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Meta Must Face Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Purchases
Legal issues continue for Meta, after US judge rules it must face trial over FTC's antitrust concerns about Instagram, WhatsApp
Australia Plans Social Media Ban For Children Under 16
Protecting kids? Australian government confirms plan to implement restriction on social media for children under 16
Meta Restarts Use Of Facial Recognition For ‘Celebrity Scam Ad’ Crackdown
Three years after dropping the use of facial recognition, Meta says it will use the tech again to aid in crackdown on 'celeb-bait ads'
Meta Axes Staff At WhatsApp, Instagram, Reality Labs – Report
Meta has reportedly begun laying off staff across various departments, but as of yet there is no word on actual numbers being let go
Intel, AMD Form x86 Group To Tackle Challenge Posed By ARM
New x86 ecosystem advisory group formed by Intel, AMD, as well as a slew of tech giants, to confront ARM challenge
Meta AI Chatbot Launches In UK On Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
Meta's AI chatbot now available for users in UK, Brazil, but not EU due to “unpredictable” regulatory environment
Top EU Court Says Meta Must Limit Data For Ad Targeting
Highest EU court rules in favour of privacy advocate Max Schrems, saying Facebook parent Meta must minimise data used for targeting ads
Meta Shows Sound-Capable AI Video Generation Tool
Facebook parent Meta shows AI video generation tool Movie Gen that can create 16-second clips with sound effects and music
Harvard Students Use Meta Glasses To Dox People In Real-Time
Privacy worry? Students demo how Meta Smart Glasses can use facial recognition tech to instantly dox people’s identities
Facebook Parent Fined £75m Over Password Storage
Facebook parent Meta fined 91m euros over unencrypted storage of hundreds of millions of passwords dating back to 2012
Meta Unveils Orion AR Glasses, Quest 3S VR Headset
Meta Connect 2024: New announces include budget VR headset; Orion augmented reality glasses; and AI updates for Meta Glasses
Stephen Fry Calls X, Meta Cultural ‘Polluters’
Actor and comedian Stephen Fry calls X, Meta chief executives cultural 'polluters' amidst efforts to step up regulation
Meta To Use Geothermal Power In US Data Centres
Data centre power. Facebook owner Meta Platforms signs deal to purchase geothermal power from Sage Geosystems
Biden Administration Pressured Meta To Censor Covid-19 Content, Admits Zuck
Mark Zuckerberg regrets complying after Biden administration pressured Meta in 2021 to censor Covid-19 content
Meta Releases Open Source Llama 3.1 AI Model
Release of latest AI model, Llama 405B, offers improved reasoning capabilities especially for math and coding
Nigeria Fines Meta $220m Over Privacy Infringements
Nigerian competition and consumer agency fines Meta $220m over violations of privacy law, after probe spurred by WhatsApp user agreement
Meta Refuses EU Release Of Multimodal Llama AI Model
Mark Zuckerberg firm says European regulatory environment too ‘unpredictable’, so will not release multimodal Llama AI Model in region
EU Finds Meta Subscription Plan Violates DMA Rules
European Commission provisionally charges Meta with violating DMA competition rules over Facebook, Instagram subscription plans
Meta Considers Facebook News Ban In Australia
Meta says it may ban news content from Facebook in Australia if forced to pay licensing fees under 2021 law
Apple, Meta Likely To Face EU Antitrust Charges
Apple, Facebook parent Meta reportedly likely to face EU antitrust charges before August under new Digital Markets Act rules
Meta Delays EU AI Launch After Privacy Complaints
Meta delays Europe launch of AI in Europe after user, privacy group complaints over plans to train models on user data
AI Safety Summit 2024: Tech Firms Agree AI Safety Pledges
Second AI Safety Summit sees major players in the AI space pledge to develop the technology safely, amid rapid advances
European Union Opens Child Safety Probe Into Meta
European Commission opens an official child safety investigation into Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta Platforms
Judge Dismisses X Lawsuit Against Data-Scraping Firm
San Francisco judge says social media platforms such as X have no right to arbitrarily decide how public data is used
Meta Declines On Heavy AI Spending Plans, Despite Strong Q1
Share price hit after Meta admits heavy AI spending plans, after posting strong first quarter financial results
Meta Opens Quest VR OS To Third Party Gadget Makers
Meta Platforms opens operating system behind Quest virtual reality headsets to third parties amidst competition from Apple, Sony
Judge Dismisses Some Harm Claims Against Meta, Zuckerberg
Good news for Mark Zuckerberg as judge dismisses some claims in dozens of lawsuits alleging Facebook, Instagram harms children
Google Begins Removal Of California News Ahead Of Proposed Law
Consequences of Assembly Bill 886. Google begins removing California news websites from some search results
UK Regulator Flags Competition Risks Of AI Foundation Models
British competition regulator has “real concerns” regarding AI foundation models controlled by small number of firms