Meta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction

Source: techcrunch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:28:50 GMT

David Bowie's song "Five Years," which Meta used in a supposedly inspiring advertisement, is about humans learning that they have five years left to live before the apocalypse.

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The same story across the political spectrum (6 sources)

Center-Left: Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending — www.wired.com
Center: S&P 500 flashes sell signals — options traders are bracing for wild swings in Apple, Meta and Microsoft — www.marketwatch.com
Center-Left: US teen drops Meta lawsuit on social media addiction days before trial — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: Instagram is now banning users who make creepy content with Meta glasses — www.engadget.com

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