Mark Zuckerberg sells $185m of Meta stock Deanna Ritchie / Last Updated: Dec 6, 2023 Mark Zuckerberg offloaded Meta shares for the first time in two years, following an impressive 172% increase in the company’s stock value since 2021. The trust of Meta’s co-founder, along with organizations dedicated to his philanthropic and strategic interests, … Continue reading Meta platform thrives amid challenges
Meta and IBM form open-source alliance to counter big AI players NASA, Intel, Yale University and more related bodies are involved. Sarah Fielding Tue, Dec 5, 2023 AI development and concerns about its safety continue to grow at a rapid pace with little regulation in place. The latest industry-based solution to this comes courtesy of … Continue reading Meta and IBM form open-source alliance to counter big AI players
The collaboration, called “the most significant ad product of the year,” lets U.S. consumers buy products while on Facebook and Instagram. Nicola Agius on November 13, 2023 Meta has rolled out a new feature simplifying the conversion process for Amazon sellers. Shoppers in the U.S. can now link their Facebook and Instagram accounts to Amazon, … Continue reading Meta partners with Amazon to streamline advertisers’ conversions
The ban will begin in two weeks and appears to cripple Big Tech’s ability to sell first-person data used by marketers. Constantine von Hoffman on November 2, 2023 The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is permanently banning Meta from using personal data for advertising across the EU and European Economic Area (EEA). As it stands, … Continue reading EU authorities ban Meta from using personal data for advertising
A software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off Facebook The software company is threatening legal action against Meta for using its name. Karissa Bell Tue, Oct 31, 2023 SOPA Images via Getty Images A UK-based software company called Threads Software Limited is threatening legal action against … Continue reading A software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off Facebook
Surging digital ad market and layoffs combine to give Facebook parent $11,6 billion in profit, more than twice what it was a year earlier. Constantine von Hoffman on October 26, 2023 Facebook parent Meta’s third-quarter revenue jumped 23% to $ 34.15 billion, the latest indicator of a rebound in digital advertising. The company reported $ … Continue reading Meta third-quarter revenue up by 23%
Meta Platforms Mega-Lawsuit: Are All Social Media Companies in Trouble? ValueWalk / Oct 26, 2023 It’s earnings season once again, and now it’s Big Tech’s turn to show what they did and didn’t achieve in the third quarter. Social media titans are in the spotlight today, with Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) showing some cracks in the … Continue reading Meta Platforms Mega-Lawsuit: Are All Social Media Companies in Trouble?
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses review: Instagram-worthy shades An accessory for your face and your social media accounts. Image by Sam Rutherford for Engadget Karissa Bell @karissabe A lot has changed in the two years since Facebook released its Ray Ban-branded smart glasses. Facebook is now called Meta. And its smart glasses also have … Continue reading Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses review: Instagram-worthy shades
Meta brings Instagram’s broadcast channels to Facebook and Messenger The Telegram-like feature gives page administrators a one-way messaging tool. Mariella Moon Thu, Oct 19, 2023 Meta Back in February, Meta launched a Telegram-like feature for Instagram called “broadcast channels,” which introduced a one-way messaging feature to the app. It gave creators a way to … Continue reading Meta brings Instagram’s broadcast channels to Facebook and Messenger
Meta is rolling out capabilities that will allow advertisers to use genAI capabilities directly in their Ads Manager workflow. Kim Davis on October 6, 2023 This week, Meta announced it is beginning the rollout of generative AI capabilities in Ads Manager. These should be globally available by next year. These capabilities are: Background generation. The … Continue reading Meta launches genAI features for ads
