Privacy and encryption are central themes in legal proceedings involving child safety against Meta and Apple this week.

Meta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.

Meta said Friday it was suspending teenagers' access to its existing AI characters on all social media platforms as it continues to build a new version for those users. "Starting in the coming weeks, ...

Meta will tie employees' performance to their "AI-driven impact" starting next year. The social media giant is making "AI-driven impact" a "core expectation" from 2026, Janelle Gale, Meta's head of ...