Zuckerberg slams Apple for not "inventing anything great in a while"
He also said Meta's profits could double without Apple restrictions
Google, Microsoft, and others team up for Chromium browser alliance under Linux Foundation
"Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers"
Zuckerberg's free speech push for Facebook and Instagram replaces fact checkers with community notes
You'll be able to say pretty much whatever you want on Meta's platforms
A hot potato: It seems that Meta is going to become a lot more like X, at least when it comes to what you can say on the company's platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the suspension of the fact-checking program, a reduction in the amount of censorship, and the recommendation of more political content across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
Meta wants to fill its social platforms with AI-generated bots
Platform decay is coming to social media, and fast
Instagram invites creators to alter videos with new AI editing tools
Meta's social network is betting big on AI-fueled content, will users follow?
Meta aligns with Musk to challenge OpenAI's shift to for-profit status
Meta petitions California AG against OpenAI wanting to go for-profit
Meta plans to lay down a $10 billion subsea fiber optic cable
The "mother of all submarine cables" will traverse three oceans
Australia bans under-16s from using social media – platforms criticize decision
Other countries have expressed interest in following suit
Tech companies race to build AI superclusters with 100,000+ GPUs in high-stakes competition
Engineering challenges aside, it's unclear whether these investments will pay off
Thieves steal $1.5 million worth of Oculus VR headsets, $900K in Microsoft goods during truck heists
And sold it to someone in Florida for a fraction of the price
Australia plans sweeping social media ban for children under 16
There will be no exemptions for parental consent
Lawsuit alleges harmful content on TikTok contributed to deaths of two teens
Families claim TikTok's algorithm promoted harmful content
Big Tech doubles down on AI, $200 billion gamble raises concerns on Wall Street
ROI? Who said anything about ROI?
You can now save your contacts directly to WhatsApp
WhatsApp is making changes so you can now save contacts directly to your WhatsApp account, independent of the phone's contact book. This could simplify phone migration and backups as well as messaging contact management to an extent.
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.
More tech industry layoffs: Intel cuts over 2,000 US jobs, Meta downsizes across multiple units
Intel Oregon is the hardest hit, with layoffs also affecting offices in Texas, Arizona, and California
Meta Quest 3S launches to positive reviews at $299
The Meta Quest 3S is a "lite" version of the Quest 3, offering solid performance, color passthrough, and a strong app library for $299, though battery life could be better.
Meta showcases 'Movie Gen' to create short video from text prompts – no training, skills, or fancy equipment required
The new technology could be available via Instagram as early as next year
Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Jeff Bezos as world's second-richest person as Meta shares hit all-time high
The 21,000 people who lost their jobs must be pleased
Europe fines Meta $106 million for storing user passwords in plaintext
Meta has been fined a number of times for violating the GDPR
"Goodbye Meta AI" message is a hoax, yet hundreds of thousands have fallen for it
When will people learn?
"This is a big deal": Jensen Huang tries out Meta's new Orion AR glasses
Tech-filled spectacles
Meta Quest 3S launches in October for $300, Quest 2 and Quest Pro discontinued
Meta's cheapest VR headset ever
Meta to enable WhatsApp and Messenger interoperability with iMessage, Telegram, and more in the EU
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