Meta just pulled a shocking move ahead of the holiday season. The tech giant slashed roughly 600 roles from its Superintelligence Labs division, gutting a major part of its artificial intelligence operation. First reported by Axios, the layoffs were confirmed in a memo from Meta’s chief AI officer Alexandr Wang. “By reducing the size of…
Meta and Ray-Ban are stepping deeper into the world of wearable tech with the launch of the Ray-Ban Display & Neural Band, now open for live demos at Best Buy. Video The new system, which retails for $799, officially hit stores on September 30 and combines a full-color in-lens display with a gesture-controlled wristband. The…
Meta was wrong to shut down porn star’s Instagram account, Colombia court rules CBS News Colombian court rules Meta was wrong to bar porn star’s Instagram account BBC Asian Headlines at 12:09 p.m. GMT yahoo.com Posting Nude Photos ‘Part Of Her Job’: Colombian Court Tells Meta Over Porn Actress Ban | World News News18 Meta was wrong to shut…
Meta has removed over a dozen fraudulent, sexualized images of famous female actors and athletes after a CBS News investigation found a high prevalence of AI-manipulated deepfake images on the company’s Facebook platform. Dozens of fake, highly sexualized images of the actors Miranda Cosgrove, Jeanette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Scarlett Johansson and former tennis star Maria…
Meta recently updated its content moderation policies, allowing users to label gay and transgender identities as “mental illness.” The shift permits certain characterizations that were previously banned, including language targeting protected characteristics like sexual orientation and gender identity. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the move, citing a need to “simplify content policies” and support “free…
In a world where the spreading of easily debunkable misinformation and propaganda has become as commonplace as regular-degular fact-based news reporting, Mark Zuckerberg has decided now is the time for Meta to ditch its independent fact-checkers. SIGH. Source: Ezra Acayan / Getty That’s right, folks, Facebook and Instagram users will, once again, be able to…
Meta global affairs chief Nick Clegg to be replaced by Republican Joel Kaplan Financial Times Meta replaces Global Affairs President Nick Clegg with Joel Kaplan ahead of Trump inauguration CNBC Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister, leaves Meta The Guardian Meta’s Nick Clegg to step down, will be replaced by well-connected Republican Axios Meta will appoint Republican Joel…
