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Google, Scale AI's Largest Customer, Said to Plan Split After Meta Deal
Google plans to sever ties with AI data-labeling startup Scale AI after rival Meta acquired a 49% stake. Reuters' sources reveal Google, Scale's largest customer, had projected $200 million in payments this year for crucial human-labeled training data, vital for developing models like Gemini. The search giant is reportedly already in discussions wi...
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Google Rejects App Store Age Verification For Online Content
American tech heavyweight Google on Friday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device's user through the app stores built into operating systems, calling a proposal from Facebook and Instagram parent Meta "ineffective".
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Meta AI Discovery Feed Is Reportedly Filled With Users' Seemingly Private Chats
Meta AI app’s Discover feed is reportedly filled with users unknowingly posting their private conversations and requests. Multiple reports have claimed spotting text conversations and image requests that appear to be of a personal nature, leading to the belief that the users are posting them to the artificial intelligence (AI) app’s social feed...
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Meta Invests Over $10 Million In Scale AI, Takes In CEO Alexandr Wang
Scale AI announced a major new investment by Meta late Thursday that values the startup at more than $29 billion and puts its founder to work for the tech titan.
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Instagram Will Soon Let You Re-Order Your Feed, Post Without Broadcasting to Everyone
Instagram will soon let users re-order their feed for better control over the content, the company announced on Thursday. It will also let them post photos and videos without broadcasting it to everyone's feed. The social media platform also announced a new feature which lets users share currently playing Spotify tracks in Notes, alongside a partne...
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Brazil's Top Court Votes to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable for User Posts
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that social media firms are responsible for certain user-posted content in the country. This could result in fines against social media companies in Brazil. The decision could impact the business of platforms including Meta's Facebook and Instagram, as well as TikTok, Elon Musk's X and other internet giants, s...
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US Senators Seek Details on Meta's Stablecoin Plans as GENIUS Act Stands Close to Approval
US senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to clarify whether the company intends to launch its stablecoin. The letter to Meta, dated June 11, follows a recent Fortune report that claimed the company is exploring stablecoins to facilitate cost-effective cross-border payouts.
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Meta Is Rolling Out a Template-Style Generative AI-Powered Video Editing Tool
Meta is rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) video editing tool in the US and a dozen more countries across the world. On Wednesday, the Menlo Park-based tech giant announced that more than 50 preset AI prompts were being added to the Meta AI app, Meta.AI website, and the new Edits app, and they can change various aspects of a video.
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Meta, TikTok Challenge Tech Fees in Second Highest EU Court
Meta and TikTok have said that EU's supervisory fee levied on them was disproportionate and based on a flawed methodology. Meta told judges at the General Court it was not trying to avoid paying its fair share of the fee, but it questioned how the Commission had calculated the levy, saying it had been based on the revenue of the group rather than o...
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Snap Specs to Launch in 2026 as Competitor to Meta's AI Smart Glasses
Snap Specs are set to launch next year as a consumer-focused version of Snap's augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. The company's five previous developer-exclusive AR glasses will be succeeded by a commercial version. The upcoming Snap Specs will feature machine learning capabilities, AI assistance, and allow users to share games with friends, and...
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Threads Begins Testing the Ability to Send DMs Without Switching to Instagram
Threads will soon let you send DMs to other users, as per a company official. The Meta-owned company is testing the feature and it is reported to be introduced in select markets this week. Instagram head Adam Mosseri stated that the ability to send messages directly on Threads has been a “top request” since the platform was launched.
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What Is Meta's 'Superintelligence' That Zuckerberg Is Hiring Personally For
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking a hands-on approach to one of tech's most ambitious frontiers: building artificial general intelligence (AGI).
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Meta's Zuckerberg Said to be Hiring for New 'Superintelligence' AI Team
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a team to oversee Meta's initiatives around so-called "artificial general intelligence" (AGI). Zuckerberg is building the new AI team in tandem with a reported investment of over $10 billion (roughly Rs. 85,563 crore) in Scale AI
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Konami to Host Livestream Focussed on Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Silent Hill f This Week
Konami is hosting a dedicated livestream on Meta Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Silent Hill f this week. The event will be livestreamed on the company's YouTube and Twitch channels. Both games recieved new trailers at Sony's State of Play broadcast last week.
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Meta Set to Throw Billions at Startup That Leads AI Data Market
Meta is in talks to make a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI. The financing may exceed $10 billion (roughly Rs. 85,533 crore) in value, making it one of the largest private company funding events of all time.
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Google, Scale AI's Largest Customer, Said to Plan Split After Meta Deal
Google plans to sever ties with AI data-labeling startup Scale AI after rival Meta acquired a 49% stake. Reuters' sources reveal Google, Scale's largest customer, had projected $200 million in payments this year for crucial human-labeled training data, vital for developing models like Gemini. The search giant is reportedly already in discussions wi...
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Google Rejects App Store Age Verification For Online Content
American tech heavyweight Google on Friday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device's user through the app stores built into operating systems, calling a proposal from Facebook and Instagram parent Meta "ineffective".
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Meta AI Discovery Feed Is Reportedly Filled With Users' Seemingly Private Chats
Meta AI app’s Discover feed is reportedly filled with users unknowingly posting their private conversations and requests. Multiple reports have claimed spotting text conversations and image requests that appear to be of a personal nature, leading to the belief that the users are posting them to the artificial intelligence (AI) app’s social feed...
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Meta Invests Over $10 Million In Scale AI, Takes In CEO Alexandr Wang
Scale AI announced a major new investment by Meta late Thursday that values the startup at more than $29 billion and puts its founder to work for the tech titan.
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Instagram Will Soon Let You Re-Order Your Feed, Post Without Broadcasting to Everyone
Instagram will soon let users re-order their feed for better control over the content, the company announced on Thursday. It will also let them post photos and videos without broadcasting it to everyone's feed. The social media platform also announced a new feature which lets users share currently playing Spotify tracks in Notes, alongside a partne...
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Brazil's Top Court Votes to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable for User Posts
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that social media firms are responsible for certain user-posted content in the country. This could result in fines against social media companies in Brazil. The decision could impact the business of platforms including Meta's Facebook and Instagram, as well as TikTok, Elon Musk's X and other internet giants, s...
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US Senators Seek Details on Meta's Stablecoin Plans as GENIUS Act Stands Close to Approval
US senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to clarify whether the company intends to launch its stablecoin. The letter to Meta, dated June 11, follows a recent Fortune report that claimed the company is exploring stablecoins to facilitate cost-effective cross-border payouts.
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Meta Is Rolling Out a Template-Style Generative AI-Powered Video Editing Tool
Meta is rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) video editing tool in the US and a dozen more countries across the world. On Wednesday, the Menlo Park-based tech giant announced that more than 50 preset AI prompts were being added to the Meta AI app, Meta.AI website, and the new Edits app, and they can change various aspects of a video.
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Meta, TikTok Challenge Tech Fees in Second Highest EU Court
Meta and TikTok have said that EU's supervisory fee levied on them was disproportionate and based on a flawed methodology. Meta told judges at the General Court it was not trying to avoid paying its fair share of the fee, but it questioned how the Commission had calculated the levy, saying it had been based on the revenue of the group rather than o...
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Snap Specs to Launch in 2026 as Competitor to Meta's AI Smart Glasses
Snap Specs are set to launch next year as a consumer-focused version of Snap's augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. The company's five previous developer-exclusive AR glasses will be succeeded by a commercial version. The upcoming Snap Specs will feature machine learning capabilities, AI assistance, and allow users to share games with friends, and...
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Threads Begins Testing the Ability to Send DMs Without Switching to Instagram
Threads will soon let you send DMs to other users, as per a company official. The Meta-owned company is testing the feature and it is reported to be introduced in select markets this week. Instagram head Adam Mosseri stated that the ability to send messages directly on Threads has been a “top request” since the platform was launched.
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What Is Meta's 'Superintelligence' That Zuckerberg Is Hiring Personally For
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking a hands-on approach to one of tech's most ambitious frontiers: building artificial general intelligence (AGI).
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Meta's Zuckerberg Said to be Hiring for New 'Superintelligence' AI Team
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a team to oversee Meta's initiatives around so-called "artificial general intelligence" (AGI). Zuckerberg is building the new AI team in tandem with a reported investment of over $10 billion (roughly Rs. 85,563 crore) in Scale AI
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Konami to Host Livestream Focussed on Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Silent Hill f This Week
Konami is hosting a dedicated livestream on Meta Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Silent Hill f this week. The event will be livestreamed on the company's YouTube and Twitch channels. Both games recieved new trailers at Sony's State of Play broadcast last week.
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Meta Set to Throw Billions at Startup That Leads AI Data Market
Meta is in talks to make a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI. The financing may exceed $10 billion (roughly Rs. 85,533 crore) in value, making it one of the largest private company funding events of all time.
