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
Google 'wiretapped' tax websites with visitor traffic trackers, lawsuit claims And this wiretap, is it in the room with us right now? Personal Tech18 Aug 2023 | 54
Meta to use work badge and Status Tool to snoop on staff Not in office three days a week? Repeated 'violations' could lead to termination On-Prem18 Aug 2023 | 42
Norway to hit Meta with fines over Facebook user privacy from next week Book to hit face, but Zuckerberg & co tell El Reg it will challenge the ban Personal Tech08 Aug 2023 | 19
We'd pay good money to see... oh dear, Elon Musk 'needs an MRI scan' Opinion What does this mean for his cage fight against Zuck? YOU DECIDE Offbeat07 Aug 2023 | 62
Playing instruments, musical talent? Psh, this is the 2020s – Meta has models for that now AudioCraft is for musicians what ChatGPT is for content writers, maybe AI + ML02 Aug 2023 | 43
Meta says it'll ask Euro peeps nicely before hitting them with personalized ads UK mulls an 'appropriate response' Personal Tech02 Aug 2023 | 27
Google wants to 'supercharge Assistant' with AI as Meta gives bots a personality Does that include Zuck or? AI + ML01 Aug 2023 | 5
Do Facebook's algorithms drive political polarization? Meta says no, but researchers say it's complicated AI in brief Plus: Google DeepMind's latest visual-language model robot, and more AI + ML31 Jul 2023 | 4
Tokkers can Tok like Tweeters can Tweet – for now Scavenging for disgruntled former Twitter users? Fellow vulture, we honor thee. Applications25 Jul 2023 | 14
Meta can call Llama 2 open source as much as it likes, but that doesn't mean it is Opinion For Zuck, it's just another marketing phrase. For developers, it's the rules of the road AI + ML21 Jul 2023 | 37
Norway bans Meta's behavioral advertising with threats of wrist-slap fines Won't someone think of Zuck's pocket change? Legal19 Jul 2023 | 17
Meta trots out Llama 2 AI models, invites devs to hop on As Microsoft warns it'll charge $30 per user per month for Copilot for Business AI + ML19 Jul 2023 | 6
Funnily enough, AI models must follow privacy law – including right to be forgotten Updated We'll just take a look at the training data, oh... wait AI + ML13 Jul 2023 | 64
Tax prep firms 'recklessly shared' your data with Google and Meta – senators Lawmakers, yet to pass a national privacy law, demand action on money Personal Tech12 Jul 2023 | 20
After Meta hands over DMs, mom pleads guilty to giving daughter abortion pills Facebook messages, obtained via valid warrant, help make case against women Personal Tech11 Jul 2023 | 62
Microsoft to hike prices in Australia and New Zealand Asia In Brief ALSO: Google Cloud extends support in Korean and Mandarin; Cambodia lashes Meta; MSFT India boss bails; and more Systems10 Jul 2023 | 3
Threads versus Twitter: Shouldn't we be happy the wheels are falling off antisocial social media? Register Kettle Our vultures ponder decentralization over convenience Personal Tech07 Jul 2023 | 102
From cage fight to page fight: Twitter threatens to sue Meta after Threads app launch Meta rolls eyes at claim it used former Twits to create rival Personal Tech06 Jul 2023 | 87
China to Meta: Flattery needed to get you into our VR market Beijing likes Zuck's old stuff better than his new stuff Personal Tech06 Jul 2023 | 10
Meta's data-hungry Threads skips over EU but lands in Britain Plus: Facebook corp loses appeal on crossing data streams in Germany Personal Tech05 Jul 2023 | 78
Prepare for a meme massacre: Snap snuffs out Gfycat in September Hey, Zuck – still want your own meme factory? Personal Tech03 Jul 2023 | 10
Meta's Oversight Board wants a prime minister banned from Facebook and Instagram Overrules decision that Cambodian leader Hun Sen's threats of political violence were newsworthy Software30 Jun 2023 | 12
Mummy and Daddy Musk think Elon's cage fight against Zuck is a terrible idea Bizarrely, there's been no suggestion that the bout won't happen Offbeat29 Jun 2023 | 48
Mark Zuckerberg would kick Elon Musk's ass, experts say Comment The two claim to be headed for a smackdown over copycat services Bootnotes22 Jun 2023 | 70
Recipient of Europe's largest ever seed round doesn't even have a product Can you guess what it is yet? Here's a clue: It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I' AI + ML15 Jun 2023 | 36
Meta teaches AI image model to stop generating human fingers like a drunk Picasso Less GPU time, better generated images AI + ML14 Jun 2023 | 5
WFH mandates bad for staff morale and stunt innovation Opportunistic Atlassian highlights problems in wake of move by Meta, Dell, Google and others Off-Prem12 Jun 2023 | 64
US Senators take Meta to task for releasing LLaMA AI model after token safety checks Suggest that Zuck has yet again unleashed stuff without a thought for the downsides AI + ML07 Jun 2023 | 14
Meta tells staff to return to office three days a week 'Engineers perform better in person' says Zuckerberg. Hang on, aren't you the defender of the Metaverse? On-Prem02 Jun 2023 | 61
Meta threatens to pull all news from California rather than pay El Reg a penny And, ahem, other publishers Personal Tech01 Jun 2023 | 55
Meta promises UK it won't pilfer rivals' ad data to build Facebook Marketplace Once it knows how to stop, anyway Personal Tech26 May 2023 | 15
Social media may harm kids. US Surgeon General says so That's a warning and not permission, in case you were wondering Personal Tech23 May 2023 | 19
Meta forced to sell Giphy, takes 87% loss in Shutterstock deal Zuck and Co face Brexit bonus Personal Tech23 May 2023 | 8
That Meta GDPR fine is €1.2B. Plus biz must stop sending EU data to US Zuckercorp says the EU-US Data Privacy Framework will pass before its penalties enacted, so why worry? Personal Tech22 May 2023 | 70
Meta facing third fine of 2023 for mishandling EU user data under GDPR This one could set a new record for penalties against US companies doing business on the continent Networks18 May 2023 | 19
Tech companies cut jobs to chase growth, but watch out for those shareholder returns Beancounters underestimate financial and cultural cost of mega redundancy programs On-Prem15 May 2023 | 10
India to send official whassup to WhatsApp after massive spamstorm In a weird way, we can blame this on AI being a better bet than blockchain Security12 May 2023 | 5
Meta wheels out Deloitte to plug the metaverse. Is anyone actually convinced? Comment All these analysts know is that their gut says... maybe Personal Tech10 May 2023 | 37
Meta CEO doesn't Zuck at Brazilian jiu-jitsu, apparently 'Silent killer' Mark bags himself top medals in tournament Offbeat09 May 2023 | 22
Strike three: FTC says Meta still failing to protect user privacy Deals between Zuckercorp + FTC in 2012 and 2020 are being ignored, so time to get stricter, says commish Security04 May 2023 | 21
Meta does the 'We found baddies and crushed them' thing again – this time for AI Who would have thought crims would try using Facebook to fool people? Security03 May 2023 | 1
International cops urge Meta not to implement secure encryption for all Why? Well, think of the children, of course Security21 Apr 2023 | 40
Facebook puts a price on privacy for US users and it's not enough to buy a cup of coffee Coughs up $725 million to settle class action that covers 244 million users Personal Tech19 Apr 2023 | 16
Meta virtual reality interrupted by financial reality as thousands lose their jobs Zuck's 'Year of Efficiency' starts with saving time not learning coworkers' names in case they're booted Personal Tech19 Apr 2023 | 22
Meta's Zuckerberg paid $27M in 'other' compensation for 2022 The average pay of how many human employees = one humanoid CEO? 91 Offbeat18 Apr 2023 | 27
Of course Facebook will monetize an ad-generating AI Metaverse was plan A, is this plan B or C, or what? AI + ML05 Apr 2023 | 9
Ex-politico turned Meta hype man brands Metaverse 'new heart of computing' Stop sniggering at the back. 'We're going to stick with it', says Nick Clegg. Unlike Disney Offbeat31 Mar 2023 | 42
EU mandated messaging platform love-in is easier said than done: Cambridge boffins Digital Market Act interoperability requirement a social challenge as well as a technical one Security29 Mar 2023 | 56
Ex-Meta security staffer accuses Greece of spying on her phone Beware of Greeks bearing GIFs Security21 Mar 2023 | 26