Meta | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/tag/meta/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:50:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Meta | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/tag/meta/ 32 32 Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/threads-posts-can-now-be-shared-directly-to-your-instagram-story-without-leaving-the-app/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:55:12 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094960 Meta’s metaverse leaves virtual reality https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/meta-metaverse-leaves-vr-horizon-worlds-mobile/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:00:53 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094929 Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/zuckerberg-grilled-in-court-over-social-media-harms-on-teens/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:41:59 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094430 Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/metas-own-research-found-parental-supervision-doesnt-really-help-curb-teens-compulsive-social-media-use/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:45:33 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093564 Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses, report claims https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/meta-plans-to-add-facial-recognition-to-its-smart-glasses-report-claims/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:58:39 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3092812 Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ AI feature lets you personalize your feed https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/threads-new-dear-algo-ai-feature-lets-you-personalize-your-feed/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091633 Facebook adds new AI features, animated profile photos, and backgrounds for text posts https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/facebook-adds-new-ai-features-animated-profile-photos-and-backgrounds-for-text-posts/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:34:51 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3091608 Amazon and Google are winning the AI capex race — but what’s the prize? https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/amazon-and-google-are-winning-the-ai-capex-race-but-whats-the-prize/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:43:11 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089705 Meta tests a stand-alone app for its AI-generated ‘Vibes’ videos https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/meta-tests-a-standalone-app-for-its-ai-generated-vibes-videos/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:19:01 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089950 India’s Supreme Court to WhatsApp: ‘You cannot play with the right to privacy’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/indias-supreme-court-to-whatsapp-you-cannot-play-with-the-right-to-privacy/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:38:05 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3089038 Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any better https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/meta-burned-19-billion-on-vr-last-year-and-2026-wont-be-any-better/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:20:18 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087652 Zuckerberg teases agentic commerce tools and major AI rollout in 2026 https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/zuckerberg-teases-agentic-commerce-tools-and-major-ai-rollout-in-2026/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:16:02 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087558 Mark Zuckerberg says a future without smart glasses is ‘hard to imagine’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/mark-zuckerberg-future-smart-glasses/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:31:20 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087229 WhatsApp will now charge AI chatbots to operate in Italy https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/whatsapp-will-now-charge-ai-chatbots-to-operate-in-italy/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:18:59 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3087325 Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/meta-to-test-premium-subscriptions-on-instagram-facebook-and-whatsapp/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:12:33 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3086324 How did Davos turn into a tech conference? https://techcrunch.com/video/how-did-davos-turn-into-a-tech-conference/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?post_type=tc_video&p=3085516 Meta pauses teen access to AI characters ahead of new version https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/meta-pauses-teen-access-to-ai-characters-ahead-of-new-version/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3085433 OpenAI chief Sam Altman plans India visit as AI leaders converge in New Delhi: sources https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/openai-chief-sam-altman-plans-india-visit-as-ai-leaders-converge-in-new-delhi-sources/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:30:09 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3085456 Meta seeks to limit evidence in child safety case https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/meta-seeks-to-limit-evidence-in-child-safety-case/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:40:01 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3085084 Threads rolls out ads to all users worldwide https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/threads-rolls-out-ads-to-all-users-worldwide/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:44:11 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3084526