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EU opens disinformation probes into Meta, TikTok

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The EU announced probes Thursday into Facebook owner Meta and TikTok, seeking more details on the measures they…

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Meta putting AI in smart glasses, assistants and more

MENLO PARK, United States-- Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said the tech giant is putting artificial intelligence into digital assistants…

2 years ago

Meta’s Twitter rival Threads launches web version

SAN FRANCISCO, United States-- Threads, Meta's challenger to depose Twitter as the go-to platform for celebrities, companies and governments, is now…

2 years ago

‘No evidence’ Facebook harms well-being: global study

LONDON, United Kingdom-- There is "no evidence" that the growth in using Facebook led to "widespread psychological harm", the largest independent…

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Facebook says China trolls ‘evolving’ in push for influence

SYDNEY, Australia-- Networks of fake Facebook accounts run from China are "evolving" and adopting new tactics in their quest to sow…

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Musk threatens lawsuit as Twitter rival Threads takes off

WASHINGTON, United States-- Twitter threatened to sue Meta just hours after the Instagram parent company launched Threads, an app it hopes…

2 years ago

5M sign up for Threads in first four hours, says Zuckerberg

WASHINGTON, United States-- Facebook behemoth Meta officially launched Threads, its text-based rival to Twitter, on Wednesday, with more than five million…

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Facebook owner Meta to launch Twitter-like ‘Threads’ app

WASHINGTON, United States-- Facebook owner Meta's new Threads app, meant to compete with Twitter, was available for pre-order on mobile app…

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Meta guru says ChatGPT-style AI is out-of-date

PARIS, France-- The chief scientist for Facebook-owner Meta on Tuesday said that generative AI, the technology behind ChatGPT, was already at…

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Meta hit with record 1.2-billion-euro fine over EU data rules

DUBLIN, Ireland-- Facebook owner Meta has been fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) for transferring EU user data to…

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