Meta News & Updates
Last updated October 26, 2026
Meta plans to open source versions of its next AI models but will keep its largest ones proprietary
Meta wins dismissal of WhatsApp security chief’s lawsuit over alleged ignored vulnerabilities
Meta researchers verify code patches without running them at 93% accuracy
WhatsApp catches Italian firm SIO using a fake version of its app to spy on roughly 200 users
Meta tests Instagram Plus, a paid subscription with anonymous Story viewing and custom audience lists
Meta Quietly Built an Elite AI Research Lab to Supercharge Its Recommendation Algorithms on Facebook and Instagram
Perplexity AI Sued for Allegedly Sharing User Conversations With Meta and Google Through Hidden Trackers
Iran threatens strikes on Microsoft, Google, Apple, Meta, Nvidia, Oracle, and other U.S. tech firms in the Middle East
Meta settles trademark dispute with Motion Picture Association over PG-13 label on Instagram teen accounts
Meta’s head of content policy Monika Bickert exits after 13 years to join Harvard Law School faculty
Meta begins testing an AI shopping experience with one-tap checkout
#271 – 24/7 Amazon Delivery, Meta Tests AI Shopping, & Round Two For Shopify and ChatGPT
Meta launches “AI Transformation Week” with hackathons and Claude Code training for staff
Elon Musk sought Zuckerberg as a partner in OpenAI bid before submitting $97.4B offer, court docs show
Meta and Google lose US negligence case over social media harm to kids in $6M bellwether verdict
Trump appoints Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Ellison, and Brin to White House science and tech council
Meta lays off hundreds across Reality Labs, social media, recruiting, and sales in AI-era restructuring
Stripe powers one-click checkout inside Facebook ads using saved Meta wallet credentials
Meta tests AI-powered product summaries and one-tap checkout on Facebook and Instagram
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