Why Apple is trying to save Google
Why Apple is trying to save Google Google is in antitrust court, fighting to preserve the search engine business that has made it so historically successful. At a few different moments through the various stages of the trial, high-powered executives from Apple have taken the stand – and largely taken Google’s side. Just this week, […]
Threads adds dashboard to better explain post and account restrictions
Threads adds dashboard to better explain post and account restrictions Threads is getting a new transparency feature that allows users to see how their accounts are being reprimanded for breaking the platform’s rules. Video ads are also making their debut on the platform. The new account status dashboard is similar to existing account features on […]
Instagram CEO testifies about competing with TikTok: ‘You’re either growing, or you’re slowly dying’
Instagram CEO testifies about competing with TikTok: 'You're either growing, or you're slowly dying' Instagram CEO testifies about competing with TikTok: ‘You’re either growing, or you’re slowly dying’ When Adam Mosseri took over Meta-owned Instagram as CEO in 2018, the app was experiencing what he’d later call “concerning” drops and plateaus in user engagement, thanks […]
FTC v. Meta live: Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri takes the stand
FTC v. Meta live: Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri takes the stand Meta antitrust trial The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg is hearing arguments about whether then-Facebook illegally monopolized the market for “personal social networking […]
OpenAI hires former head of the Facebook app
OpenAI hires former head of the Facebook app OpenAI has hired Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart and former Facebook app chief, as the head of the company’s apps business. In a post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says introducing the new role will allow him to “focus on research, compute, and safety.” After […]
Meta’s new AI glasses could have a ‘super-sensing’ mode with facial recognition
Meta's new AI glasses could have a 'super-sensing' mode with facial recognition Meta’s new AI glasses could have a ‘super-sensing’ mode with facial recognition Meta is developing what’s described as “super-sensing” vision software that can recognize people by name, according to The Information. The company is reportedly working on two pairs of smart glasses for […]
Meta awarded $167.25 million over Pegasus spyware attack
Meta awarded $167.25 million over Pegasus spyware attack NSO Group, the Israeli spyware-maker behind Pegasus, must pay Meta $167.25 million for hacking 1,400 users across WhatsApp. A federal jury in California made the decision on Tuesday after the court found the NSO Group liable for the attacks last year. Meta sued NSO Group in 2019 […]
How Apple lost control of the App Store
How Apple lost control of the App Store “Cook chose poorly” is one of those phrases you’ll someday read in a history book about the tech industry. That’s just one of the memorable lines from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ stinging rebuke of Apple this week, in which she ruled that Apple needed to change the […]
Mark Zuckerberg is planning a premium tier and ads for Meta’s AI app
Mark Zuckerberg is planning a premium tier and ads for Meta's AI app Mark Zuckerberg is planning a premium tier and ads for Meta’s AI app The Meta AI app could soon get a paid tier, similar to the ones offered by rivals like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the plan […]
WhatsApp is working on private AI chats in the cloud
WhatsApp is working on private AI chats in the cloud Meta announced a new WhatsApp feature it says is a private way to interact with Meta AI. Called “Private Processing,” the feature is totally optional, launches in the “coming weeks,” and neither Meta, WhatsApp, nor third-party companies will be able to see interactions that use […]