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2026
Meta announces policy chief Joel Kaplan will leave
Meta policy chief Joel Kaplan is set to leave the company, according to the report headline; the departure is described as planned, not completed.
2026
Tech platforms partner with South Africa’s IEC on election information
Google, Meta, Microsoft and TikTok joined South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission and Moxii Africa in a collaborative initiative to tackle online disinformation and safeguard the integrity of the upcoming local government elections.
2026
SanDisk and Meta announce a storage-product partnership for Meta headsets
SanDisk announced a partnership with Meta to provide “Made For Meta” storage products, including microSD Express cards and USB-C flash drives, for Meta Quest and Meta VR Glasses headsets. SanDisk said the products are planned to launch with Meta VR Glasses in spring 2027.
2026
Meta removes disputed web-crawling language from its terms
After backlash over language that experts said could allow it to use content from websites to train its AI, Meta removed that language from its commercial terms and clarified that the terms do not change how it uses web crawlers or give it new rights overriding site owners’ robots.txt preferences.
2026
Meta removes terms language that raised scraping and AI training concerns
Meta removed language from its commercial terms of use that had raised concerns about scraping and using content to train AI models. A Meta spokesperson said the updated terms did not reflect a change in how Meta crawls the web.
2026
Report says Meta employees described Lula’s accounts as hindered during Brazil election
Reuters reported that Folha said Meta employees described Lula’s accounts as having been hindered during the Brazil election. The supplied evidence does not establish further details or a determination.
2026
Meta revises business account terms for website content use
Meta recently changed its business account terms, granting itself authority to use automated software to retrieve content from business users’ websites for its products, including AI. Legal and media experts raised concerns about the breadth of the terms. Meta said the change consolidated contractual terms and that there was no change to how it uses web crawlers.
2026
Meta launches AI tools letting users customize Facebook Feed and Reels with natural language
Meta is rolling out a series of AI-powered customization tools on Facebook that let users tell the algorithm in natural language what they want to see in their Feed and Reels. The new “Your Algorithms” feature, accessible via the three-dot menu on posts, is powered by large language models that interpret user intent and context from free-text input.
2026
Meta revealed as company behind Mason County data center project
The Lexington Herald Leader reported that Meta was revealed as the company behind a data center project in Mason County.
2026
Meta notifies about 1,500 people after attackers access private GitHub repositories
Meta has begun notifying approximately 1,500 people, most of them company employees in the United States, after attackers used stolen employee credentials to access the company's private code repositories on GitHub. According to Meta, about 99% of the copied material was business information, mainly code associated with some of its products, while the remaining 1% included personal data that had been uploaded by mistake and in violation of company policy. Meta said the incident did not involve a vulnerability in any of its products and that its internal systems were not breached.
2026
Brazilian electoral court orders Meta to ensure equal treatment of presidential candidates
Brazil's top electoral court ordered Meta to take measures to ensure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates, including applying identical criteria to their candidacies in its AI tool. The ruling said Meta would face a daily fine for failing to comply. Lula's campaign had accused Meta of favoring Bolsonaro; the ruling does not establish that the allegations were proven.
2026
Meta launches Muse Wonder AI model in challenge to Anthropic and OpenAI
Meta Platforms released Muse Wonder, its most powerful AI model to date, together with a more powerful Max version, positioning Meta as a genuine third competitor in an AI race previously dominated almost entirely by Anthropic and OpenAI. Muse Wonder is priced at $4 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, matching Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5, while the Max version is offered behind a $50 monthly subscription. The Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index placed Muse Wonder second overall, just behind Claude Opus 5.5, and the model scored 13.1 on the Harvey Lab legal automation benchmark, more than double the second-place model.
2026
Meta's Muse Wonder frontier AI model available via API at $4/$20 per million tokens
Meta's Muse Wonder frontier AI model is available via API, priced at $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens — the same price as the higher-scoring Opus 5.5, a mismatch some developers flagged. In a Cheeky Pint podcast appearance, Mark Zuckerberg and Alexandr Wang detailed the model's Active Memory and Active Focus capabilities and its stated goal of being useful for real tasks for real people in the real world; Wang also revealed that Susan Li warned him privately that failure of the frontier AI model would carry very severe financial consequences.
2026
Muse users complain the AI agent accessed personal messages without permission
Some users of Meta's Muse personal agent app complained on social media that the agent accessed their personal messages without permission, according to CNBC. Meta disputed the claims, with chief AI officer Alexandr Wang saying users may have given permission earlier in conversation and forgotten, and the company is now focusing on educating users.
2026
Meta to launch Hatch consumer AI agent platform
Meta Platforms plans to launch Hatch, a consumer-facing AI agent platform, within the coming weeks, according to internal documents cited by The Information. Hatch is positioned as a consumer AI agent product built on the OpenClaw direction, trained to access services including DoorDash, Etsy, Reddit, Yelp and Outlook, with customizable panels for managing agent-created tools and skills. Meta is considering tiered subscriptions with a premium version priced up to $199.99 per month.
2026
Meta releases Muse Wonder AI model with claimed frontier-level capabilities
Meta released a new artificial intelligence model named Muse Wonder, which the company says is a major leap over its predecessor and has "frontier-level capabilities", reportedly performing on par with leading models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude in coding and in handling financial or legal questions. Developers can currently access Muse Wonder through Meta's model API and the Muse Code interface, and the model will soon power the subscription version of Meta's personal AI assistant Muse. Meta said the model was developed over 14 months.
2026
Meta debuts Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full AI models
Meta announced on Monday the debut of two new artificial intelligence models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, which the company says are its most advanced models yet. Muse Wonder requires a monthly subscription of $20 or $100 via Meta's Muse personal agent app, while the more powerful Muse Wonder Full is available only to subscribers of Meta's Muse Code coding tool, with plans costing $50 or $200 per month.
2026
Meta unveils Wonder and Wonder Full frontier AI models
Meta unveiled two new "frontier" artificial intelligence models, Wonder and Wonder Full, which the company claims perform at a level comparable to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude. The new models can soon be used in Meta's Muse personal agent app for paid subscribers only.
2026
Meta launches Muse Wonder AI model series
Meta officially released its Muse Wonder series of AI models, including Muse Wonder and the full version Muse Wonder Full, on Monday, October 12 (US Eastern Time). CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the release as a major step toward providing 'personal superintelligence' to everyone. The new models will be used to upgrade Meta's personal AI agent Muse, where usage requires a paid subscription of $20 or $100 per month, as Meta seeks to open AI revenue streams beyond advertising.
2026
Meta debuts Muse Wonder AI model with paid subscription plans
Meta debuted Muse Wonder, its latest AI model described as its most advanced option for powering digital assistants. Access requires a monthly subscription of $20 or $100 through the Muse personal agent app, and a more powerful variant, Muse Wonder Full, will be available to developers through the Muse Code AI agent under a $50 or $200 per month subscription plan. The release is part of Meta's efforts to create AI-derived revenue sources outside of its core online ad business.