Meta borrows Tesla's tent trick to cut data center costs
As AI infrastructure bills explode, Meta is testing a cheaper, faster build method that could reshape how big tech adds capacity.
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As AI infrastructure bills explode, Meta is testing a cheaper, faster build method that could reshape how big tech adds capacity.

A YouTube creator has turned hundreds of classic metal songs into Doom-style MIDI covers, showing how obsessive fan labor can become a durable niche audience and a monetizable brand.

WIRED found unreleased biometric code in Meta's smart glasses platform, raising fresh questions about consent, device permissions, and how far wearable AI can reach.

Meta is betting that creators will pay for answers analytics alone never gave them: why a post performed, not merely whether it did.

The new assistant is meant to replace dashboard hunting with quick answers on timing and comment sentiment, a small product move with big workflow implications for creators and the platforms chasing them.

Meta is keeping its workplace monitoring push alive, but granting 30-minute privacy breaks and exemption requests as staff push back over battery and bandwidth costs.
The tax collector is keeping its biggest software bets in motion, but shifting the CRM timetable by three months while handing Capgemini a major front-end services contract.

A simple account-support request exposed how dangerous AI tools become when they can move real credentials without identity checks.

Meta’s reversal after a hard-fought antitrust win shows how expensive strategic bets can still end up back with the founders.

Meta is warning users who were targeted by hackers during an AI support chatbot attack, underscoring how a fixed bug can still leave damage behind.

Meta’s VR fitness game is getting a second life as an independent company, a move that could reset how platforms unwind consumer products without torching the user base.

A massive shift in competitive accessibility arrives June 4, forcing players to rethink every established strategy.