META

About Meta

Social media and technology company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Develops open-source Llama models.

Recent News about Meta

• Meta launches Waddle World, an AI-powered pet journal

  The Verge reported on October 28 that Meta has launched Waddle World, a virtual-pet journaling app. Meta's App Store listing confirms that spoken check-ins become journal entries with accompanying doodles; the listing specifies users must be 18 or older. The report is within the requested publication window, but the app itself predates it.

  Source: The Verge2026-10-28T11:27:00.000Z

• Brazil ANPD reveals AI oversight priorities in Paris

  Brazil's ANPD published an account on October 26 of its participation in the Convention 108 consultative committee in Paris. The agency described oversight involving personal data used for generative AI training and child protection on digital platforms. The release references Meta, Grok, Discord and TikTok. ([gov.br](https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/anpd-apresenta-atuacao-brasileira-em-ia-e-protecao-de-criancas-durante-reuniao-da-convencao-108))

  Source: Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD)2026-10-26T21:16:06.521Z

• Meta launches $35 billion offering to fund AI expansion

  Meta launched approximately $35 billion in common and preferred stock offerings on October 26. It also outlined a separate potential $60 billion share-sale program whose timing and terms have not been finalized. Neither announcement means the full $95 billion has been raised. ([streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Meta%2Blaunches%2B%2435%2Bbillion%2Bstock%2Boffering%2Bto%2Bfund%2BAI%2Bexpansion/27230549.html))

  Source: Reuters via StreetInsider2026-10-26T11:09:00.000Z

• Meta, X face Brazil's 24-hour AI disclosure deadline

  Brazil's electoral court reported on October 23 that it had ordered Meta and X the previous day to provide technical explanations within 24 hours about AI and political-content distribution. X must explain Grok's operation, while Meta must submit a specified Instagram video removal to human review if it has not already done so.

  Source: Tribunal Superior Eleitoral2026-10-23T13:57:00.000Z

• AI investment fears hit Nasdaq and Japan's chip stocks

  TBS reported on October 23 that Japan's Nikkei briefly fell more than 1,400 points, with selling concentrated in AI and semiconductor shares. Yonhap separately reported that the Nasdaq fell 2.6% and the semiconductor index dropped 6.7% during the preceding US session amid AI investment concerns. ([newsdig.tbs.co.jp](https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/3032470))

  Source: TBS NEWS DIG2026-10-23T00:28:00.000Z

• Walmart unveils AI agent shopping tools and controls

  Walmart introduced tools on October 21 that let AI assistants search products and complete purchases. Its Agent Profiles feature, scheduled for November, will let customers authorize agents, set spending limits and revoke access. ([indianexpress.com](https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-intelligence/walmart-launches-tools-for-ai-agents-to-shop-for-customers-10931735/))

  Source: The Indian Express, Reuters reporting2026-10-22T05:04:00.000Z

• Meta unveils Muse Spark Open for local Mac deployment

  ITmedia reported on October 16 that Meta announced Muse Spark Open, an open model optimized for Apple Silicon. The report says it can run locally using two Mac Studio computers; its highest-performance characterization is an attributed claim, not an independently verified finding. ([itmedia.co.jp](https://www.itmedia.co.jp/aiplus/article/2610/16/2000002328/))

  Source: ITmedia AI+2026-10-16T05:14:00.000Z

• Meta faces planned OAS complaint over Brazil AI bias

  Lula's re-election campaign plans to complain to the Organization of American States about alleged electoral interference by Meta, Agência Brasil reported on October 15. The outlet reported different image-generation responses for the two candidates; Meta said it had temporarily prohibited candidate recommendations and candidate-image generation under Brazil's election rules. ([agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br](https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/politica/noticia/2026-10/lula-file-complaint-oas-over-metas-interference-elections))

  Source: Agência Brasil2026-10-15T13:40:00.000Z

• Fortune argues strict liability for AI could reshape frontier lab incentives

  Fortune’s Eye on AI newsletter on October 13, 2026 details how policymakers and experts are increasingly floating strict liability as a way to hold AI vendors responsible for harms caused by their models, citing a recent New York Times editorial and new survey data from the Forecasting Research Institute. The piece situates the idea in the context of Anthropic’s rogue agent incidents, OpenAI and Anthropic’s private planning for catastrophic AI failures, and debates over open source model risks. ([fortune.com](https://fortune.com/2026/10/13/strict-liability-is-gaining-traction-as-a-solution-to-force-ai-companies-to-institute-better-safety-controls-but-it-has-some-big-downsides-too/))

  Source: Fortune2026-10-13T19:52:00.000Z

• Egyptian expert warns AI agents could become environmental policy risk

  On October 13, 2026 at around 6:06 p.m. local time, Egyptian outlet Al‑Wafd quoted digital transformation official Dr. Nevin Hosni warning about expansive use of AI agents. She argued that next‑generation AI agents, if given broad permissions without oversight, could execute multi‑step tasks with significant societal and environmental consequences.

  Source: Al-Wafd2026-10-13T16:06:02.000Z