Activists from around the globe are reporting harassment on Meta's platforms, with over 90% of surveyed land and environmental defenders experiencing online abuse linked to their work.
Meta's decision to end political, election, or social issue ads in the EU stems from new regulations requiring transparency about funding sources and political affiliations, which the company deems "unworkable." The regulations aim to protect electoral processes from online disinformation and foreign interference, highlighting tensions between Big Tech and EU governance. US President Donald Trump has also criticized these EU digital regulations, considering them heavy-handed and antagonistic, indicating a broader dispute over digital oversight.
Meta right now are not at the frontier, maybe they'll they'll manage to get back on there. It's probably rational what they're doing from their perspective because they're behind and they need to do something.
Meta's wristband employs a technique called surface electromyography (sEMG), which detects electrical signals generated by muscle activity to interpret user movements, as explained in a research paper published in the journal Nature.
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said the AI arms race will be won by companies that hoard top talent and lock up valuable intellectual property - and that 'IP is king' as the competition heats up.
Meta engineers have confirmed that the company has replaced Llama with Claude Sonnet for internal development tasks. This move comes after Llama 4 faced criticism since its launch, including negative reviews within the first 36 hours and controversies over model rankings.
Meta has addressed a security vulnerability that allowed users to access private prompts and AI-generated responses of others, revealing major concerns with data authorization.