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How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm, even though we know they are ‘fake’

Many women have experienced severe distress as Grok, the AI chatbot on social media site X, removed clothing from their images to show them in bikinis, in sexual positions or covered in blood and bruises. Grok, like other AI tools, has also reportedly been used to generate child sexual abuse…

The Conversation

Facebook rebranded to Meta for VR — now it's laid off 1,000 people and shut down 3 VR game studios to catch up with AI

Meta is shutting down three of its video game studios and laying off 1,000 people from its virtual reality department to focus and channel those resources into AI and wearable technology.

Windows Central

Meta sets up 'top-level' Compute initiative to make sure its AI data centers get all the power they need - Zuckerberg promises 'tens of gigawatts this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time'

Meta Compute will oversee AI infrastructure expansion, unify leadership, and plan for tens to hundreds of gigawatts over the next decade.

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Meta just killed some of its best Quest 3 game studios — and convinced me to buy a Steam Frame instead of a Quest 4

Meta just closed several VR studios, but VR gaming isn’t dead yet (I hope).

TechRadar

As Mark Zuckerberg Unveils Meta Compute, Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold META Stock?

Meta’s new initiative, backed by massive AI data‑center and nuclear‑power commitments, keeps META in buy‑or‑hold territory for long‑term investors.

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Meta closing its Deadpool VR, Resident Evil 4 VR, and Asgard's Wrath studios is bad news for Quest 3 owners, but plays right into Steam Frame's hands

Meta has shut down three of its most significant VR game studios. While that's not great news for Quest 3 owners, it's excellent news for Valve's Steam Frame.

GamesRadar

Meta Reduces Reality Labs Workforce While Pivoting to AI-Powered Glasses

Meta cuts over 1,000 Reality Labs jobs to focus on AI-powered smart glasses and mobile metaverse experiences.

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Power Struggle: Why Big Tech Is Buying Nuclear Stocks

Silicon Valley giants are directly funding nuclear energy infrastructure to guarantee the power needed for the next generation of artificial intelligence.

MarketBeat

The ‘Magnificent 7’ are dying, and Wall Street is pretty happy about it

But the dominance of the Mag 7 is likely to come to an end this year, many on Wall Street believe—if only because their valuations can’t exponentially go up forever.

Fortune

Ex-Meta boss warns social media has become a ‘poisoned chalice’

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The Independent UK

Sir Nick Clegg takes swipe at Instagram and calls for tougher tech regulation

Sir Nick criticised the ‘TikTokification’ of Instagram, which is owned by Meta, where he claimed users were being ‘bombarded’ by content.

Evening Standard

Former tech insider warns social media has become a ‘poisoned chalice’

Sir Nick Clegg criticised Instagram for bombarding users with content that appears to be "much worse, particularly for younger people’s mental health"

The Independent UK

Meta is closing 3 VR studios and laying off roughly 10% of Reality Labs as it shifts focus from the metaverse to AI wearables, its next sure-fire, can't-miss idea

Armature Studios, Sanzaru Games, and Twisted Pixel are done for.

PC Gamer

Worried About Nvidia’s China Business? CEO Jensen Huang Says This Is the Top Indicator to Watch.

Nvidia is facing a great deal of uncertainty right now. Here's what to watch in 2026, according to Jensen Huang.

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Meta is reportedly slashing another 1,500 jobs, and it looks pretty bad for Meta Quest exclusives

Reality Labs is reportedly seeing a 10% staff cut, mainly targeting VR development.

The Guardian - UK

Football fan took his own life after using illegal ‘predatory’ betting sites, inquest told

Coroner’s court hears how Ollie Long, 36, became ensnared in debt after using offshore operators run by ‘international criminal networks’

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Palmer Luckey Warns China’s ‘Most Powerful Weapon’ Isn’t a ‘Missile or Drone, It’s Their Ability to Control People’s Minds Through the Media’

Palmer Luckey argues China’s strongest weapon is propaganda, highlighting censorship’s social acceptance and its implications for technology, security, and markets.

Fortune

Meta is changing its performance review to reward output over effort

The tech giant will wield bonuses to incentivize workers to improve output, mirroring review overhauls made at other tech companies.

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What’s Behind the Amazon Transformation from Mega-Cap Laggard to Breakout Monster Stock?

After falling behind last year, AMZN looks ready to lead the Magnificent 7 pack in 2026. Here’s what the charts are saying now.

Texas Observer

Texas Police Invested Millions in a Shadowy Phone-Tracking Software. They Won’t Say How They’ve Used It.

One sheriff who leads an anti-smuggling task force says the software helps “develop leads to eventually obtain probable cause.” Civil liberties experts say its use violates constitutional rights.

International Business Times UK

Meta's Trump Hire Dina Powell McCormick Puts a $600B Tech Giant at the Centre of US Politics

Meta appoints former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president, blending the company's AI ambitions with deep political ties and influence over US policy.

International Business Times UK

Meta Slashes Metaverse Jobs and Names Ex-Trump Adviser Dina Powell McCormick President

Meta has appointed former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick its new president and vice chairman as the social media titan faces apparent leadership overhaul geared towards AI infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not the 90s any more’: the all-women team reinventing abortion advice for the TikTok age

The irreverent approach of the Colombian hotline Jacarandas has made it the most-followed abortion account on social media in the Spanish-speaking world

International Business Times UK

Meta Taps New Meta Compute Initiative to Drive Massive AI Data Center Expansion

Mark Zuckerberg announced the establishment of a new AI initiative called Meta Compute on Threads to build more AI infrastructure.

Tom’s Hardware

Meta sets up 'Meta Compute' organization for gigawatt-scale AI data centers — initiative is said to consume hundreds of gigawatts over time

Meta establishes 'Meta Compute' organization to manage buildout of next-generation data centers and development of custom computing architectures that will power gigawatt-class data centers.

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