Meta launches Meta Business Agent, an AI-powered tool providing businesses 24/7 personalized customer support across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, while also offering operational insights and a new enterprise platform for large-scale deployment integrating with systems like Shopify and Zendesk.
Google launches Dreambeans, an experimental AI app that transforms users' personal Gmail, Photos, Calendar, and search data into a daily curated set of inspiring, action-driven stories — replacing endless scrolling with focused, personalized content for U.S. AI Ultra subscribers on Android and iOS.
Meta's Chief Information Security Officer Guy Rosen is departing after more than a decade with the company, with Meta actively searching for his replacement as Rosen stays on until a successor is found.
A critical flaw in Meta's Instagram AI recovery assistant is being exploited to bypass two-factor authentication, allowing attackers to hijack high-value accounts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars before Meta issues an emergency patch Friday night, with researchers warning this exposes a dangerous industry-wide pattern of AI agents granted unchecked …
YouTube is rolling out automatic AI content detection this month, using internal signals to label videos with significant photorealistic AI use — ending sole reliance on creator self-disclosure and placing warnings prominently below videos and over Shorts.
YouTube is making AI-generated content labels more visible and will begin automatically detecting and labeling videos with significant AI use starting May 2026, even if creators fail to disclose it themselves.
Spotify launches 'Verified by Spotify' green checkmark badges for authenticated podcasts while cracking down on AI voice cloning and impersonation, with eligibility based on listener activity, policy compliance, and audience authenticity.
Meta is slashing 8,000 jobs — 10% of its workforce — this week as it redirects billions toward AI, raising capital expenditure guidance to as high as $145 billion for 2026, while internal morale crumbles amid layoff fears and controversial employee tracking tools.
GPT-4o fans take over Times Square with a billboard tribute on the model's second birthday, mourning the loss of an AI personality they say was warmer and more creative than its replacements, highlighting a growing trend of emotionally complex bonds between users and AI.
Meta deploys AI on Facebook and Instagram to detect and remove users under 13 by analyzing bone structure, height, and visual cues in photos, just days after a New Mexico jury orders the company to pay $375 million for failing to protect minors on its platforms.