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21 years later, Meta still hasn’t given up on the Facebook ‘poke’

21 years later, Meta still hasn’t given up on the Facebook ‘poke’ The company is once again trying to revive the storied feature. Karissa Bell Meta wants you to start poking again, apparently. (Screenshot via Meta) Meta currently has lots of priorities Mark Zuckerberg likely never would have imagined back in the early days of … Continue reading 21 years later, Meta still hasn’t given up on the Facebook ‘poke’

Meta AI Search App Launches Independent Of Platforms

Meta Launches AI Search App Independent Of Platforms by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, April 29, 2025 Meta Platforms on Tuesday introduced a stand-alone Meta AI app, positioning the company alongside Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, X Grok, Anthropic, Perplexity, DeepSeek and believe it or not, many more.  The AI search landscape continues … Continue reading Meta AI Search App Launches Independent Of Platforms

Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting her book about Facebook

  Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting her book about Facebook Sarah Wynn-Williams has resurfaced details about Mark Zuckerberg’s attempts to bring Facebook to China. karissa bell   Updated Thu, Mar 13, 2025   Chesnot via Getty Images Meta has notched an early victory in its attempt to halt a surprise … Continue reading Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting her book about Facebook

Meta rebranded performance-based layoffs as ‘non-regrettable attrition’

January 17, 2025 Meta rebranded performance-based layoffs as ‘non-regrettable attrition’ The tech giant is cutting thousands of employees in a round of performance-based layoffs. Here’s why that could cost Meta, say some experts. BY Pavithra Mohan When Meta broke the news of layoffs to employees this week—on the heels of major changes to its content moderation … Continue reading Meta rebranded performance-based layoffs as ‘non-regrettable attrition’

Free speech, Meta, data privacy and email: A delicate balance or a complete disconnect?

The growing divide in how to tackle moderation, misinformation and privacy regulation will have a profound impact on consumer trust. Jeanne Jennings on January 13, 2025   Meta’s recent decision to move from fact-checkers to a community notes model akin to X, highlights a growing divide in how digital platforms handle free speech and content … Continue reading Free speech, Meta, data privacy and email: A delicate balance or a complete disconnect?

Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple: Here’s a list of Big Tech companies donating millions to the Trump inauguration

January 09, 2025 Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple: Here’s a list of Big Tech companies and CEOs donating millions to the Trump inauguration The money is pouring in as Silicon Valley bosses including Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are angling for favor with the incoming administration. BY Jennifer Mattson Google and Microsoft are the latest tech companies … Continue reading Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple: Here’s a list of Big Tech companies donating millions to the Trump inauguration

Meta Granted Exempt Content-Moderation Status To Top Advertisers

Meta Granted Exempt Content-Moderation Status To Top Advertisers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 8, 2025 Meta did not want to mistakenly penalize top brands and risk advertising dollars, so it designated some advertisers as exempt from its content-moderation process to prevent its multibillion-dollar ad business from crumbling — like what happened to social … Continue reading Meta Granted Exempt Content-Moderation Status To Top Advertisers