Meta reintroduces facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads, account hackers
Meta scrapped its facial recognition tech in 2021
The Zero Click Internet
The internet is undergoing the biggest change since its inception. It's huge. And there is no going back. The web is changing into the Zero Click Internet, and it will change everything.
"Goodbye Meta AI" message is a hoax, yet hundreds of thousands have fallen for it
When will people learn?
Facebook partner admits to eavesdropping on conversations via phone mics for ad targeting
"We know what you're thinking. Is this even legal?"
A hot potato: For almost as long as we've had smartphones, there has been the belief that they surreptitiously listen to our spoken conversations to serve us targeted ads; most people have experienced seeing an ad on Facebook for something they were recently talking about. It's always been claimed that this type of privacy invasion doesn't happen. However, a marketing agency, whose clients included Facebook and Google, has admitted to using an "Active Listening" feature that eavesdrops on conversations via phone mics to gather data.
Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor Covid-19 content
The platform also demoted a story about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy
Meta agrees to pay $1.4 billion in Texas lawsuit for abusing facial recognition tech
Facepalm: Meta attempted to use Facebook as a giant surveillance service to profit from users' personal data. The company ultimately failed in the endeavor and is now facing significant financial penalties as a result, which includes a massive settlement due to the state of Texas over the next five years.
Australian billionaire can sue Meta over scam crypto ads featuring his likeness, says Court
Meta can't hide behind Section 230 this time
US Surgeon General calls for tobacco-style health warnings on social media - it's bad for your mental health
"Social media is bad for your health"
A hot potato: The US Surgeon General wants social media to carry the same kind of health warning labels as cigarettes and alcohol. Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to apply labels to the sites and apps that alert users to the potential mental health harms they cause.
Meta deleted over 2,000 accounts last quarter for posting fake content, Israel identified as major source
Not surprisingly, generative AI was used in the propaganda campaigns
Facebook will soon use your posted content to train its AI, and opting out isn't easy
Meta likely made the process arduous for a reason
Even big tech is fighting for AI talent, here's what it means for job seekers
Demand for software roles was at an all-time high mid-pandemic
Zuckerberg opens up Meta Quest operating system to third-parties, Asus and Lenovo headsets planned
Open vs. closed VR ecosystems
Something to look forward to: After spending tens of billions on virtual and augmented reality, Meta aims to position itself as the more accessible alternative to Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro headset and its visionOS. Competing with the Cupertino giant will prove challenging, but opening up the Meta Quest operating system and evolve into an open ecosystem could go a long way toward broadening its appeal.
Facebook Messenger now lets you send high-def photos and files up to 100 MB
Facebook Messenger now allows you to send high resolution photos, create shared albums with friends, and send larger files of up to 100MB in your chats.
Facebook to remove the News tab in US and Australia as company shifts its focus
Meta continues prioritizing user content over news
Meta is seeking chip engineers to develop new AI and ML specialized accelerators
The Facebook parent is struggling to get enough GPUs for its algorithm-crunching jobs
Meta will start detecting and labeling AI-generated images from other companies
The feature will arrive on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the coming months
Meta's VR/AR division had its best and worst quarter as total losses pass $42 billion
Reality Labs is costing Meta a lot of cash
Internet traffic surges by 25% for second year in a row, average US download speed is 201 Mbps
Plenty of interesting stats in Cloudflare's Year in Review report
Meta starts enabling default end-to-end encryption on Facebook and Messenger
Law enforcements have just a few more weeks to keep spying on users' personal comms
TikTok's rising popularity in news consumption challenges Facebook's reign
Thirty percent of US adults still prefer Facebook for their news
Meta finds its way back into China after 14 years, thanks to Tencent VR deal
Tencent will sell a cheaper Meta VR headset in China next year
Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago
"This is a classic David and Goliath battle"
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