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• [New] Backed by $20 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, UCSF's new Center for Pediatric CRISPR Cures will use bespoke CRISPR-Cas therapies to treat rare genetic diseases in children. CRISPR Medicine
• [New] Given the widespread availability of knowledge through various platforms and social media channels such as YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, it is now possible for students to supplement their formal education with informal learning opportunities. Frontiers
• [New] Additional support from social media companies such as Meta - owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram - TikTok and X will be necessary for Honduran civil society and its electoral authorities to prevent misinformation from spiraling into actual violence on the ground. United States Institute of Peace
• [New] Zuckerberg believes that over the next five to ten years, many of the more than 1 billion people who wear glasses today will switch to AI glasses. investing.com
• [New] The past two decades show that big tech platforms like Google and Facebook may temporarily create arrangements that benefit publishers - but that they will abruptly yank them away as soon as they get what they need. Fortune
• [New] Social commerce - which includes shopping on platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - is expected to become more personalized to customers. Grocery Dive
• [New] Q: The upcoming elections will take place in a digital era dominated by social media platforms like TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube - where misinformation and disinformation are widespread. The Independent Uganda:
• The move from x86 boxes to Nvidia's rack systems presents an opportunity for Arm and Meta to optimize existing codebases and frameworks, like PyTorch or Facebook General Matrix Multiplication libraries, to take better advantage of the RISC architecture's extensions. The Register
• From December, Meta will start using AI chats to personalise content and advertising across Facebook and Instagram. Punch Hospitality |
• Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced it will partner with leading telecommunications firms in the Asia-Pacific to build a new submarine cable aimed at boosting internet connectivity across Taiwan and five other countries by 2028. -
• Meta's AI ranking and recommendation systems - which power discovery and personalization across Meta's family of apps, including Facebook and Instagram - will leverage Arm's Neoverse-based datacenter platforms to deliver higher performance and lower power consumption compared to x86 systems. The Register
• While Facebook and Instagram still pull numbers, changes to ad tools, algorithm transparency, and privacy policies could affect performance. ContentGrip
• Meta has merged Facebook Watch and Reels into a single, AI-ranked stream, increasing distribution opportunities for brands that lean into video storytelling. Zozimus Agency
• Meta has announced a significant update to its privacy policy, confirming that interactions with its AI tools, including voice chats and text conversations, will be collected and utilized to serve targeted advertisements across its platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Medium
• Meta will soon launch paid subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram in the UK, offering users an ad-free experience. NewTech Academy

Last updated: 09 November 2025