Meta is 'pausing' third-party VR headsets from ASUS and Lenovo

Meta is set to unveil a new AI image and video model, code-named 'Mango', alongside a large language model called 'Avocado', as announced by Alexandr Wang, the company's AI chief. This development highlights Meta's ongoing investment in artificial intelligence technologies.

Palona AI, a startup founded by former Google and Meta engineers, has launched Palona Vision and Palona Workflow, marking a significant shift towards the restaurant and hospitality sectors. These new features aim to create a real-time operating system for restaurant operations, integrating various modalities such as cameras and task execution. This launch represents a strategic pivot from the company's initial focus when it debuted in early 2025 with $10 million in seed funding.

Meta has announced a pause on third-party headset partnerships, a significant shift that may benefit Android XR in the competitive virtual reality market. This decision follows a broader reassessment of Meta's product development strategy, which has faced ongoing challenges in the metaverse sector.

The family of a teenage boy who died by suicide after being blackmailed on Instagram has filed a lawsuit against Meta, the platform's owner. This tragic case highlights the severe consequences of online sextortion and the responsibilities of social media companies in protecting their users.

The parents of Murray Dowey, a 16-year-old who died by suicide after being targeted by a sextortion gang on Instagram, are suing Meta for alleged wrongful death, marking the first case of its kind in the UK. They claim that their son was misled into sharing intimate images with someone he believed to be a peer, only to discover it was a criminal operation.

Patronus AI has introduced a new training architecture called 'Generative Simulators' that aims to address the high failure rate of AI agents, which reportedly fail 63% of the time on complex tasks. This innovative approach creates adaptive simulation environments that dynamically generate challenges and evaluate AI performance in real time, marking a significant shift from traditional static benchmarks.