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Meta and Blumhouse Create Chatbot That Encourages Phone Use During Movies
“Oh, wow, this is really cool,” Flannery Johnston, 28, said as the chatbot came to life, offering a personalized hello from M3GAN, the…
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US: Stocks boosted by gains in Microsoft, Meta
WALL Street stocks rallied on Thursday after strong results from Microsoft and Facebook parent Meta offset lingering worries about an…
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US: Wall Street leaps at the open on Microsoft, Meta boost
Wall Street’s main indexes jumped at the open on Thursday, powered by shares of Meta and Microsoft, as their strong quarterly results…
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Meta quarterly profit climbs despite big cloud spending
Tech giant Meta on Wednesday (Apr 30) reported quarterly profits that were well above expectations, brushing aside market worries that its…
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Meta launches standalone AI app to compete with ChatGPT
Meta Platforms released a new standalone artificial intelligence (AI) app on Tuesday (Apr 29) in a bid to compete with other popular…
Politics
Deactivating Facebook leads to jump in happiness, major new study finds
Deleting Facebook and Instagram in the weeks leading up to the 2020 election had a noticeable impact on users' mental health, a major new…
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Bay Area tech workers thought their jobs were safe. Then the 'golden handcuffs' came off
Evan Richardson grew up in Silicon Valley, surrounded by big tech companies that transformed how people live, socialize and work. As a…
Business
Meta lays off more than 100 employees across Reality Labs unit
Meta Platforms is laying off more than 100 people across its Reality Labs division focused on creating virtual reality (VR) and wearable…
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Forcing a Meta Breakup Would Be Bad News for Consumers
As the Meta case continues, the focus must be on consumers, not companies or competitors. Source link
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Apple fined 500 million euros and Meta 200 million euros for breach of EU law
Apple was fined 500 million euros (S$747.6 million) on Wednesday (Apr 23) and Meta 200 million euros, as European Union antitrust…
Business
Meta appoints new Singapore country director Nicole Tan
She will spearhead digital innovation and AI opportunities for businesses in the country Meta has appointed Nicole Tan as its new country…
Business
Why Antitrust Breakups of Google and Meta Could Be Difficult
The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft…
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Behind the landmark trial that could reshape Meta's future with Instagram
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg returned to Washington this week, testifying in a landmark trial that could force the world’s largest…
Business
The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.
The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft…
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Video: Mark Zuckerberg Is Back in the Hot Seat in a Crucial Trial
Mark Zuckerberg has appeared before Congress more times than any other tech leader. He will testify again soon — as a witness in a federal…
Politics
Author of explosive Meta memoir stars at US Senate hearing, details Zuckerberg working with China
The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta on Wednesday alleged that the social networking giant…
Politics
Whistleblower claims Meta helped China develop advanced AI to ‘outcompete American companies’: bombshell testimony
Meta actively helped China in the race to develop artificial intelligence as part of its failed effort to cozy up to Beijing, a former…
Business
Meta plans nearly US$1 billion data centre project in Wisconsin
Meta Platforms plans to spend nearly US$1 billion on the development of a data centre project in central Wisconsin, underscoring a larger…
Business
Video: How A.I. Companies Are Turning Into Energy Companies
The race to build the best artificial intelligence products is resulting in a worldwide search for new energy sources to power tech…
Business
Tech stocks keep tumbling this year. Here's why
When President Trump returned to the White House, tech executives from Apple, OpenAI, Oracle and other companies pledged to create…
Business
Meta reduces stock options for staff despite trading at record highs: FT
META Platforms has cut back on its yearly distribution of stock options by about 10 per cent for tens of thousands of employees despite…
Business
Meta says it plans to build the world's longest undersea internet cable
Facebook’s parent company Meta said it’s working on the world’s longest undersea cable as part of the social media giant’s efforts to…
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Google and Meta used to champion DEI efforts. Why Big Tech is pulling back
More than a decade ago, outcries about the lack of diversity in the tech industry reverberated across major Silicon Valley companies from…
Business
Meta plans major investment into AI-powered humanoid robots
META Platforms, after pushing into augmented reality and artificial intelligence (AI), has identified its next big bet: AI-powered…