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Meta sets up new ‘Meta Compute’ division to scale AI infrastructure, data centres

January 13, 2026 3:53 pm

The formation of Meta Compute suggests that Mark Zuckerberg is going all in on building data centres and securing energy in pursuit of his ‘personal superintelligence’ vision.

Apart from the metaverse, the Reality Labs segment also produces Meta's Quest mixed-reality headsets, smart glasses made with EssilorLuxottica's Ray-Ban and augmented-reality glasses. (Image Source: Reuters)

Meta plans to cut around 10% of employees in Reality Labs division: Report

January 13, 2026 10:09 am

While the company ‌has struggled to sell its vision of an immersive digital universe of interconnected worlds, it has ‌seen early success with the smart glasses as competitors such as Google and ‌Apple failed to tap the market with initial attempts.

Meta denies Instagram data breach claims, says password reset issue is fixed

January 12, 2026 7:39 pm

The allegedly exposed dataset includes ‘sensitive information’ such as usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and more.

Tamil Nadu government says it will add more services to Namma Arasu in the future.

Tamil Nadu taps WhatsApp to offer 51 citizen services via ‘Namma Arasu’ chatbot

January 10, 2026 9:34 am

From bill payments to certificate downloads, Tamil Nadu's ‘Namma Arasu’ WhatsApp chatbot offers 51 citizen services in Tamil and English.

Meta delays global rollout of Ray-Ban Display glasses, unveils new features at CES 2026

January 08, 2026 8:57 am

At CES 2026, Meta announced several new capabilities coming to its Ray-Ban Display glasses, including a new teleprompter feature.

Why Meta acquired Manus and what it means for its 'personal superintelligence' push

December 31, 2025 8:54 am

Meta’s move to snap up agentic AI startup Manus fits squarely into the tech giant’s broader strategy of using its financial firepower to gain an edge over rivals in the AI race.

Editors’ choice: Top tech gadgets we love in 2025

December 31, 2025 7:28 pm

2025 was filled with major updates to the iPhone and some of the most popular Android smartphones, but it was also the year when several brands made a comeback. We also saw a few surprise winners across categories. Here are the gadgets that truly stood out to our tech experts in 2025.