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Technology company that provides services such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Beyond apps that connect people, it develops virtual and augmented reality technology.

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Hacker NewsHN submitter: 0in10/16/2026
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10月30日以降、Facebook、Instagram、またはWhatsAppの利用を継続するビジネスアカウントは、Metaによる自社ウェブサイトのスクレイピングに同意することになる

  • •適用開始日は10月30日とされている
  • •Facebook、Instagram、WhatsAppのいずれかを継続利用するビジネスアカウントが対象となる
  • •これらのプラットフォーム利用を続けることで、Metaによるウェブサイトのスクレイピングへの同意が成立する
#Regulation, Ethics & Society#Major Players
TechCrunchby Lucas Ropek10/16/2026
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Meta and Apple partnered to jointly announce Meta's latest open-weight AI model, Muse Spark Open, which runs locally on Apple silicon.

  • •Meta and Apple partnered to announce the latest model from the major social media company.
  • •The new model is an open-weight model named Muse Spark Open.
  • •The model is designed to run locally on Apple silicon.
The Vergeby Janus Rose10/16/2026
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The article highlights a growing trend of consumer gadgets that spy on surroundings without consent, exacerbated by AI assistants like Meta's Muse asking users to share data about others.

  • •Consumer gadgets designed to monitor everything and everyone without consent are on the rise.
  • •AI personal assistants like Meta's Muse are prompting users to surrender not just their own data, but also data about others.
  • •This trend raises significant concerns regarding privacy in the consumer tech world.
#Regulation, Ethics & Society#AI Agents
ITmedia10/15/2026
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Researchers from Northeastern University presented a paper at the IMC '26 conference investigating the reality of data privacy in the connected vehicle ecosystem.

  • •Researchers affiliated with Northeastern University in the US published the paper 'Automatic Transmission: An Empirical Study of Data Privacy in the Connected Vehicle Ecosystem'.
  • •The paper was accepted at the international conference 'IMC '26'.
  • •The study investigates the actual state of data privacy in connected cars.
#Regulation, Ethics & Society#Research & Papers#Security & Misuse
TechCrunchby Lauren Forristal10/14/2026
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MetaがInstagramで先に導入したAI機能「Your Algorithm」をFacebookにも展開し、ユーザーがアルゴリズムをより制御できるようにした

  • •MetaはFacebook向けにAI機能「Your Algorithm」の提供を開始した
  • •この機能はInstagramで先にローンチされていた
  • •ユーザーがFacebookのフィードアルゴリズムに対してより多くのコントロールを持てるようになった
#Major Players#Generative AI Tools & Use
The Vergeby Hayden Field10/10/2026
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OpenAI launched its new agent Dots, setting privacy standards, while criticizing Meta's Muse and questioning the feasibility of competitors' privacy promises.

  • •OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the new AI agent Dots at DevDay, declaring a new privacy standard for frontier AI.
  • •OpenAI implicitly criticized Meta's Muse for failing to keep user data safe.
  • •The discussion questions whether the privacy protections promised by AI agent developers will actually be realized.
#AI Agents#Regulation, Ethics & Society#Major Players
ITmedia10/9/2026
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New gTLD applications resumed after 14 years, with 84 from Japan and many AI-related domains from overseas.

  • •Japan submitted 84 applications, including '.manga' by Kodansha, '.anime' by Toei Animation, and '.docomo' by Docomo.
  • •Overseas applications for AI-related domains are prominent, with 13 applicants, including Meta and OpenAI, competing for '.agent'.
  • •The new gTLD application round was implemented for the first time in 14 years.
#Major Players#Semiconductors & Infrastructure
The Vergeby Nilay Patel10/8/2026
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The Verge's senior AI reporter Hayden Field discusses the reliability of the new wave of consumer AI agents and the surge in Mac Mini sales driven by OpenClaw adoption.

  • •The Verge's senior AI reporter Hayden Field joins to discuss the new wave of consumer AI agents.
  • •AI enthusiasts have been using agents for a while, and DIY OpenClaw setups are becoming popular.
  • •The increase in OpenClaw setups has led to a sharp rise in Mac Mini sales.
#AI Agents#Generative AI Tools & Use