desk, Google’s Performance Max, and Meta’s Advantage+ at Digiday Programmatic Summit
Santa Clara County sues Meta for allegedly profiting $7B per year from scam ads targeting seniors and families
Meta is building an AI shopping tool in Instagram and an AI agent called “Hatch”
Meta shuts down end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs, citing low opt-in rates
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