Google, Meta reportedly hatched secret deal to target teens on YouTube with Instagram ads
A shocking report on Thursday said Google and Meta had reportedly struck a secret agreement to target underage YouTube users with ads promoting rival service Instagram, violating the online search giant’s own advertising rules. The Instagram ad campaign was targeted to YouTube users classified as “unknown” in Google’s advertising system and was designed to appeal […]
Meta wants Judy Dench, Awkwafina and Keegan-Michael Key for AI deals
It’s a deal that could potentially grant license to kill. British actress Judi Dench, who plays “M” in several of the James Bond films, the raspy-voiced actress Awkwafina and baritone comedian Keegan-Michael Key stand to make big bucks from artificial intelligence deals with Meta Platforms. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Record and […]
Meta admits to censoring Trump’s attempted assassination photo. Brooke Singman explains.
FACEBOOK FAILURE?: Meta admits to censoring Donald Trump’s attempted assassination photo, insisting their systems … source
Meta ends failed celebrity AI chatbots after users ignored them
Meta has discontinued its artificial intelligence-powered celebrity chatbot, which featured images of A-list stars and social media influencers like Tom Brady, Charli D’Amelio, Mr. Beast and Paris Hilton, after it failed to generate interest a year after its release. The tech giant, which came under fire this week after AI-trained software spit out inaccurate statements […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Reaches $1.4 Billion Settlement with Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Republican) announced that Facebook has won a $1.4 billion settlement from Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta over privacy concerns about the company’s collection of facial and biometric data from Texas users without their consent. “We secured a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta to stop the company from collecting and using the personal […]
Facebook parent Meta delivers strong quarter, sending shares soaring
Meta Platforms Inc. on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations, issued an upbeat sales forecast for the September quarter and expressed confidence that robust digital ad spending will be able to cover the costs of its AI investments. The company’s shares rose 8% after the close of trading. Mark Zuckerberg’s parent company […]
Meta Claims Its AI was ‘Hallucinating’ when It Covered Up Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump
Meta’s AI assistant and Google’s search autocomplete feature have come under intense scrutiny for providing inaccurate information in connection with the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. While Google claims it is working to improve the feature, Meta has offered a different excuse to cover up the assassination attempt: that its AI was […]
Trump urges supporters to ‘go after’ Meta, Google over alleged assassination attempt censorship
Former President Trump on Tuesday slammed Meta and Google for censoring searches related to the assassination attempt on him, urging his supporters to “go after” the two tech giants. The Republican presidential candidate took issue with a series of bizarre incidents, including Mehta’s AI software “fictionalizing” the assassination attempt, Mehta-owned Facebook banning the iconic photo […]
Meta settles with Texas for $1.4 billion for unauthorized capture of biometric data in record settlement
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Announced On Tuesday, Meta, formerly known as Facebook, announced it had agreed to a record settlement over the unauthorized harvesting of biometric data. “I am proud that our vigorously pursued justice for Americans whose privacy rights were violated by the use of Meta’s facial recognition software, resulting in the largest […]
Facebook parent Meta to pay $1.4B to settle Texas facial recognition lawsuit
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle a lawsuit that alleged that Facebook’s parent company illegally used facial recognition technology to collect biometric data on millions of Texans without their consent. The settlement terms announced Tuesday are the largest single-state agreement ever, according to a team of […]