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Meta Hires Three Google AI Researchers Who Worked on Gold Medal-Winning Model
Meta Platforms has hired three more artificial intelligence researchers from Google DeepMind as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg continues his aggressive...
CNBC
Meta updates safety features for teens. More than 600,000 accounts linked to predatory behavior
Meta said it removed more than 600,000 accounts that were linked to predatory behavior on Instagram and Facebook.
Reuters
Exclusive: Meta, X and LinkedIn appeal unprecedented VAT claim by Italy | Reuters
U.S. tech giants Meta , X and LinkedIn have lodged an appeal against an unprecedented VAT claim by Italy that could influence tax policy across...
TechCrunch
Instead of selling to Meta, AI chip startup FuriosaAI signed a huge customer | TechCrunch
This news comes roughly three months after FuriosaAI declined Meta's ... LG AI's decision to adopt Furiosa's AI chip and accelerator is...
The Verge
Meta snubs the EU's voluntary AI guidelines - The Verge
Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Meta says it won't sign the European Union's artificial intelligence code of...
Reuters
Meta investors settlement with Zuckerberg takes heat off Delaware - Reuters
A last-minute settlement between Meta Platforms shareholders and the company's leadership last week ended an $8 billion trial and spared Mark...
Bloomberg
Meta’s High-Tech Oakleys Bring Smart Glasses to a Sportier Crowd
Meta Platforms Inc. is giving its smart glasses a premium, athletic twist — and a higher price tag.
SCMP
Chinese open-source AI models occupy top spots among global developers: ranking
China is home to the world’s top artificial intelligence (AI) models that are open-sourced, according to an American benchmarking platform created by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley.
Kimi K2, MiniMax M1, Qwen 3 and a variant of DeepSeek R1 were ranked as the world’s top open-sourced AI models, beating out offerings like Google’s Gemma 3-72B and Meta’s Llama 4-Maverick, LMArena said in a report on Friday.
The winners were determined by “comparing them side by side and...
The Information
Weekend: Can Meta Fix This Common AI Flaw? - The Information
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Flying taxis near reality thanks to an unexpected boost from Toyota• The Top 5: A tech...
Reuters
India's financial crime fighting agency summons Google, Meta executives, sources say
India's financial crime fighting agency has summoned executives of tech giants Google and Meta to its headquarters on Monday as it investigates...
Bloomberg
The First Foldable iPhone Will Arrive Next Year in Un-Apple-Like Fashion
When the first foldable iPhone debuts next year, it will be the least Apple-like launch ever. Also: The M5 iPad Pro is set to get a notable improvement; Meta snags two more Apple AI researchers; and Google sets the date for its Pixel 10 launch.
NBC News
Meta investors, Mark Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook ...
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking...
Reuters
Microsoft likely to sign EU AI code of practice, Meta rebuffs guidelines - Reuters
Meta reiterated its criticism of the code. "Meta won't be signing it. This code introduces a number of legal uncertainties for model developers, as...
Reuters
Meta hires two Apple AI researchers for Superintelligence push, Bloomberg News reports
Meta Platforms has hired Apple artificial intelligence researchers Mark Lee and Tom Gunter for its Superintelligence Labs team, Bloomberg News...
PYMNTS.com
Meta Rejects European Commission's AI Code of Practice, Citing 'Overreach'
... artificial intelligence (AI) companies comply with the European Union's AI Act. ... News, PYMNTS News, What's Hot. BVNK and Bitwave Partner to Help...
Bloomberg
Meta Says It Won't Sign EU's AI Code, Calling It Overreach - Bloomberg
... artificial intelligence, calling the guidelines to help companies follow the AI Act overreach ... Pointed: The News Quiz for Risk-Takers. Pointed News...
Bloomberg
Big Tech's AI Race is Squeezing the Middle Class of Coders - Bloomberg
Tech VCs are as hungry for AI plays as Meta, Apple and Alphabet Inc. are to hire the next great software engineer. So if you're particularly...
Reuters
Meta hires two Apple AI researchers after poaching their boss, Bloomberg reports | Reuters
Meta Platforms has hired Apple AI researchers Mark Lee and Tom Gunter for its Superintelligence Labs team, Bloomberg news reported on Thursday,...
Reuters
AI models with systemic risks given pointers on how to comply with EU AI rules | Reuters
A copy of "The European Union Artificial Intelligence (AI) ... Meta hires two Apple AI researchers for Superintelligence push, Bloomberg News reports.
PYMNTS.com
Meta Continues AI Focus by Adding 2 Ex-Apple Researchers | PYMNTS.com
Meta reportedly continued its artificial intelligence (AI) ... News, personnel, PYMNTS News, What's Hot. Regions Financial: Technology...
CNBC
Meta says it won't sign Europe AI agreement, calling it an overreach that will stunt growth
"Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI," global affairs chief Joel Kaplan wrote in a post on LinkedIn Friday.
Axios
Exclusive: Meta names Connor Hayes head of Threads - Axios
Longtime Meta executive Connor Hayes has been named head of Threads, Axios has learned, marking a significant milestone for the two-year old...
TechCrunch
Zuckerberg and Meta investors reach settlement in $8B privacy case - TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former Meta executives have settled a lawsuit filed by a group of shareholders. They were seeking $8 billion...
Reuters
Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end trial over Facebook privacy litigation
The settlement ends a $8 billion trial over Facebook's user privacy violations.
Bloomberg.com
Meta Hires Two Key Apple AI Experts After Poaching Their Boss - Bloomberg.com
Gunter left Apple last month, Bloomberg News reported at the time, and both he and Lee worked closely with Ruoming Pang, the chief of Apple's...
Bloomberg
Meta Investors Settle Suit With Zuckerberg, Other Officials
Meta Platforms Inc. investors say they have reached a settlement with current and former directors at the company to end a multibillion-dollar case in Delaware.
CNBC
Meta and Google are laying a fast-growing web of mega subsea cables - CNBC
Meta, for example, recently announced plans to build a subsea cable spanning 50,000 kilometers (31,069 miles) — making it longer than the Earth's...
Reuters
Investor Andreessen to take stand to defend his role in Facebook privacy case - Reuters
Famed investor Marc Andreessen is scheduled to take the stand on Thursday to defend his role on the Facebook board of directors when it was hit...
Reuters
Facebook privacy practices the focus of $8 billion trial targeting Zuckerberg - Reuters
... illegally harvested the data of Facebook users in violation of a 2012 agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
TechCrunch
Meta reportedly scores two more high-profile OpenAI researchers - TechCrunch
OpenAI researcher Jason Wei will reportedly join Meta's new ... TechCrunch's AI experts cover the latest news in the fast-moving field.