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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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What the Zuck? Mark Zuckerberg reveals bizarre statue of his wife

The tech billionaire has commissioned a statue of his wife, Priscilla Chan, from sculptor Daniel Arsham - and it's got the internet talking.

Business

Mark Zuckerberg funds start-up battling children's screen usage

British firm Yoto makes audio players for children, designed with Montessori principles in mind of learning through play. It’s screen-free, making it increasingly popular with parents.

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Russian court sentences Meta spokesman in swift trial in abstentia

A court in Russia convicted the spokesperson of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison.

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Meta teases new 'much more useful' version of its AI model Llama 3

Meta announced that its AI Llama 3 will be integrated into assistant features in Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

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A-listers flock to India for prenuptials thrown by Asia’s richest man

Rihanna, Mark Zuckerberg, Ivanka Trump and Shah Rukh Khan were among the 1,200 VIP guests at Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son’s prenuptials over the weekend.

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Meta gets tougher on AI-generated misinformation

Meta is getting tougher on misinformation as countries across the world hold elections this year.

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Safer Internet Day: How parents can protect their children online

A global survey reveals children want tech companies to do more to protect them online but the “smoke and mirrors” promises by tech titans may not be enough.

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Facebook at 20: Is the social media platform really dying?

Once a way to keep in touch with college friends, the Franken-platform now has very little resemblance to the Facebook of yesteryear. Can it still claim to be culturally-relevant?