Meta to let users to create custom AI characters
By Juby Babu (Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Monday said it will roll out a new tool called AI Studio that will allow users to create, share and design personalized…
Meta in talks to buy 5% stake in Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica
By Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Meta Platforms is in talks to acquire a stake of about 5% in EssilorLuxottica, its production partner for Ray-Ban smart glasses, the…
Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating consumer, data laws
By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and and MacDonald Dzirutwe ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria fined Meta Platforms $220 million, its competition watchdog said on Friday, after investigations showed data-sharing on social platforms violated…
Meta decides to suspend its generative AI tools in Brazil
By Andre Romani and Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it decided to suspend use of generative artificial intelligence tools in Brazil in response to…
Meta to roll back some restrictions on Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts
Βy Sheila Dang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Meta said on Friday it was rolling back some restrictions that had applied to former U.S. President Donald Trump‘s Facebook and Instagram accounts. The…
Taiwan central bank says no timetable for launching digital currency
By Liang-sa Loh and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s central bank said on Sunday that it has no timetable for launching a digital currency, warning the process will be…
Apple and Meta have discussed AI partnership
By Gursimran Kaur (Reuters) – Facebook parent Meta Platforms has discussed integrating its generative AI model into Apple’s recently announced AI system for iPhones, the Wall Street Journal reported on…
Meta pauses AI models launch in Europe due to Irish request
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Meta Platforms will not launch its Meta AI models in Europe for now after the Irish privacy regulator told it to delay its…
Meta’s WhatsApp launches new AI tools for businesses
By Dani Morera and Andre Romani SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Meta launched its first AI-driven ad targeting program for businesses on WhatsApp, as it tries to wring revenue out of…
Australia should force Meta to pay for news
By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia should force Meta Platforms to pay news companies for content that appears on Facebook and impose broader regulation on social media firms, a…