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Meta posted a 33% revenue jump in Q1 2026 to $56.3 billion, driven by advertising growth and AI infrastructure investments. The company raised its 2026 capex forecast to $125-145 billion and plans further workforce reductions.

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Media Regulation and Meta launched the Parental Supervision feature on Instagram on March 26, 2026. The tool gives parents real-time controls over their children’s activity on the platform.

A California jury found Meta Platforms and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial, ordering $3 million in damages for a 20-year-old plaintiff.

Meta launched its AI Support Assistant on Facebook and Instagram, offering 24/7 account help in under five seconds. The company also reported early results from advanced AI content enforcement systems, including blocking 5,000 daily phishing attempts.

Arm Holdings unveiled the Arm AGI CPU at a San Francisco event, marking the company’s first self-manufactured chip in its 35-year history. Meta is the chip’s first customer, with OpenAI, Cerebras, and Cloudflare listed as launch partners.

WhatsApp has begun rolling out parent-managed accounts for children under 13, giving parents PIN-protected controls over contacts, groups, and activity alerts while preserving end-to-end encryption.

Meta Platforms has agreed to acquire Moltbook, an experimental social network for AI agents, with the team set to join Meta’s Superintelligence Labs.

Meta Platforms and AMD have agreed to a GPU deployment deal worth more than $100 billion over five years, with Meta potentially receiving a 10 percent stake in the chipmaker.