devtake.dev — #metaArticles tagged meta on devtake.dev.https://devtake.dev/en-usMeta pulled encryption from Instagram DMs today. WhatsApp and Messenger keep theirs.https://devtake.dev/article/instagram-encrypted-messaging-ends-may-2026/https://devtake.dev/article/instagram-encrypted-messaging-ends-may-2026/End-to-end encryption is gone from Instagram DMs as of May 8. Meta cited low adoption for a feature it never turned on by default.Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 GMTpolicymetainstagramencryptionprivacyend-to-end-encryptionpolicytake-it-down-actchild-safetyclara-wexlerThreads finally added DMs on the web. Group chats and most countries still aren't on the list.https://devtake.dev/article/threads-dms-web-launch/https://devtake.dev/article/threads-dms-web-launch/Meta is rolling out one-to-one Threads DMs on desktop web for users 18 and over. Group chats come later, regional availability is staged, and the new sidebar surfaces analytics.Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 GMTwebthreadsmetaweb-platformsocialdirect-messagesinstagramluca-reinhardtHyperscalers are on track to spend $700B on AI infrastructure in 2026https://devtake.dev/article/hyperscaler-700b-ai-capex-2026/https://devtake.dev/article/hyperscaler-700b-ai-capex-2026/Big-tech AI capex is projected at $700B in 2026, up from $410B in 2025. Microsoft alone guided $190B. Wall Street is split: Meta got punished for the spend, Alphabet rallied.Fri, 01 May 2026 10:45:00 GMTaiai-infrastructureinfrastructuredata-centershyperscalermicrosoftalphabetmetaai-chipsdieter-morelliMeta just committed 1 gigawatt of custom AI chips with Broadcom through 2029https://devtake.dev/article/meta-broadcom-custom-ai-chip-deal/https://devtake.dev/article/meta-broadcom-custom-ai-chip-deal/Meta and Broadcom expanded their partnership to co-develop four generations of MTIA chips on a 2nm process. Here's what the deal includes and why Nvidia should care.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:30:00 GMThardwaremetabroadcomai-chipsmtiacustom-siliconnvidiainfrastructurehiro-tanaka