Cybercriminals are impersonating top brands like Meta, Disney, and Spotify in a highly sophisticated new phishing campaign designed to hijack your Facebook account

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 Instagram is testing a pay tier that offers features including letting subscribers discre...

Semalam Meta melancarkan dua cermin mata pintar baharu mereka untuk kanta preskripsi dengan kerjasama Ray-Ban

NAIROBI, April 1 Kenya is investigating Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses over accusations of storing users data...

Perang Asia Barat sudah berlarutan lebih sebulan dengan ribuan nyawa terkorban termasuk kanak-kanak sekolah

Meta just debuted a duo of new AI glasses styles in its Ray-Ban smart specs lineup, and theyre designed for folks who have prescriptions

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of Iran's armed forces, has threatened to target US tech companies' operations in the Middle East. It told employees of 18 companies including Apple, Google, Meta and NVIDIA to leave their workplaces immediately to save their lives, as CBS News reported

Australia is preparing possible court action against major social media platforms that are failing to enforce the country's social media ban on under-16s. "Three months after the ban came into effect, the eSafety Commissioner said it was probing Meta's Instagram and Facebook, Google's YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok for possible breaches of the law," reports Reuters

Meta has agreed to "substantially reduce its use of the PG-13 ratings system in relation to its Teen Accounts on Instagram starting April 15

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued a direct strike threat to a slew of U.S. tech companies including GPU giant Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, IBM, Cisco, and Tesla

Snapchat owner Snap has already bought up a bunch of Rec Room's assets and some employees will join the social media company, according to a report by GeekWire . Rec Room first appeared all the way back in 2016, years before the standalone Meta Quest entered the VR scene

Instagram might get a paid subscription service with a few intriguing features, such as the ability to secretly watch Stories.

Meta designs Ray-Ban smart glasses around prescription lenses, not as add-on

Meta melancarkan dua lagi cermin mata pintar dengan ia kali ini akhirnya direka untuk individu rabun yang memerlukan kanta preskripsi

The latest iteration of Meta's smart glasses has arrived and, as rumored, they are more customizable, particularly for people who need prescription lenses

It also mentions something called super hearts for reacting to Stories. A spokesperson for Meta confirmed the test to Engadget, saying that Instagram Plus is currently available in a few countries

Activist Lennon Torres reacts to a landmark ruling against social media giants like Meta.

Kerajaan Indonesia telah memanggil pihak Meta dan Google kerana didakwa tidak mematuhi peraturan kawalan media sosial untuk kanak-kanak

The Indonesian government has summoned Google and Meta for allegedly failing to comply with a social media ban on under-16s that went into effect last weekend

Instagram has started testing a Plus subscription service in some markets, Meta has confirmed

Regulator moving into an enforcement stance and investigating Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat as millions continue to doomscroll Australias eSafety Commission is moving into an enforcement stance after finding that Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat havent done enough to comply with the nations social media minimum age (SMMA) obligation, which bans social media outfits from providing their services to children under 16 years of age.

Have you ever wanted your Stories to last longer, or secretly watch others' stories? Now you can if you pay

Meta kini mengesahkan mereka telah memulakan ciri langganan berbayar untuk Instagram, dinamakan Instagram Plus, di beberapa buah negara

Judge gave authors an easier attack on Metas torrenting

Meta is testing a new subscription service for Instagram that offers users "exclusive" features like the ability to post Stories for longer than 24 hours

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: In an effort to gather material for its LLM training, Meta used BitTorrent to download pirated books from Anna's Archive and other shadow libraries

Today, all explanations stem from artificial intelligence (AI). In recent weeks, giants including Google, Amazon, Meta, as well as smaller firms such as Pinterest and Atlassian, have all announced or warned of plans to shrink their workforce, pointing to developments in AI that they say are allowing their firms to do more with fewer people

Yes, this week YouTube and Meta were found negligent in a landmark case about social media addiction

Meta's two courtroom defeats centered on different cases but both involved allegations that the company knew about its products' harms.

The broader tech industry has been campaigning for some time to use device-level age checks instead in response to the rising tide of under-16 social media and internet bans around the world. Last month, in a landmark social media trial in California, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also supported this idea, saying that conducting age verification "at the level of the phone is just a lot clearer than having every single app out there have to do this separately." Pornhub-operator Aylo had advocated for device-level restrictions in the UK as well, and even sent out letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft in November asking for OS-level age verification..

Two new models of Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses are on the way, and they're going to be catered towards those who use prescription lenses, according to a Bloomberg report

Meta and Entergy Louisiana agree to a deal that would have the tech giant underwrite the electricity costs of its latest, $27 billion data center.

Meta is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas plants to supply its largest data center, massively expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure underpinning its AI buildout

Experience cutting-edge VR and save up to 20% with coupons for the latest games, Meta Quest 3, Ray-Ban AI glasses, and more deals.

Menerusi kerjasama Meta dan EssilorLuxottica, cermin mata pintar Ray-Ban Meta dan Oakley Meta HSTN dilancarkan

SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 (Reuters) - Meta's long-time content policy chief Monika Bickert, who oversaw the writing and enforcement of Facebook's content policies and had a role in the company's approach to user safety issues, is leaving the company for a job at Harvard Law School

The landmark decision in an LA court may go beyond immediate impacts on defendants Meta and YouTube.

Meta's twin legal defeats this week and a big sell-off in Micron spurred a drop in technology stocks, which were broadly hit by rising oil prices

Arm introduces its first in-house AGI CPU, offering high-density performance and gaining early backing from major companies, including Meta and OpenAI

In February of that year, Zuckerberg texted Musk approvingly about his work with the now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "Looks like DOGE is making progress," the Meta CEO texted

Meta will essentially foot the power bill for the $27 billion mega data center it's building in Louisiana

Meet the engo3 smart glasses, with an AR heads-up display compatible with Apple and Garmin watches

Beijing's review has fueled concerns and confusion among Chinese tech founders and investors that had quietly embraced the so-called "Singapore-washing" model

March 27 (Reuters) - Utility Entergy said Meta Platforms will pay its full cost of service for the planned hyperscale data center in northeast Louisiana under a revised agreement

This week, Devindra and PCWorld Senior Editor Mark Hachman discuss Microsoft's surprising plan to "fix" Windows 11 by refocusing on customization and core features, instead of bringing Copilot AI into tons of apps. Is there any enthusiasm left for Windows? Or will most people be better off considering macOS or Linux? Subscribe! iTunes Spotify Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Podcasts Topic Microsoft hits the reset button on Windows 11, de-emphasizing Copilot AI 1:03 OpenAI pulls the plug on its Sora video generation app after just 5 months 25:23 Metas terrible week in court, part 1: $375 million ruling in New Mexico child engagement case 33:58 Metas terrible week in court, part 2: Meta and Google lose landmark social media addiction suit 38:49 OpenAI puts erotic chat on hold indefinitely 43:49 Update your iPhones: iOS exploit Darksword released on GitHub 46:39 Epic games lays off 1,000 workers after Fortnite engagement dips 47:48 Honda and Sony kill off their Afeela EV collaboration 49:26 Listener Mail: Which Mac Mini to get for a budding pro photographer 55:15 Pop culture picks 57:52 Credits Host: Devindra Hardawar Guest: Mark Hachman Producer: Ben Ellman Music: Dale North and Terrence OBrien This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...01592.html?src=rss

Mat Smith The other big stories (and deals) this morning Ugh, Netflix is raising prices again Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez introduce a bill to pause US data center construction . OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video generation app Hades 2 is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PS5 on April 14 Meta and YouTube lose social media addiction case TikTok and Snap settled ahead of the trial

For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people's mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide

In a pivotal moment that underscored how powerful and immersive social platforms can be for children and teens, a jury in California this week found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their services

Urges scientists to avoid major conference, and looks unkindly on Meta's Manus acquisition China appears to be unhappy about its brightest AI talent going offshore, either to visit or to sell their wares

Meta is increasing investment at a data center in El Paso, Texas, to $10 billion from $1.5 billion, as the company ramps up spending on AI infrastructure

The science of smartphone addiction, according to the landmark Meta-Google ruling

Meta suffered stinging defeats in two separate trials involving child safety that underscore shifting public sentiment toward the social media industry.

Jim Cramer dismisses Meta's underperformance amid child safety litigation and instead, considers whether to buy more shares.

Along with TikTok , the company recently settled a lawsuit that accused its platform of causing social media addiction. The case was brought by a 20-year-old woman who said shed been harmed by addictive features on Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap as a child

Meta's new end-to-end platform will target SMBs, not major enterprises, with all the tools they need to run a business

March 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms shares dropped 7% on Thursday after two verdicts holding it liable for harm to young users sparked fears the social media giant may have to overhaul the design practices that have underpinned its sprawling advertising business

Chinese authorities have barred two Manus executives from leaving the country while investigating whether Meta's reported $2 billion acquisition of the Singapore-based AI startup violated foreign investment reporting rules

And of course it wouldn't be a tech news announcement without at least some AI features present. WhatsApp now supports using Meta AI for light photo editing, including removing backgrounds, changing aesthetic styles and deleting elements from the composition

There's growing momentum behind holding tech companies to account for protecting children, as Apple adds age verification in the UK

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

Tahun lalu Sam Altman menyatakan hasrat menawarkan mod perbualan lebih dewasa menggunakan ChatGPT. Walaupun belum dilancarkan, OpenAI menerima kritikan kerana mod sama yang ditawarkan oleh Meta menyebabkan pengguna bawah umur terdedah kepada kandungan yang tidak sepatutnya

Appearing before Parliament, Meta, Google and X struggle to explain how fake political video circulated for so long A member of the UK Parliament's lower house who was the victim of a deepfake AI campaign this week had a rare chance to confront the Big Tech executives who helped spread it

Meta didn't consult its Oversight Board last year when it announced sweeping policy changes to content moderation and a rollback of third-party fact checking in the United States in favor of Community Notes

A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Google negligent for designing addictive apps and for failing to warn of their associated dangers, and liable for harm caused to a young user

A Los Angeles jury's ruling that Meta and YouTube contributed to a teenage girl's depression marks a potential turning point in the years-long legal battle against social media giants one that could carry an enormous price tag

Recently,Metawas ordered by a New Mexico court to pay a USD375 million (~RM1.5 billion) penalty for misleading users about child safety on its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms

Meta diarahkan membayar penalti $375 juta oleh mahkamah di New Mexico kerana mengelirukan pengguna tentang keselamatan kanakkanak di platform Facebook, Instagram dan WhatsApp

Barisan juri di mahkamah California mendapati Google dan Meta bertanggungjawab menyebabkan ketagihan media sosial

LOS ANGELES, March 25 (Reuters) - A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet's Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit that will influence thousands of similar cases against the tech companies

A woman has been awarded $6m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.

A jury in Los Angeles has found that Meta and YouTube were negligent in a closely-watched trial over social media addiction

A jury reached a verdict in the LA trial focused on Meta and YouTube, a case that experts have characterized as social media's "Big Tobacco" moment

Compensatory damages are already at $3 million, with a punitive figure still to come

New Mexico Attorney General Ral Torrez plans to ask for algorithm and design changes, age verification and independent verification in the trial's next phase.

Meta emerges as the biggest loser as second child safety trial verdict hits.

Creators will still need to meet the YouTube Partner Program's other requirements to reap the benefits. Perhaps not a coincidence, the move comes only a day after Meta added shopping links to Reels

Forget the metaverse Meta has begun laying off employees as it focuses more of its cash on building out datacenters, training its own large language models, and recruiting talent for AI

A Los Angeles jury found the social media giants guilty of negligent platform design, in what could be a precedent-setting decision.

A jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in a landmark social media addiction case, ruling that addictive design features such as infinite scroll and algorithmic recommendations harmed a young user and contributed to her mental health distress