Sarah Silverman sues Meta, OpenAI for copyright infringement
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta Platforms and OpenAI for allegedly using their content without permission to train…
Suspended Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s jet moves to rival Meta’s Threads
By Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru (Reuters) – Jack Sweeney, the creator of an account tracking Elon Musk’s private jet in real time, has moved to Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter-rival Threads after…
Meta’s Threads is a serious threat to Musk-owned Twitter, analysts say
By Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Meta’s Threads could quickly become a major threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, thanks to its easy access to billions of Instagram users, a similar interface…
Meta to launch Twitter-like app Threads
By Akanksha Khushi and Jahnavi Nidumolu (Reuters) – Meta Platforms plans to launch a microblogging app, Threads, days after Twitter executive chair Elon Musk announced a temporary cap on how…
Automaker Stellantis signs battery metals offtake deal with Australia’s Kuniko
By Himanshi Akhand and Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) – Australia’s Kuniko said on Monday it had signed an offtake and equity investment agreement with automaker Stellantis to support the development of…
Canada forces big tech to pay publishers, Meta blacks out news
Meta has announced that it will block access to links containing news articles on Facebook and Instagram in Canada. The decision comes in response to the passing of the Online News Act,…
Meta launches Quest+ subscription for VR headsets
By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. Chief Executive…
Hermes wins permanent ban on ‘MetaBirkin’ NFT sales in US lawsuit
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – A Manhattan federal judge on Friday granted Hermes’ request to permanently block artist Mason Rothschild’s sales of “MetaBirkin” non-fungible tokens following a jury’s verdict that…
Metaverse, the problem is not the technology but the digital identity
The Metaverse is a term for a virtual universe shared by millions of users where one can interact with other people, objects, and environments in an immersive and realistic way.…
Meta introduces broadcast tool Channels on WhatsApp
By Niket Nishant and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Thursday introduced WhatsApp Channels, a feature that the social media giant said would help make the app a “private…