Meta Seeking Media Deals To License AI Content by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, September 18, 2025 Meta Platforms is seeking content deals with publishers such as Axel Springer, Fox Corp. and News Corp., which seems to support its push into artificial intelligence (AI) products like chatbots, as well as smart glasses, with a wristband … Continue reading Meta Seeking Media Contract To License AI Content
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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’
Why Meta Is Willing To Invest $10B In An AI Startup
Why Meta Is Willing To Invest $10B In An AI Startup by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, June 9, 2025 Securing essential data for AI training models, accelerating development, supporting partnerships, gaining a competitive edge and improving performance are just some of the reasons that Meta might want to invest $10 billion in a 2016 … Continue reading Why Meta Is Willing To Invest $10B In An AI Startup
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 ad spend up 15% last quarter as TikTok sees sharp drop
Despite the holiday blues, ad spending on TikTok was up 27% for the entire year. Chris Wood on January 22, 2025 Meta properties saw 15% ad spend growth in Q4 2024, while TikTok, facing an unknown future in the U.S., dropped 51 percentage points from Q4 2023 to 13%, according to digital advertising company … Continue reading Meta ad spend up 15% last quarter as TikTok sees sharp drop
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