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Meta To Require Political Ads Reveal AI Altered Images

Meta on Wednesday said that advertisers will soon have to disclose when artificial intelligence (AI) or other software is used to create or alter imagery or audio in political ads.…

WhatsApp AI tool shows kids with guns when prompted with ‘Palestine’

3 most anticipated WhatsApp features Meta-owned WhatsApp’s artificial intelligence (AI) feature that allows users produce stickers based on their search displays a picture of a gun or a boy with…

Zuckerberg undergoes surgery for ligament injury during MMA training

“Send me location”; Zuckerberg agrees to Musk’s cage fight challenge The much-awaited cage fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg may not happen very soon as the Meta founder has…

Meta Quarterly Profit More Than Doubles

Meta on Wednesday reported that its quarterly profit more than doubled from last year’s figure to $11.6 billion as ad revenue climbed. The tech firm behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp…

Meta, Google Quit Tech Summit Over Organizer’s Israel Remarks

Meta and Google have pulled out of the Web Summit, one of the tech sector’s biggest annual events, after the organizer criticized Israel’s actions following the Hamas attacks, the companies…

EU Opens Disinformation Probes Into Meta, TikTok

The EU announced probes Thursday into Facebook owner Meta and TikTok, seeking more details on the measures they have taken to stop the spread of “illegal content and disinformation” after…

Sacked Kenya Moderators Say Mediation With Meta Collapses

Facebook content moderators in Kenya said settlement talks to resolve a labour lawsuit against the social media behemoth’s parent Meta collapsed on Monday, setting the stage for a renewed court…

WhatsApp rolling out ‘protect IP address in calls’ option on Android, iOS

4 of Uranus’ large moons may hold water: NASA Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a new option on Android and iOS to make it harder for hackers to infer users’…

WhatsApp working on ‘secret code’ creation feature for locked chats on Android; Or lock with simple emoji

Baby Elephants Out And About With The Herd Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a secret code creation feature, which will allow users to choose a custom password for their…

Meta Plans To Charge Europeans For Ad Free Facebook And Instagram: Source

Meta is proposing to offer European users a subscription-based version of Instagram and Facebook if they would rather not be tracked for ads, a source said on Tuesday. The idea,…

Meta Plans To Charge Up To $14/Month For Ad-Free Instagram In Europe

Meta is discussing a plan to charge a monthly fee from Instagram and Facebook users in the European Union who want to access the social media platforms without personalized ads,…

Meta Technology Chief Defends Tech Titan’s AI Strategy

Meta’s chief technology officer is quick to push back on assertions that the company has fallen behind rivals like ChatGPT in the explosive surge across the tech industry in generative…

Meta Putting AI In Smart Glasses, Assistants And More

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said the tech giant is putting artificial intelligence into digital assistants and smart glasses as it seeks to gain lost ground in the AI…

Meta now lets you create 4 additional personal profiles on FB

3 most anticipated WhatsApp features Meta has started to roll out a “multiple personal profiles” feature that will allow users to create up to four additional profiles on Facebook. “The…

Relax, ads aren’t coming to WhatsApp; Meta denies viral report [truth here]

Why WhatsApp Payments failed to click in India Meta on Friday refuted a report which claimed that the Mark Zuckerberg-run company is planning to put ads in WhatsApp, which has…