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'Facebook is no longer the culture', says Zuckerberg on fading relevance

In internal emails revealed in court, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admits Facebook's cultural relevance is slipping, calling its friend-based model outdated and less engaging

Meta vs FTC: Zuckerberg defends acquisitions in high-stakes monopoly trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies in antitrust trial, defending Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions amid FTC claims of stifling competition; a potential breakup looms

Cyber fraud alert: Police urge public to cross-check news, avoid scams

Cross-verification of news items and avoiding clicking on suspicious links are among the advisories issued to the public to prevent them from falling prey to cyber frauds, the Cyber Crime Wing of the police department said on Saturday. The agency also appealed to people not to trust any investment schemes or trading platforms promoted through unverified sources, even if they appear to be endorsed by public figures. Citing a recent social media post containing sensational headlines involving celebrities and forged logos of popular news outlets that promote investment opportunities through stock trading, the Cyber Crime Department said the proliferation of such media postswith fake news involving public figures like singer Shreya Ghoshal endorsing investment websitesposes a significant risk to social media users. A team of officials from the department is actively patrolling social media platforms and has been taking down fraudulent handles and websites. "So far, we have identified 25

Meta adds stricter controls for teen users across Instagram, FB, Messenger

Teen Accounts on Facebook and Messenger will include protection features similar to those available on Instagram-such as limiting exposure to inappropriate content and restricting unwanted contact

Meta releases open-weight Llama 4 AI models to rival DeepSeek, Google Gemma

Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick are Meta's first open-weight AI models that are natively multimodal and built on a mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture

Big-tech global firms challenge homegrown startup growth: CCI top official

At the Startup Mahakumbh, CCI Director General Ansuman Pattnaik asked startup founders to file a complaint before the commission if their business has been hindered because of a big firm

Meta to replace fact-checking with Community Notes, announces Joel Kaplan

Joel took to X to announce this significant decision, a topic that has been widely debated in recent months. His post stated that there would no longer be any new fact-checkers

Meta's content moderation contractor to cut 2,000 jobs in Barcelona

A Meta spokesperson said the company has moved the services that were being performed from Barcelona to other locations and the company is not reducing its content review efforts

Turkey fines Meta for refusing to restrict content on Facebook, Instagram

Meta said it has been hit with a hefty fine for resisting Turkish government demands to limit content on Facebook and Instagram. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has been trying to restrict opposition voices on social media after widespread protests erupted following the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, who's a key rival. We pushed back on requests from the Turkish government to restrict content that is clearly in the public interest, and have been fined by them as a consequence, the company said in a statement. The social media company did not disclose the size of the fine, except to say it was substantial and did not provide any more details about the content in question. The Associated Press has approached the Turkish government for comment. Government requests to restrict speech online alongside threats to shut down online services are severe and have a chilling effect on people's ability to express themselves, Meta said. In recent years the Turkish government has ...

Meta's AI research head Joelle Pineau to step down after eight years

The head of Meta's artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at the parent company of Facebook and Instagram at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology. Joelle Pineau, Meta's vice president for AI research, said Tuesday she is leaving at the end of May after eight years with the company. "Today, as the world undergoes significant change, as the race for AI accelerates, and as Meta prepares for its next chapter, it is time to create space for others to pursue the work," she wrote in a social media post. Meta didn't immediately respond to an emailed request for comment about the move. Pineau didn't announce a replacement. Based in Montreal, where she is also a computer science professor at McGill University, Pineau has been the face of Meta's open-source approach to building AI systems, such as its flagship large language model called Llama, in which core components are publicly released for other

Blocking free flow of data a burden on growth, innovation: Meta's Kaplan

Kaplan talks about free flow of data to age-appropriate content and more

Zuckerberg once asked Xi Jinping to name his child: Here's what happened

Zuckerberg asked Xi to name his baby. Xi declined. Now a former Facebook exec spills secrets in a memoir exposing power, loyalty, and chaos inside Meta

Best of BS Opinion: Policymaking must address real-life outcomes

Our editorials and columns today largely revolve around the role of policy decisions, both in government and the private sector, and how they affect the real world

E-commerce reshapes shopping, but are consumers at a disadvantage?

The new issue small businesses are facing is that platforms are becoming advertising media as well, competing with Google/YouTube and Meta

Elon Musk loses $148 bn in net worth: Why are billionaires losing money?

In December 2024, Elon Musk's fortune peaked at $486 billion. However, he is one among the many billionaires who are witnessing financial setbacks

Meta's AI chatbot could soon get a standalone app like Grok: Details here

Meta reportedly believes a standalone app could make Meta AI more accessible to users who are not active on its platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram

WhatsApp starts rolling out voice message transcripts in India: How to use

While Hindi is not officially listed as a supported language, the feature is generating text transcriptions for voice notes recorded in Hindi

Meta in talks to build $200 billion data centre for AI projects: Report

Meta's decision to invest heavily in data centres is a part of the larger trend where tech giants are announcing huge investments one by one in data centres, particularly to meet the future AI demand

Meta seeks engineering director in India to lead Bengaluru operations

The engineering director is expected to influence technical decision-making, drive prioritisation and execution, and manage outstanding engineers and engineering managers, as per the job description

Meta cuts down stock options for staff despite trading at record highs

In January, the Facebook parent said it would trim about 5 per cent of its "lowest performers" and plans to hire for the impacted roles this year