Threads’ new features let podcasters promote shows and reach listeners

Threads is rolling out new tools for podcasters, including profile cards, episode links, transcripts, guest tags, posting reminders, and audience insights, as Meta looks to make the X rival a bigger hub for podcast promotion and discussion.

A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation
A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation

Over the past few days, a lot of people who stand to make a lot of money from AI all publicly agreed that it’s time to make everyone slow down before we lose control – including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and X […]

Meta is reportedly ready to launch less pervy smart glasses
Meta is reportedly ready to launch less pervy smart glasses

Meta may be ready to reveal a new pair of smart glasses with no camera at all, amid a PR crisis for the company caused by the video recording capabilities of its flagship smart glasses. A new report from The Information claims the camera-free glasses, codenamed Luna, could be revealed as soon as the Meta […]

Mark Zuckerberg says every AI lab has the incentive to build safely
Mark Zuckerberg says every AI lab has the incentive to build safely

“Every lab has the responsibility and incentive to move at the pace required to train its models safely, and the ability to take its own actions to ensure that happens,” said Mark Zuckerberg in a post on X on Tuesday. In the context of these days, when…

Meta now lets AI agents handle the boring parts of WhatsApp Business setup

A new WhatsApp Business MCP server lets developers use AI coding agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT to handle setup, messaging templates, testing, and troubleshooting.

Meta expands subscription push with new AI-focused plans

Meta One bundles expanded access to the company’s AI tools with premium features across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Meta’s new One subscriptions put a price on social media and AI
Meta’s new One subscriptions put a price on social media and AI

Shortly after launching its new do-everything AI assistant Muse, Meta’s launching subscription bundles that pair its standalone app subscriptions with extra AI usage. Some of the new Meta One bundles were in testing earlier this year, but are now available globally starting today, with several tiers for individual users, creators, and businesses. Meta says the […]

Meta may have leaked the first look at its slim ‘Project Phoenix’ headset
Meta may have leaked the first look at its slim ‘Project Phoenix’ headset

Just a couple of weeks before Meta Connect starts on September 23rd, UploadVR posted images seemingly revealing the design for Meta’s “Project Phoenix” headset. The images, which UploadVR says were “found in the HorizonOS Prescription Lens firmware package,” suggest Meta may be looking to compete with devices like those from Xreal or Viture. These companies’ […]

Meta says it’s changing AI suggestions after posing invasive personal questions
Meta says it’s changing AI suggestions after posing invasive personal questions

Meta says it’s making changes to the prompts suggested by its AI chatbot after a viral video showed it digging for personal information about a woman’s young daughters, as reported earlier by Futurism. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby says the company “missed the mark,” adding that “the feature never should […]

Meta’s AI agent Muse is now the No. 2 app in the US

Meta’s newest app Muse is off to a slower start than the company’s other apps, like Meta AI or Threads.