Meta ‘s payback: launching Facebook, Instagram payments in EU
Facebook and Instagram will be pay-as-you-go, only in Europe. This is not an obligation but a possibility, because the discriminating factor is the advertisements: those who pay will not see…
Meta bars political advertisers from using generative AI ads tools
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta is barring political campaigns and advertisers in other regulated industries from using its new generative AI advertising products, a company…
NASA launches spacecraft to explore metal-rich asteroid Psyche
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – NASA on Friday launched a spacecraft from Florida on its way to Psyche, the largest of the several metal-rich asteroids known in our solar system…
Meta starts rolling out generative AI tools for all advertisers
By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) – Social media giant Meta Platforms said on Wednesday that it has started rolling out generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can create content like image…
Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses
By Katie Paul and Anna Tong MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday rolled out new AI products for consumers, including smart glasses that…
Proxy advisor ISS opposes Stratasys, Desktop Metal merger in 3D printing
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Influential proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services recommended 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys shareholders reject plans to buy Desktop Metal, saying another offer “presents…
UK to work ‘constructively’ with Meta over encryption and online safety
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – British interior minister Suella Braverman said she wanted to work constructively with Facebook-owner Meta over the issue of end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook…
Meta Platforms must face medical privacy class action
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge said Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit claiming that it violated the medical privacy of patients who were treated by hospitals…
Meta to drop ‘Facebook News’ tab in some European countries
By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it will discontinue the “Facebook News” feature on its social media app in the UK, France and Germany, later this…
Meta may allow Facebook, Instagram users in EU to pay to avoid ads
By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) – Meta Platforms is considering paid versions of Facebook and Instagram with no advertisements for users residing in the European Union (EU) as a response to…