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Meta to cut back on third-party vendors in favor of AI for content enforcement
Arda Kucukkaya | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta is beginning a yearslong rollout of more advanced artificial intelligence systems that will handle content enforcement-related tasks like catching scams and removing illegal media, as the company reduces its use of third-party vendors and contractors in favor of AI. In a blog post Thursday, Meta said that […]
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Meta rolls out in-house AI chips weeks after massive Nvidia, AMD deals
Meta’s 5-gigawatt Hyperion data center under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, Jan. 9, 2026. Courtesy of Meta Meta on Wednesday revealed four custom, in-house chips tailored for artificial intelligence-related tasks as part of the company’s massive data center expansion plans. The specialized silicon is part of the Meta Training and Inference Accelerator, or MTIA, family […]
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OpenAI to buy cybersecurity startup Promptfoo to better safeguard AI agents
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI said Monday that it is acquiring the cybersecurity startup Promptfoo, which provides tools to help safeguard and test complex artificial intelligence systems. The Sam Altman-led firm did not disclose the […]
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How China is challenging the U.S. to become the next great space power
China’s space program has hit a number of milestones lately. In 2025, China executed over 90 orbital launches, setting a new national record for orbital launches in a single year. In the last five years, China returned the first samples from the far side of the Moon, completed its own low-earth orbit space station and […]
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Defense experts defend Anthropic in letter to Congress, slam DoD for setting ‘dangerous precedent’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images A group of former defense and intelligence officials and policy experts sent a letter on Thursday to Congress calling for an investigation […]
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China’s Honor shows off smartphone with robotic camera arm and teases a humanoid robot
The Honor Robot Phone features a camera that pops out of the main body of the device. Honor Honor on Sunday showed off the capabilities of its Robot Phone as the Chinese electronics firm looks to stand out from some of its bigger rivals like Samsung and Apple. The company, which spun off from Huawei […]
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Instagram to start parent alerts for teen suicide, self-harm searches as Meta trials continue
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., exits Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Instagram said Thursday that it will alert parents when teens repeatedly search for suicide and self-harm terms as parent company Meta comes under scrutiny […]
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National Parent Teacher Association breaks ties with Meta amid child-safety trials
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, United States, on February 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images The National Parent Teacher Association is splitting with Meta as the social media giant’s high-profile child-safety […]
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in LA social media safety trial
Arda Kucukkaya | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to testify on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court as part of a landmark trial about social media and safety that’s being likened to the industry’s “Big Tobacco” moment. The trial, which began in late January, centers on a young woman who […]
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Pinterest shares tank 20% on earnings miss, weak guidance
Pinterest shares plunged as much as 20% in after-hours on Thursday after the social media company reported a fourth-quarter earnings miss and issued weak guidance. Here’s how the company did, compared to analysts’ consensus estimates from LSEG: Earnings per share: 67 cents adjusted vs. 69 cents expected Revenue: $1.32 billion vs. $1.33 billion expected Pinterest […]
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