[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ā The internet wouldn’t be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it or not, the button has served as a creative catalyst, a dopamine delivery system and an emotional battering ram. It also became an international tourist…
[ad_1] The action by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) comes as authorities grow increasingly alert to the potential misuse of unregulated wireless communication devices amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions. The CCPA issued 13 notices, the consumer affairs ministry said on Friday. It pointed out that these platforms hosted hundreds of listings of walkie-talkies that had…
[ad_1] Meta Platforms, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has been strongly criticised by its independent Oversight Board for recent changes to how it handles content on its platforms. The board said Meta made the changes too quickly and without properly checking the possible risks. Oversight Board criticiees Meta for rushed policy shift In January,…
[ad_1] One day in 1950, Enrico Fermi went out for lunch with his colleagues at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. No one recalls exactly how it happened, but the conversation turned to then-recent reports about unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and the possibility of extra-terrestrial life. All of a sudden, Fermi asked, āWhere is everybody?” This…
[ad_1] OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has acknowledged the significant gap between ChatGPT and Google after a recent report ranked the AI-powered chatbot as the sixth most visited website in the world for January 2025. Taking to X, Altman shared a post from web analytics firm Similarweb, stating, āMan, still a long way to go to…
[ad_1] Compared to its earlier policy of 2016, the 2021 policy expanded the scope of the user data that was being collected and shared with other Meta group companies such as Facebook and Instagram.Ā The CCI noted that personal data of WhatsAppās users was being commercialized by Meta for purposes unrelated to the primary function…
[ad_1] Meta Platforms Inc. aims to invest $60 billion to $65 billion in capital expenditure in 2025, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg’s post on social media platform Facebook on Friday, January 24.Ā āWe’re planning to invest $60-65B in capex this year while also growing our AI teams significantly, and we have the…
[ad_1] Major tech companies including Metaās Facebook, Elon Muskās X, Googleās YouTube, and TikTok have pledged to take more robust measures in tackling online hate speech as part of an updated voluntary code of conduct. The revised code, which aligns with the European Unionās Digital Services Act (DSA), marks a significant shift in the way…
[ad_1] Meta Platformsā CEO publicly committed parts of his vast fortune to causes like immigration reform and voter access.Ā He spoke out about combating poverty and hunger and stressed the importance of equality. In a flurry of announcements, Zuckerberg confirmed a change of heart.Ā Now, he [appears to have] whittled his ambitions.Ā Getting rid of…
[ad_1] When Mark Zuckerberg earnestly looked at a camera and told the world (or President-elect Donald Trump) that he was shutting down all fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, he left out some important context. His changes would only apply to US users of Instagram and Facebook, just as the EU rolls out a law to…
