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Big Tech and Trump: What happens when business and politics mix?

While big tech firms in the US have made efforts to improve relationships with the Trump administration, political controversies can spell danger for businesses.

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How's Meta planning to protect minors from sensitive content?

Radio Schuman today features Antigone Davis, META’s Vice-President and Head of Global Safety, on how the tech giant plans protecting teens online.

Tech News

Meta agrees to pay €24 million to settle lawsuit with Donald Trump

Meta has agreed to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump over account suspensions following the January 6 riots. Funds will support Trump's presidential library.

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EU tech chief defends Commission's digital enforcement after criticism

MEPs have asked the European Commission for faster and stronger action on platform rules in light of recent developments on X and Meta.

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Are you joining R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe on his Meta boycott?

It’s the end of the world as we know it... and we should be logging off. “Are we too addicted we can’t log off even for one week?”

Tech News

Which tech titans attended Donald Trump's inauguration?

Big Tech leaders including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg had even better seats than Trump's cabinet picks.

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Meta CEO to co-host meeting with billionaires for Trump inauguration

Mark Zuckerberg will co-host a meeting of Republican billionaires for the Trump inauguration next week, sources told The Associated Press.

Business

Meta to cut 5% of workforce targeting 'lowest performers'

Summary: Meta is planning to cut approximately 5% of its workforce, or about 3,600 positions, in February. The cuts will be performance-based to “move out lowest performers faster” as it cited 2025 will be “an intense year.”

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Do Meta's announcements run counter to the European regulation on digital services?

Meta's new rules on content moderation in the United States will not apply in the EU.

Business

Meta's new board appointments include Trump ally UFC boss Dana White

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's CEO, appears to be making moves to improve relations with president-elect Donald Trump.

Business

Who in the world's just got richer? The 500 worth over $10 trillion

Elon Musk's backing of Donald Trump - now President-elect - ahead of the US elections proved to be a triumphant decision for the billionaire whose companies include Tesla Inc, SpaceX and xAI.

Business

Amazon and Meta set to give whopping sum to Trump’s inauguration fund

Major tech companies are seeking to improve their relationship with the incoming president.

Tech News

Meta makes a seven-figure donation to Trump’s inaugural fund

Trump previously threatened Mark Zuckerberg with “the rest of his life in prison” but took him out to dinner last month instead.

Tech News

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp back online after global outage

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, all services owned by Meta, were down for a few hours on Wednesday night after experiencing a "technical issue".

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South Korea fines Meta €14 million for illegally collecting data

South Korea said Meta put the privacy of Facebook users at risk by failing to implement basic security measures.

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Why Meta’s ‘open source’ AI isn’t all it seems

The Open Source Initiative has just set a new international definition for AI that could throw a spanner in the works for tech companies.

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All the new tech you need to know about from Meta’s Connect event

From the ‘most advanced glasses the world has ever seen’ to actors voicing its AI. Here’s what happened at the Meta event.

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What to expect from the Meta Connect 2024 event

From smart Ray-Ban glasses to a stripped-back version of the Quest 3 headset, here is what we could see from Meta.

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What to know about Instagram’s new safety features for teenagers

This is what teenagers and parents need to know about the new safety features coming to Instagram.

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White House pressured Meta to remove COVID content, Zuckerberg says

Meta's CEO said the US government urged their teams to take down certain COVID content.