Meta's VR division lost $3.7 billion last quarter, bringing total losses to almost $40 billion since 2020
The metaverse division's quarterly revenue was its lowest on record
Over 40 U.S. states are suing Facebook for harming children's mental health
The bipartisan group of attorneys general are seeking substantial civil penalties
How to Download Videos From YouTube, TikTok and Instagram
Downloading a video you've watched online can be more difficult than expected. Most sites prefer you to revisit them and view their ads every time, but this may not be ideal for several reasons.
Meta thinks it can charge up to $17 per month to eliminate ads on Facebook and Instagram
The move could appease European regulators concerned with data collection practices
Meta trained its AI assistant using your public Facebook and Instagram posts
Private posts and conversations were excluded
Meta unveils subtle Facebook logo redesign that you probably didn't notice
"Bolder, electric, and everlasting"
Meta might roll out ad-free Instagram and Facebook subscriptions in the EU
The social media giant is trying to skirt recent EU privacy regulations by offering an alternative
Meta says Chinese law enforcement linked to world's largest covert influence operation
Some of the pro-Chinese, anti-US headlines included claims about Covid-19's origins
Open RAN means to enable next-gen mobile infrastructure, but what's been going on?
Rumble on the Open RAN Boulevard
Meta wants to increase engagement using AI chatbots with personas, including Abraham Lincoln and a surfer
Not sure Lincoln would have approved
There's just one month left to claim your share of Meta's $725 million settlement, here's how
Cambridge Analytica is still haunting Meta
Meta's Reality Labs has now lost $40 billion, yet the company just had its best quarter since 2021
"I do think that this is the direction that the world is going in," said Zuckerberg
Tax prep companies including H&R Block and TaxSlayer found to be tracking users, share sensitive data with Google, Facebook
Death, taxes and tracking come for everyone
The EU tells social media companies that AI-generated content should be labeled
To stop the spread of disinformation
Facebook is trying to shake off its 'old person's platform' image
Is Facebook the web equivalent of an adult diaper?
Fake ChatGPT services are being used as lures to spread malware on Facebook
ChatGPT: a creator of malware and a lure
Here's how to claim your share of Meta's $725 million privacy lawsuit settlement
What just happened? Did you use Facebook between May 24, 2007, and Dec 22, 2022? Most people will probably answer yes, which means they're owed some money from parent company Meta following a $725 million privacy lawsuit settlement. But don't start planning on buying a Ferrari just yet.
How to sell a CPU
Editor's take: Much of the focus in semiconductors is on chip performance, and so for many outside the process it can be mystifying why sometimes a "better" chip loses out to a "weaker" chip. To name just one example, Intel still sells a lot of server CPUs despite their poor comparison with the latest AMD or Arm offerings.
Meta lays off another 13 percent of its workforce in second round of 'restructuring' cuts
Company has trimmed nearly a quarter of its staff since November
Meta is bringing Messenger back to the Facebook mobile app
Almost nine years after Messenger became a separate app
NCMEC unveils tool to help minors fight online spread of explicit images
Service lets minors assign hashes to automatically and proactively take down images on participating platforms
Meta increases personal security spending for Mark Zuckerberg to $14 million amid layoffs and efficiency calls
The final figure could be double that amount
A hot potato: Meta says it is increasing the amount of money it spends on Mark Zuckerberg's personal security by $4 million, taking the total to $14 million. It comes as the company eliminates thousands of jobs and its CEO talks about 2023 being the "year of efficiency."
Meta's Reality Labs lost $14 billion last year
Metaverse division lost over $4 billion in Q4 2022, Meta undeterred
These are the severance packages tech giants like Google, Meta and Amazon are offering to fired employees
Over 100,000 tech workers have lost their jobs since the year began