Ten nations tell social media, banks, and telcos to get better at stopping scams Australian minister singles out Meta – where Zuck has 600,000 Nvidia GPUs ready to roll Public Sector14 Mar 2024 | 26
Meta sues ex infra VP for allegedly stealing top-secret datacenter blueprints Exec accused of using own work PC to swipe confidential AI and staffing docs for stealth cloud startup PaaS + IaaS12 Mar 2024 | 4
We're not Meta support: State AGs tell Zuck to fix rampant account takeover problem 'We refuse to operate as customer service representatives' Security07 Mar 2024 | 16
Meta kills Facebook News in the US and Australia So much for the 'commitment to support news organizations' made in just 2020 Personal Tech01 Mar 2024 | 87
Meta's pay-or-consent model hides 'massive illegal data processing ops': lawsuit GDPR claim alleges Facebook parent's 'commercial surveillance practices are fundamentally illegal' Security29 Feb 2024 | 38
Meta to build election operations center in Europe to inspect AI content Fact-checkers will label AI-generated media for upcoming EU elections AI + ML27 Feb 2024 | 40
Nevada sues to deny kids access to Meta's Messenger encryption State government says it's thinking of the children Security26 Feb 2024 | 37
Meta seeks ASIC designers for ML accelerators and datacenter SoCs Appears to be struggling to find them, even in India, as it's re-posted job ads On-Prem23 Feb 2024 | 14
In pursuit of artificial general intelligence, Meta adds Broadcom boss Hock Tan to its board Zuck needs silicon smarts – and the energy experience of a former Enron exec AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 7
Meta says risk of account theft after phone number recycling isn't its problem to solve Leaves it to carriers, promoting a complaint to Irish data cops from Big Tech's bête noire Personal Tech13 Feb 2024 | 107
Meta to try 'cutting edge' AI detection on its platforms - asking people to add labels Will apply 'penalties if they fail to do so' AI + ML06 Feb 2024 | 9
Untangling Meta's plan for its homegrown AI chips, set to actually roll out this year So that's where all the laid-off semiconductor engineers went! AI + ML02 Feb 2024 | 11
'I’m sorry for everything...' Facebook's Zuck apologizes to families at Senate hearing Meta boss told in social media safety probe: 'Your product is killing people' Public Sector31 Jan 2024 | 70
Meta accused of enrolling undecided EU users in ad-sponsored platform Choice between seeing pitches or paying on Facebook and Instagram might break the law Legal23 Jan 2024 | 26
China names members of a second tech supergroup to define the metaverse Goggle-eyed Beijing wants technical and identity standards Software23 Jan 2024 | 6
Tencent, Meta, alliance reportedly strains over differing VR visions Asia In Brief PLUS: Singapore union tackles Google, Alibaba, layoffs; Thai digital cash plan stalls; AI to consume bulk of APAC IT budgets Personal Tech22 Jan 2024 | 2
Zuckerberg wants to build artificial general intelligence with 350K Nvidia H100 GPUs Maybe the AGI can finish that Metaverse, haha – oh wait, they're serious AI + ML20 Jan 2024 | 49
Study: Thousands of businesses just love handing over your info to Facebook Mmm, Zuck up that data Personal Tech18 Jan 2024 | 27
Data wrangler Zuckerberg becomes world's least likely cattle rancher What a cowboy! Bootnotes10 Jan 2024 | 19
Facebook, Instagram now mine web links you visit to fuel targeted ads Infosec in brief Also: Twitter hijackings, BEC arrest, and critical vulnerabilities Patches08 Jan 2024 | 20
Zuckerberg hunkers down in Hawaii to wait out apocalypse $270M secret building project includes 5,000 sq ft bunker Bootnotes18 Dec 2023 | 82
Meta trials Purple Llama project for AI developers to test safety risks in models Security boosted and inappropriate content blocked in large language models AI + ML07 Dec 2023 | 4
Meta starts rolling out end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger Surfing the cryptographic wave Applications07 Dec 2023 | 7
Meta killing off Instagram, Messenger cross-platform chatting How could you, Mark? Oh, right - gotta avoid those pesky EU gatekeeper rules Personal Tech05 Dec 2023 | 5
Spanish media sues Meta for ignoring GDPR and harvesting data €550 million lawsuit seeks recompense for 'systemic and massive' disregard for privacy laws Personal Tech05 Dec 2023 | 30
Today's 'China is misbehaving online' allegations come from Google, Meta Zuck boots propagandists, Big G finds surge of action directed at Taiwan Cyber-crime01 Dec 2023 | 9
Meta goes to war with FTC over right to profit from kids' personal data Awkward hill to die on, but OK Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 | 22
Meta yanks VR headset's strap-on booster battery after charging bricks it A misbehaving Li-ion on your noggin - what could possibly go wrong? Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 | 6
Meta: If you're in our house running AI-massaged political ads, you need to 'fess up Facebook titan vows to protect two billion voters ... but US gets more protection than India, Indonesia, Mexico, EU AI + ML29 Nov 2023 | 3
Zuckerberg accused of OK'ing Insta plastic surgery filters despite fears of harm to kids 'Meta knows what it is doing is bad for children ... it is now there in black and white' Bootnotes29 Nov 2023 | 15
Meta sued by privacy group over pay up or click OK model Scrolling through endless humblebrags without targeted ads is a fundamental right, according to privacy expert Legal28 Nov 2023 | 89
With all eyes on OpenAI, Meta drags its Responsible AI team to the recycle bin Ethics staff shifted to generative ML and infrastructure units AI + ML20 Nov 2023 | 10
What do Apple, Meta, TikTok have in common? Fighting off Europe's stiff antitrust rules Gatekeeper status under DMA? Don't you know who I am? Personal Tech17 Nov 2023 | 11
Meta's fix for teen online mental health? Hold Apple and Google responsible Facebook: If only we had a national law to ensure kids get parental permission to indulge in damaging social media Personal Tech15 Nov 2023 | 31
To pay or not to pay for AI's creative 'borrowing' – that is the question One that Microsoft and Meta dodged during House of Lords committee AI + ML15 Nov 2023 | 54
Meta, YouTube face criminal spying complaints in Ireland Exclusive Tracking code and ad-block blocking breaks Euro computer law, privacy advocate claims Personal Tech11 Nov 2023 | 44
Microsoft, Meta detail plans to fight election disinformation in 2024 Strategies differ, though both have gaps that could hurt efficacy Security08 Nov 2023 | 10
Brits make Amazon, Meta stop using third-party data to undercut rivals Watchdog on a tear to level the playing field Personal Tech04 Nov 2023 | 40
We're feeling pretty anti about these social networks Kettle Meta faces personal info processing ban, needs to Thread the trademark needle in the UK, while Musk loses out Personal Tech03 Nov 2023 | 9
Europe bans Meta from using personal data to target ads EU folks have no chill, not that we're complaining Personal Tech01 Nov 2023 | 73
Trademark fight: Brit biz Threads has a teeny tiny problem with Meta's Threads Software house says it's had UK trademark since 2012 as Zuck & Co know full well Personal Tech31 Oct 2023 | 23
Dell cosies up to Meta to tame Llama 2 AI beast on-prem Spitting in the cloud's eye On-Prem31 Oct 2023 | 1
Meta's ad-free scheme dares you to buy your privacy back, one euro at a time If you're in the EU, EEA, or Switzerland Security31 Oct 2023 | 115
Meta decides to Just Say No to Oversight Board requests and allow paid posts for ketamine Because says nothing like quality medical care like an ad for the 'magical entry into another dimension' Offbeat26 Oct 2023 | 20
33 AGs sue Meta for 'exploitative and harmful acts' against American children Cracks down on the so-called four-pronged process of luring the youth Legal24 Oct 2023 | 15
Meta Quest 3 is a virtual reality of repair insanity Bravery and a bucket for the screws required to service latest idiot visor Personal Tech16 Oct 2023 | 10
If you're brave enough to move fully-laden datacenter racks, here's the robot for you Open Compute Partner with a material handling pedigree appears to be doing it for Meta already On-Prem16 Oct 2023 | 30
A $353M question: Did Meta muzzle a VR venture? Quest for control as AEI alleges Meta's monopolistic missteps Personal Tech12 Oct 2023 | 7
Meta watchdog sticks a probe into Facebook rules after fake Biden vid allowed to stay Doctored video featured vile false slur, but it wasn't a deepfake ... so that's OK, then? AI + ML11 Oct 2023 | 7
Trio of TorchServe flaws means PyTorch users need an urgent upgrade Meta, the project's maintainer, shrugs: We fixed it, let's move on Security04 Oct 2023 | 2
X Social Media sues Twitter 2.0 over alphabet soup branding spidermanpointingmeme.jpg Personal Tech03 Oct 2023 | 32
Norway wants Facebook behavioral advertising banned across Europe But Meta was just about to start asking people for their permission! Security29 Sep 2023 | 24
Zuck dives deeper into the metaverse, dragging Snoop Dogg along for ride Meta's annual conference sees the company playing catch-up to OpenAI but pulling ahead of Apple Offbeat28 Sep 2023 | 13
Meta spends $181M to get out of lease at vacant London offices Biz signed 20-year term in 2021 before COVID-19 caused the WFH revolution followed by redundancies On-Prem27 Sep 2023 | 41
Zuck uses India visit to increase Meta's transactional traction WhatsApp gets better at taking money and so does Meta with verified accounts for biz Software21 Sep 2023 |
Portable Large Language Models – not the iPhone 15 – are the future of the smartphone Column Personal AI can redefine the handheld experience and perhaps preserve privacy too Personal Tech13 Sep 2023 | 65
If you like to play along with the illusion of privacy, smart devices are a dumb idea Updated You're just giving manufacturers carte blanche to profit off personal data Security07 Sep 2023 | 133
Norway court upholds miniscule fine against Meta for flouting privacy rules Targeted ads require data usage consent under EU regulations Personal Tech07 Sep 2023 | 33
How to ask Facebook's Meta to not train its AI models on some of your personal info Hey, stop Zucking up my data! AI + ML31 Aug 2023 | 38
Meta reckons China's troll farms could learn proper OpSec from Russia's fake news crews Claims to have taken down two colossal networks, with 'Secondary Infektion' schooling 'Spamouflage' Security30 Aug 2023 | 15
Meta lets Code Llama run riot under almost-open terms Was this source-generating model used to bang out Threads in a week or something? AI + ML25 Aug 2023 | 4
Cool, more promises of a Universal Translator from Big Tech. This time, Meta – again SeamlessM4T seems less open source than some might wish AI + ML23 Aug 2023 | 4