Inside Meta’s scramble to catch up on AI
By Katie Paul, Krystal Hu, Stephen Nellis and Anna Tong (Reuters) – As the summer of 2022 came to a close, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gathered his top lieutenants for…
Italy probes Meta over abuse of position in music rights case
By Alessia Pé MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s antitrust authority said on Wednesday it would investigate Meta Platform over the possible abuse of its position in talks over the rights to…
Meta and Siae, no agreement and goodbye songs on Facebook and Instagram
The case worries Zuckerberg because the Italian precedent could open copyright problems throughout Europe In the rest of Europe, there has been little talk about it. Still, the issue has…
Nabla, startup helping doctors and patients with ChatGPT-3
From Facebook to smart assistants for doctors, thanks to artificial intelligence. This is the summary concerning the path of Alexandre Lebrun and Nabla, the French health startup founded by Lebrun himself after his…
Meta to cut 10,000 jobs in second round of layoffs
By Katie Paul and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs this year, making it the first Big Tech company to announce…
With payment for verified profiles on Facebook and Instagram
After Twitter, Meta is also launching a subscription to verify Facebook and Instagram accounts. While access to the platforms remains free, the era of free social networks is thus coming to…
The time for free social media is over
$11.99 a month to get a blue tick on Instagram and Facebook. But also a fast track to customer support and protection against clone accounts. In the experiment on verified accounts…
Meta’s year of efficiency started with inefficiency
Meta’s year: They are paid not to work. It seems impossible, but it is the reality experienced by some Meta employees, forced to remain idle due to decision-making delays within the company.…
Meta to test monthly subscription service priced at $11.99
By Juby Babu (Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Sunday announced that it is testing a monthly subscription service, called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a…
Instagram rolls out broadcast chat feature ‘Channels’
By Eva Mathews (Reuters) – Instagram, the social media platform owned by Meta Platforms Inc, is rolling out a broadcast chat feature called Channels, the company’s boss Mark Zuckerberg said…