Litigator Mark Lanier argued that forcing accountability from major social media corporations requires relentless legal battles and broad public exposure, speaking after a string of major court challenges over youth platform safety. Appearing at the WIRED World Fair, Lanier pointed to coordinated state actions as the most potent mechanism for driving regulatory reform. In an
Meta is winding down software development for its Quest 2 and Quest Pro virtual reality headsets, scheduling their final operating system updates for March 2027. While new operating system features will halt that spring, Meta has committed to issuing security patches and bug fixes through the end of 2027. Software developers will be permitted to
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Meta has released Waddle World, a mobile virtual pet game powered by artificial intelligence that functions as an interactive daily diary, though the application is currently restricted to users in the Philippines. The 16-bit title tasks players with hatching an egg, nurturing a digital creature, and keeping it content through routine feeding and play. Unlike
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Nvidia and AMD have poured a combined $4 billion into Meta under new strategic partnerships designed to expand the tech giant’s artificial intelligence infrastructure. Nvidia accounted for the largest portion of the capital, committing $3 billion to Meta alongside plans to broaden collaboration on Meta’s Muse family of AI models. Under the terms of the
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Legal scholars and intellectual property attorneys warn that Meta’s newly revised commercial terms of service may still permit the company to scrape external publisher websites for artificial intelligence development, despite recent language edits aimed at addressing industry backlash. The controversy stems from an upcoming policy update set to take effect on October 30. An earlier
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