States are taking Meta Platforms Inc. to trial in federal court in Oakland, California, in the most consequential case yet over social media harms to children, seeking up to $1.4 trillion in damages a…
Meta reported Q2 2026 revenue of $60.8 billion, up 28% year-over-year, with US average revenue per user rising 31% to $125, as Instagram crossed 2 billion daily active users for the first time. The co…
Anthropic is introducing a text watermark for its AI-generated content that subtly alters word choices without degrading quality, according to a support article. The company says the change is imperce…
Facebook is hosting a wave of Islamophobic AI-generated content inciting violence against Muslim Americans, following a confrontation between far-right agitator Jake Lang and protesters in Dearborn, M…
NamingCube launched an AI-powered name generator that checks domain and social media availability in real time using official RDAP registry data, offering 25 generations for $9.9 or lifetime access fo…
McAfee research shows AI models can identify locations from holiday photos posted on Instagram or Facebook, enabling scams that steal bank details. In tests of more than 21,000 travel images, one mode…
Fraudsters are using AI to exploit holiday photos posted on Instagram or Facebook to craft convincing scam emails and texts that seek bank account details, according to a report by The Guardian Techno…
In a blog post, an unnamed author argues that all technology, from stone tools to AI, is a single continuous progression driven by human evolution, making AI's emergence inevitable. The author contend…
AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude can now identify locations from photos with high accuracy, raising new privacy concerns for people who share images online. According to a Popular Science …
Aaron Sorkin, creator of 'The West Wing' and 'The Social Network', said in an Esquire podcast released Wednesday that he is optimistic about AI because he doesn't think it will produce good art, citin…
Facebook is being flooded with AI-generated videos of fake podcasters, such as 'The Male Insight' and 'Uncle George,' who dispense relationship advice criticizing men, with clips reaching up to 280,00…
Meta Platforms Inc. said it has removed access to more than 750,000 Instagram and Facebook accounts in Australia believed to belong to people under 16 since it began complying with the country's youth…
Cory Doctorow, tech journalist and author of 'The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI,' proposed that Canada repeal its 2012 anti-circumvention law Bill C-11 to allow jailbreaking American techno…
A 26-year-old Mississippi digital creator, Kvontay Devon Pringle, admitted to creating a viral AI-generated image of a boy in a skirt that garnered 8.2 million views on Facebook, earning an estimated …
Facebook launched its revamped Creator Studio app on Aug. 12, an AI-powered daily companion for creators that provides personalized tips, helps plan posts, and drafts replies to followers. The app, av…
SoftWin, a development team, has published a technical guide on optimizing local business websites for AI-driven search engines, noting that AI Overviews now appear in roughly 68% of local searches an…
ZDNET's Sabrina Ortiz reports that AI-generated flyers are often poorly designed, but clear prompts and design limits can produce better results. She provides 8 tips, including consulting a graphic de…
Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word manifesto on Monday arguing for the widespread distribution of 'personal superintelligence,' claiming AI should empower individuals rather than remain concentrat…
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word essay on Monday envisioning a future where everyone has an all-knowing AI agent, and announced the release of the open-source AI model Muse Gl…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's essay 'The Future is for Everyone' claims superintelligence will empower everyone, but critics argue his track record on privacy and vague promises undermine the vision. Zuc…