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EU Publishes iOS Interoperability Plans

European Commission publishes preliminary instructions to Apple on how to open up iOS to rivals, prompting privacy complaint

5 days ago

Facebook ‘Restricted’ Palestinian News Content

Facebook has 'severely restricted' news content from Palestinian outlets since October 2023 amidst bias concerns, says BBC report

5 days ago

Meta Adds ‘Live AI’ To Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

Facebook parent Meta adds AI voice chat, live translation to Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses as it competes with Apple, Google,…

7 days ago

Half Of Teens Online ‘Constantly’ Amidst Social Media Concern

Nearly half of US teenagers say they are online 'almost constantly', amidst concern over harmful effects of social media on…

1 week ago

Meta Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump Inauguration Fund

Weeks after CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Donald Trump privately at Mar-a-Lago, comes news of donation to his inauguration fund

2 weeks ago

Australia To ‘Charge’ Tech Firms For News Content, After Meta Ends Licensing Deal

News fee. Australia looks introduce mandatory charge on social media platforms and search engines to force them to pay local…

2 weeks ago

OpenAI Releases Sora Video-Generation Tool

OpenAI releases Sora AI video-generation tool to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscription users amidst concern over copyright, deepfakes

2 weeks ago

Meta To Spend $10 Billion On Largest Data Centre To Date

Facebook parent confirms its 23rd data centre in the US will be located in Louisiana, and will be its largest…

3 weeks ago

Meta Looks To Nuclear Energy For US Data Centres

Facebook parent Meta joins other big data centre operators and explores use of nuclear energy to help it meet AI…

3 weeks ago

Meta Plans Subsea Cable For Its Own Exclusive Use – Report

World spanning subsea cable measuring 40,000km (or 24,854 mile) long, reportedly being planned by Meta for its exclusive use

3 weeks ago

Meta Concerned At Australia’s Social Media Ban For Under-16s

As social media ban passes, Australian government is accused by Meta of failing to consider young people's voices

4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Says Meta Must Face Multibillion-Dollar Fraud Lawsuit

US Supreme Court tosses Meta's appeal over Cambridge Analytica-linked investor lawsuit, meaning case must proceed

4 weeks ago

Elon Musk To Be Summoned By MPs To Testify Over X’s Role In Riots

UK MPs will reportedly summon Elon Musk over X's role in summer riots, as well as executives from TikTok and…

1 month ago

German Facebook Users Eligible For Compensation Over Data Breach

Millions of German Facebook users eligible for financial compensation over data leak in 2018-2019, finds country's highest civil court

1 month ago

Meta Fined €798m Over Alleged Facebook Marketplace Violations

Antitrust penalty. European Commission fines Meta a hefty €798m ($843m) for tying Facebook Marketplace to its social network

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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…

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

4 months ago

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

4 months ago

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

5 months ago