Tag: Meta
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Tech Industry Layoffs May Continue This Year Following Thousands of Job Cuts in 2023
This year has gotten off to a rough start for the tech industry. Just two months into 2024, companies like PayPal, Amazon, Salesforce, and Microsoft have laid off employees, according to Layoffs.fyi. Just last week, networking company Cisco unveiled plans to cut more than 4,000 jobs from its global workforce. This comes after tech workers…
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Meta Will Label Content on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads That Was Created With AI
Ahead of an election year that’s just warming up, Meta said it will label content generated by artificial intelligence. This can cull misinformation but could also encourage AI content creators to adjust their tactics to fly under the radar. Meta has been working with industry partners to develop common technical standards that will issue an…
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Meta Claims FTC Lacks Authority to go After Facebook on Child Data Privacy in Lawsuit
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission, arguing that the agency lacks the constitutional authority to go after the company over how it handles child data privacy. The lawsuit is Meta’s latest response to a lawsuit filed by the FTC and 42 attorneys general alleging that…
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Facebook and Instagram Are Going the Route of Ad-Free Streaming Services
Meta on Monday said that it would begin offering an advertisement-free version of Instagram and Facebook to European users willing to pay a monthly subscription fee starting in November. It raises the question of whether people would actually pay for either social network or just move on. The company said that the ad-free tier will…
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Instagram, Facebook Sued by 42 Attorneys General For “Knowingly” Developing Addictive Social Media Features
Meta is being sued by 42 attorneys general for allegedly designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive. The bipartisan group from 33 states is accusing the social media platforms of creating an addictive platform that negatively affects the mental health of kids and teens. The lawsuit outlines how Meta developed its platforms to encourage use…
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Meta Used Your Facebook and Instagram Posts to Train its New AI
A top Meta executive said that the company was using Facebook and Instagram posts to train its new artificial intelligence system. But Meta did not use private posts in an “effort to respect consumers’ privacy,” Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg told Reuters in an interview. He said private chats in the Messenger app…
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It Might Cost You $14 a Month To Stop Facebook From Sending You Personalized Ads
Meta, the parent company, is looking to roll out paid, ad-free versions of its social media apps for users in the European Union. We’re now getting an indication of how much that will cost. Meta aims to roll out SNA, or subscription no ads, to European users in the coming months, according to The Wall…
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Supreme Court Will Review Texas and Florida Laws Limiting Social Media From Moderating Comments
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it would review two separate laws from Texas and Florida that place restrictions on how social media companies can moderate comments on their platform, wading into a fierce battle over free speech. The cases deal with a Texas and Florida law, both enacted in 2021, that opponents argue…
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Meta Quest VR Headset Launches on October 10 and Will Start at $500
Meta’s new Quest 3 mixed reality headset hits store shelves on October 10. The 128GB version of the headset will cost $500, and the 512GB headset will cost $650. Meta said all Quest 3 headset purchases will come with virtual reality RPG Asgard’s Wrath 2 until January 27, 2024. The 512GB headset will include a…
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Facebook Is Building an AI System That It Hopes Will Rival ChatGPT
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is working on a new AI system that could be as powerful as OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT. The system is intended to help other companies build services that produce sophisticated text, analysis and other output, according to The Wall Street Journal. Plans could change, but Meta wants to…