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Meta tests in-house AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia
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Spanish media sites sue Meta over unfair competition

Spanish media sites announced on Monday that it has filed a 550 million euro ($598 million) lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta, citing unfair competition in the advertising business, a consortium representing 83. The AMI newspaper publishing organization said in a statement on Monday that it filed the action in a commercial court on Friday. The […]

Meta's Threads app introduces live sports scores feature
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Meta’s Threads to launch in Europe

Meta’s text-based social network Threads, which launched in July, will make its European debut next month, according to the Wall Street Journal. Meta may make its app available to users in the region for consumption in view-only mode in order to comply with EU legislation. This implies that seeing postings won’t always require creating a […]

EU moves to eliminate child porn from internet
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EU moves to eliminate child porn from internet

EU legislators on Wednesday, reached a consensus on draft regulations mandating Alphabet’s Google, Meta, and other internet companies to detect and eliminate child pornography from the internet. The European Commission’s draught rule on child sexual abuse material, which was put up last year, has caused controversy among proponents of online safety measures and privacy campaigners […]

Meta introduces message summaries to WhatsApp
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Meta add AI-powered bot to WhatsApp

Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has moved to add Meta AI to WhatsApp after an announcement in September to integrate AI-powered chatbot to the messaging platform. Discovered by WABetaInfo, a little button inside WhatsApp that enables users to instantly start the AI chat with a single push. The green “Start a New Chat” icon is positioned […]

Meta scraps fact-checking program, introduces X-like community notes feature
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Meta launches AI-editing tools

Meta has launched two new AI-powered video editing tools that can be used to modify videos for Facebook or Instagram posts. The first is called Emu Video, and it creates videos that last four seconds when given a caption, picture, or image and a description, while the other is Emu Edit which makes it easier […]

Meta scraps fact-checking program, introduces X-like community notes feature
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Meta bans AI ads for regulated industries

Facebook’s parent company, Meta is preventing advertisers in other regulated industries and political campaigns from utilising its new generative AI advertising products. Meta made the decision publicly known on Monday night through modifications to its support centre. Although it does not have any limits directly on AI, its advertising standards forbid ads with content that […]

White House leads TikTok acquisition deal
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Tech companies partner to combat AI-generated child abuse images

Tech companies TikTok, Snapchat, and Stability AI have committed to collaborating to combat artificial intelligence-generated images of child sex abuse. In the lead-up to a worldwide summit on AI safety that the UK is hosting this week, Britain unveiled the joint declaration on Monday at an event. The statement included the governments of the United […]

Meta's Threads hits 175m monthly users amid challenges
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Meta to introduce Threads API – Official

Instagram head Adam Mosseri has disclosed that Twitter rival, Threads has an API in the works. Developers will now be able to create unique apps and experiences centred around Threads. Journalist Casey Newton was discussing a Threads experience that resembled TweetDeck with a user when Mosseri responded. The head of Instagram voiced concerns about publishers […]

TikTok launches feature for quality sleep amid lawsuits
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TikTok, Meta, YouTube eye Indonesian e-commerce licences

Social media giants, TikTok, YouTube, and Meta are considering requesting e-commerce licences in Indonesia, Reuters reports. This is coming after social media commerce was outlawed in the biggest economy in Southeast Asia, according to those with knowledge of the debate. A month ago, Indonesia’s trade ministry outlawed online sales on social media, citing the need […]

Meta plans fourth AI overhaul in six months
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Meta to introduce broadcast channels for Facebook, Messenger

Meta on Wednesday, announced that it would introduce broadcast channels, a tool that allows users to share their conversations with the public, on Facebook and Messenger. In a highly competitive online world, social media companies are adding additional features to support engagement across apps. The decision comes at a time when broadcast channels on Telegram, […]

Meta tests in-house AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia
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Meta to limit comments on Israel-Palestine conflict

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, on Wednesday adopted temporary safeguards to limit “potentially unwelcome or unwanted comments” on posts regarding the crisis between Israel and Hamas. “Our policies are designed to keep people safe on our apps while giving everyone a voice.” Meta said. “We apply these policies equally around the world and there […]

South Africa to probe Meta, Google competition with news publishers
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South Africa to probe Meta, Google competition with news publishers

The Competition Commission of South Africa disclosed on Tuesday it will look into allegations that ad-supported internet platforms like Meta and Google unfairly competed with news publishers by utilising their content to generate revenue. The Commission will look into, among other things, market characteristics that could distort competition between news media companies and digital platforms […]