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AI's capacity to damage democracy, elections may be hard to detect

Meta's WhatsApp makes it possible to scale communication thanks to its 'Channels' feature, which can broadcast to thousands

Lawsuit asks if Facebook users can control their feeds using external tools

Do social media users have the right to control what they see or don't see on their feeds? A lawsuit filed against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is arguing that a federal law often used to shield internet companies from liability also allows people to use external tools to take control of their feed even if that means shutting it off entirely. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Meta Platforms on behalf of an Amherst professor who wants to release a tool that enables users to unfollow all the content fed to them by Facebook's algorithm. The tool, called Unfollow Everything 2.0, is a browser extension that would let Facebook users unfollow friends, groups and pages and empty their newsfeed the stream of posts, photos and videos that can keep them scrolling endlessly. The idea is that without this constant, addicting stream of content, people might use it less. If the past is any indication, Meta will not be keen on t

Soon, Instagram to recommend more original content from creators: Details

Instagram is set to roll out its new ranking system algorithms in the coming months to push original content and content from creators with small followers base on the recommendations feed

Threads crosses 150 mn monthly active users, says Mark Zuckerberg

Meta CEO has said Threads is on way to become the next billion-user social network in company's portfolio of apps

Elon Musk once again richer than Mark Zuckerberg as fortunes reverse

The two billionaires switched ranks earlier this month, when Zuckerberg, 39, overtook Musk for the first time since 2020 following news that Tesla's vehicle deliveries fell in 3 months through March

Meta chief Zuckerberg asks for patience after AI push irks investors

After Meta revealed that it will spend billions of dollars more than expected this year - fueled by investments in artificial intelligence - the company's CEO did his best to soothe Wall Street

Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from its China App Store on Beijing request

US politicians have cited national security concerns in their push to force the company to either sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the US market

OpenAI hires its first India employee, appoints government relations head

Misra previously headed public affairs at Stockholm-traded contact verification firm Truecaller, which counts India as a top market

Meta's new AI agents confuse users with made-up real world experiences

Facebook parent Meta Platforms unveiled a new set of artificial intelligence systems Thursday that are powering what CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use. But as Zuckerberg's crew of amped-up Meta AI agents started venturing into social media this week to engage with real people, their bizarre exchanges exposed the ongoing limitations of even the best generative AI technology. One joined a Facebook moms' group to talk about its gifted child. Another tried to give away nonexistent items to confused members of a Buy Nothing forum. Meta, along with leading AI developers Google and OpenAI, and startups such as Anthropic, Cohere and France's Mistral, have been churning out new AI language models and hoping to persuade customers they've got the smartest, handiest or most efficient chatbots. While Meta is saving the most powerful of its AI models, called Llama 3, for later, on Thursday it publicly released two smaller versions of the same Lla

Mark Zuckerberg avoids personal liability in Meta addiction lawsuits

Rogers ruled that Zuckerberg was not required to disclose safety information absent a "special relationship" with the users of Meta's products, according to the order

Meta wants to bring VR headset into classrooms for students as young as 13

Meta's foray into education is the latest prong of the company's massive, expensive pivot to virtual and augmented reality

Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Andrew Forrest's case against Meta

He had pursued the lawsuit under Australian laws that allow an individual to criminally prosecute a foreign corporation with the consent of the attorney general

Zuckerberg's wealth exceeds Elon Musk's for the first time since 2020

Musk's wealth has shrunk by $48.4 billion this year, while Zuckerberg has added $58.9 billion to his fortune as Meta Platforms Inc. climbs to fresh highs, including a new record on Friday

Meta's first data centre to come up in Reliance's Tamil Nadu campus: Report

Currently, data from Indian Meta users is managed at its Singapore data centre, the company's only centre for the entire Asia-Pacific region

AI drives new wealth, Taylor Swift joins billionaire club: 2024 Hurun List

In the latest "Hurun Global Rich List 2024", Mumbai has been named the fastest-growing city for billionaires globally. The list features artificial intelligence prominently. Here are the key takeaways

Hurun Rich List: Meta's Mark Zuckerberg biggest wealth gainer in 2024

Among global billionaires, Elon Musk has re-emerged as the richest man, boasting a fortune of $231 billion. Take a look at the list of top 10 wealth magnates and the biggest losers and gainers

Meta follows Google, gets ready to pave way for free and fair elections

Meta is bringing together experts from diverse teams such as intelligence, data science, engineering, research, operations, content policy and legal for the initiative

US Senator asks social media firms about preparations for polls in India

An influential American Senator on Friday asked the US social media companies as to what preparations they have made for elections in India, where social media platforms, including Meta-owned WhatsApp, have a long track record of amplifying misleading and false content. The letter, written by Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Intelligence and Rules Committees, which has oversight over US elections, comes on the eve of the announcement of elections in India by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The letter by Bennet to the leaders of Alphabet, Meta, TikTok, and X is addressed to seeking information from these companies about their preparations for elections in various countries, including India. The dangers your platforms pose to elections are not new users deployed deepfakes and digitally altered content in previous contests but now, artificial intelligence (AI) models are poised to exacerbate risks to both the democratic process and political stability. The ...

Bernard Arnault replaces Jeff Bezos as world's richest at $197 bn net worth

Bernard Arnault and Jeff Bezos are followed by Elon Musk at the third spot after the latest shuffle. Musk, who had been reigning the first spot for over 9 months, lost the title to Bezos on Tuesday

X could soon receive payment licenses in New York, California: Elon Musk

Since acquiring the company formerly known as Twitter in 2022, the billionaire has sought to turn it into an 'everything app' like Tencent's dominant WeChat app in China