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The latest Facebook news and guides, all in one place. Navigating one of the largest social media networks and keeping up with everything Mark Zuckerberg up to is no easy task, but Digital Trends offers in-depth coverage to help keep you informed. Here’s everything you need to know about Facebook.
Meta’s newest AI features aren’t here yet, but you can try them early
Want to try Meta's newest Muse features before everyone else? Getting in line is as easy as asking the AI itself.
Meta’s next smart glasses could ditch the camera to win back your trust
Meta is reportedly developing Luna, a camera-free pair of smart glasses with six microphones, Meta AI, speakers, and a side button for hands-free AI access.
Meta One subscription arrives with over 50 premium features across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Meta AI
Meta One is finally live, bringing more than 50 premium features across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Meta AI under a new subscription lineup.
Researchers warn that social media can reveal sensitive details about users
A new research review warns that social media activity can reveal sensitive information users never deliberately share, including politics, religion and shopping habits.
Meta’s Project Phoenix leak reveals a surprisingly slim mixed-reality headset
Meta's rumored Project Phoenix has surfaced in leaked visuals, revealing a surprisingly slim design that looks more like smart glasses than a traditional Quest headset.
Meta’s new AI agent Muse can actually get things done for you
Meta's new AI agent, Muse, doesn't just chat, it books tickets, plans your week, and shops for you from its own secure computer.
Meta’s Muse agent is getting closer, and it might take over your to-do list
Meta’s Muse agent is moving into limited testing, with early screenshots showing an AI assistant that can manage everyday tasks, track goals, and act with user approval.
Meta says its new AI model can finally compete with OpenAI and Anthropic
Meta just released Muse Spark 1.3, its most powerful AI model yet, and according to Bloomberg, the company says it can finally compete with OpenAI and Anthropic.
Meta is changing how it judges employees after an unusual AI experiment
Meta is changing how it judges employees after a strange era of AI usage tracking. Your work matters more than how many tokens you burn through.
Meta brings one of the Ray-Ban Display’s most useful features to its standard smart glasses
Meta's latest firmware update for the standard Ray-Ban Meta glasses brings voice-activated turn-by-turn navigation, spatial audio processing, and more.
Instagram will limit reach for AI influencers who skip AI-generated label on their profile
Instagram is renaming its AI creator label to AI-generated profile, and unlabeled accounts featuring fake humans will now see their reach cut.
Meta smart glasses ban trend is catching steam in the US, and an NY nightclub just set the ball rolling
A New York City nightclub has banned smart glasses as concerns over discreet recording continue to spread, following similar restrictions across the UK.
Meta patent shows a hardware kill switch for its camera glasses. It can’t come sooner.
A newly granted Meta patent reveals a hardware kill switch for its smart glasses, addressing months of backlash over secret filming and privacy violations.
Meta says its glasses can’t secretly record you anymore, at least not this way
Meta is closing a privacy loophole that allowed smart glasses users to hide the recording indicator while continuing to capture video.
Meta’s new teen restrictions will only apply to users in the US for now
Meta is introducing tougher protections for U.S. teens, including daily screen-time limits, overnight blocks, muted school-hour notifications and stronger parental controls.
Meta is putting hard limits on Facebook and Instagram after $17 billion settlement
Meta is promising major changes for teen users, including daily time limits, overnight blocks, hidden likes, algorithm controls and stronger parental supervision.
Meta pays $17 billion to settle social media addiction trial and promises tighter rules
Meta has agreed to pay a fine of $17 billion dollars to settle a lawsuit over harm done to kids due to the addictive nature of its social media platforms.
Threads wants to make podcasts easier to follow with transcripts
Threads is testing automatic transcripts for podcast clips, letting users follow along without turning on the sound.
Your next cinema trip could come with a Meta smart glasses ban
Meta's smart glasses are running into another roadblock, and this time your next movie night could be affected.
U.S. users can now vibe-code and share mini-games with Meta’s Pocket app
Meta’s Pocket is now rolling out in the U.S., letting users vibe-code simple game ideas into playable mini-games they can share and remix.
Meta’s smart glasses are the latest weapon for school bullies
Teens are using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to secretly film classmates and teachers at school, with the harassment disproportionately aimed at girls. Much of the footage stayed online until Futurism contacted Meta and TikTok directly.
Meta’s AI assistant finally lands on Mac, but it has some catching up to do
Meta has launched a Mac app for its AI assistant with screen sharing, dictation, and productivity tools for creators and businesses
One of the most controversial federal agencies is banning workers from using Meta smart glasses
ICE has banned Meta smart glasses from federal workplaces over privacy concerns, even as DHS seeks funding for purpose-built smart glasses that could support biometric identification during immigration enforcement.
New report says Meta pays influencers to fight social media bans for teens accounts worldwide
As countries move to ban teens from social media, Meta pays actors, psychologists, and parenting influencers across more than a dozen countries to argue against blanket ban for teen accounts.
Meta’s facial recognition smart glasses idea just resurfaced in a patent
A newly public Meta patent describes how its smart glasses could identify people using AI facial recognition and use that information when creating media.
Meta promised to stop creepy AI glasses videos, but they’re still all over Instagram
Instagram said it would get tougher on harassment filmed with Meta’s AI glasses. A month later, plenty of those videos are apparently still slipping through.
If you own Meta smart glasses then you may be banned from courts soon
Meta's smart glasses have been banned from courts in England and Wales, where officials fear their cameras could be used to secretly record proceedings.
