Meta Platforms News - April 24, 2026
Meta raids Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines, following rejected $1 billion offer
Meta Platforms is recruiting top AI talent from Thinking Machines Lab. The company hired at least seven founding members from the startup. Thinking Machines is...
Meta automates India content removals, complying with three-hour government mandates
Meta has deployed an automated system in India to restrict content across Facebook and Instagram at scale. This move responds to a surge in takedown notices...
X launches XChat messaging app, challenging WhatsApp and iMessage
X launched XChat, a standalone messaging app for iOS. The platform competes directly with Meta’s WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage. Users must maintain an X...
🟢 META is trading 3.1% up today on multi-year AWS Graviton deal for agentic AI
META is trading at $679.65 (+3.1%) following a multi-year agreement to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton CPU cores for agentic AI workloads. • The deal...
Meta deploys millions of Amazon Graviton chips for agentic AI
Meta Platforms signed a multi-year agreement to deploy tens of millions of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Graviton CPU cores. This deal establishes Meta as one of...
Norway Proposes Under-16 Social Media Ban, Forcing Tech Firm Verification
Norway will introduce a bill by the end of 2026 to ban children under 16 from using social media. The government announced the proposal on Friday following a...