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Meta investors settle lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica, FTC payout

Terms of the settlement, which were reached one day after the trial started, weren't immediately disclosed. Representatives from Meta declined to comment

Trial begins against Zuckerberg, Meta leaders over Facebook privacy lapses

A USD 8 billion class action investors' lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders current and former began Wednesday, with claims stemming from the 2018 privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. Investors allege in their lawsuit that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump's successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016. Shareholders say Facebook officials repeatedly and continually violated a 2012 consent order with the Federal Trade Commission under which Facebook agreed to stop collecting and sharing personal data on platform users and friends without their consent. Facebook later sold user data to commercial partners in direct violation of the consent order and removed disclosures from privacy settings that were required under consent order, the lawsuit alleges. The fallout led to Facebook agreeing to p

Why did Meta remove 1 crore Facebook accounts? | Mark Zuckerberg

In its biggest clean-up of the year, Meta has removed over 10 million Facebook profiles to combat spam, impersonation, and AI-driven content duplication. Watch to know what it means for creators.

After YouTube, Meta tightens rules against unoriginal content on Facebook

Meta introduces stricter enforcement against reused content on Facebook, aiming to protect creators posting original content, curb spam, and reduce fake engagement across the platform

PhonePe ropes in Meta's Shivnath Thukral as V-P for public policy

PhonePe has appointed ex-Meta India policy head Shivnath Thukral as vice-president for public policy, as the fintech firm gears up for its IPO

Meta's days of giving free AI may be ending as monetisation plans loom

Unlike AI models from Google and OpenAI, Meta's Llama is described as "open source," meaning its underlying code is freely available online for anyone - including rivals - to use and adapt

Meta acquires voice AI startup PlayAI as it continues to add talent

Meta has made AI the company's top priority this year, investing heavily in infrastructure such as chips and data centers, as well as recruiting top talent to build AI models and features

Meta hires Apple's top AI exec with pay deal exceeding $200 million

Meta offered over $200 million to recruit Apple's software engineer Ruoming Pang to its new superintelligence team, part of a broader push with unusually high compensation for top AI talents

Meta invests $3.5 bn in world's largest eye-wear maker in AI glasses push

Facebook parent Meta acquired just under 3 per cent of Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica. Menlo Park, California-based Meta is considering further investment

OpenAI CEO Altman looks to Zuckerberg reunion amid employee poaching spat

OpenAI's Altman hasn't yet spoken to Zuckerberg since the Meta's chief executive officer poached some of OpenAI's top engineers, but he's anticipating a meeting this week

X experiments with AI bots for writing Community Notes: Check details

X (formerly Twitter) is testing AI-generated Community Notes via tools like Grok and third-party bots, while retaining human oversight to ensure accuracy, fairness, and transparency

Meta, TikTok can be sued by mother of teen killed while subway surfing

Meta and ByteDance have previously faced thousands of lawsuits, along with Snapchat, accusing the platforms of being addictive and causing harm to children, schools, and governments

Meta AI talent raid: OpenAI promises to reward employees after 8 poached

'It feels like someone's broken into our home', OpenAI mentions after Meta intensifying effort to recruit AI talent poaching from it

Meta in talks to acquire AI voice startup PlayAI for talent push

The deal is not yet finalized and could still change, people familiar with the matter said. Financial terms under discussion could not be learned

Navy staffer held for leaking Operation Sindoor details to Pak handler

The accused, Vishal Yadav, works as an Upper Division Clerk (UDC) in the Directorate of Dockyard at the Navy building in Delhi

Meta recruits 3 OpenAI researchers amid Sam Altman's poaching claims

Meta has hired Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov, and Xiaohua Zhai from OpenAI to work on its superintelligence initiatives

In the app world, the seven deadly sins have found new digital avatars

The moot question is whether a digital business can be built from The Seven Gifts of Grace: Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Knowledge, Piety, Fortitude, and Fear of the Lord

Meta brings passkey support to Facebook for password-less sign-ins: Details

Meta said passkeys offer a more secure and convenient way to sign in compared to traditional passwords

All Facebook video uploads to be shared as Reels in coming months

Facebook will soon unify all video uploads as Reels, removing the need to choose formats. The update aims to streamline content and offer creative tools like effects, audio edits, and filters

Meta offering $100 million bonuses to poach OpenAI talent, says Sam Altman

Sam Altman said he respects Meta but does not see it as strong on innovation, adding that innovation, not just pay, is what retains talent at OpenAI