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Meta delays rollout of new AI model after performance concerns

Its rivals Google, OpenAI and Anthropic are acknowledged as ahead in foundational AI models

Britain has been weighing tougher curbs on children’s access to social media, with the government considering barring under 16s from such platforms.

UK watchdogs press Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube to block children

ICO fined Reddit nearly £14.5 million (S$24.8 million) last month

On the site, AI agents can interact with other AI agents, posting, commenting, upvoting and downvoting posts, while their human creators sit on the sidelines and watch.

Meta to acquire Moltbook, viral social network for AI agents

Since debuting in late January, the startup has alternately captivated and unnerved industry watchers

TPU sales have become a crucial growth engine of Google’s cloud revenue as it seeks to prove to investors that its AI investments are generating returns.

Meta signs multi-billion-dollar deal to rent Google AI chips: report

The Facebook owner has also signed a deal with Nvidia to buy its current and future AI chips

The ratepayer protection pledge marks the latest step in Trump’s push to address a significant political challenge, mounting electricity prices, before the November midterm elections.

Trump summons Amazon, Google, Meta to sign power-cost pledge

Analysts say major tech firms behind the AI data centre boom are happy to pay more for the power they need

Child safety advocates argue that the end-to-end encryption poses a heightened risk when built into public social networks that readily connect children to people they do not otherwise know.

Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was ‘so irresponsible’, shows court filing

The company is facing a wave of litigation and regulatory threats globally linked to the welfare of young users

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives at court in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, Los Angeles, California, Feb 18, 2026.

Meta’s Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids

[LOS ANGELES] Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday repeatedly said during a landmark trial over youth social media addiction that the Facebook and Instagram operator does not allow kids und...

Nvidia’s announcement also comes as Meta is developing its own AI chips and is in discussions with Google about using that company’s TPUs for AI work.

Nvidia to sell Meta millions of chips in multiyear deal

It also includes standalone installations of its Grace and Vera central processors

Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica more than tripled sales of its Meta AI glasses in 2025, selling more than seven million units.
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