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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…

3 days 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

4 days 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 week 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 week 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 weeks 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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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…

1 month 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

1 month 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…

2 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

2 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

2 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

2 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

2 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

2 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

3 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

3 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

4 months ago

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

4 months ago

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

4 months ago

EU Finds Meta Subscription Plan Violates DMA Rules

European Commission provisionally charges Meta with violating DMA competition rules over Facebook, Instagram subscription plans

5 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

5 months ago

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…

5 months ago

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

6 months ago

European Union Opens Child Safety Probe Into Meta

European Commission opens an official child safety investigation into Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta Platforms

6 months ago

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…

6 months ago

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

7 months ago

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

7 months ago

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

7 months ago