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Meta Considered a ‘Whisper Campaign’ to Discredit Its Biggest Critic, Court Documents Show
Court documents reveal that Meta considered a 'whisper campaign' to discredit a major critic of the company.
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Meta says it’ll probably delay its controversial new business terms again
Meta delays implementation of controversial business terms that would permit AI training on publisher content, citing need for consultation with industry groups over AI concerns.
Enterprise
Meta considered a ‘whisper strategy’ to turn academics against Jonathan Haidt
Court documents reveal Meta considered a 'whisper strategy' to discredit social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, a vocal critic of social media's impact on teen mental health.
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Meta quietly launched an ‘AI pet journal’ app
Meta launched Waddle World, a tamagotchi-style app with AI-powered virtual pets that chat with users and generate doodles to illustrate conversations.
AI
Meta's Waddle World is a Tamagotchi-like AI pet app
Meta launches Waddle World, an AI pet app that functions as a digital journal interface.
Policy
Journalist Ambuj Kumar says Meta demonetized second Facebook page over ‘unoriginal content’
Journalist Ambuj Kumar alleges Meta demonetised his Facebook pages citing unoriginal content policy and is requesting fair human review and transparency on the enforcement decision.
Policy
[Update] Bombay HC Rejects Meta’s Plea To Move Blink Digital’s ₹1,000 Cr Suit To US
Bombay High Court upheld its jurisdiction over Meta's ₹1,000 crore suit filed by advertising agency Blink Digital, rejecting Meta's plea to move the case to US courts, citing India's IT intermediary rules.
Policy
Social Media When Elections Are Close: Doing the Impossible Better
EFF examines how social media platforms must improve content moderation to protect democratic communication during elections, following Meta's moderation failures during recent voting periods.
Startups
Nvidia, AMD to buy $4B in Meta shares as part of expanded chip partnerships
Nvidia and AMD plan to purchase $4 billion in Meta shares as part of an expanded chip partnership, with Meta launching a larger $95 billion stock sale.
Enterprise
Meta’s $25 billion legal loss just put blood in the water
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $25 billion over Cambridge Analytica-related claims, exceeding a $17 billion federal settlement and raising questions about broader liability.
Startups
Meta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
Rohit Patel, Meta's AI director, departs after eight years to lead Ndoc, a startup targeting Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
AI
I Tested Every Major AI Agent for a Day. Here’s the Best One
Review comparing six major AI agents including Meta's Muse and Anthropic's Claude Duet based on their ability to complete routine tasks.
Startups
Nvidia to invest $3bn in Meta and expand work on Muse agent
Nvidia announced a $3 billion investment in Meta as part of Meta's share sale to fund AI infrastructure and development of Muse, Meta's personal AI agent.
AI
AI agents have no rules, so Meta wrote its own
Meta updated its terms of service to allow automated scraping and use of website content for training AI models, raising concerns among publishers about unauthorized use of their data.
Policy
Instagram restricts Khurpench account in India, cites IT rules
Instagram restricted the anonymous account Khurpench (292k followers) in India under IT Rules 2021, sparking debate over platform transparency and government pressure on content moderation.
Gadgets
Instagram takes on YouTube with new 90-minute horizontal video format
Instagram is testing a new 90-minute horizontal video format with select U.S. creators to compete more directly with YouTube.
Startups
Meta to sell up to $95B in stock to finance AI infrastructure buildout
Meta announced plans to sell up to $95 billion in stock to finance data center expansion for AI infrastructure, with an initial tranche of $35 billion.
Startups
Meta plans $95bn stock offering to help cover AI expansion
Meta announces a $95 billion fundraising plan to fund its AI infrastructure expansion, amid concerns about funding constraints for smaller AI startups.