Meta Births A More Advanced Llama by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 5, 2024 Facebook, a Meta Platforms company, turned 20 on Sunday, which seems like an eternity for a technology company. Perhaps it is because Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder, continues to invent new types of services to keep the company young. At least … Continue reading Meta Announces A More Advanced Llama
Crunching Numbers: What Google, Meta Owe U.S. Publishers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 24, 2024 The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Wednesday filed a complaint alleging that Google monopolizes key digital advertising technologies in the ad-tech stack that website publishers depend on to sell ads, and advertisers rely on … Continue reading Crunching Numbers: What Meta And Facebook Owe U.S. Publishers
Meta says a bug briefly blocked news for Canadian users on Threads The Online News Act’s framework doesn’t apply to Threads for now, the company said. Karissa Bell · Pranav Dixit Updated Wed, Dec 20, 2023 SOPA Images via Getty Images Meta has fixed a bug that temporarily prevented some Threads users in Canada from … Continue reading Meta says a bug briefly blocked news for Canadian users on Threads
By Associated Press December 07, 2023 Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for calls and messages across its Facebook and Messenger platforms, the company announced Thursday. Such encryption means that no one other than the sender and the recipient—not even Meta—can decipher people’s messages. Encrypted chats, first introduced as an optional feature in Messenger in … Continue reading Meta makes end-to-end encryption a default on Facebook Messenger
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%
