Meta is running get-rich-quick ads for its AI tools
Meta is running get-rich-quick ads for its AI tools Manus, an AI company Meta acquired for $2 billion last year is running ads promising quick, easy money with AI: Find local businesses without websites or with bad websites, have AI build them one, then call them up and sell it to them. As part of […]
Instagram says it doesn’t want your tweet round ups
Instagram says it doesn't want your tweet round ups The internet is full of copycat, stolen, reposted, and low-effort content – and Meta, at least publicly, has said it is working to cut off some of the reach. Beginning in 2024, the company has made incremental announcements saying it would begin limiting “unoriginal” content from […]
Meta lost 20 million users last quarter
Meta lost 20 million users last quarter Meta is planning to pump billions more into AI investments this year, despite noting that millions of users have seemingly started to abandon its platforms. In an earning call on Wednesday, Meta reported that figures for “Family daily active people” – the term Meta has coined for all […]
Meta isn’t doing enough to keep kids off Facebook and Instagram, rules EU
Meta isn't doing enough to keep kids off Facebook and Instagram, rules EU Meta could face fines of up to $12 billion if it doesn’t remedy the DSA breaches. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta is breaching Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent children under 13 from […]
It’s primetime for conspiracy theorist video creators
It's primetime for conspiracy theorist video creators In the days since this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner was cut short when shots were fired at the event, there has been a boom of conspiracy theory videos created by people who insist that the entire situation was a false flag operation. These kinds of theories are […]
James Comey indicted over Instagram seashell photo that allegedly threatened Trump
James Comey indicted over Instagram seashell photo that allegedly threatened Trump The US Department of Justice has once again indicted James Comey – this time, for an alleged threat the former FBI director made toward President Donald Trump on Instagram, as reported earlier by CNN. In its indictment, filed in a North Carolina federal court […]
Instagram has launched another Snapchat clone
Instagram has launched another Snapchat clone Instagram is testing a new dedicated app that’s focused around Snapchat-like photo sharing features. The app, called “Instants,” was launched in Italy and Spain yesterday, Business Insider reports, and allows users to send each other disappearing photos that are available for 24 hours and can be viewed only once […]
Meta is laying off 10 percent of its staff
Meta is laying off 10 percent of its staff Meta is planning to layoff around 10 percent of employees in May, according to a memo from the company’s chief people officer, Janelle Gale, published by Bloomberg. That means approximately 8,000 people will see their jobs cut. Meta will also be closing around 6,000 open roles, […]
Now Meta will track what employees do on their computers to train its AI agents
Now Meta will track what employees do on their computers to train its AI agents Meta employees’ activity at work is now being used to train the company’s AI agents. As reported by Reuters, Meta is installing a tool it calls Model Capability Initiative (MCI) on US-based employees’ computers that runs in work-related apps and […]
WhatsApp tests ‘Plus’ subscription that adds stickers and more for a few bucks a month
WhatsApp tests 'Plus' subscription that adds stickers and more for a few bucks a month WhatsApp Plus subscribers will get access to premium sticker packs. | Image: WABetaInfo WhatsApp users are getting some new customization features – for a price. According to WABetaInfo, Meta is rolling out a WhatsApp Plus subscription to “a limited number […]