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Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data

Meta is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes for use in

Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data
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Meta targets May 20 for first wave of layoffs; additional cuts later in 2026

Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more coming later, three

Meta targets May 20 for first wave of layoffs; additional cuts later in 2026
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China turns Taiwan’s own voices against it in information war

As Chinese warships and fighter jets staged massive drills around Taiwan in December, a parallel action was unfolding on smartphone screens.

China turns Taiwan’s own voices against it in information war
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Meta unveils two $499 Ray-Ban smart glasses for prescription users

Meta Platforms launched two new Ray-Ban prescription smart glasses on Tuesday, expanding its offerings in an area that has become one of the few breakthrough successes in the race

Meta unveils two $499 Ray-Ban smart glasses for prescription users
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Meta pulls ads aimed at recruiting plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuits

Meta Platforms said on Thursday it is pulling ads from Facebook and Instagram aimed at recruiting new plaintiffs for ongoing litigation accusing it

Meta pulls ads aimed at recruiting plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuits
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Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia says

Australia is considering bringing court action against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube after alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their platforms

Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia says
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in deposition that he resisted censoring platforms

Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on teenagers and children on Wednesday watched a deposition of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg that explores what the architects of Facebook and Instagram knew from internal research about negative experiences by young users and how the company responded since its early years

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in deposition that he resisted censoring platforms
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Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips from AMD in deal worth up to $100 billion

Facebook owner Meta Platforms will buy artificial intelligence chips from Advanced Micro Devices in a deal that will also give it the opportunity to buy up to a 10% stake of the chip company

Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips from AMD in deal worth up to $100 billion
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Facebook researchers previously proposed studying whether features were ‘addictive,’ documents show

Facebook researchers previously proposed studying whether features were ‘addictive,’ documents show

Facebook researchers previously proposed studying whether features were ‘addictive,’ documents show
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Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back
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Takeaways: Mark Zuckerberg testifies for the first time ever on social media and children’s mental health

Takeaways: Mark Zuckerberg testifies for the first time ever on social media and children’s mental health

Takeaways: Mark Zuckerberg testifies for the first time ever on social media and children’s mental health
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Meta’s Zuckerberg testifies about social media’s effects on children in landmark trial

Meta’s Zuckerberg testifies about social media’s effects on children in landmark trial

Meta’s Zuckerberg testifies about social media’s effects on children in landmark trial
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New Mexico lawsuit accuses Meta of failing to protect children from sexual exploitation online

Meta is on trial in New Mexico to answer allegations that its social media platforms enable predators to target children for sexual exploitation

New Mexico lawsuit accuses Meta of failing to protect children from sexual exploitation online
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Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico in first stand-alone case by state

The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico

Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico in first stand-alone case by state
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TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

TikTok has agreed to settle in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff’s attorneys confirmed

TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
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FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust decision

The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it will appeal the November ruling in favor of Meta in its antitrust case against the social media giant

FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust decision
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Donald Trump thanks you for your attention to these matters in his second term

President Donald Trump has commanded attention during his second term

Donald Trump thanks you for your attention to these matters in his second term
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Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children

Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia

Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children
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Meta names former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman

Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president and vice chairman of the tech giant

Meta names former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman
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Meta lines up massive supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers

Facebook parent Meta has reached nuclear power deals with three companies as it continues to look for electricity sources for its artificial intelligence data centers

Meta lines up massive supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers
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Meta slams EU's 'aberrant' antitrust demands for data on Facebook

Meta Platforms on Wednesday hit out at EU antitrust regulators for what it said were "aberrant" requests for information during two investigations four years ago,

Meta slams EU's 'aberrant' antitrust demands for data on Facebook
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Lawsuit alleges social media giants buried their own research on teen mental health harms

Lawsuit alleges social media giants buried their own research on teen mental health harms

Lawsuit alleges social media giants buried their own research on teen mental health harms
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U.S. senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram

U.S. senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal have asked the heads of the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission to probe Meta Platforms,

U.S. senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
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Zuckerberg, Meta directors agree to $190 million settlement of shareholder privacy case

(Corrects paragraph 9 to show its second-largest derivative settlement involving allegations that directors failed in their oversight duty in paragraph nine.

Zuckerberg, Meta directors agree to $190 million settlement of shareholder privacy case
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Spanish court orders Meta to pay nearly half a billion euros in damages to media outlets

Spanish legacy media companies in Spain have scored a victory against social media giant Meta after a Madrid-based court ordered that it must pay news outlets nearly half a billion euros in damages

Spanish court orders Meta to pay nearly half a billion euros in damages to media outlets
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Meta alerts young Australians to download their data before a social media ban

Meta has started notifying young Australians to download their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

Meta alerts young Australians to download their data before a social media ban
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Meta to block Facebook and Instagram for Australian teens by December 10

Meta will block Australian users under 16 from accessing Instagram, Facebook and Threads by December 10 to comply with the country’s sweeping social media ban for teenagers, the

Meta to block Facebook and Instagram for Australian teens by December 10
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Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won't have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram

Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking

Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won't have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram
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Meta scores a win after judge rules the social media giant is not an illegal monopoly

Meta scores a win after judge rules the social media giant is not an illegal monopoly

Meta scores a win after judge rules the social media giant is not an illegal monopoly
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Tiger Global slashes Meta stake by 63% 

Tiger Global Management, the hedge fund founded and led by Chase Coleman, slashed its stake in Facebook parent Meta Platforms during the third quarter, according to

Tiger Global slashes Meta stake by 63% 
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Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to exit to launch startup, FT reports

Meta's chief artificial intelligence scientist Yann LeCun is planning to leave the social media company to set up his own startup, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people

Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to exit to launch startup, FT reports