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Network Fee Not the Fix for European Telecoms Financial Problems, Meta Says

Meta Platforms on Thursday voiced its strongest criticism to date of a push by EU telecoms operators to get Big Tech to foot additional network costs, saying this would not solve their financial problems and also ignores tech companies’ hefty investments. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other operators have lobbied for two decades […]

German Green Group Sues Meta Alleging Failure to Curb Threats

A prominent German environmental group said on Wednesday it was suing Facebook’s parent company Meta, accusing the social media firm of failing to clamp down on insults and threats of violence and murder. Environmental Action Germany (DUH) said in a statement that Meta had failed to shut down Facebook groups in which threats of violence […]

Content Moderators Sue Meta Over Alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site’s parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on Monday. The 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union. They also say they were blacklisted […]

Digital Marketing in the Metaverse: A Stroke of Genius

How would you know a product exists if you don’t hear/read about it? Marketing and advertisement have been around since the beginning of trade. At first, people would purchase goods based on their word-of-mouth reputation. Today, however, all of that has transformed into a billion-dollar industry, and marketing and advertisements have become essential keys to […]

Overview of the Role of Gaming in the Metaverse

The series of advancements happening in the metaverse can serve as an announcement for the people to know that the switch to the metaverse is not a matter of if but simply a matter of when. While every sector is figuring out how to jump into the metaverse, one industry has it all figured out. […]

Groq Adapts Meta’s Chatbot for Its Own Chips in Race Against Nvidia

Groq, a Silicon Valley chip startup founded by a former Alphabet Inc engineer, said on Thursday it has adapted technology similar to the underpinnings of the wildly popular ChatGPT to run on its chips. Groq modified LLaMA, a large language model released last month by Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc that can be used to […]

Meta Must Face Trial over AI Trade Secrets, Judge Says

Meta Platforms Inc lost a bid on Monday to end a lawsuit in Boston federal court claiming it stole confidential information from artificial-intelligence startup Neural Magic Inc. Meta will have to face a trial over accusations that it took Neural Magic’s “breakthrough” algorithms that enable AI systems to process information more quickly, U.S. District Judge […]

ChatGPT in the Metaverse: Better Call the Exterminator

Living in the digital era means living life with the expectation that someday the other shoe will drop, and we are in for a ride. Since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, AI-based chatbots have taken the world by storm, effectively dividing the population between those who believe it will revolutionize every sector and those who […]

Meta Builds A-Team Focused On AI Products

Meta Platforms Inc is creating a new top-level product group focused on generative artificial intelligence (AI), Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, as the AI race among Big Tech firms heats up. AI has emerged as a bright spot for investments in the tech industry, which has been struggling with slowing growth, and has […]

Meta to Test Monthly Subscription Service Priced at $11.99

Meta Platforms on Sunday announced that it is testing a monthly subscription service, called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a government ID and get a blue badge, as it looks to help content creators grow and build communities. The subscription bundle for Instagram and Facebook, to be launched later this […]