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Instagram parent Meta hit with online child safety probe in Europe
The European Commission is probing whether Meta is in violation of the Digital Services Act – a sweeping law that took effect last year and requires Big Tech firms to...
Mark Zuckerberg appears to celebrate 40th birthday on $300M 'Launchpad' superyacht
Zuckerberg currently ranks as the fourth-richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $167 billion.
Meta's AI system learning how to lie, deceive humans: study
CICERO, which Meta billed as the "first AI to play at a human level" in the game Diplomacy, finished in the top 10% while competing with humans.
Facebook oversight board set to rule on whether anti-Israel rallying cry is 'hate speech'
The board said it was citing three posts that were flagged by Facebook users in the wake of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas.
RFK Jr. running mate Nicole Shanahan rips 'cowardly' Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly censoring documentary about him
“Mark Zuckerberg, are you kidding me?! No amount of MMA fighting will make you look strong if you continue to behave so cowardly,” Shanahan said on X.
AI-fueled Ray Bans let you live stream and analyze the world around you
See into the future. Ray-Ban and Meta teamed up to unveil an artificially intelligent pair of sunglasses that can scan into the world around a person as they walk down...
Sex workers outraged as 'AI girlfriend' ads flood Instagram and Facebook: 'Would be deleted in an instant'
The online chatbots in the ads provide users with AI-generated imagery of realistic, partially clothed and stereotypically pornographic women, including one promising to “get you off in one minute,” Wired...
Ex-Elon Musk loyalist who slept on X office floor hired by Mark Zuckerberg
Esther Crawford praised her new boss, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, for his "vision and intensity."
Meta shares plunge nearly 11%, leaving Mark Zuckerberg $18B poorer
Meta plunged nearly 11% Thursday after the Facebook-parent forecast higher expenses over its plans to "invest aggressively" in artificial intelligence. The Mark Zuckerberg-led tech giant's stock closed at $441.38 -- wiping...
Mark Zuckerberg made just $1 salary from Meta in 2023 – and $24.4M in ‘other compensation'
According to a proxy filing statement, the lion's share of this "other compensation" covered Zuckerberg's security costs.
Meta shares drop after warning of weak revenue growth, higher AI expenses
Meta's shares dropped about 10% in extended trade following the report, evaporating $125 billion worth of stock market value.
Meta spokesman gets 6-year prison sentence by Russian court after being convicted in absentia
The authorities also outlawed Meta as an extremist organization and blocked Facebook and Instagram in Russia.
Google CEO tells staffers the office is not a place to 'debate politics' after firing 28 for anti-Israel sit-ins
Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent a 1,200-word memo to his global workforce after pro-Palestinian staffers stormed offices in New York, Seattle and Sunnyvale, Calif.
Zuckerberg's Meta releases early versions of Llama 3 AI model in bid to catch ChatGPT
The updated Meta AI assistant will be given more prominent billing within Meta's Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger apps as well as a new standalone website that positions it to compete more directly...
Meta's oversight board probing Facebook, Instagram response to deepfake porn: report
Taylor Swift and US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been victims of artificial intelligence-generated deepfake porn in recent months.
Congressional panels that slashed DOJ antitrust funds have cozy ties to Big Tech: watchdogs
Last month, Congressional appropriators faced sharp criticism from antitrust hawks after a spending package included $45 million cut to the DOJ's antitrust wing.
Trump-backing VR visionary Palmer Luckey clashes with Meta exec over his 2017 firing: 'Make everything public'
Facebook has repeatedly denied that Luckey, who sold Oculus to Meta for $2 billion in 2014, was forced out over his political beliefs.
The plight of a Kansas newspaper shows is the new face of censorship via AI
Facebook's AI bot flagged an article about climate change as a security threat, showing its bias. Google's chat bot was also accused of doing something similar earlier this year.
Meta to blur Instagram messages containing nudity in latest move for teen safety
Instagram will test features that blur messages containing nudity to safeguard teens and prevent potential scammers from reaching them, its parent Meta said on Thursday as it tries to allay concerns...
3 zodiac signs most likely to be billionaires revealed — did you make the cut?
In a surprise to absolutely no one, 88% of billionaires are male, 65% are white, and 90% are 50 or older.