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Threat actors compress breach cycles by almost 97% with AI, so Palo Alto Networks announced Unit 42 Continuous Frontier AI Defense and Prisma AIRS on the OpenAI Marketplace. The service uncovered over two years of exposures in three weeks during internal testing backed by a $17 million R&D investment.

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SpaceX reported $14.58 billion in Q3 sales, above the $12.72 billion consensus. Starlink ARPU rose to $69 a month from $66 last quarter.

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EU Preliminarily Finds Meta Breached Digital Services Act With Addictive Features on Instagram and Facebook

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Meta's Muse Image AI Uses Public Instagram Photos by Default

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Four States Demand Up to $1.4 Trillion From Meta Over Alleged Social Media Addiction

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Instagram Adds Per-Image Captions to Carousels

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Hackers tricked Meta AI bot to hijack 20,000 Instagram accounts

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Meta Rolls Out Plus Subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

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Google Rolls Out Android 17 AI Updates Ahead of Apple’s Siri Revamp

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Meta Rolls Out AI to Analyze Teen Faces for Age Estimation

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·Oct 14·via NVIDIA·1 min read

NVIDIA Schedules October 16 Global Events for RTX Spark Launch

NVIDIA will celebrate the RTX Spark launch with global events on October 16, including in-person gatherings and an Instagram livestream. The systems combine up to 6,144-core Blackwell GPUs and 128 GB unified memory for local AI, creation, and gaming workloads on Windows PCs.

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VERIFIED⚐ CORRECTEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·Aug 26·via Frandroid·2.5 min read

Meta Agrees to $16.68 Billion Settlement in US Youth Addiction Case

Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle a U.S. lawsuit from 29 states accusing it of making Facebook and Instagram addictive for teens while also implementing new safeguards on adolescent accounts. The settlement denies wrongdoing but sets nationwide defaults like two-hour daily limits and chronological feeds, closing one front in Meta's ongoing legal battles over youth mental health.

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VERIFIED⚐ CORRECTEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·Jul 12·via inc.com·2 min read

Meta Pulls Instagram AI Tagging Feature Days After Launch

Meta disabled Muse Image’s Instagram account-referencing feature on Friday, three days after Muse Image launched on Tuesday, after privacy backlash including criticism from actor Hannah Einbinder and SAG-AFTRA. Muse Image itself remains available in Meta AI; only the @-mention public-account tool was pulled.

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·Jul 10·via The Verge·1.5 min read

Meta disables Instagram AI feature for tagging public accounts

Meta has turned off an Instagram feature announced on Tuesday that let users generate AI images by tagging public accounts, after it drew significant backlash over consent and misuse risks. The move highlights ongoing tensions around AI tools that reference public content without explicit permission.

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VERIFIED⚐ CORRECTEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·Jul 10·via CNBC Tech·1 min read

EU Preliminarily Finds Meta Breached Digital Services Act With Addictive Features on Instagram and Facebook

The European Commission preliminarily found Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act over addictive design features on Instagram and Facebook that risk users’ physical and mental well-being, including minors. The preliminary findings could lead to fines of up to 6% of annual turnover; Meta rejects the assessment and points to Teen Accounts with automatic safeguards.

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·Jul 8·via MacRumors·2 min read

Meta's Muse Image AI Uses Public Instagram Photos by Default

Meta has enabled Muse Image AI to generate content from public Instagram photos and reels by default, allowing @-mentions to pull in profiles without notifying creators. Users must manually disable the permission in settings or risk ongoing reuse of their public posts.

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·Jul 7·via Engadget·2 min read

Four States Demand Up to $1.4 Trillion From Meta Over Alleged Social Media Addiction

Four US states are pursuing up to $1.4 trillion in penalties from Meta, claiming the company designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive for young users while misleading the public on safety. The unprecedented demand, disclosed in a recent court filing, will be weighed with dozens of related state suits at an August trial.

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·Jun 19·via Frandroid·1.5 min read

Instagram Adds Per-Image Captions to Carousels

Instagram is rolling out per-image captions for carousel posts, letting each slide carry its own text and hashtags. The update, which builds on a recent doubling of carousel capacity to 20 slides, gives creators more flexible storytelling tools and is expected to reach all users within a week.

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·Jun 8·via 9to5Mac·2 min read

Hackers tricked Meta AI bot to hijack 20,000 Instagram accounts

Hackers tricked Meta’s AI support chatbot into resetting passwords and handing over around 20,000 Instagram accounts, including high-profile ones belonging to the Obama-era White House, U.S. Space Force, and Jane Wong. The prompt injection attack, active since February, enabled gray-market resale of valuable handles before Meta patched it on May 29.

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·May 27·via The Verge·2 min read

Meta Rolls Out Plus Subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Meta is launching global Plus subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp while testing paid Meta AI tiers that impose limits on free users. The plans introduce new revenue streams after major AI investments by adding story tools, chat pins, and enhanced AI generation.

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·May 12·via bloomberg.com·1 min read

Google Rolls Out Android 17 AI Updates Ahead of Apple’s Siri Revamp

Google announced Android 17 AI features including Gemini upgrades, emoji redesign and Instagram video improvements on May 12, 2026. The moves come weeks before Apple’s planned Siri and iOS AI overhaul, setting up direct competition ahead of Google I/O.

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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera·Tech·May 5·via 9to5Mac·2 min read

Meta Rolls Out AI to Analyze Teen Faces for Age Estimation

Meta is introducing AI-powered face analysis for teenage users on Facebook and Instagram to estimate ages and meet regulatory demands. The company clarifies the system does not perform face recognition and advocates shifting verification duties to app stores.

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NVIDIA Schedules October 16 Global Events for RTX Spark Launch

Meta Agrees to $16.68 Billion Settlement in US Youth Addiction Case

Meta Pulls Instagram AI Tagging Feature Days After Launch

Meta disables Instagram AI feature for tagging public accounts

EU Preliminarily Finds Meta Breached Digital Services Act With Addictive Features on Instagram and Facebook

Meta's Muse Image AI Uses Public Instagram Photos by Default

Four States Demand Up to $1.4 Trillion From Meta Over Alleged Social Media Addiction

Instagram Adds Per-Image Captions to Carousels

Hackers tricked Meta AI bot to hijack 20,000 Instagram accounts

Meta Rolls Out Plus Subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Google Rolls Out Android 17 AI Updates Ahead of Apple’s Siri Revamp

Meta Rolls Out AI to Analyze Teen Faces for Age Estimation

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NVIDIA Schedules October 16 Global Events for RTX Spark Launch

Meta Agrees to $16.68 Billion Settlement in US Youth Addiction Case

Meta Pulls Instagram AI Tagging Feature Days After Launch

Meta disables Instagram AI feature for tagging public accounts

EU Preliminarily Finds Meta Breached Digital Services Act With Addictive Features on Instagram and Facebook

Meta's Muse Image AI Uses Public Instagram Photos by Default

Four States Demand Up to $1.4 Trillion From Meta Over Alleged Social Media Addiction

Instagram Adds Per-Image Captions to Carousels

Hackers tricked Meta AI bot to hijack 20,000 Instagram accounts

Meta Rolls Out Plus Subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Google Rolls Out Android 17 AI Updates Ahead of Apple’s Siri Revamp

Meta Rolls Out AI to Analyze Teen Faces for Age Estimation

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NVIDIA Schedules October 16 Global Events for RTX Spark Launch

Meta Agrees to $16.68 Billion Settlement in US Youth Addiction Case

Meta Pulls Instagram AI Tagging Feature Days After Launch

Meta disables Instagram AI feature for tagging public accounts

EU Preliminarily Finds Meta Breached Digital Services Act With Addictive Features on Instagram and Facebook

Meta's Muse Image AI Uses Public Instagram Photos by Default

Four States Demand Up to $1.4 Trillion From Meta Over Alleged Social Media Addiction

Instagram Adds Per-Image Captions to Carousels

Hackers tricked Meta AI bot to hijack 20,000 Instagram accounts

Meta Rolls Out Plus Subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Google Rolls Out Android 17 AI Updates Ahead of Apple’s Siri Revamp

Meta Rolls Out AI to Analyze Teen Faces for Age Estimation

Results for "Instagram"

NVIDIA Schedules October 16 Global Events for RTX Spark Launch

Meta Agrees to $16.68 Billion Settlement in US Youth Addiction Case

Meta Pulls Instagram AI Tagging Feature Days After Launch

Meta disables Instagram AI feature for tagging public accounts

EU Preliminarily Finds Meta Breached Digital Services Act With Addictive Features on Instagram and Facebook

Meta's Muse Image AI Uses Public Instagram Photos by Default

Four States Demand Up to $1.4 Trillion From Meta Over Alleged Social Media Addiction

Instagram Adds Per-Image Captions to Carousels

Hackers tricked Meta AI bot to hijack 20,000 Instagram accounts

Meta Rolls Out Plus Subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Google Rolls Out Android 17 AI Updates Ahead of Apple’s Siri Revamp

Meta Rolls Out AI to Analyze Teen Faces for Age Estimation