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 can answer questions and stream directly on Facebook, as well as
Canada tries to address news law concerns, Facebook not convinced
By Ismail Shakil and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada unveiled draft rules on Friday for a law to compel internet giants to pay news outlets, saying it was addressing the tech companies' concerns, but Facebook said it would stick to
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 scrutiny from regulators, the New York Times reported on Friday. Those who
Malaysia reverses plan to take legal action against Meta over harmful content
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia may not go through with a plan to take legal action against Facebook parent Meta Platforms following "positive" engagement with the firm on tackling harmful content on the social media platform, communications minister
Facebook parent Meta sees advertising jump, tops Wall Street targets
By Katie Paul and Yuvraj Malik Wall Street: (Reuters) - Meta Platforms on Wednesday reported a strong rise in advertising revenue, topping Wall Street financial targets for the second quarter and forecasting third-quarter revenue above market expectations. The results from Meta, Facebook's
Canada’s Quebecor to pull its ads from Facebook, Instagram
By Tiyashi Datta and Samrhitha Arunasalam (Reuters) - Quebecor said on Wednesday it will pull its ads from Facebook and Instagram, following Meta Platforms' decision to stop access to news on the platforms in Canada over a law requiring payments to
Plaintiffs lawyers in Facebook data privacy case seek $181 million in fees
By Sara Merken (Reuters) - Plaintiffs' lawyers have asked a San Francisco federal judge to award more than $181 million in legal fees as part of a $725 million data privacy settlement with Facebook parent company Meta Platforms resolving claims over
Facebook versus Twitter: a decentralised social network for those unhappy with Musk
Twitter loses users; Meta aims to steal them. The summary explains well why Mark Zuckerberg launched P92, the project shrouded in mystery and under development in Menlo Park's laboratories to create a social network combining text, images and clips, just like the world's most
Meta to face record EU privacy fine over Facebook data transfer to US
A 3D printed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta and Facebook logo are placed on laptop keyboard in this illustration taken on November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic By Foo Yun Chee and Padraic Halpin (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc is set to face