Meta quietly added facial recognition code for smart glasses to its app

Alexandr Wang, 28, became Meta’s first Chief AI Officer and is leading Meta Superintelligence Labs, according to the article. Speaking at the Bloomberg Tech conference, he indicated Meta may prioritize practical AI use cases, especially healthcare and wellbeing, rather than competing only on general-purpose benchmarks. The piece says Meta invested $14.3 billion in Scale AI for a 49% stake in June 2025.

Meta reported that attackers used its AI customer support agent to help steal Instagram accounts by getting it to link accounts to attacker-controlled emails. The piece contrasts this with Anthropic’s “Mythos” hacking concerns, saying simpler exploits still matter as more tasks move to AI. It also cites psychologist Gloria Mark warning chatbots may worsen attention and cognitive control.

String Metaverse Limited (BSE: META) said shareholders approved a special resolution for an exclusive bonus issue to public shareholders: 2 bonus equity shares for every 9 shares held. The company reported e-voting ended June 4, 2026, with an overwhelming majority in favor, and set June 19, 2026 as the record date. The company said the move supports compliance with the 25% minimum public shareholding rule.

Ohio lawmakers held a Joint Data Center Committee hearing with lobbyists from Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, but adjourned with unanswered questions. Companies defended long-term Ohio investments and said some issues should be handled by utilities, regulators or local governments. Microsoft said it will end local NDAs; residents criticized NDAs and lawmakers questioned tax incentives and utility impacts. The committee meets again next week.

Instagram Plus is rolling out globally, Meta said, offering a $3.99/month subscription (about £3 or AU$5.60). The paid tier adds features such as Story Spotlight, animated “Super Hearts,” longer 48-hour stories, and more customization, while the free tier remains available with existing features for now. Ads still apply even for subscribers, according to the report.

Meta criticised Australia’s revived “news tax” plan, saying it is “grossly unfair”. Under the proposal, major platforms including Meta, Google and TikTok would pay a 2.25% levy on Australian revenue unless they strike deals with local publishers. Australia says it closes a loophole from its earlier code; Meta says it could breach trade rules.