On Thursday, Meta AI launched a new feed of short-form, AI-generated videos called Vibes. The feed is designed to encourage users to remix AI-generated videos that come from “creators and communities,” the company said. Users can post their own AI-generated…

This is Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Building humanoid robots is Meta's next "AR size bet," a top executive told me recently. That suggests the company plans to…

Meta quietly confirmed about three weeks ago that conversations with its AI chatbots could be used to train its ad systems. The move marks a critical shift: advertising will no longer be guided by clicks, but by users’ conversations with chatbots.  The news…

Meta’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, has announced that he will leave the company at the end of the year to start a new venture focused on Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), a research program he has been developing over the past several years. “In planning…

Manus, an agentic AI platform developed by Singapore-based startup Butterfly Effect Technology, is now part of Meta. In a brief announcement, Meta said that Manus’s team will join the company to help develop general-purpose AI agents across Meta’s products. …

Meta is rolling out a controversial update that allows AI to analyze your private conversations for advertising purposes. Read the article and see our sources at https://s.vp.net/8vYaE

* Meta’s 2026 update allows AI to dissect casual chats
* Political targeting…

Meta on January 13 announced the launch of a new top-level initiative called Meta Compute to build a large-scale computing infrastructure for its long-term AI plans. In a post on Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company plans to build “tens of gigawatts”…

Iniciativa reforça a corrida das big techs por infraestrutura própria para inteligência artificial

Airbnb has appointed Ahmad Al-Dahle as its new chief technology officer, effective January 14, 2026, the company announced on Wednesday. Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky said Al-Dahle would lead the company’s technology and engineering efforts at a…

Meta is gearing up to trial new premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp in the coming months that will allow users to access expanded AI capabilities and additional features. TechCrunch reports that the upcoming subscription plans aim…

Meta AI is testing Avocado models, MCP integrations, and Manus browser agent support, with scheduled tasks and OpenClaw compatibility launching soon.

The feature could arrive as soon as this year.

AI chip race updates.

Rising electricity are a growing headache for Trump and Big Tech.

Qualcomm skipped the event.

Ray-Ban Meta ‘Scriber’ and ‘Blazer’ glasses passed through the FCC this month, hinting at an imminent launch.