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US senators demand Meta probe over chatbot child safety concerns
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Meta apologises after translation error falsely declared Indian minister dead

Meta has issued an apology after a translation error on Facebook falsely implied that India’s Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had died. The mistake occurred on Tuesday when Siddaramaiah’s official Facebook page posted a tribute to veteran Kannada actress B Saroja Devi. Meta’s automatic Kannada-to-English translation system rendered the post as saying, “Chief Minister Siddaramaiah passed away […]

Meta plans full AI-driven Ad creation by 2026 - Report
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Meta refuses to sign EU’s voluntary AI code

Meta, the United States and social media giant, will not be signing the European Union’s Code of Practice on General Purpose AI. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the company’s Chief Global Affairs Officer, Joel Kaplan. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI. We have carefully reviewed the European Commission’s […]

Meta plans fourth AI overhaul in six months
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Meta deletes 10m fake profiles, tightens content rules

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, has intensified its campaign against fake activity and unoriginal content, announcing the removal of over 10 million fake profiles and 500,000 spam accounts in the first half of 2025. In a blog post on Monday, the tech giant said the move is part of a broader crackdown […]

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Meta to build world’s largest AI data centres

Tech giant Meta has unveiled ambitious plans to construct some of the largest artificial intelligence data centres on the planet, pledging to invest hundreds of billions of dollars over the next few years. In a post on Threads, Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will establish several multi-gigawatt AI hubs across the […]

US senators demand Meta probe over chatbot child safety concerns
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Apple loses top AI chief to Meta amid talent war

Apple’s top executive overseeing artificial intelligence models, Ruoming Pang, is leaving the tech giant to join rival Meta Platforms, according to a report by Bloomberg News on Monday. Pang, who led Apple’s foundation models team, is set to take a key role in Meta’s recently launched Superintelligence Labs division. The move reportedly comes with a […]

Meta plans fourth AI overhaul in six months
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Meta launches ‘Superintelligence labs’ in AI overhaul

Meta has restructured its artificial intelligence operations under a new division called Meta Superintelligence Labs, in a bold effort to accelerate its pursuit of artificial general intelligence, Reuters reported on Monday. The new unit will be led by Alexandr Wang, former CEO of Scale AI, who now takes on the role of Chief AI Officer […]

Meta plans fourth AI overhaul in six months
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Meta, Invenergy sign renewable energy deal for AI data centers

Meta Platforms and renewable energy developer Invenergy have signed four new agreements to supply an additional 791 megawatts of wind and solar power for Meta’s growing network of data centers, the companies announced on Thursday. The new agreements are the latest in Meta’s ongoing strategy to meet the soaring electricity demand of its artificial intelligence […]

US senators demand Meta probe over chatbot child safety concerns
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Meta wins copyright lawsuit over Llama AI training

Meta secured a legal victory on Wednesday in a significant copyright case brought by 13 authors over its Llama AI model. United States District Judge, Vince Chhabria ruled in Meta’s favour, finding that the company’s use of books to train its large language models falls under the fair use provisions of U.S. copyright law, according […]

Meta cuts prices for VR headset second time in 2024
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Meta unveils $399 ‘performance AI’ Oakley smart glasses for athletes

Meta and EssilorLuxottica on Friday introduced a new line of Oakley smart glasses, featuring Meta’s built-in AI assistant. Named the Oakley Meta HSTN, the device is the latest innovation to emerge from the companies’ ongoing multiyear collaboration. The HSTN smart glasses — pronounced “how-stun” — are designed with athletes in mind and start at $399. […]

US senators demand Meta probe over chatbot child safety concerns
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Facebook videos to become reels as Meta makes content shift

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Tuesday that all new videos uploaded to Facebook will soon be categorized as Reels, marking a significant shift in how video content is published and consumed on the platform. Under the new policy, Reels on Facebook will no longer be restricted by length or […]

WhatsApp rolls out voice note transcription feature in India
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Meta to show more advert on WhatsApp

WhatsApp is introducing three significant advertising features as part of a global rollout, marking a pivotal shift in its monetization strategy. Meta announced on Monday that businesses can now run status ads on WhatsApp, which appear only in the app’s “Updates” tab to keep ads separate from personal chats. These ads invite users to engage […]