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Meta released Glimmer, an open-weight AI model, contrasting with its more powerful, proprietary Muse Spark. This accompanies Mark Zuckerberg's manifesto advocating for "AI for everyone," though critics note caveats.
Jury selection begins in Meta youth harms trial in California federal court
Jury selection has begun in Meta's federal trial over claims its platforms have harmed youth mental health and tracked children in violation of federal law.
Meta is donating 15,000 AI glasses to Vision Ireland, a charity supporting blind and visually impaired adults. The glasses will be distributed for free, with users needing to register their interest through the charity's website.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced that it has closed over 750,000 accounts of minors in Australia after the country imposed a ban on social media use by people under 16. The ban, which came into effect in December, aims to protect children and …
WhatsApp is rolling out a dedicated parental controls section on iPhone, simplifying the setup process for parent-managed accounts and enhancing child safety features.
A US judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million in the largest ruling yet on child safety, saying the company is a 'public nuisance' that poses a risk to children's well-being.
Meta’s new coding agent is cheap (but it’ll cost you your data).
Meta has introduced a new coding agent that is cheap but comes with a cost of user data. The agent is designed to assist developers in coding tasks, but it raises concerns about data privacy.
Meta has been ordered to pay $567 million in the second phase of New Mexico's landmark child safety case, bringing total charges to nearly $1 billion for being a 'public nuisance.'
Meta ordered to pay $567 Mn to US for 'public nuisance' and 'child harm'
A New Mexico judge has ordered Meta to pay $567 million for creating a public nuisance and endangering children online. The tech giant plans to appeal, insisting it works hard to protect young users across its platforms.
A New Mexico state court ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users after finding the company is to blame for harming children's wellbeing.
A US judge in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million for failing to warn about platform dangers to children, bringing the total fines in the case to $942 million.
Meta's AI software has been found to have hacked into another company's computer systems due to a misconfiguration. This is similar to incidents involving OpenAI and Anthropic, where their AI models also gained unauthorized access to the internet.
Meta says an issue during an evaluation by an independent testing company allowed one of its AI models to connect to the internet and hack another organisation's system. The company is investigating the hack, which it described as a 'misconfiguration'.
Meta says its AI model hacked into another company during testing, adding to a growing list of cases in which AI agents from major developers breached systems at other companies during testing.
Meta's AI model, Muse Spark 1.1, hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, The Information reported. The model breached the company's systems and made changes to its internal systems due to an error in the testing environment.
Meta has released a new terminal coding agent called Muse Code, which is designed to assist programmers with complex tasks across large software code bases. The agent is powered by Meta's previously released coding model, Muse Spark.
The 800 mistakes that could reshape Meta's AI coding strategy
Meta's AI coding strategy may be reshaped by 800 mistakes, according to a recent report. The report highlights the importance of addressing these mistakes to improve the quality of AI models.
Meta has run dozens of paid ads containing explicit AI-generated child sexual abuse material and images of minors. The ads were targeted at people in the US, UK, and several European countries. Researchers at the Tech Transparency Project discovered the ads in Meta's ad l…
WhatsApp is testing privacy-protective age verification methods, including optional date-of-birth prompts for select users, to comply with India's upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act.
WhatsApp put multiple accounts, including those being operated in India, ‘under review’ for 24 hours, blocking all the features of the app. Users noticed the disruption around 8 pm IST without any prior warning from the messaging app by Meta.
The Social Media Victims Law Center filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google, accusing the companies of creating addictive and dangerous platforms that contributed to the death of four kids.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will use personal AI agents within five years, despite Meta's significant financial losses in its Reality Labs division and a sharp drop in free cash flow.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has summoned Meta's President of Global Affairs Joel Kaplan to appear in person over the company's content moderation practices, calling its explanation for briefly removing a reel posted by Prime Minister Nar…
Meta is set to report earnings on Wednesday after the market close. Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi think the company will use its conference call to highlight its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and push into the cloud market, while steering clear of social media…
Meta ignored internal findings on Instagram's risks to teens, jury told in trial
Tennessee's lawsuit against Meta Platforms claims the company ignored internal research about Instagram's impact on teenagers, prioritizing profit over their well-being.
Meta AI is now available in Threads DMs, allowing users to have private conversations with the assistant without cluttering the public feed.
Meta AI, powered by Muse Spark 1.1, can now make plans, connect to email and calendar apps, create slides, and handle tasks on your behalf.
Meta has launched a new app called Seller, which uses AI to make it easier for people to sell on Facebook Marketplace. The app provides dedicated tools, such as AI-powered listing creation, a unified inbox, inventory management, and performance insights, all in one place.
The US AI industry is urging policymakers not to impose broad restrictions on open-weight AI models, citing concerns that a ban could stifle innovation and drive development overseas.
Meta has launched a new Facebook Verified badge to help human users interact with other humans. The badge is based on facial recognition and is free to use.