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Meta returns to open weights and asks Washington for help
Muse Glimmer runs agentic tasks on a single consumer GPU, and Zuckerberg's accompanying essay argues US rules are holding American open models back.
Meta's Muse Image AI sparks Instagram privacy backlash
Meta's new Muse Image tool generates AI pictures using the faces of anyone with a public Instagram profile by default, drawing criticism from privacy advocates.
Zuckerberg admits Meta's AI agents are lagging expectations
Mark Zuckerberg has told staff Meta's AI agents have not progressed as fast as he hoped, a rare capability reality-check from a frontier lab boss.
Meta orders 7,000 staff onto AI teams as UK workers move to unionise
Meta has reassigned more than 7,000 engineers to new AI infrastructure and agent teams, with UK staff organising through UTAW amid surveillance and layoff concerns.
China orders Meta to unwind $2bn Manus deal in landmark cross-border block
Beijing's NDRC has ordered Meta to unwind its $2bn-plus acquisition of Singapore-incorporated AI agent startup Manus, citing national-security review powers.
Perplexity's incognito mode shares chats with Google and Meta, lawsuit claims
A proposed class action alleges Perplexity's AI search engine shares user conversations and personal data with Google and Meta, even when incognito mode is enabled.
Meta AI agent triggers sensitive data exposure in internal security incident
An AI agent's flawed engineering guidance exposed sensitive user and company data to Meta employees for two hours, highlighting the risks of deploying agentic AI at scale.
UK ICO Contacts Meta After Workers Viewed Intimate Smart Glasses Footage
The Information Commissioner's Office is writing to Meta after reports that outsourced workers in Kenya viewed sensitive content captured by Ray-Ban Meta AI smart glasses, including bedroom and bathroom footage.
OpenClaw Security Fears Lead Meta and Other Firms to Restrict Use
Tech companies including Meta are banning the open-source agentic AI tool OpenClaw from company hardware over security and privacy concerns, despite its growing popularity among developers.
European Commission Challenges Meta Over WhatsApp AI Service Restrictions
The EU has asked Meta to suspend WhatsApp Business terms that prevent third-party AI chatbot services, arguing Meta is abusing its dominant market position.
British AI Fellows Join Government to Modernise Public Services
Alan Turing Institute deploys AI specialists to government with Meta backing, targeting transport infrastructure and national security improvements.