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Social media addiction trial stalls as LA jury cannot reach verdict

The defendants are Google and Meta, but the jury did not specify which one it was referring to.

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At the top of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg is experimenting with a CEO bot

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Finally: The long-awaited WhatsApp update is coming to mobile soon

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Meta announces big news for parents: Dedicated WhatsApp account for kids with full supervision


Report: Meta plans smartwatch with health and AI capabilities

After shelving the project about two years ago, the tech giant is planning a comeback on the wrist with an AI-based watch, aiming to compete with Apple and Google.

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WhatsApp’s transcription revolution reaches all users

WhatsApp rolls out a major AI feature letting users convert voice messages into text instantly, fulfilling one of its most requested tools for easier messaging and accessibility.

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Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids

Mark Zuckerberg faces questions in a trial accusing Meta and Google of profiting from social media addiction and harming children’s mental health.

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the court after taking the stand at a trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, February 18, 2026.

Instagram top chief defends platform during trial over youth mental-health crisis caused by it

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified in Los Angeles as part of a trial on what plaintiffs call "social media addiction" in children and young adults.

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WhatsApp says Russia tried to fully block service to push state app

Russia began limiting calls on messaging platforms last year, accusing them of refusing to share information with law enforcement.

Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Whatsapp logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025.

Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending, including rare 100-year bond

Issuing a 110-year bond would represent the tech industry's first instance since Motorola did the same in 1997.

Alphabet logo is seen in this illustration created on September 18, 2025.

Online antisemitism grows smarter, faster, and harder to stop, CyberWell report shows

A CyberWell report found antisemitic narratives surged in 2025, with platforms struggling to keep pace despite higher content removal rates.

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Instagram recovers after brief outage disrupts US users

Meta’s Instagram recovered after a short outage Wednesday that saw more than 10,000 users in the US report problems, according to Downdetector.

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France's National Assembly approves banning under-15s from social media

President Emmanuel Macron is urging France to follow Australia, whose ban for under-16s on social media platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube came into force in December.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media ahead of a summit of EU leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following US President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 22, 2026.

Meta's new AI team delivered first key models internally this month, CTO says

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, CTO Andrew Bosworth said the models built by Meta's Superintelligence Labs team, formed last year, showed significant promise.

Andrew Bosworth, Chief Technology Officer of Meta, speaks during Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California on September 27, 2023.