https://about.fb.com/news/#meta_newsroom 2026-07-21T21:14:23.567445+00:00 Meta python-feedgen https://about.fb.com/favicon.ico Meta news, engineering, and AI blogs plus Meta developer changelogs and blogs -- in one feed. https://developer.meta.com/ai/resources/blog/build-with-muse-spark/ 2026-07-21T21:14:23.568409+00:00 Build with Muse Spark, now available on Meta Model API https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/new-ai-effects-in-instagram-stories 2026-07-21T21:14:23.568402+00:00 New Effects in Stories from Meta AI https://about.instagram.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/how-to-use-instagram-stories 2026-07-21T21:14:23.568395+00:00 How to use Instagram Stories: The complete 2026 guide https://developers.meta.com/blog/build-for-display-glasses/ 2026-07-21T21:14:23.568384+00:00 The wait is over: Build for display glasses starting today https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/new-parental-supervision-tools-coming-threads/ 2026-07-21T16:00:19+00:00 We're rolling out parental supervision on Threads, giving parents even more tools to support their teens across Meta's apps. The post New Parental Supervision Tools Coming To Threads appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-07-21T16:00:19+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/xbox-game-pass-meta-horizon-plus-launch/ 2026-07-21T15:00:00+00:00 We’re teaming up with XBOX again, this time bringing a starter edition of XBOX Game Pass to Meta Horizon+ and adding a rotating catalog of 50 XBOX games you can play right on your headset. 2026-07-21T15:00:00+00:00 https://ai.meta.com/blog/genesis-mission-lawrence-berkeley-national-laboratory-segment-anything-dino/ 2026-07-21T00:00:00+00:00 How Meta’s AI Models are Powering the First Wave of Genesis Mission Projects 2026-07-21T00:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/the-2026-summer-of-football-a-record-breaking-moment-across-meta/ 2026-07-17T22:12:42+00:00 During the 2026 summer of soccer, engagement across Instagram, Threads, Facebook, and WhatsApp broke records. The post The 2026 Summer of Football: A Record-Breaking Moment Across Meta appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-07-17T22:12:42+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/keeping-parents-informed-teens-distress-conversations-meta-ai/ 2026-07-16T11:00:45+00:00 Parents using Instagram supervision tools will now be notified if their teen discusses suicide or self-harm with Meta AI. The post Alerting Parents if Teens Show Signs of Distress in Conversations With Meta AI appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-07-16T11:00:45+00:00 https://engineering.fb.com/2026/07/15/ai-research/exploring-hierarchical-interest-representation-for-meta-ads-deep-funnel-optimization/ 2026-07-15T17:00:52+00:00 Hierarchical Interest Representation is a research area for Meta Ads. We’re exploring an upstream representation layer over the universe of Ads entities – users, advertisers, products, services – learning unified embeddings that connect users’ inferred interests with the breadth of what advertisers offer in their deep funnel ads. The innovations in Hierarchical Interest Representation are [...] Read More... The post Exploring Hierarchical Interest Representation For Meta Ads Deep Funnel Optim... 2026-07-15T17:00:52+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/what-to-watch-free-meta-quest-tv-vr-film-july-2026/ 2026-07-15T17:00:00+00:00 From the latest movies, to the best in streaming, to the biggest moments in sports — all the immersive entertainment you could want is waiting for you on Meta Quest. 2026-07-15T17:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=July+15%2C+2026 2026-07-15T07:00:00+00:00 Added the Phone Number First flow to a subset of business customers in the default Embedded Signup flow. 2026-07-15T07:00:00+00:00 https://engineering.fb.com/2026/07/13/ml-applications/modernizing-the-meta-ads-service-with-an-open-source-kernel-scheduler/ 2026-07-13T16:00:50+00:00 TL; DR At Meta’s scale, a few milliseconds of latency degradation can have a significant negative impact on ads performance. When a Linux kernel upgrade risked regressing latency across Meta’s ad serving fleet, we turned to sched_ext — the upstream, BPF-based extensible scheduling framework — to build a scheduling policy customized to the Ads delivery [...] Read More... The post Modernizing the Meta Ads Service With an Open-Source Kernel Scheduler appeared first on Engineering at Meta . 2026-07-13T16:00:50+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/teachers-local-businesses-win-as-meta-expands-louisiana-data-center/ 2026-07-13T09:30:24+00:00 We're expanding our Richland Parish, Louisiana data center to 5GW of compute capacity in a town that’s already seeing life-changing returns for teachers, local businesses, and students. The post Teachers and Local Businesses Win as Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-07-13T09:30:24+00:00 https://ai.meta.com/blog/introducing-muse-spark-meta-model-api/ 2026-07-09T00:00:00+00:00 Introducing Muse Spark 1.1 2026-07-09T00:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/breaking-ground-on-metas-first-data-center-in-canada/ 2026-07-08T19:30:30+00:00 We’re breaking ground on a new 1GW, AI-optimized data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta — our first data center in Canada and 33rd in our global fleet. The post Breaking Ground on Meta’s First Data Center in Canada appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-07-08T19:30:30+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/metas-ai-glasses-your-questions-answered/ 2026-07-07T23:35:43+00:00 We’re answering frequently asked questions about our AI glasses and sharing the features we’ve built to help both the wearers of our glasses and the people around them feel comfortable. The post Meta’s AI Glasses: Your Questions Answered appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-07-07T23:35:43+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/introducing-muse-image-meta-ai/ 2026-07-07T18:05:34+00:00 Muse Image is the first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, now available in Meta AI. The post Introducing Muse Image: Image Generation Built for Your World appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-07-07T18:05:34+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/07/our-work-to-fight-child-exploitation-on-our-apps/ 2026-07-07T14:58:49+00:00 Child exploitation is a horrific crime and every day, we work aggressively to fight this kind of abuse both on and off our platforms. We’re aware of recent news reports about Instagram ads in India that violated our policies against child exploitation. And we want to be clear: we take these concerns seriously, we never want this content on our platforms, and we’re committed to improving our efforts to combat it. Before these cases were brought to our attention, our enforcement systems had alr... 2026-07-07T14:58:49+00:00 https://ai.meta.com/blog/introducing-muse-image-muse-video-msl/ 2026-07-07T00:00:00+00:00 Introducing Muse Image and Muse Video 2026-07-07T00:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=July+3%2C+2026 2026-07-03T07:00:00+00:00 Documented geographic availability for the In-App Signup API, including the regions where it is not available. 2026-07-03T07:00:00+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/boz-to-the-future-the-power-of-innovation-heresy-and-fighting-for-the-future-with-palantirs-shyam-sankar/ 2026-07-02T15:00:00+00:00 Welcome back to another episode of Boz to the Future. In the latest episode, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth talks to Shyam Sankar — CTO of Palantir Technologies. 2026-07-02T15:00:00+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/meta-horizon-plus-vr-subscription-service-july-gun-club-vr-dragon-fist-vr-kung-fu-phantom-covert-ops/ 2026-07-01T17:00:00+00:00 July adds Gun Club VR, Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu and Phantom: Covert Ops to the Meta Horizon+ catalog. 2026-07-01T17:00:00+00:00 https://engineering.fb.com/2026/07/01/data-infrastructure/metas-ai-storage-blueprint-at-scale/ 2026-07-01T16:00:36+00:00 Over the past several years, model capabilities and training dataset sizes have experienced exponential growth. During the past year or so, the time between new-frontier-model releases has gone down from months to weeks. Reliable and fast access to storage is important to both the speed and computational cost of this AI innovation. If AI is [...] Read More... The post Meta’s AI Storage Blueprint at Scale appeared first on Engineering at Meta . 2026-07-01T16:00:36+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/meta-ai-glasses-oakley-meta-hstn-oakley-meta-vanguard-18birdies-arccos/ 2026-07-01T14:00:00+00:00 Together with Oakley, we’re integrating two apps into Meta AI glasses that golfers already trust and love to help take their game to the next level: 18Birdies and Arccos. 2026-07-01T14:00:00+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/what-to-play-on-meta-quest-june-2026-recap/ 2026-06-30T20:00:00+00:00 We round up all the biggest new releases and content updates in June, to keep you up-to-date on what’s happening on Meta Quest and what’s pushing the envelope in VR 2026-06-30T20:00:00+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/discord-launch/ 2026-06-30T17:10:23+00:00 Today, Discord comes to Meta Quest, allowing you to talk with friends via text chat and voice in-headset — even while you’re playing games. 2026-06-30T17:10:23+00:00 https://engineering.fb.com/2026/06/30/open-source/10-years-of-metas-commitment-to-python/ 2026-06-30T16:00:46+00:00 This year marks Meta’s 10th consecutive year as a sponsor of the Python Software Foundation (PSF), the charitable organization dedicated to advancing, supporting, and protecting the open-source Python programming language and the community that sustains it. Python is one of the world’s most influential programming languages, and we use it across our engineering stack, from [...] Read More... The post 10 Years of Meta’s Commitment to Python appeared first on Engineering at Meta . 2026-06-30T16:00:46+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+30%2C+2026 2026-06-30T07:00:00+00:00 Added call recording and transcription for the WhatsApp Business Calling API. 2026-06-30T07:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/messenger-platform/changelog/?filter=June+30%2C+2026 2026-06-30T07:00:00+00:00 Added the image grid template for Messenger Platform — send 2 to 6 images in a grid with optional per-image tap actions. 2026-06-30T07:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/its-time-to-reserve-your-whatsapp-username/ 2026-06-29T16:00:06+00:00 We're launching usernames for WhatsApp, so you can connect with people without giving out your phone number. The post It’s Time to Reserve Your WhatsApp Username appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-29T16:00:06+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+29%2C+2026 2026-06-29T07:00:00+00:00 Username reservation and adoption go live June 29, 2026; BSUID message-send support and the contact-request button move to July 2026. 2026-06-29T07:00:00+00:00 https://ai.meta.com/blog/brain2qwerty-brain-ai-human-communication/ 2026-06-29T00:00:00+00:00 From Brain Waves to Words: Brain2Qwerty Offers a New Path to Communication Without Surgery 2026-06-29T00:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/inside-meta-data-center/ 2026-06-26T18:28:26+00:00 See Tom Shaw's perspective on the infrastructure and technology inside one of Meta's data centers. The post Inside One of Meta’s Data Centers appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-26T18:28:26+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/peak-summer-sale-discounts-vr-games/ 2026-06-26T17:00:00+00:00 Summer is heating up, and so is your Meta Quest library, thanks to all the great new deals you can snag as part of our Peak Summer Sale. 2026-06-26T17:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+26%2C+2026 2026-06-26T07:00:00+00:00 Added SIP call webhooks support with call_created and terminate events for SIP-enabled numbers. 2026-06-26T07:00:00+00:00 https://engineering.fb.com/2026/06/25/security/privacy-aware-infrastructure-in-the-ai-native-era-an-asset-classification-case-study/ 2026-06-25T22:30:51+00:00 Privacy controls — systems that enforce retention, access, allowed-purpose, downstream-sharing, or anonymization policies — require a reliable understanding of data to function. Before such a control can operate effectively, it must know exactly what it is looking at. This can be complex, as demonstrated by a field simply named “age“: In one context, it might [...] Read More... The post Privacy-Aware Infrastructure in the AI-Native Era: An Asset Classification Case Study appeared first on Eng... 2026-06-25T22:30:51+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/grammy-winner-yungbluds-zombie-now-available-in-beat-saber/ 2026-06-25T15:00:00+00:00 “Zombie,” YUNGBLUD’s deeply-personal exploration of grief, is Beat Saber’s latest Shock Drop, and it’s available to play today. 2026-06-25T15:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/teens-parents-and-educators-navigate-online-safety-in-singapore/ 2026-06-25T12:12:53+00:00 We're launching an interactive experience in Singapore that gives teens, parents, and educators practical tools to have open conversations about online safety and digital wellbeing. The post Teens, Parents, and Educators Navigate Online Safety Through Real Conversations in Singapore appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-25T12:12:53+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+25%2C+2026 2026-06-25T07:00:00+00:00 WhatsApp Cloud API Calling voicemail is now generally available. 2026-06-25T07:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/messenger-platform/changelog/?filter=June+25%2C+2026 2026-06-25T07:00:00+00:00 Added Messenger Platform error code 10/1893063 for Pages temporarily restricted from sending messages. 2026-06-25T07:00:00+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/vr-games-showcase-june-2026-recap-every-meta-quest-vr-game-announcement/ 2026-06-23T23:15:08+00:00 We’ve rounded up every Meta Quest game in the Summer VR Games Showcase to bring you up to speed on everything that’s coming to the Meta Horizon Store. 2026-06-23T23:15:08+00:00 https://engineering.fb.com/2026/06/23/production-engineering/how-meta-built-ultra-narrow-batteries-for-ai-glasses-meta-tech-podcast/ 2026-06-23T16:00:38+00:00 Smart glasses like the Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta Vanguards need to pack enough energy to power features like cameras, speakers, AI workloads, and even a display. But it all has to fit into the glasses’ temple arms. So how do you place a battery with enough power to run a pair of smart glasses [...] Read More... The post How Meta Engineered Ultra-Narrow Batteries for AI Glasses appeared first on Engineering at Meta . 2026-06-23T16:00:38+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/meta-essilorluxottica-partner-launch-meta-glasses/ 2026-06-23T13:00:32+00:00 We're launching Meta Glasses with 26 styles across a range of colors, lenses, and frames, so there's a pair for just about any style. The post We’re Partnering With EssilorLuxottica to Launch Meta Glasses appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-23T13:00:32+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/launch-of-metas-small-business-growth-academy-across-asia-pacific/ 2026-06-23T13:00:09+00:00 Meta's Small Business Growth Academy will provide practical AI tools, advertising, and cross-border growth training to help small businesses scale across Asia-Pacific. The post Launch of Meta’s Small Business Growth Academy Across Asia-Pacific to Boost AI Adoption and Digital Skills appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-23T13:00:09+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/introducing-meta-glasses-a-range-of-new-styles-from-meta-and-essilorluxottica-starting-at-299/ 2026-06-23T13:00:00+00:00 Today, in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, we’re introducing Meta Glasses. Building on all the technology and features of the world’s best-selling AI glasses, this new line features bold and timeless shapes, rich colors, and premium materials, all consciously crafted and starting at just $299. 2026-06-23T13:00:00+00:00 https://engineering.fb.com/2026/06/22/video-engineering/adopting-av1-for-real-time-communication-rtc-meta/ 2026-06-22T16:00:08+00:00 Adopting AV1 for real-time communication at Meta has been a multi-year effort spanning codec selection, device eligibility, rate control, and error resilience. We’re sharing the technical and operational challenges while deploying AV1 and expanding coverage, and how we addressed them for real-time communication. We’re presenting several technologies for improving AV1 call quality, including rate control [...] Read More... The post Adopting AV1 for Real-Time Communication (RTC) at Scale appear... 2026-06-22T16:00:08+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/instagram-for-tv-gets-bigger-with-new-ways-to-watch-together/ 2026-06-22T14:00:34+00:00 Instagram for TV will not be available on Samsung TV, plus we're testing new to make sharing and discovering even more fun. The post Instagram for TV Gets Bigger, With New Ways to Watch Together appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-22T14:00:34+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/instagram-platform/changelog#june-22-2026 2026-06-22T00:00:00+00:00 AI Info Label POST /{ig_user_id}/media with the is_ai_generated parameter GET /{ig_media_id}?fields=is_ai_generated New Story Insights Metrics GET /{ig_media_id}/insights?metric=link_clicks 2026-06-22T00:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/strengthening-teen-accounts-with-new-safety-updates-on-instagram-and-facebook/ 2026-06-18T05:59:04+00:00 Meta has announced a series of updates designed to strengthen protections for teens across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. The post Strengthening Teen Accounts with New Safety Updates on Instagram and Facebook appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-18T05:59:04+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/https-www-meta-com-blog-vr-showcase-june-2026-payday-aces-high-hot-dogs-horseshoes-hand-grenades-2-h3vr2/ 2026-06-17T19:38:02+00:00 Summer’s in full swing, and with a heap of new VR games on the horizon, it’s time for another VR Games Showcase to show off everything fans can look forward to coming to Meta Quest. 2026-06-17T19:38:02+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/threads-returns-to-turkiye-with-new-features/ 2026-06-17T17:40:55+00:00 This is because of a recent decision taken by the Turkish Competition Authority The post Threads Returns to Türkiye With New Features appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-17T17:40:55+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/meta-launching-new-features-500-million-monthly-threads-users/ 2026-06-16T11:00:31+00:00 We're launching new communities features on Threads to celebrate reaching 500 million monthly active users. The post New Features to Celebrate 500 Million Monthly Users on Threads appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-16T11:00:31+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+16%2C+2026 2026-06-16T07:00:00+00:00 Added messaging_account_id as the preferred Cloud API parameter, with paid_messaging_account_id kept as a deprecated backward-compatible alias. 2026-06-16T07:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/iniciativas-para-manter-pais-brasileiros-informados-sobre-as-contas-de-adolescente-e-supervisao-parental-no-instagram/ 2026-06-15T17:51:32+00:00 Um dos principais objetivos do trabalho da Meta voltado à segurança dos adolescentes que utilizam nossos aplicativos é dar mais tranquilidade aos pais. Primeiro, com uma experiência desenvolvida especificamente para jovens de 13 a 17 anos que já tem configurações mais protegidas por padrão, sem que pais e responsáveis precisem fazer nada – as chamadas Contas de Adolescente; segundo, dando a esses pais informações úteis sobre como tem sido o uso de nossas plataformas por seus filhos. Assim, el... 2026-06-15T17:51:32+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/new-ai-tools-to-help-you-make-things-happen-on-facebook/ 2026-06-15T16:00:23+00:00 We’re introducing new AI-powered Facebook features to help you connect, create, and find what you’re looking for. The post New AI Tools to Help You Make Things Happen on Facebook appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-15T16:00:23+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+15%2C+2026 2026-06-15T07:00:00+00:00 Added Direct Send API documentation for the open beta. 2026-06-15T07:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2026/06/15/tokenless-access-to-meta-oembed-apis/ 2026-06-15T00:00:00+00:00 Introducing Tokenless Access to Meta oEmbed APIs TL;DR You can now call Meta oEmbed APIs to embed public Facebook, Threads, and Instagram content without an access token. ... Read the story 2026-06-15T00:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/free-ai-glasses-for-every-blind-veteran/ 2026-06-12T12:33:26+00:00 We're donating Ray-Ban Meta glasses to every blind veteran in America, giving them transformative AI technology. The post The Future Is for Everyone: Free AI Glasses for Every Blind Veteran in America appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-12T12:33:26+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+12%2C+2026 2026-06-12T07:00:00+00:00 Documented business-side message edits and revokes in the coexistence edit and revoke messages webhooks for business-scoped user IDs. 2026-06-12T07:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/going-all-in-for-global-football-fans-across-meta-apps/ 2026-06-11T12:00:40+00:00 We’re bringing new football features and experiences to Threads, Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, including athlete content, match content, and in-product activations. The post Going All in for Global Football Fans Across Meta Apps appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-11T12:00:40+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+11%2C+2026 2026-06-11T07:00:00+00:00 Corrected the Terms of Service URL required in the In-App Signup API policy.tos field. Removed the United Kingdom from the unsupported regions for template analytics and template group analytics. 2026-06-11T07:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/how-to-verify-age-online/ 2026-06-11T04:10:35+00:00 To help ensure young people stay safe online, we need a practical, centralized framework that verifies the ages of people using our apps. The post Why Social Media Bans Alone Can’t Solve the Age Verification Dilemma appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-11T04:10:35+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/what-is-compute-power-meta-ai-infrastructure/ 2026-06-10T14:30:04+00:00 We're explaining what compute power is and how GPUs, CPUs, and MTIA custom silicon help us meet our AI innovation and computing needs. The post Infrastructure Explained: Compute Power appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-10T14:30:04+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+10%2C+2026 2026-06-10T07:00:00+00:00 Documented the optional transfer_action request parameter and the new 147005 error code for the WhatsApp Business Username API. 2026-06-10T07:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/meta-partners-with-reliance-on-ai-enabled-data-center-in-india-2/ 2026-06-10T02:32:32+00:00 Meta and Reliance Industries today announced a significant expansion of our strategic partnership with an agreement for an AI-enabled data center in India. The post Meta Partners With Reliance on AI-Enabled Data Center in India appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-10T02:32:32+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/meta-partners-with-reliance-on-ai-enabled-data-center-in-india/ 2026-06-10T02:30:40+00:00 We've enetered an agreement with Reliance Industries to lease our first ever AI-enabled data center in India. The post Meta Partners With Reliance on AI-Enabled Data Center in India appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-10T02:30:40+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/better-personalization-and-changes-to-controls-for-your-activity-from-other-businesses/ 2026-06-09T15:00:52+00:00 We're updating how we use information that other businesses already share with Meta. The post Better Personalization and Changes to Controls for Your Activity From Other Businesses appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-09T15:00:52+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/americas-workforce-academy-free-skilled-trade-training/ 2026-06-08T21:15:51+00:00 Meta is launching America’s Workforce Academy (AWA), nationwide a program designed to fast-track participants to long-term careers in skilled trades. The post America’s Workforce Academy: The Future Is for Everyone appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-08T21:15:51+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/introducing-meta-lab-capsule-stores-best-buy/ 2026-06-08T11:15:00+00:00 We’re excited to bring the Meta Lab retail experience to Best Buy with over 50 dedicated experiential Meta Lab spaces launching soon inside of Best Buy locations across the United States and in Canada. 2026-06-08T11:15:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/fighting-spyware-an-update-from-whatsapp/ 2026-06-08T09:00:04+00:00 WhatsApp caught and disrupted spear phishing attempts linked to NSO, a spyware firm blacklisted by the US government. The post Fighting Spyware: An Update From WhatsApp appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-08T09:00:04+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/creator-assistant-more-languages-for-ai-translations-on-facebook/ 2026-06-04T15:00:34+00:00 Creator assistant understands each creator's unique presence and helps them take action to grow. The post Introducing Creator Assistant, Plus More Languages For AI Translations on Facebook appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-04T15:00:34+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+4%2C+2026 2026-06-04T07:00:00+00:00 Clarified that deleting a business phone number is not supported via the API; use WhatsApp Manager. 2026-06-04T07:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/reels-is-shaping-indias-video-first-future-across-gen-z-women-bharat/ 2026-06-04T06:56:43+00:00 Findings from new Meta-commissioned studies by IPSOS show that India’s video economy has become truly nationwide, with Reels emerging as the defining short-form video platform driving discovery, culture, creator engagement and commerce across Gen Z, women and Bharat audiences. The post Reels Is Shaping India’s Video-First Future Across Gen Z, Women & Bharat appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-04T06:56:43+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/leading-tech-companies-law-enforcement-disrupt-criminal-scam-networks-in-southeast-asia/ 2026-06-03T20:15:00+00:00 The operation was the first of its kind to include companies from across the industry in the fight to protect people from online scammers. The post Leading Tech Companies and Law Enforcement Join Forces to Disrupt Criminal Scam Networks in Southeast Asia appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-03T20:15:00+00:00 https://engineering.fb.com/2026/06/03/data-center-engineering/lights-out-systems-on-validating-instant-power-loss-readiness/ 2026-06-03T17:00:44+00:00 We’re introducing Instantaneous PowerLoss Storm, a new testing paradigm within Meta’s infrastructure for handling and mitigating instant or zero-notice power loss in our data centers. We’re sharing: how we built readiness to tolerate instant failures into our existing systems with defense-in-depth strategies; tradeoffs made in implementing it, and how we validated our readiness. Disaster preparedness [...] Read More... The post Lights Out, Systems On: Validating Instant Power Loss Readiness a... 2026-06-03T17:00:44+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/meta-business-agent/ 2026-06-03T13:40:12+00:00 Meta Business Agent is AI that lets every business show up for every customer, as if they had an infinite team behind them. The post Be There for Every Customer With Meta Business Agent appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-03T13:40:12+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+3%2C+2026 2026-06-03T07:00:00+00:00 Added In-App Signup, a new guide for creating opt-in deep links that WhatsApp users click to subscribe to your messages. 2026-06-03T07:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/new-13-plus-content-settings-for-teen-accounts-expanding-globally-on-instagram-facebook-messenger/ 2026-06-02T11:00:31+00:00 Inspired by movie ratings criteria and parent feedback, this setting is designed to help teens see age-appropriate content by default. The post New 13+ Content Settings for Teen Accounts Expanding Globally on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-06-02T11:00:31+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=June+2%2C+2026 2026-06-02T07:00:00+00:00 Published account model evolution docs; added Meta Business Agent section; updated About the WhatsApp Business Platform; updated the Message Templates API archive and unarchive response format. 2026-06-02T07:00:00+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/what-to-play-on-meta-quest-may-2026-recap/ 2026-06-01T18:00:00+00:00 Each month, we round up all the biggest new releases and content updates so you can keep up with what’s happening on Meta Quest and what’s pushing the envelope in VR. 2026-06-01T18:00:00+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/meta-horizon-plus-vr-subscription-service-june-trombone-champ-unflattened-maskmaker-outta-hand/ 2026-06-01T17:00:00+00:00 Rhythm, mystery, and a whole lot of personality — June’s Meta Horizon+ lineup has something for everyone. 2026-06-01T17:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/messenger-platform/changelog/?filter=June+1%2C+2026 2026-06-01T07:00:00+00:00 Sticker API for Messenger Platform — browse, search, and send stickers, plus webhook sticker type support with 90-day transition. 2026-06-01T07:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/instagram-platform/changelog#june-1-2026 2026-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 Instagram Audio API GET /ig_audio?audio_type={music\|original_sound} — Search or retrieve trending audio GET /{ig_audio_id} — Get metadata for a specific audio asset GET /ig_audio?product=ADS&purpose=AUDIO_COPYRIGHT_REPLACEMENT&audio_replacement_mode={auto\|search\|default}&ig_media_id={ig_media_id} — Discover replacement audio for Reels ads New IG Media Field media_audio_type — The type of audio used in the media: MUSIC (licensed music from Meta’s catalog) or ORIGINAL_SOUND (original audio).... 2026-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=May+29%2C+2026 2026-05-29T07:00:00+00:00 Added documentation for voicemail collection and webhook delivery in the WhatsApp Cloud API Calling configuration (alpha). 2026-05-29T07:00:00+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/compass-launch-meta-quest/ 2026-05-28T17:00:00+00:00 ‘Compass’ is an open-world VR flying adventure from Montreal studio TREBUCHET, the team behind Broken Edge, Winds & Leaves, and Prison Boss VR. 2026-05-28T17:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/05/protecting-players-and-fans-during-fifa-world-cup-2026/ 2026-05-28T16:00:32+00:00 We're sharing information about our efforts to combat scams and reduce abuse on our apps during the FIFA World Cup 2026™. The post Protecting Players and Fans during FIFA World Cup 2026™ appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-05-28T16:00:32+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/boz-to-the-future-episode-26-ed-catmull-3d-graphics-art-technology/ 2026-05-28T15:00:00+00:00 In this episode, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth sits down with Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar, former president of Disney Animation, and one of the most influential figures in the history of computer graphics. 2026-05-28T15:00:00+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/beat-saber-celebrates-eight-years-with-three-free-songs-featuring-a-new-in-house-track/ 2026-05-28T15:00:00+00:00 It’s time to cue the beat, lock into the rhythm, and slash notes to some heavy ‘Beat Saber’ tech-dance bass drops — with three free songs to play 2026-05-28T15:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=May+28%2C+2026 2026-05-28T07:00:00+00:00 Renamed contact request interactive message type, fixed parent BSUID endpoint URL, and added BSUID fields to calling API webhooks. 2026-05-28T07:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=May+27%2C+2026 2026-05-27T07:00:00+00:00 Added ISO 3166 Alpha-2 country codes column to the pricing country calling codes table. 2026-05-27T07:00:00+00:00 https://engineering.fb.com/2026/05/26/ml-applications/silvertorch-index-as-model-new-retrieval-paradigm-recommendation-systems/ 2026-05-26T16:00:01+00:00 We’re introducing SilverTorch, a reimagining of recommendation systems that unifies all retrieval components for user generated content under a unified architecture. SilverTorch shows up to 23.7x higher throughput compared to the state-of-the-art approaches. It’s also showing 20.9x more compute cost efficiency compared to a CPU-based solution while also improving accuracy. Our research paper, “SilverTorch: A [...] Read More... The post SilverTorch: Index as Model — A New Retrieval Paradigm fo... 2026-05-26T16:00:01+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=May+26%2C+2026 2026-05-26T07:00:00+00:00 Quarterly pricing updates for July 1, 2026 rate cards, new WABA Currency Migration API page, and updated AI Providers and Calling API rate cards. 2026-05-26T07:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/05/meta-ai-wearables-changing-the-game-for-disabled-people/ 2026-05-18T14:35:42+00:00 We're rolling out new features on our AI glasses that make the technology more accessible to people with disabilities. The post Our AI Wearables Are “Changing the Game” for Disabled People appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-05-18T14:35:42+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/from-the-met-to-the-world-discover-the-stories-of-oceania-in-a-new-virtual-exhibition/ 2026-05-18T14:00:00+00:00 For a year, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has featured 650 extraordinary artworks from across Oceania. Now, the ‘Oceania: A New Horizon of Space and Time’ experience — available on Meta Quest and desktop — is bringing the physical show’s spirit to anyone who can’t visit in person. 2026-05-18T14:00:00+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/changelog/?filter=May+18%2C+2026 2026-05-18T07:00:00+00:00 Added Reconnect offboarded coexistence clients guide. Covers automatic reonboarding when a coexistence client re-registers their WhatsApp Business app on a new device. 2026-05-18T07:00:00+00:00 https://about.fb.com/news/2026/05/introducing-business-ai-on-whatsapp-for-small-businesses-in-india/ 2026-05-15T04:59:51+00:00 To enable small businesses with AI-powered customer support directly into the WhatsApp Business app, we've launched Business AI in India. The post Introducing Business AI on WhatsApp for Small Businesses in India appeared first on Meta Newsroom . 2026-05-15T04:59:51+00:00 https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/instagram-platform/changelog#may-15-2026 2026-05-15T00:00:00+00:00 oEmbed API 2026-05-15T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/six-months-of-meta-ray-ban-display/ 2026-05-14T18:53:00+00:00 It’s been a little over six months since we launched Meta Ray-Ban Display — our most advanced AI glasses ever built — and it’s been awesome to see the response from our community. 2026-05-14T18:53:00+00:00 https://www.meta.com/blog/goo-goo-dolls-from-beacon-theatre-immersive-concert/ 2026-05-14T14:00:00+00:00 The Goo Goo Dolls have been rocking audiences for 40 years, but now you can see them on stage as you never thought possible on Meta Quest. The Goo Goo Dolls from the Beacon Theatre is an immersive concert that’s available for free on Horizon TV. 2026-05-14T14:00:00+00:00