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Time Magazine Names "Architects of AI" as 2025 Person of the Year: Tech Leaders Reshaping Humanity's Future
Dec 12, 2025 01:15 am CST
Time Magazine has recognized the "Architects of AI" as its 2025 Person of the Year, highlighting technology leaders like Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk whose artificial intelligence innovations are transforming society. The magazine acknowledges both AI's tremendous economic potential and its concerning implications, as these visionaries compete in what may be the most consequential technological development since nuclear weapons.
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Lead AI Eyewear Market While Navigating Privacy Concerns and Rising Competition
Dec 10, 2025 04:37 pm CST
EssilorLuxottica's Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have successfully boosted revenue and currently dominate the AI eyewear market with a 60% share, bridging technology with fashion expertise. However, the product faces significant challenges from increasing privacy concerns under EU regulations and emerging competition from tech giants like Apple, Google, and Alibaba. While the company leverages its extensive distribution network and prestigious brand portfolio to maintain its advantage, analysts question whether this first-mover position will withstand the rapidly evolving smart eyewear landscape.
Meta's Massive Metaverse Pivot: Zuckerberg Plans 30% Budget Cuts and Potential Layoffs as Company Shifts Focus to AI
Dec 05, 2025 01:49 am CST
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is planning significant cuts to the company's metaverse division, with potential budget reductions of up to 30% and likely layoffs in early 2026. The once-central vision for Meta's future has accumulated over $70 billion in losses since 2021, prompting a strategic shift toward AI development as the metaverse concept fails to gain widespread adoption despite substantial investment.
Revealed: Meta Concealed Research Showing Social Media's Causal Link to Mental Health Harm, Court Documents Allege
Nov 23, 2025 10:15 am CST
Court filings reveal that Meta allegedly buried internal research demonstrating causal links between Facebook/Instagram usage and negative mental health outcomes. According to documents from a class action lawsuit by US school districts, Meta's "Project Mercury" found that users who deactivated their accounts for a week reported reduced depression, anxiety, and loneliness. The company reportedly terminated further research rather than publishing these findings, while continuing to tell Congress it couldn't quantify platform harms to teenagers.
Meta Denies Using Pornographic Content for AI Training: Legal Battle with Strike 3 Holdings Explained
Nov 03, 2025 03:45 pm CST
Meta is fighting a $350 million lawsuit from Strike 3 Holdings, firmly denying allegations of using pornographic content to train its AI models. The tech giant claims any adult content downloads through corporate IP addresses were made by employees for personal use, unrelated to its AI development. This legal battle emerges as Meta faces broader scrutiny over its AI content policies and training practices.
Mark Zuckerberg's Net Worth Plunges $29 Billion as Meta's Massive AI Investment Plan Alarms Investors
Oct 31, 2025 09:55 am CST
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dropped to fifth place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index after Meta's stock fell 11% following the announcement of a $30 billion debt offering to fund AI research. This $29.2 billion single-day wealth decline, the fourth-largest ever recorded, came as investors questioned Meta's plans to spend up to $118 billion on capital expenditures for AI development.
Meta Appoints Former Metaverse VP Vishal Shah to Lead AI Product Management in Strategic Tech Reshuffle
Oct 28, 2025 10:27 am CST
Meta Platforms has appointed Vishal Shah, former Instagram product leader and Metaverse VP, to head product management for AI products as the company intensifies its focus on artificial intelligence development. This strategic move comes amid fierce competition with Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic, highlighting Meta's commitment to advancing AI capabilities while restructuring its technology leadership team.
Meta Unveils New AI-Powered Smart Glasses, Continuing Metaverse Push
Sep 18, 2025 04:32 pm CST
Meta showed off new smart glasses on Wednesday as it continued to bank on a lifestyle shift toward blending reality and virtual space despite the efforts inflicting heavy financial losses.
Meta To Debut Costlier Smart Glasses With Display At Annual Event
Sep 16, 2025 07:15 pm CST
Meta is expected to double down on AI-powered augmented reality products with new smart glasses at its annual Connect event, even as the company faces scrutiny over its handling of child safety on its social media platforms.