By Associated Press July 07, 2023 Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new text-based app called Threads, which has drawn tens of millions of users since launching this week as a rival to Elon Musk’s social media platform. In a letter Wednesday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing … Continue reading Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its ‘copycat’ Threads app
Meta’s Threads app is here to challenge Twitter Karissa Bell @karissabe Threads, Meta’s text-based app to challenge Twitter, is now official. Mark Zuckerberg announced the new service one day ahead of the July 6th launch date that appeared in app stores earlier this week. Meta has begun rolling out the new service around … Continue reading Twitter threatens to sue Meta over the new Threads app
Meta, Ireland’s Tyndall Institute Start $5.4M Semiconductor Project To Advance AR, Displays by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 23, 2023 Meta has teamed with Ireland’s Tyndall Research Institute for a four-year $5.4 million project to research semiconductors that will help to advance augmented reality (AR) technology and improve displays. The project will focus on key AR … Continue reading Meta, Ireland’s Tyndall Institute Start $5.4M Semiconductor Project To Advance AR, Displays
Google and Meta to Pay Media Outlets for News Content in Canada Brad Anderson / Jun 23, 2023 The Canadian Senate has passed legislation requiring websites like Google and Meta to compensate news organizations for information that has been syndicated or repurposed. This occurs at a time when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration is … Continue reading Google and Meta to Pay Media Outlets for News Content in Canada
‘Undesirable’ Facebook content has prompted legal action from Malaysia against Meta Deanna Ritchie / Jun 23, 2023 The government of Malaysia has threatened to file a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, for failing to remove illegal or inappropriate material from Facebook. The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is worried about hate … Continue reading ‘Undesirable’ Facebook content has prompted legal action from Malaysia against Meta
Meta Expands IAS Partnership With Ad Measurement Tools For Reels by Colin Kirkland , June 20, 2023 Media measurement and optimization platform Integral Ad Science announced on Tuesday that it is rolling out new ad-measurement tools for Reels on Facebook and Instagram, expanding a partnership that began in 2016. The media-measurement company, which has already … Continue reading Meta Expands IAS Partnership With Ad Measurement Tools For Reels
By Michael Grothaus May 24, 2023 Updated Wednesday, May 24: Meta Platforms has begun what is expected to be its final round of large layoffs this year, according to reports in Reuters and elsewhere, and posts on social media. The job cuts, part of Mark Zuckerberg’s “year of efficiency,” were expected, as the CEO … Continue reading Meta mass layoffs: Latest round of job losses hits Facebook, Instagram parent company
Devindra Hardawar @devindra Magic Leap’s glasses were supposed to lead us into the augmented reality era, a world beyond screens where we could interact with digital objects as if they were standing right next to us. Too bad they failed spectacularly. By early 2020, the company had raised nearly $2 billion. But aside from … Continue reading Meta reportedly wants to license Magic Leap’s AR technology
Meta Expands Lead Ads Features, Tests Promotional Ads Product by Colin Kirkland , May 18, 2023 Meta has announced two advertising updates, including the testing of “promotional ads,” which are aimed at making it easier for people to discover, manage and apply digital promotions to their online purchases, and the expansion of its lead ads … Continue reading Meta Expands Lead Ads Features, Tests Promotional Ads Product
New tool underlines company’s change of focus away from the metaverse and towards artificial intelligence. Constantine von Hoffman on May 12, 2023 Facebook parent Meta dipped its toe into generative AI this week by announcing AI Sandbox. Advertisers can use it to create alternative ad versions, use text prompts to generate backgrounds and crop images … Continue reading Meta unveils generative AI tool for Facebook and Instagram advertisers
