ai Zuckerberg Admits Meta's AI Agent Progress Falls Short of Expectations Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges to staff that AI agent development has not progressed as quickly as company executives expect. Speaking at an internal town hall, Zuckerberg admits that the pace of advancement falls short of earlier projections, despite the company's aggressive push into artificial intelligence. Earlier this
elon musk Elon Musk Deletes SpaceX and Tesla Facebook Pages Amid Data Scandal Elon Musk removes the official Facebook pages for SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity in response to the growing Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal. The move adds to the ongoing tension between Musk and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
meta Meta Commits to Building Open Source Artificial General Intelligence Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta is developing open source AGI by merging its FAIR and GenAI research teams. The company also reveals massive compute infrastructure upgrades and highlights smart glasses as the ideal AI device.
facebook Zuckerberg Testimony Exposes Congressional Confusion Over Facebook Operations Mark Zuckerberg tells Congress that social media regulation is inevitable, but two days of hearings reveal a striking lack of understanding about how Facebook actually works. The unfocused questioning ultimately helps Zuckerberg recover billions in lost market value.
meta Meta Unveils Massive Llama 3.1 Model to Challenge Closed AI Rivals Meta releases Llama 3.1 405B, a massive open-weights AI model with 405 billion parameters that directly competes with leading closed systems. The release sparks ongoing debates about the true definition of open source in the artificial intelligence industry.
meta Meta Shifts Focus to Artificial General Intelligence and Trains Llama 3 Mark Zuckerberg officially makes the pursuit of artificial general intelligence a core mission for Meta as the company trains its advanced Llama 3 model. The company plans to continue its open-source approach for this new technology as long as it remains safe and responsible.
meta Meta's Threads App Experiences Rapid Drop in User Engagement A new report reveals that Meta's newly launched Twitter rival, Threads, suffers from a significant decline in daily active users and engagement metrics just weeks after its explosive debut.
meta Threads Reaches 100 Million Users as Twitter Web Traffic Drops Meta's new text-based app Threads surpasses 100 million sign-ups in just five days, causing a noticeable decline in Twitter's web traffic.
facebook Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Surprisingly Urges Increased Government Regulation Mark Zuckerberg publishes a Washington Post op-ed calling for more government oversight of the internet, focusing on four key areas.
meta Meta Launches Compute Initiative to Build Massive AI Infrastructure Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils Meta Compute, a major new initiative to drastically expand the company's AI infrastructure and energy footprint with tens of gigawatts of power planned for this decade.
meta Meta Spends Over $2 Billion on AI Agent Startup Manus Meta Platforms acquires AI agent startup Manus for over $2 billion to accelerate its position in the artificial intelligence race. The deal brings in a highly profitable platform and sets the stage for major AI advancements in 2026.
meta Meta Unveils Vibes, a Short-Form Video Feed Relying Entirely on AI Content Meta launches "Vibes," a new TikTok-style feed where every video consists entirely of AI-generated content. The feature allows users to create and remix AI videos, drawing widespread criticism and confusion from the public.
threads Threads Surpasses 275 Million Monthly Active Users Amid Rapid Growth Meta's text-based social network Threads reaches 275 million monthly active users, adding 75 million users in just three months. Despite impressive daily sign-ups, the platform continues to struggle with ongoing moderation issues.
meta Meta Unveils Orion AR Glasses Prototype at Annual Connect Event Meta showcases Orion, its most advanced augmented reality glasses prototype to date, alongside new Quest headsets and AI updates. The reveal highlights the company's ongoing commitment to blending artificial intelligence with the metaverse.
meta Meta Demos AI Clone of Human Creator Live Onstage Mark Zuckerberg showcases Meta's AI Studio by chatting with an AI clone of creator Don Allen Stevenson III while the real person stands nearby. The surreal demo highlights how creators use AI avatars to manage fan messages.