EU Challenges Meta Over WhatsApp AI Restrictions - Tech Field Day News Rundown: February 11, 2026

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European regulators are challenging Meta over its restrictions on AI assistants in WhatsApp, raising antitrust concerns.

European regulators are taking action against Meta over concerns that it is restricting competition by blocking third-party AI assistants on WhatsApp. The European Commission says Meta’s recent policy changes may violate EU antitrust rules and is considering interim measures to restore access for rival AI developers while the investigation continues. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open 0:26 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown 1:18 - Amazon Plans to Spend Another $200B on AI Infrastructure in 2026 4:17 - Versa SASE Platform Blocks Sensitive Data From Being Shared With AI 8:38 - AI Data Center Pushback Grows as States Consider Building Pauses 11:28 - Zscaler Strengthens Zero Trust with SquareX Browser Security Acquisition 14:42 - Google Launches API to Give AI Assistants Access to Current Documentation 18:28 - AI-Powered Attack Breached an AWS Environment in Just 8 Minutes 23:47 - EU Moves to Block Meta From Limiting AI Assistants on WhatsApp 32:56 - The Weeks Ahead 34:54 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News Rundown Follow our hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom…

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Hosts: Tom Hollingsworth, Alastair Cooke

Topics covered

• EU regulations
• Meta
• WhatsApp
• AI competition
• antitrust
• technology news

Keywords

• Meta
• WhatsApp
• AI assistants
• EU antitrust
• Amazon AI
• Zscaler
• Google API

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Organizations: Meta, European Commission, Amazon, Versa, Zscaler, Google, AWS

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