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Meta-Anthropic AI compute lease talks could hit $10bn
Meta-Anthropic AI compute lease talks could reach $10 billion over two years, showing how scarce large-scale AI infrastructure has become.
eSafety says 2,000 sextortion complaints expose platform gaps
Sextortion complaints topped 2,000 in six months as eSafety said Meta, Apple and Google still missed known abuse patterns and relied too much on reports.
Meta's $50bn Louisiana buildout shows AI's bottleneck is power
Meta's Louisiana AI data centre is heading to 5GW and more than $US50 billion, making power, subsidies and capex the next AI battleground.
Meta’s Muse Image backlash puts Instagram consent at the centre of an AI policy fight
Instagram consent backlash is turning Meta’s Muse Image into a policy fight over opt-out defaults, likeness reuse and user trust.
Why Palo Alto says AI token prices must fall before AI scales
AI token pricing is becoming an enterprise budget problem, with Palo Alto arguing costs must fall 90 per cent before broad rollouts can scale.
Meta Muse Image rolls out on Instagram, WhatsApp, Meta AI
Meta is putting Muse Image inside Meta AI, Instagram Stories and WhatsApp as it tries to turn image generation into a feature for creators, advertisers and subscribers.
Meta turns spare AI capacity into a cloud challenge
Meta cloud business plans would turn vast AI infrastructure spend into a revenue line, while giving AWS, Azure and Google Cloud a new rival.
Qualcomm AI server chip wins Meta as first customer
Qualcomm AI server chip wins Meta as an early customer, with Dragonfly production slated for 2028 as the company pushes deeper into data centres.
Oracle layoffs 2026: 21,000 jobs cut as AI capex climbs
Oracle layoffs 2026: the software group cut 21,000 jobs and said AI deployment was helping drive the reductions as capex surged.
Meta pauses worker tracking after AI training data leak
Meta paused an internal worker-tracking programme after employee activity data used for AI training was exposed inside the company.
Meta's Arena prediction app: Zuckerberg's new bet on engagement, no cash wagering
Meta is launching a points-based prediction-markets app called Arena, aiming to drive new engagement without real-money bets. Directed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Arena sidesteps tighter regulation by sticking to virtual stakes.
UK social media ban copies Australia’s under-16 model
UK social media ban plans would extend Australia’s under-16 model to gaming chats, testing how exportable Canberra’s regime is.
Acer smart glasses Australia launch set for Q3 2026
Acer smart glasses Australia launch plans include a $999 AR viewing model and $599 Gemini-powered AI glasses due in Q3 2026.
Meta smart glasses face-recognition code sparks privacy fight
Meta smart glasses face-recognition code reportedly sat inside the companion app, reviving privacy concerns before any public launch.
Silicon Valley's AI race moves from chatbots to the factory floor
Silicon Valley's AI boom is pivoting from chatbots to robotics as Nvidia, OpenAI and Tesla chase the $200 billion humanoid market, with the same venture billions that funded large language models now backing startups that build arms, legs and grippers.
Meta AI chatbot hack exposed Instagram recovery flaw
Meta AI chatbot hack reports show attackers abused Instagram account recovery, forcing Meta to patch an AI support workflow.
Project Solara reveals Microsoft’s agent-device bet
Project Solara points to Microsoft’s bigger AI plan: enterprise agents running on managed devices, not only inside Windows.
Enterprise AI rollouts stall as worker confusion outruns strategy
Companies are pushing AI tools on staff before defining strategy — 93% of AI leaders cite culture as the primary barrier to adoption, and workers navigate without governance or measurement.
Hyperscaler AI debt: $662B in hidden data centre liabilities rattles credit markets
Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Oracle have raised hundreds of billions in debt to fund AI infrastructure. Credit derivatives markets are now pricing in the risk — and $662 billion in off-balance-sheet data centre commitments is only beginning to surface.
Meta starts AI subscriptions at $US7.99 a month
Meta has begun testing paid Meta AI tiers from $US7.99 a month inside Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, testing whether consumer AI can deliver recurring revenue.
Best smart glasses in Australia in 2026: top picks compared
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 remains the safest smart-glasses buy for most Australians, while XREAL 1S leads the display-first field and VITURE Beast sits at the premium end.
Google smart glasses return with Android XR this fall
Google smart glasses will return this fall with Android XR and Gemini, but price, full specs and Australian launch timing remain undisclosed.
Meta layoffs 2026: 8,000 jobs cut as AI teams grow
Meta is cutting about 8,000 jobs and shifting another 7,000 workers into AI-focused teams, in a restructuring that affects roughly 20 per cent of its workforce.
Australia drafts 2.25 per cent news levy for Meta, Google, TikTok
Canberra's draft bill taxes Big Tech 2.25 per cent of Australian revenue unless Meta, Google and TikTok strike deals with publishers. The structure removes the deplatform-the-news escape route Meta used in 2024 and lands as Trump weighs trade retaliation.
Meta Ray-Ban Display review: are smart glasses with a screen finally useful in Australia?
Meta's first smart glasses with a built-in screen and a Neural Band wrist controller are the most genuinely futuristic thing I have worn in 12 years. They also are not officially sold in Australia, cost about $A1,400 to land, and are not the right pair for most readers.
