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The New Stack Open Source Jul 11, 2026
In 24 hours, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Meta turned AI into a race to the bottom on price

Iโ€™m Matt Burns, Chief Content Officer at Insight Media Group. Each week, I round up the most important AI developments, The post In 24 hours, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Meta turned AI into a race to the bโ€ฆ

Iโ€™m Matt Burns, Chief Content Officer at Insight Media Group. Each week, I round up the most important AI developments, The post In 24 hours, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Meta turned AI into a race to the bottom on price appeared first on The New Stack.

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ETtech India Tech Jul 11, 2026
Meta scraps AI image feature days after launch following privacy backlash

Meta discontinued its new AI image generation feature after significant criticism. The tool allowed image creation using public Instagram accounts without explicit user consent. Actors and a Hollywooโ€ฆ

Meta discontinued its new AI image generation feature after significant criticism. The tool allowed image creation using public Instagram accounts without explicit user consent. Actors and a Hollywood union voiced strong objections regarding privacy concerns. Meta stated the feature missed the mark and is no longer available. This reversal highlights growing user control demands for AI content usage.

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ETtech India Tech Jul 11, 2026
Meta appeals verdict in social media addiction lawsuit

Meta has appealed a landmark social media addiction lawsuit verdict in Los Angeles. The company challenges the jury's determination that its platforms were designed to hook young users. This appeal fโ€ฆ

Meta has appealed a landmark social media addiction lawsuit verdict in Los Angeles. The company challenges the jury's determination that its platforms were designed to hook young users. This appeal follows a jury finding negligence by Meta and Google's YouTube. The jury awarded a young woman three million dollars in damages. Both companies plan to appeal, citing the complexity of teen mental health issues.

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TechCrunch General Tech Jul 10, 2026
Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash

Meta told Dylan Byers, of Puck News, that it had nixed the feature after backlash from its user base.

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The Verge General Tech Jul 10, 2026
Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts

Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The featโ€ฆ

Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The feature, as originally set up, meant that content from any public Instagram account could be used in AI creations without the account owner's permission. [โ€ฆ]