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Meta Must Answer Lula Campaign’s Election Interference Claims Within 48 Hours
The campaign of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has accused Meta Platforms of election interference, alleging that its platforms restricted the...
TikTok Loosened Ad Rules to Boost Revenue as Scam Reports Rose 142%
Last fall, TikTok cut the number of advertising violations that could trigger an immediate ban from 37 to 13, according to a Forbes report based on internal...
Meta Awaits Penalty Ruling in New Mexico Data Privacy Lawsuit
A New Mexico judge will rule this month on a financial penalty against Meta Platforms. A jury found Meta misled users about its data privacy practices. The...
Meta Rushed Muse Launch as Instinct Grew Despite Security Risks
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly pushed to release the company’s AI agent, Muse, after seeing rival Instinct gain significant traction. Meta had delayed...
Meta Bans Ads From TikTok Parent ByteDance in Seven Countries
Meta Platforms has banned advertisements and paid marketing from ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, on its platforms in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia,...
Meta, Google and OpenAI Target .agent in First ICANN Round Since 2012
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has released its list of applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), the first such...
Manus Parent Butterfly Effect Raises Over $500M After Meta Deal Reversal
Manus parent company Butterfly Effect has raised more than $500 million in its first funding round since Meta’s acquisition of the company was reversed. Boyu...
Meta Faces Florida Court Bid to Force Teen Safety Changes
Florida's attorney general asked a state court on Wednesday to issue a temporary injunction requiring Meta Platforms to make immediate changes to Facebook and...
Meta Brings Muse AI to iPad, Taking On Siri
Meta has released its AI agent, Muse, as a native iPad app, expanding the assistant across devices. The launch comes just over a month after Muse debuted on...
Meta Uses AI to Detect Ads Secretly Linking to Child Abuse Material
Meta has introduced AI-powered tools to detect and remove ads on its platforms that appear harmless but direct users to child sexual abuse material (CSAM)...
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Leads $1.8B Initiative to Train Biology AI
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub is spearheading the Virtual Biology Initiative, which will build open biological datasets to train AI. Total investment in the...
Xreal and Meta to release AR/VR glasses with similar designs but different approaches
Xreal has announced that its new Aura augmented reality glasses will be available for pre-order starting at $1,279, with shipping to begin in the coming weeks....
Meta Stock Forms Its Seventh Golden Cross, a Potential Bullish Signal
On October 7, Meta Platforms’ stock formed a golden cross, with its 50-day moving average crossing above its 200-day moving average. It was the seventh such...
Meta, Walmart and Stripe Unveil Standard for AI Agent Access
A consortium including Meta, Walmart, Stripe and Sierra has announced the Personal Agent Protocol, an open standard for how personal AI agents interact with...
Hark Launches Proactive AI Assistant for Email and Calendar Tasks
AI startup Hark, founded by serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock, has launched Hark Pro, a proactive AI assistant it describes as an “operating system for your...
Wells Fargo Raises Meta Target to $1,000 on Muse Momentum
Wells Fargo raised its price target on Meta Platforms to $1,000 from $796 and maintained an Overweight rating. The bank cited strong early momentum for Muse,...
Meta Tests Full-Screen Reels Feed on Facebook in India
Meta is testing a version of its Facebook app in India that opens some users directly to a full-screen, vertical video feed. The Reels-first experience puts...
Meta Faces Ofcom Probe Over Instagram Instants' Safety Risks
The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, has launched an investigation into Meta Platforms over Instagram's Instants feature, introduced in May. Ofcom will...
FTC Seeks to Revive Meta Antitrust Case Over Instagram, WhatsApp Acquisitions
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is asking the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Meta Platforms. The appeal...
Instinct Brings AI Agents Into Group Chats to Coordinate Plans
AI assistant startup Instinct has launched a feature that lets its AI agents work in group chats to coordinate plans, even when some participants do not have...