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Meta has reached an $18 billion settlement in a massive lawsuit brought by 29 US states over claims that its platforms were designed to cause addiction among young users. The payment will be spread over 10 years.

Last January, Meta executives developed a secret initiative, Project OT, aimed at replacing thousands of employees with AI agents. The plan was ultimately abandoned due to technical limitations and internal pushback.

Mark Zuckerberg is expanding his real estate portfolio with the purchase of a castle in County Waterford, Ireland. The Gothic-style estate, which includes a 1,780-dunam plot, will serve as a residence for the family during their visits to the country.

Prof. Nitzan Pekin, Deputy Director of the Center for Cyber Law and Policy at the University of Haifa, explained the lawsuit against Meta, which centers on the question of whether the company used data it collected on minors to design its products and increase screen time.

Two of the world's wealthiest people, the Qatari royal family, and the daughter and son-in-law of the US President all find themselves on the wrong side of the club door, as the old guard fortifies the last stronghold under their control — the Indian Creek Country Club in Miami. The prestigious club has become the most polite battleground in Florida between old money and new money.

Mark Zuckerberg has presented a new plan for the future of artificial intelligence. In a 6,500-word article, the CEO of Meta argued that the safest way to manage AI risks is to distribute the technology to as many people as possible, rather than leaving it under the control of corporations and governments.

Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a digital agent that runs locally on personal computers without cloud servers. We examine the technical specifications and the potential impact of this technology on daily life.

Meta released a new artificial intelligence model today, Monday, Muse Glimmer AI, and made it available for developers to download and run on their own hardware. At the same time, the company announced that in the coming weeks it will open access to the Muse Spark 1.2 model, considered one of the leading foundation models in the world.

This is not what we expected: while the tech world is mainly preoccupied with AI models escaping their test environments, the CEO of Meta uploaded a fight video to Instagram where he faces off against UFC world champion Merab Dvalishvili, who eventually throws him into the lake. The video went viral, garnering more than 24 million views on Instagram within a few hours.

Meta is aiming for a consumer revolution that will move AI from developers to users end-to-end, alongside promoting an ambitious vision of "business in a box." However, the massive costs of the move are already shaking the company's reports.

Investors are concerned as Meta's heavy spending on AI and persistent losses in virtual reality projects weigh on the company's stock, despite the continued growth of Instagram.

Revenue met expectations, but earnings of $6.18 per share fell well short of forecasts. Shares are down approximately 5% in after-hours trading.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls on the US administration not to block Chinese AI technology, warning that a ban would not be an effective solution in the race for technological dominance.

Senior AI industry figures are divided over the regulation of open-source models. While OpenAI and Anthropic warn of security risks, Meta and Nvidia argue that openness is essential for innovation.

Meta is integrating its AI assistant into private Threads messages and launching new autonomous capabilities to manage calendar and email tasks without requiring repeated instructions.