Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is offering TikTok creators up to $50,000 a month to post exclusive content on Instagram Reels. Zuckerberg views the uncertain future of China's TikTok as the perfect opportunity to tighten his grip on the social media landscape.

Breitbart - Technology - 2 days ago

Meta mulling move to reincorporate in Texas or another state from Delaware: report

New York Post - Technology - 3 days ago

Meta to pay Trump $25 million to settle 2021 lawsuit -- Meta Platforms will pay $25 million to resolve a lawsuit President Trump brought in 2021 over the suspension of his social media accounts after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. -- Jan 29

Meta Platforms will pay $25 million to resolve a lawsuit President Trump brought in 2021 over the suspension of his social media accounts after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

CBS News - Technology - 4 days ago

Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle Trump lawsuit over suspended accounts

Meta, along with nearly every other major tech company, suspended Trump’s accounts in 2021 after the Capitol attack by his supporters.

NBC News - Technology - 4 days ago

Meta Said to Explore Incorporating in a Different State

New York Times - Technology - 4 days ago

Meta's WhatsApp says Israeli spyware company Paragon targeted users

WhatsApp official says an attempt to hack around 90 users was detected but did not specify who was targeted or where; he also declined to explain how the company determined Paragon was responsible for the breach

YNET News - Technology - 4 days ago

Mark Zuckerberg Is Concerned About Leaks at Meta - as Captured in Leaked Audio

Breitbart - Technology - 4 days ago

Meta staffers revolt over tampon removal from men's rooms — show up with their own

Silicon Valley tech workers are bringing women’s sanitary products into men’s bathrooms as part of a quiet rebellion.

New York Post - Technology - 5 days ago

Meta Is Dismantling DEI Programs but Tells Investors It Still Wants 'Cognitive Diversity'

Wired News - Business - 5 days ago

Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA Makeover Continues: Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle Donald Trump's Lawsuit

President Trump has signed settlement papers that will require Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to pay roughly $25 million to resolve a 2021 lawsuit Trump filed after the company suspended his accounts on Facebook and Instagram.

Breitbart - Technology - 5 days ago

Meta Employees Protest Removal of Tampons from Men's Bathroom by Bringing Their Own

Some employees of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, are so discouraged by the removal of tampons from the men's bathroom.

Breitbart - Technology - 5 days ago

Tech stocks mixed as Meta, Microsoft affirm big AI spending plans after DeepSeek turmoil

Key tech stocks were a mixed bag in early trading Thursday after executives at Meta and Microsoft said they plan to keep pouring billions of dollars into AI – despite lingering anxiety over the...

New York Post - Technology - 5 days ago

Microsoft and Meta back big AI spending despite DeepSeek's low costs

The CEOs of the two companies said the massive AI spending was crucial to staying competitive in the new field

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 5 days ago

Microsoft, Meta back big AI spending despite DeepSeek's low costs

Days after DeepSeek's breakthrough low-cost AI computing shook the technology industry, CEOs of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending saying it was crucial to staying competitive in the new field.

One America News Network - Top Stories - 5 days ago

How to use Instagram Threads as Meta's Twitter rival hits 320M users

Threads launched in the UK this morning. Here’s how to get started with the new app

Evening Standard - Technology - 5 days ago

Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit with President Donald Trump

ABC News - Technology - 5 days ago

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world

DeepSeek's quick progress has stirred doubts about the lead America has in AI

Voice of America - Technology - 6 days ago

Microsoft, Meta defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world

Massive spending ‘key’ to staying competitive, tech companies say

Irish Times - Top Stories - 6 days ago

Meta posts sharply higher Q4 profit, revenue, topping Wall Street's expectations

ABC News - Technology - 6 days ago

DWP state pension age at 70 alert as key dates set out -- The state pension age is already timetabled to go up twice in the coming years

Daily Express - Business - 6 days ago

Trump secures $25m payout from Meta in social media ban settlement

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by United States President Donald Trump in 2021 for $25 million, following claims that the tech company unfairly suspended his Facebook...

International The News - World - 6 days ago

Metal detectorist finds unique golden artefact from Roman-era Germany

Independent UK - Science - 6 days ago

Mark Zuckerberg reveals thoughts on DeepSeek as Meta's AI spending under scrutiny

Chinese startup DeepSeek's launch of its latest AI models triggered a selloff in global tech stocks this week on concerns about rising AI costs in the US.

New York Post - Technology - 6 days ago

Why Meta Is Paying $25 Million to Settle a Trump Lawsuit

The Atlantic - Politics - 6 days ago

Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Politics - 6 days ago

Meta agrees to pay Trump $25 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook and Instagram suspensions

NPR - Technology - 6 days ago

Trump reaches settlement with Meta for $25 million over 2021 suspension

NBC News - Technology - 6 days ago

The Doomsday Clock has never been closer to metaphorical midnight. What does it mean?

NPR - Weird - 6 days ago

Meta blocked Distrowatch links on Facebook while running Linux servers -- Popular community site became unmentionable – the irony is thick enough to compile -- Personal Tech

Meta's 'bonfire' of safety policies a danger to children, charity says

Evening Standard - Technology - 8 days ago

Tech stocks tank as US AI dominance no longer a sure bet -- Chinese startup DeepSeek rolls out open LLMs to rival Meta, OpenAI at fraction of cost -- AI + ML

The behind-the-scenes story of how Meta's $10 billion data center came to Louisiana

The Advocate - Business - 10 days ago

Gold Prices Settle Shy of Record High as Dollar Slide Boosts Metal

Epoch Times - Business - 10 days ago

Meta tests ads on Threads, its alternative to X

San Francisco: Facebook parent Meta has begun testing ads on its newest social network Threads, an executive announced Friday, as the company continue...

Peninsula Qatar - Technology - 10 days ago

Meta starts testing ads on Threads

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has initiated testing of advertisements on Threads — its alternative to Elon Musk's X — an executive announced Friday.Threads launch came in 2023 —...

International The News - Technology - 11 days ago

Stargate, smargate. We're spending $60B+ on AI this year, Meta's Zuckerberg boasts -- Can't keep the drama Llama out of this race -- On-Prem

Meta seeks AI revolution with $60bn investment in 2025

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that the company will invest at least $60 billion in artificial intelligence during 2025, aiming to cement its position as a...

International The News - Technology - 11 days ago

Facebook parent Meta to spend up to US$65-billion this year to power AI goals, Zuckerberg says

The company plans to end the year with more than 1.3 million graphics processors.

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 11 days ago

Meta's pay-or-consent model under fire from EU consumer group -- Company 'strongly disagrees' with law infringement allegations -- Personal Tech

'Neo-Nazi Madness': Meta's Top AI Lawyer on Why He Fired the Company

Wired News - Business - 12 days ago

Meta admits some people can't unfollow Donald Trump on Instagram

Users including Gracie Abrams have said they never asked to follow presidential account – and are unable to stop

Independent UK - Technology - 13 days ago

Meta lets users link their WhatsApp and Instagram accounts

Parent company Meta says new feature will let people have better control of their accounts – but will also bring different apps together

Independent UK - Technology - 13 days ago

How Meta Tried to Lure TikTok Users to Instagram

Wired News - Business - 14 days ago

Meta says it's addressing issues with political hashtag search

Some Instagram and Facebook users expressed concerns that they were suddenly following the official accounts of President Donald Trump and the White House. Users also said they were unable to search for political terms. NBC News’ Brian Cheung explains what Meta Communications Director Andy Stone had to say.

NBC News - Technology - 14 days ago

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta-Morphosis -- What Next: TBD

Zuckerberg is changing Meta to be more like X.

Slate - Technology - 18 days ago

From Russia to the EU: The high stakes of Meta's content moderation shift

As Mark Zuckerberg rolls out an “anti-censorship” policy for all Meta subsidiaries, we must be careful to not repeat Vladimir Putin’s playbook.

Global Voices - Technology - 19 days ago

Meta's factchecker cut has sparked controversy – but the real threat is AI and neurotechnology -- Fiona Carroll, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Rafael Weber Hoss, Cardiff Metropolitan University

The Conversation - World - 20 days ago

Meta's right turn on red: Zuckerberg turns toward MAGA -- Talking Points -- Zuckerberg is abandoning fact-checkers to embrace "free speech," a familiar refrain for Trump's cohort -- By Theara Coleman, The Week US -- Published

The Week - Technology - 20 days ago

Meta's pivot to the right sparks boycotts and a user exodus

NBC News - Entertainment - 20 days ago

Meta and Google projected to be biggest winners if TikTok ban survives

Washington Examiner - Technology - 20 days ago

Meta takes us a step closer to Star Trek's universal translator

Ars Technica - Science - 20 days ago

Meta to layoff 5% of its lowest performers as a way to 'raise the bar'

According to a report by Bloomberg, Meta will implement another round of layoffs, affecting approximately 3,600 employees worldwide; In an internal memo sent to staff, the company said that layoffs will target lowest-performing workers, with plans to fill the positions by the end of the year

YNET News - Business - 21 days ago

Meta's fact-checking u-turn a 'reckless and dangerous gamble', says SA digital ethics group - The Campaign on Digital Ethics, a South African non-profit, has slammed Meta's decision to end its third-party fact-checking programme as... 10 Jan

News 24 - Technology - 23 days ago

A Glowing Metal Ring Crashed to Earth. No One Knows Where It Came From

Wired News - Science - 24 days ago

Heavy metals lead and cadmium detected in protein powders; h...

Times of India - Health - 25 days ago

Meta nixes diversity and inclusion program as it prepares for second Trump administration

Other companies that have ended DEI programs recently include McDonald's, automaker Ford, Walmart and Moline-based farm equipment maker John Deere.

Chicago Sun-Times - Business - 25 days ago

Meta, Facebook to drop fact-checkers: What does this mean for social media?

Meta owned social media platforms ends third-party fact-checking, adopting community notes as its replacement.

Aljazeera - Science - 26 days ago

Meta launches AI accelerator program in Israel for promising startups

The program, run by Meta's Tel Aviv R&D center, provides mentorship and guidance to new Israeli companies wishing to advance AI technologies

YNET News - Technology - 26 days ago

Meta platforms say yes to more political content

Washington Times - Technology - 26 days ago

Meta announces replacement of fact-checking program with X-style community notes

Times of Israel - Business - 26 days ago

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media?

"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts," the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago.

Washington Times - Technology - 26 days ago

Analysis: What's behind Meta's Maga makeover? -- 08 Jan 09:22 PM

NZ Herald - Technology - 27 days ago

Alliance between Meta and Trump is likely to create informational, economic and geopolitical conflicts around the world -- Gilberto Scofield Jr., Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

The Conversation - World - 27 days ago

The Meta Quest 3 Really, Actually Makes Working Out Fun

The Daily Beast - Top Stories - 28 days ago

Mark Zuckerberg rolls back Meta censorship ahead of Donald Trump's return to White House

Washington Times - Top Stories - 28 days ago

Meta Announces a New, Trump-Friendly Fact-Checking Policy

Mother Jones - Entertainment - 28 days ago

Archaeology breakthrough as Greek shipwreck full of 'Atlantis metal' to be recovered

Daily Express - Science - 1 month ago

Human Metapneumovirus present in Pakistan since 2001: NIH

International The News - Health - 1 month ago

Beijing Calls Washington's Bluff on Strategic Metals

The Nation - World - 1 month ago

Meta's Big Bet on Bots

Meta says to expect AI “profiles” on Facebook and Instagram.

New York Magazine - Technology - 1 month ago

Meta threatens to sue Zionist group official for 'threatening and defamatory behavior'

YNET News - Technology - 1 month ago

Metaphor: ReFantazio, Dragon Age, Astro Bot and an indie wave lead the year's top video games

Stars and Stripes - Entertainment - 1 month ago

California court rules against Israel's NSO Group in Meta lawsuit over WhatsApp hack

YNET News - Business - 1 month ago

Ireland fines Meta €251m for data breach

Irish Post - Business - 1 month ago

Facebook owner Meta hit with €251m in fines for 2018 data breach

Euronews - Business - 1 month ago

Death of gov't arborist whose crane malfunctioned due to metal fatigue ruled 'accident' by Hong Kong Coroner's Court

Hong Kong Free Press - Top Stories - 1 month ago

The Top 5 Metal & Hard Rock Albums of 2024: Video Recap

Featuring Judas Priest, Blood Incantation, High on Fire, and more, here are the top 5 best metal & hard rock albums of 2024, plus the full list of 30.

Consequence of Sound - Top Stories - 1 month ago

Why sports metaphors fall short in Army leadership

Army Times - Opinion - 1 month ago

Activist ValueAct is poised to trim fat, help boost profits at Meta. Here's how

Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool in Meta Platforms' arsenal, and if it's optimized, it can contribute to earnings per share growth.

CNBC - Opinion - 2 months ago