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Meta Contractor Disguised as Minors Sends 45,000 Harmful Prompts to Competitors to Test Safety Guardrails

In August 2025, Meta's contractor Covalen sent over 45,000 prompts to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI through the Cannes project, with contractors p

Jul 6, 2026

Meta's Kenyan Contractors Disguise as Minors to Test ChatGPT and Other AI Safety, Sparking Ethical Controversy

In 2026, Wired exposed details of Meta's "Cannes" project, which hired hundreds of Kenyan contractors to create fake minor accounts and send prompts i

Jul 4, 2026

Meta Plans AI Cloud Business to Lease Excess Computing Power to Ease Infrastructure Pressure

Meta is reportedly preparing a new AI cloud business to rent out spare computing resources, aiming to relieve pressure from massive AI infrastructure

Jul 4, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg tells staff that AI agents haven’t progressed as quickly as he’d hoped

At an internal meeting, the Meta CEO reportedly said that AI development efforts were not moving as quickly as anticipated.

Jul 3, 2026

Meta quietly launches vibe-coded gaming app Pocket

Meta has quietly launched Pocket, an experimental AI app that lets users generate and share interactive mini games using text prompts.

Jul 3, 2026

Meta Is Charging a Subscription for Smart Glasses Features. Welcome to the New Era of Consumer Tech

You bought the hardware. Now you’ll need to subscribe for “expanded access” to the most advanced features.

Jul 2, 2026

Meta, like SpaceX, looks to turn excess AI compute into cash

Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business, selling access to AI compute power and models. The move would pit it against the big clo

Jul 1, 2026

Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs

Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta pretended to be kids in order to see how other chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT would respond to

Jun 30, 2026

Google Restricts Meta's Use of Gemini Model, Highlighting Intensifying AI Licensing Competition

Recent reports indicate that Google has restricted Meta from using its Gemini AI model in certain products or services, escalating AI licensing compet

Jun 29, 2026

Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its Controversial Employee-Tracking Program

Employees had previously raised concerns about the initiative, which involves collecting workers’ keystroke data to train AI models.

Jun 23, 2026

Meta Pauses Employee-Tracking Program Following Internal Data Leak

The move comes after the company left potentially sensitive data from the initiative exposed internally.

Jun 23, 2026

Meta’s AI Workers Are Revolting, Peter Thiel’s Secret Society, and SBF’s Plea to Trump

On today’s Uncanny Valley, we dive into the dysfunction in Meta’s newly formed AI unit and why it’s been driving already-low employee morale even furt

Jun 19, 2026

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth Admits the Company’s AI Reorg Was ‘Atrocious’

In an internal memo seen by WIRED, Bosworth promised employees more stability, better communication, and the return of workplace perks as the company

Jun 16, 2026

Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms

Meta announced Monday that it's rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest sign of the company's effort to catch up in the AI race

Jun 16, 2026

Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses

Rank One, whose board includes a former CIA deputy director and a former FBI science chief, supplied face recognition to Meta for internal development

Jun 15, 2026

Meta Forced to Terminate $2 Billion Manus Acquisition: AI M&A Dilemma Under Beijing's Pressure

Meta has announced the termination of its $2 billion acquisition of Beijing-based AI startup Manus, following direct pressure from the Chinese governm

Jun 15, 2026

Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2B Manus deal after Beijing’s demand

Meta starts dismantling its $2 billion Manus acquisition after Beijing ordered the deal reversed.

Jun 14, 2026

Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it

A new report suggests the unit, which employs 6,500 people, is on the verge of revolt.

Jun 13, 2026

Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Zuckerberg’s Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon

“I’m not sure that this company supports a hackathon culture anymore,” one employee posted in a forum open to the entire staff.

Jun 13, 2026

‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess

Executives and employees alike are struggling with Meta's chaotic AI strategy, according to sources and internal discussions reviewed by WIRED.

Jun 13, 2026