Gaming
Buffed MXR-17 could become Warzone’s next meta rifle after Voyak nerf
Season 3’s balance pass knocked down the Voyak KR-3, but the MXR-17 got a significant buff that could push it to the top of Warzone’s long-range meta.
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Entertainment
Instagram is testing a paid plan for anonymous Story viewing
Meta has started a limited test of a premium Instagram subscription in Canada, Japan, and the Philippines. The main lure is anonymous Story viewing, though the package also includes a few other extras that will almost certainly invite privacy debates of the very predictable kind.
Gaming
Rec Room is shutting down after reaching 150 million users
The Roblox-style social gaming platform says it never found a way to make the business profitable, even after scaling to 150 million players and creators and a $3.5 billion valuation.
Politics
Big tech found liable: the week social media lost its immunity
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube liable for designing addictive features that harmed a young user. Paired with a separate $375m ruling in New Mexico, the decisions are pushing legal and policy changes around the world.
Tech
Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Responsible for Designing Addictive Products That Harmed a Young User
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube negligent and failing to warn after a young woman said their platforms hooked her, contributing to mental health problems. The jury awarded $3m in compensatory damages and will consider punitive damages next.
Entertainment
Meta and Google Ordered to Pay $3 Million in Social Media Addiction Case
A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google liable for design choices that harmed a woman who says she became addicted to Instagram and YouTube as a child, awarding $3 million in damages.
Gaming
League of Legends Patch 26.7 Preview: Farming Supports Might Be Back
Riot shared a Patch 26.7 preview. Expect meta nudges after First Stand, buffs and nerfs across the roster, potential Shyvana fixes, and a change to the Support quest that could let farming supports return.
Tech
Zuckerberg Is Building an AI Co-CEO to Do the People Stuff for Him
Meta is building an AI agent to help Mark Zuckerberg run the company, handling information retrieval, acting like a digital chief of staff, and fitting into a broader push to reorganize work around AI tools. The effort sits alongside acquisitions, internal AI chatrooms, and plans for major layoffs.
Entertainment
Zuckerberg Is Building an AI Agent to Help Run His Job
Mark Zuckerberg is developing a personal AI assistant to speed up decision making and fetch answers without routing through layers of staff. It is part of Meta's broader push to bake AI into everyday work.
Tech
Meta to Move Content Moderation Toward AI and Launches 24/7 Account Assistant
Meta says it will cut reliance on external human moderators and lean on large language models to monitor content. Human reviewers will stay, but their role will shift to training and overseeing AI. A Meta AI account support tool is also rolling out in the US and Canada.
Gaming
Meta Pulls Horizon Worlds Out of VR and Moves It to Mobile
Meta is removing Horizon Worlds from Quest headsets and turning it into a mobile-only experience. Key VR worlds and Events will be removed from the Quest Store, and the app will vanish from VR in mid-June.
Tech
Meta strengthens AI push with $27 billion Nebius deal, may cut 20% of staff
Meta will pay $27 billion over five years to access Dutch Nebius Group's AI infrastructure, tied to Nvidia collaboration. At the same time, Reuters reports the company is planning cuts of about 20% of its global workforce.