"Everything I say leaks," complains Mark Zuckerberg in a memo that was leaked
As if that wasn't enough, a second memo warning employees about leaks was also leaked
Meta dominates VR market, but Reality Labs division posts $5 billion loss for the quarter
A billion-dollar success with billion-dollar losses
Many people left Meta after Zuckerberg's changes, but user numbers have rebounded
TikTok helped Meta's cause
Meta could make billions from TikTok ban, but the app's future remains uncertain
In brief: News that TikTok could escape the US ban that will be introduced on Sunday has brought joy to the millions of people who use the app in the US. But it's unlikely that rival platforms, especially Meta, will be celebrating. It's estimated that Mark Zuckerberg's firm would bring in up to $3.38 billion from freed up ad revenue should TikTok disappear from app stores.
Lawyer drops Meta as client, citing Mark Zuckerberg's "toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness"
Zuckerberg's changed a lot over the years
A hot potato: Mark Zuckerberg has undergone something of a personal transformation over the last few years, from a nerdy, lizard-like tech geek to an MMA-loving bro championing free speech and calling for more masculine energy. It's a change that has prompted a lawyer to drop Meta as a client due to its CEO's "descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness."
Meta to lay off 5% of workforce, about 3,600 employees, in performance-based cuts
Another play from Elon Musk's handbook?
Zuckerberg slams Apple for not "inventing anything great in a while"
He also said Meta's profits could double without Apple restrictions
Google, Microsoft, and others team up for Chromium browser alliance under Linux Foundation
"Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers"
Zuckerberg's free speech push for Facebook and Instagram replaces fact checkers with community notes
You'll be able to say pretty much whatever you want on Meta's platforms
A hot potato: It seems that Meta is going to become a lot more like X, at least when it comes to what you can say on the company's platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the suspension of the fact-checking program, a reduction in the amount of censorship, and the recommendation of more political content across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
Meta wants to fill its social platforms with AI-generated bots
Platform decay is coming to social media, and fast
Instagram invites creators to alter videos with new AI editing tools
Meta's social network is betting big on AI-fueled content, will users follow?
Meta aligns with Musk to challenge OpenAI's shift to for-profit status
Meta petitions California AG against OpenAI wanting to go for-profit
Meta plans to lay down a $10 billion subsea fiber optic cable
The "mother of all submarine cables" will traverse three oceans
Australia bans under-16s from using social media – platforms criticize decision
Other countries have expressed interest in following suit
Tech companies race to build AI superclusters with 100,000+ GPUs in high-stakes competition
Engineering challenges aside, it's unclear whether these investments will pay off
Thieves steal $1.5 million worth of Oculus VR headsets, $900K in Microsoft goods during truck heists
And sold it to someone in Florida for a fraction of the price
Australia plans sweeping social media ban for children under 16
There will be no exemptions for parental consent
Lawsuit alleges harmful content on TikTok contributed to deaths of two teens
Families claim TikTok's algorithm promoted harmful content
Big Tech doubles down on AI, $200 billion gamble raises concerns on Wall Street
ROI? Who said anything about ROI?
You can now save your contacts directly to WhatsApp
WhatsApp is making changes so you can now save contacts directly to your WhatsApp account, independent of the phone's contact book. This could simplify phone migration and backups as well as messaging contact management to an extent.
Meta reintroduces facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads, account hackers
Meta scrapped its facial recognition tech in 2021
The Zero Click Internet
The internet is undergoing the biggest change since its inception. It's huge. And there is no going back. The web is changing into the Zero Click Internet, and it will change everything.
More tech industry layoffs: Intel cuts over 2,000 US jobs, Meta downsizes across multiple units
Intel Oregon is the hardest hit, with layoffs also affecting offices in Texas, Arizona, and California
Meta Quest 3S launches to positive reviews at $299
The Meta Quest 3S is a "lite" version of the Quest 3, offering solid performance, color passthrough, and a strong app library for $299, though battery life could be better.