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As Billionaire Bill Ackman Calls Meta Platforms Cheap, Should You Buy META Stock?

As Meta stock slides on AI spending fears, billionaire Bill Ackman’s bet signals that he sees a rare long-term buying opportunity at a discounted valuation.

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Meta's smart glasses success is getting harder to ignore — and rivals should be worried

Meta sold over 7 million Ray-Bans last year as smart glasses revenue more than tripled in early 2025.

Android Central

The Feds Used Threats To Silence Their ICE-Tracking Speech. Now They're Fighting Back.

A lawsuit argues that Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem coerced Apple and Meta to censor two popular ICE-monitoring tools, which violates Americans' right to freedom of expression.

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Billionaire Bill Ackman Is Betting Big on Meta Platforms Stock. Should You?

Bill Ackman’s roughly $2 billion Meta stake, equal to about 10% of Pershing Square’s capital, reflects a high‑conviction bet that the market is underestimating Meta’s AI‑driven cash machine, with Q4 revenue up 24% to nearly $60 billion.

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Meta plans to add facial recognition software to its glasses despite security and privacy concerns

Leaked memo suggests the company is well aware of the potential pitfalls of introducing controversial technology. Meta says it’s still “thinking through the options”

The Independent UK

META Resets Reality Labs, Grows Message Sales as Ad Engine Roars

As Meta's advertising business booms, the company buys itself time to further AI monetization through glasses, business messaging, and Manus.

MarketBeat

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky agrees to hold elections if Trump secures ‘three month ceasefire’ with Putin

The UkraInian president implored Trump to apply more pressure on Russia

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Instagram boss reveals he’s paid $900K per year plus stock worth ‘tens of millions of dollars’ as he denies ‘addiction’ claims

The plaintiff’s lawyer in a landmark social media addiction trial tried to connect Adam Mosseri’s compensation to Instagram’s policy toward filters.

Fortune

Prince Harry tells families battling social media giants in court over their children’s deaths: ‘You’ve already saved thousands of lives’

Address to bereaved families comes as landmark court case gets underway in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

'That sounds like problematic use': You're not addicted to Instagram, says its boss – you're just 'binging' it like a Netflix show

Opening statements have been heard as social media platforms go on trial for causing mental health issues.

TechRadar

Anthropic promises to pay for electricity price increases due to it's AI data centers — firm to pay 100% of its grid infrastructure costs, produce new power sources as sector predicted to hit 50 GW in coming years

The company says that it will pay for the infrastructure upgrades needed for its power demand and that it will also find new sources to keep electricity prices down for the average consumer.

Tom’s Hardware

Russia blocks Meta-owned WhatsApp for defying local laws

Responding separately to Russian news agency TASS, Peskov indicated that the platform could be restored if its parent company complies with local regulations. "This is a matter of compliance with Russian laws. If Meta complies, it will enter into dialogue with the Russian authorities, and then there will be an…

The Times of India

Russia moves to block WhatsApp after introducing Telegram restrictions

Critics and rights groups say the measures are a clear attempt by the Kremlin to expand surveillance and tighten control over internet use, amid a broad crackdown on dissent during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Euronews

Mark Zuckerberg is joining Jeff Bezos in Miami’s billionaire bunker: Take a look inside his portfolio

The Meta CEO has spent years accumulating luxury properties, including a secretive ranch with an underground shelter and a Lake Tahoe mountain retreat.

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Russia attempted to ‘fully block’ WhatsApp, Meta-owned company says

Move is a ‘backwards step’, company spokesperson says, amid concerns Kremlin is seeking more state control via messaging apps such as Max

The Times of India

'Trying to isolate over 100 million users': Russia blocks WhatsApp — will the ban be reversed?

Russia attempted to block WhatsApp and Telegram, aiming to promote domestic platforms and increase internet control. WhatsApp stated this move would isolate over 100 million users, potentially reducing safety. This action follows disputes with foreign tech firms after the Ukraine invasion, with Russia pushing its own surveillance app, MAX.

The Guardian - US

Instagram CEO dismisses idea of social media addiction in landmark trial

Adam Mosseri defends app on witness stand and says critics must separate ‘clinical addiction’ from ‘problematic use’

The Independent UK

Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media

Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta’s Instagram, testified during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees people can be addicted to social media platforms

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Meta Is Quietly Building a New Moat: Is META Stock A Buy Now?

Meta Platforms' next phase may be taking shape behind the scenes.

WhatsApp's latest PC and Mac upgrade gives you voice and video calling from your browser

WhatsApp is bringing voice and video calling to WhatsApp Web, finally.

The Mary Sue

‘He was loud’: Ohio woman goes on first date to a yoga studio. Then she realizes he’s wearing Meta glasses

We’ve all been there. You go on a date, things are going well—then, suddenly, you get the ick.

TechRadar

'This case is about two of the richest corporations who have engineered addiction in children’s brains' — lawsuit against Meta and YouTube could decide the fate of social media

As one lawyer labels social media platforms “digital casinos” that create dopamine addiction in children, Meta and YouTube dispute the claim.

The Independent UK

Revealed: 95 billion scam adverts shown to Britons on social media last year

One in ten social media ads is a scam, the latest research shows

The Guardian - US

Is it possible to develop AI without the US?

Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta to collectively invest $600bn on artificial intelligence this year

The Independent UK

Social media 'addicting the brains of children,' plaintiff's lawyer argues in landmark trial

The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms

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