The boss of OpenAI, Sam Altman, says members of his team have been getting “giant offers” from rival tech firm Meta, including $100m (£74.3m) “signing bonuses.” Meta – which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – is attempting to boost the artificial intelligence (AI) side of its business, including recently spending $14bn (£10.4bn) to buy 49%...
How would you feel if your internet search history was put online for others to see? That may be happening to some users of Meta AI without them realising, as people’s prompts to the artificial intelligence tool – and the results – are posted on a public feed. One internet safety expert said it was...
Artificial Intelligence agents are the new tech hotness. Still, they have a few flaws that not only limit their usefulness but can be weaponized politically and can cause actual harm to people. One of the biggest issues is what has been characterized as a tendency to “hallucinate,” which is a fancy way of saying that...
People in Nigeria may lose access to Facebook and Instagram after parent company Meta said it faced large fines and “unrealistic” regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities. Last year, three Nigerian oversight agencies imposed fines on the US-based social media giant totalling more than $290m (£218m) for violating various laws and regulations. Meta was unsuccessful...
Meta warned Wednesday that European users could face a “materially worse” experience following a key regulatory decision by the European Commission. Meta recently introduced a “consent or pay” model which leaves users to choose between paying for a monthly subscription or letting Meta combine data it has collected on Facebook and Instagram. Last week, the...
Robby Starbuck, the conservative activist who has pushed a bunch of large companies to backtrack on their DEI commitments, is suing Meta for defamation over claims the company’s AI has been making about him. He discovered this by accident when a company he had criticized apparently used Meta’s AI to find out about him and...
Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty Images The European Union has ordered Apple and Meta to pay a combined €700m (£599m), in the first fines it has issued under recent legislation intended to curb the power of big tech. It has issued a €500m (£428m) fine to Apple over its App Store, while Meta has been...
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has taken the witness stand in a landmark antitrust trial to defend his company against allegations that his company operates a social media monopoly. His testimony is part of a case first brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2020 during the final days of the first Trump administration. The...
Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images Meta is expanding Teen Accounts – what it considers its age-appropriate experience for under 18s – to Facebook and Messenger. The system involves putting younger teens on the platforms into more restricted settings by default, with parental permission required in order to live stream or turn off image protections...
Angus Crawford and Tony Smith BBC News Investigations RUSSELL FAMILY Instagram’s owner Meta and Pinterest have made significant donations to a charity set up in the name of 14-year-old Molly Russell, the BBC understands. Molly, from Harrow in northwest London, took her own life in 2017 after being exposed to a stream of suicide and...