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The latest Facebook news and guides, all in one place. Navigating one of the largest social media networks and keeping up with everything Mark Zuckerberg up to is no easy task, but Digital Trends offers in-depth coverage to help keep you informed. Here’s everything you need to know about Facebook.

A person using the Threads app on the OnePlus 13.

Threads adds new bio feature that trumps X

Threads users can now add up to five links in their bios.
Meta AI WhatsApp widget.

Meta’s new AI app lets you share your favorite prompts with friends

Phil Nickinson wearing the Apple AirPods Pro and Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

Meta’s display-toting AI smart glasses could spoil Apple’s party in 2025

Advanced Chat Privacy feature in WhatsApp.

WhatsApp gets an anti-leak chat feature you should enable right now

Meta AI WhatsApp widget.

Meta is training AI on your data. Users say opting out doesn’t work.

M3GAN stands still while wearing a brown overcoat in the film "M3GAN."

M3GAN is your phone’s most unsettling chatbot yet

Meta AI widget on Home Screen.

Meta’s latest open source AI models challenge GPT, Gemini, and Claude

Phil Nickinson wearing the Apple AirPods Pro and Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

Meta AI glasses leak tips one-eyed screen, Android soul, and high ask

The Facebook app icon on an iPhone home screen, with other app icons surrounding it.

Facebook goes back to the glory days with Friends tab

A Meta render gives you an idea of what you'll experience in VR with a Quest 3S.

This Meta Quest 3 update teases some seriously exciting VR upgrades

Updated video playback on Threads.

Threads’ new tools cool down commentary chaos and boost discovery

Meta AI WhatsApp widget.

Meta AI is coming to Europe after almost a whole year of negotiations

A man wears an Apple Vision Pro headset.

Research suggests the VR headset heyday could be behind us

The VR market is not doing so hot, at least not according to the latest update -- and the Apple Vision Pro is doing even worse.
Meta community note system on mobile

Meta’s new Community Notes: all you need to know

Meta will begin testing Community Notes across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads soon. Here's what you need to know.
Angled view of Ray-Ban Meta x Coperni Limited Edition Glasses.

Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses go high fashion with Coperni limited edition

Meta has tapped Coperni on its first-ever fashion-branded collaboration for the limited-run edition of the Meta Ray-Ban AI smart glasses priced at $549.
Early preview of Instagram Community Chats feature.

Instagram might soon get even more chaotic with Community Chats

Meta is apparently planning to turn Instagram into an even buzzier platform with a new community conversation feature similar to Telegram and Discord.
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Flashes, an Instagram rival built atop Bluesky, released widely

Flashes allows sharing of media with direct access to Bluesky feeds, but unlike Instagram, it doesn’t rely on an algorithm to recommend content.
Meta AI logo.

Check out Meta’s not-so-cunning plan to take on ChatGPT

Meta is ramping up efforts to take on the likes of OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, according to a new report.
Person wearing Meta Aria Gen 2 smart glasses.

Meta shows off Aria Gen 2 smart glasses with heart rate tracking

The Meta Aria Gen 2 smart glasses come with three types of cameras for eye and hand tracking, an advanced contact mic, and speech recognition chops.
Meta AI in the Middle East

Meta rolls out its AI chatbot to nearly a dozen Middle Eastern nations

Meta announced Monday that it is making its Meta AI chatbot available to millions of users throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Meta community note system on mobile

Users will fact-check Instagram and Facebook. Let’s just hope it works

Meta will rely on its users to flag bad posts, weeks after it loosened moderation rules and ended its fact-checking program. Experts tell us it’s a bad idea.
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Meta’s new ‘Llamacon’ event is all about open-source AI

Meta Connect returns in September but will be preceded by the new Llamacon AI conference in April.
Figure 02 autonomous humanoid robot.

Meta’s next big bet might be AI humanoid robots for at-home chores

Meta is reportedly moving forward with AI-powered humanoid robots. They will be developed by the same division that is behind its AI and wearable efforts.
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WhatsApp’s upcoming translation tool is a boon for non-obvious reasons

WhatApp might soon automatically detect and translate your text messages. If Meta’s recent AI work is anything to go by, voice and video translations shouldn’t be too far off. On the surface, it might seem like a simple translation tool, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. Just over a year ago, I […]
A silhouetted person holds a smartphone displaying the Facebook logo. They are standing in front of a sign showing the Meta logo.

Meta faces lawsuit for training AI with pirated books

Meta is facing a copyright lawsuit for using pirated books to train its AI models.
A person using the Threads app on the OnePlus 13.

Threads takes a page from BlueSky with sharable custom feeds

Threads is rolling out the ability to share custom feeds with other users, creating a system quite similar to BlueSky's Starter Packs.
Person wearing Meta Orion smart glasses.

Apple preps smart glasses with visionOS and a Meta Ray-Ban rival

Apple is reportedly working on smart glasses running a version of Vision OS, the stack powering its Vision Pro headset. There are plans for more formats, too.
A promotional image showing the Oakley Sphaera sunglasses.

Meta’s Oakley smartglasses could be the next big wearable trendsetter

Meta is apparently developing a new pair of smartglasses with popular eyewear brand Oakley, as well as expanding its Ray-Ban Meta range, according to a new report.
Mark Zucvkerberg speaking to Joe Rogan on a podcast appearance.

Zuckerberg vents at Apple over iPhone but forgets Facebook’s flops

The Meta chief says Apple essentially sat on the iPhone and hasn't made any remarkable progress. He didn't mention how Facebook flubbed phones and tablets.
A person wearing and using an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset in front of a gray background.

The latest Meta Quest update has been bricking headsets

The latest Meta Quest headset update has bricked several devices so far, but Meta says it is aware of the problem and is working on a fix.
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Generative-AI-powered video editing is coming to Instagram

Instagram plans to release a generative AI video editor built atop Meta's Movie Gen model some time next year.
A digital image of Elon Musk in front of a stylized background with the Twitter logo repeating.

​​OpenAI spills tea on Musk as Meta seeks block on for-profit dreams

OpenAI has release a trove of communication that alleges Musk was chasing a peice of the non-profit pie, while Meta is urging the government to intervene.
The PlayStation VR2 sits on a table next to Sense controllers.

Meta Quest 3S or PSVR2? Which headset to buy during Cyber Week

The PlayStation VR2 got a massive price cut for Cyber Week, but you might still want to spring for a Meta Quest 3S.
A person wearing the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.

Samsung is eyeing smart glasses that could shake up the market

Samsung maybe working on its first smart glasses that follow the Meta Ray-Ban Stories' footsteps. The software stack, however, will rely on Google's Gemini.