Corning and Meta Form Multiyear Partnership for up to $6 Billion to Accelerate U.S. Data Center Buildout

Feb 9, 2026 Corning Incorporated and Meta Platforms, Inc. are entering a multiyear, up to $6 billion agreement to accelerate the buildout of the most…

Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any better |

4:20 PM PST · January 28, 2026 Earlier this month, Meta laid off 10% of the staff for Reality Labs, its virtual reality unit, reportedly…

Meta pauses teen access to AI characters ahead of new version |

Meta today said that it is pausing teens’ access to its AI characters globally across all its apps. The company mentioned that it is not…

Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp |

4:21 AM PST · January 13, 2026 Brazil’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from…

Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz |

Artificial intelligence is moving quickly into drug discovery as pharmaceutical and biotech companies look for ways to cut years off R&D timelines and increase the…

Meta signs deals with three nuclear companies for 6-plus GW of power |

Meta today announced three deals to provide its data centers with nuclear power: one from a startup, one from a smaller energy company, and one…

Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about |

Mark Zuckerberg has struck again. Meta Platforms is acquiring Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup that’s become the talk of Silicon Valley since it debuted last…

Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp |

6:40 AM PST · December 24, 2025 Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer…

Meta acquires AI device startup Limitless |

Limitless, the AI startup formerly known as Rewind, has been acquired by Meta, the company announced Friday on its website. The company, which made an…

Meta signs commercial AI data agreements with publishers to offer real-time news on Meta AI |

7:27 AM PST · December 5, 2025 Meta has signed commercial AI data agreements with news publishers to offer real-time global, entertainment, and breaking news…