— Starting in the coming weeks, teens will no longer be able to access AI characters across our apps until the updated experience is ready, they write.
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First new AI models from Meta released internally this month
The models «show a lot of promise» and are «very good,» he says.
Meta has been rumored for a while to have a couple of models in the works, including the Avocado model for text and an image/video-focused model named Mango.
These models now seem out of training are showing promise internally.
Bosworth also warns that there’s «a tremendous amount of work to do post-training.»
Meta hasn’t launched a new model since Llama 4 in April 2025, but Bosworth is hinting to Reuters that 2026-27 are «important years for bringing consumer products to market.»
Read the full scoop at Reuters.
Zuckerberg unveils «Meta Compute» initiative to secure infrastructure
He also said they will expand to «hundreds of gigawatts,» «over time.»
— How we engineer, invest, and partner to build this infrastructure will become a strategic advantage, Zuckerberg continues.
There are lots of obstacles to build global infrastructure like this, and challenges in «operating our global datacenter fleet and network,» Zuckerberg says.
The team will be headed up by Meta’s head of global infrastructure Santosh Janardhan and Daniel Gross, in close collaboration with newly hired Dina Powell McCormick.
Meta hasn’t released a frontier model since the Llama series in April, 2025, which saw lots of controversies. They have since formed a Superintelligence Lab from across the industry to develop the next generation of models. There is no timeline for when they’ll be ready, but the ambition is real, Zuckerberg says:
— [we want to] deliver personal superintelligence to billions of people around the world, he closes his message.
Read more: Zuck’s threads message, Reuters, TechCrunch, Business Insider.
Meta buys into 6 GW of nuclear to power its Prometheus data center
Together, they are offering up to six gigawatts of power from established nuclear reactors to more experimental small modular reactors.
The deals are a result of a request for proposals from Meta in December 2024, TechCrunch writes, and they have now selected Vistra (2.1 GW) for their existing nuclear plants, and Oklo (1.2 GW) and TerraPower (up to 2.1 GW) for their modular reactors.
TerraPower was co-founded by Bill Gates, while Sam Altman is the biggest investor in Oklo.
TerraPower and Oklo are still in the startup phase, with capacity for TerraPower expected to come online in 2032, while Oklo’s «nuclear technology campus» won’t be coming online until 2030, CNBC writes.
No financial details of the deals have been made public, but Meta has committed to spending $600 billion on infrastructure over the next three years.
Read more: Writeups on TechCrunch, CNBC.
Meta buys Manus, producer of autonomous agents, for $2 billion
The Wall Street Journal cites sources placing the deal at $2 billion.
Their main product is an agent capable of functioning as a digital employee, that can complete tasks in research, coding and data analysis with minimal supervision, Reuters writes.
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Meta is eyeing early 2026 for «Avocado» model, and it might be proprietary
The model is rumored to not be in the Llama family of open source models, as The Zuck himself opined in July that «We’ll need to be rigorous about mitigating these risks and careful about what we choose to open source.»
Therefore, the «Avacado» family of models might well be proprietary, also after Meta saw lots of components of its Open Source models getting incorporated in other advanced models.
Little is known about the upcoming model, apart from the fact that it will be «frontier,» and there has apparently been discussions on releasing it this year — but the official plan is that is scheduled for Q1 2026, according to CNBC.
Read more: Full scoop at CNBC.
Meta acquires AI wearables company Limitless
The new music spinning out of Meta HQ is lately holistic design; bridging devices and their AI offerings, and this buyout seems a nice fit.
Previously Limitless had been producing Pendant, a $99 wearable, well, AI pendant that you could wear as a necklace or attach to your clothes.
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Apple’s interface chief leaves for new Meta AI design studio
He brings with him his deputy at Apple, Billy Sorrentino, and will oversee a new studio that encompasses hardware, software and AI integration across all of Meta’s products — including future AI devices.
— Our idea is to treat intelligence as a new design material and imagine what becomes possible when it is abundant, capable, and human-centered, writes Mark Zuckerberg on Threads, not being short of ambition.
He goes on to say that Meta will «elevate design,» and put together people with talents in «craft, creative vision, systems thinking, and deep experience building iconic products that bridge hardware and software»
The potential is «enormous,» Zuck says, for AI glasses and «other devices» to change how we connect with «technology and each other.»
Read more: Scoop by Bloomberg, writeups by The Verge and 9to5Mac.
Nvidia responds to report that Meta might use Google’s TPU chips
Under the deal being discussed, Meta would start renting compute on Google’s Tensor Processing Units as early as next year, Reuters reports.
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Meta commits to «at least» $600 billion spend on AI infrastructure
They are building out data centers because «it’s the right strategy to aggressively front-load capacity so we’re prepared for the most optimistic cases,» according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Meta saw an 83% drop in its operating income the last quarter, and plans for capital expenditures of $70 billion just this year, but will have increase it threefold to reach their target by 2028.
Read more: Reuters, The Register and Business Insider.
Big Tech doubles down on even bigger AI spend
The coming AI wars will be fought with data centers and gigawatts, and nobody wants to lose out.
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Weekend roundup: Resurrected Clippy, ChatGPT Business and AI Oreo ads
Clippy much? Microsoft launches visualization of Copilot
If you ever use voice mode in Copilot, which Microsoft hopes to expand, you might see a new, expressive animation on your screen. That would be the newly announced «Mico.» Unlike the much maligned Clippy, Mico will use facial expressions that change as you talk. It’s only available in the US, and will work with an upcoming memory feature for Copilot to better respond to requests.
More at: Microsoft’s launch, The Verge and Ars Technica.
OpenAI announces ChatGPT Business
ChatGPT will now combine all the context of your businesses’ connected apps, like Slack, Sharepoint, Github and Google Drive. This makes it possible to ask pretty detailed questions about your business and have comprehensive answers delivered in one place — without the need to go searching through lots of different repositories. The feature is available tor Business, Enterprise and Education customers starting last Thursday.
More at: OpenAI’s launch page, The Verge and The Register.
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Meta to use AI chats to «personalize» ads and recommendations
There is no way to opt out, according to The Wall Street Journal, but they won’t be targeting topics like «religious views, sexual orientation, political views, health, racial or ethnic origin, philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership.»
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Zuckerberg would rather «misspend a couple of hundred billion» than lose out on AI race
— That’s going to be very unfortunate obviously. But I would say the risk is higher on the other side, he said.
A $600 billion bet
Getting it right on «superintelligence,» or artificial general intelligence, is a clear priority for the Meta CEO, and he has already promised $600 billion of total investment in the technology until 2028.
Weekend roundup; Chrome gets Gemini, Microsoft goes Claude and Veo comes to Youtube
Google goes nuclear; brings Gemini to Chrome
While OpenAI is still working on a browser and others are cautious or have failed to take off, Google is done waiting. They are now building the Gemini assistant directly into the world’s most popular browser. «Gemini with Chrome» will navigate and summarize your tabs for you, offer helpful suggestions in the URL bar, and should soon help you order stuff online. It can even find your closed tabs and search for references inside Youtube videos. It’s rolling out to Mac and Windows users with language set to English as of this writing. They call it «a new era of browsing.»
More at Google’s launch page, Google’s overview and launch thread.
Hands-on with Meta’s new Ray-Bans
Has Meta found the Goldilocks zone of smart glasses? Their recently launched Ray-Bans with an internal screen seems to have hit the sweet spot with reviewers. The Verge calls them the best smart glasses out there, Tom’s Hardware says it «feels like the future,» and Gizmodo writes that you’re going to want a pair. The consensus seems to be that the in-lens screen is quite useful, just about bright enough and it hits the sweet spot with the new wristband.
More at Mashable’s roundup.
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