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2024-11-19


Its reset feature would cleanse a user's feed of personalised content suggested by algorithm.

2024-11-17


The fledgling social media site has been flooded with new users since the election. It hasn’t all been easy.

If the election underscored anything about the internet, it was the ascendancy of social platforms for the right. That puts Democrats at a disadvantage.

2024-11-14


The European Union says the tech giant crowded out rivals, breaching competition law.

Meta said it would appeal the decision by the European Union, which said the company had abused its dominance in social networking to strengthen its shopping and classified ads service.

2024-11-13


As he continues to shake up his old image, Meta’s chief executive has collaborated with the singer on a version of the hit song that was playing when he met his wife.

2024-11-10


The BBC speaks to social media moderators, whose job it is to find and remove distressing and illegal content.

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Technology and loneliness are interlinked, researchers have found, stoked by the ways we interact with social media, text messaging and binge-watching.

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2024-11-06


The government says it wants to mitigate the "harm" social media is inflicting on children.

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2024-11-04


The shift in policy, covering government agencies and contractors working on national security, is intended to promote “responsible and ethical” innovations, the company said.

2024-10-31


Meta and Microsoft earnings have stirred up worries about AI and Big Tech as investors digest a Fed-favored reading on inflation.

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Meta (META) and Microsoft (MSFT) stocks tumbled Thursday as investors weighed their hefty AI expenditures against the time it will take to generate a return on their investment.

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Meta and Microsoft earnings have stirred up worries about AI and Big Tech, as a Fed-favored reading on inflation looms.

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Meta and Microsoft earnings have stirred up worries about AI and Big Tech, as a Fed-favored reading on inflation looms.

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2024-10-30


Traders reviewed results from Microsoft and Meta Platforms, and they looked ahead to a key inflation reading due Thursday morning.

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The Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it does not plan to slow down its investments anytime soon.

Meta beat analysts' Q3 top and botto line estimates for the quarter, but heavy spending plans sent shares lower.

Tech megacaps are in the spotlight after Alphabet's quarterly results showed its high-spending push into AI is starting to pay off.

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Tech megacaps are in the spotlight after Alphabet's quarterly results showed its high-spending push into AI is starting to pay off.

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Meta will report its Q3 earnings after the bell on Wednesday.

The tech mogul is pushing even harder in the final days of the presidential race to get Donald Trump re-elected, with plenty at stake for his businesses.

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With a slew of market-driving news set to greet investors over the next week, market strategists tell Yahoo Finance that what Big Tech earnings say about the fundamental story behind the stock market rally will matter most.

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2024-10-23


A torrent of falsehoods, from home and abroad, have undermined what was once a shared faith in the honesty of America’s democracy.

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2024-10-22


Celebrities including Elon Musk and Martin Lewis repeatedly feature in ads for products they have not endorsed.

2024-10-17


Meta workers reportedly used vouchers that should have been spent on meals to buy household goods.

2024-10-16


How does WhatsApp make money?

Oct 16, 2024, 7:10 PM

We all use messaging apps such as Whatsapp for free, but what's in it for them?

2024-10-11


‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panelists Jack Hough, Al Root and Megan Leonhardt discuss the top three headlines of the week.

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2024-10-10


Why, and how, Meta has become an AI monster.

2024-10-07


NetChoice, backed by tech giants including Meta and Google, has successfully argued in court that Big Tech hosts protected speech.

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In the U.K., a number of financial firms see themselves as bearing the brunt of the cost for scams taking place virtually.

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2024-10-04


The tech giant is among the many companies building technology that could remake Hollywood — or help spread disinformation.

Privacy activist Max Schrems claimed Meta unlawfully processed data relating to his sexual orientation.

2024-10-03


British fintech Revolut criticized Meta over its approach to tackling fraud and said the U.S. tech giant should directly compensate fraud victims.

2024-10-02


Some app makers worry that a subtle change to the iPhone’s contact-sharing permissions could make it hard for them to get the fast growth they need to compete.

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Meta is working with U.K. banks NatWest and Metro Bank on an information-sharing agreement to help them prevent customers from falling victim to fraud.

2024-09-26


As he releases “Revenge of The Tipping Point,” the best-selling journalist talks about broken windows theory, Joe Rogan and changing his mind.

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Meta stock hit an all-time high as investors bet on its AI vision.

The firm also unveiled the first working prototype of Meta's augmented-reality glasses, called Orion.

2024-09-24


Ahead of November’s election, Meta has de-emphasized political content on Facebook, Instagram and Threads and doesn’t want to talk about candidates or campaigns.

News outlets are experimenting with a feature in the world’s most popular messaging app that allows them to send links and headlines directly to followers.

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2024-09-21


Social media companies may try to ban RT, the Russian state media broadcaster. But the network has proved in the past to be a wily adversary when confronted with efforts to silence it.

2024-09-20


Zuckerberg argued Apple seeks out praise over constructive feedback.

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Evercore ISI head of internet research Mark Mahaney reveals his top Big Tech stocks during an appearance on ‘Varney & Co.’

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2024-09-19


Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.

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2024-09-17


The state joins dozens of others in regulating the A.I. fakery in ways that could impact this year’s presidential race.

FOX Business' Madison Alworth has the details on 'Mornings with Maria.'

The app, which is popular with teenagers, introduced new settings and features aimed at addressing inappropriate online contact and content, and improving sleep for users under 18.

The social media app says new privacy settings and features will create more age-appropriate experiences for youth under 18.

Meta says parents will be able to "guide" a safer experience - critics say the firm itself should do more.

The Facebook and Instagram owner said it would bar Russian media outlets including RT, which the U.S. has accused of acting as an intelligence arm.

2024-09-16


Russian state media outlets have come under increased scrutiny in Western countries.

TikTok will be in federal court on Monday, aiming to block a new law that will ban the popular video app in the United States early next year.

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2024-09-10


Are the technologies that power online advertising all part of one giant market, or are there distinct markets within the multibillion-dollar industry? The answer is critical to Google's defense in an antitrust case.

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2024-09-07


Drug dealers, scammers and white nationalists openly conduct business and spread toxic speech on the platform, according to a Times analysis of more than 3.2 million Telegram messages.

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2024-09-06


The labor market has shown unambiguous signs of cooling, economists said. Recession could follow if the trajectory continues.

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2024-08-28


The indictment of Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder, as part of an investigation into illicit activities on the messaging app set off worries about the personal liability of tech executives.

2024-08-27


'Vanrey & Co.' host Stuart Varney discusses Meta's partnership with Sage Geosystems to drill for geothermal power deep under the earth's surface.

Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., reacts to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's admission about censorship and discusses Kamala Harris' economic policies as well as her role as border czar.

The billionaire says White House officials pressured Meta to remove content 'for months' in 2021.