Meta Platforms Inc. is developing a fully private mode for its upcoming personal AI agents, designed so that even Meta cannot access conversations, building on its Incognito Chat feature launched May …
Meta Platforms Inc. has launched Meta One, a paid subscription tier for Facebook and Instagram, featuring an auto-invite tool that automatically sends follow requests to users who engage with a creato…
A Hacker News post argues that computers and AI should be treated as tools, not attention-seeking devices, and criticizes the internet's evolution from a bubble to engagement-driven platforms, citing …
A security researcher discovered a poorly designed ransomware app disguised as an AI teaching app for high school students, distributed via a Facebook post as a 76 KB APK. The ransomware demands $300 …
In a TechCrunch podcast, historian Jill Lepore argued that Silicon Valley leaders are poor readers of science fiction, leading them to mistakenly frame AI and platforms as replacements for democratic …
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million, bringing the total penalties to $942 million, after a jury found the company violated state consumer protection laws by harming child…
Replit CEO Amjad Masad said the company is on track for $1 billion in annual recurring revenue by the end of 2025, up from $2.8 million in 2024, after raising $400 million at a $9 billion valuation in…
Meta Platforms Inc. designs and operates its own custom AI data centers to power Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and Meta AI, according to Meta's VP of Data Centers Rachel Peterson in a discus…
Meta Platforms Inc. apologized to Indian officials for temporarily restricting a Facebook post of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan telling Technology Ministe…
Meta Platforms Inc. ran more than 50 paid ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery and links to nudify apps, discovered by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) in Meta's ad library, with …
Meta Platforms Inc. has paused its plan to charge a $20 per month Meta One Premium subscription for the 'conversation focus' feature on its AI glasses after customer backlash, according to a statement…
A meme featuring billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya in a white turtleneck has gone viral on X, with users using AI to alter the image and caption it with exaggerated Silicon Valley co…
OpenAI's February 2025 threat report says the company banned ChatGPT accounts linked to a Cambodia-origin romance and investment scam network. The operators used the model to translate and generate so…
Meta's platforms are being flooded with AI-generated video of nonexistent young women, and older Facebook users are leaving comments that show they believe the AI influencers are real. One account, "G…
Tinuiti's Q2 2026 benchmark report shows that paid search growth slowed across Google, YouTube, and Instagram, with Google paid search clicks increasing 14% year-over-year in Q1 2026 but spending grow…
Snap Inc. beat second-quarter revenue estimates on Monday (Aug 4), with revenue jumping about 19% to US$1.6 billion, driven by increased advertising spending during the FIFA World Cup and stronger cam…
SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) is set to report its first-ever earnings on Tuesday, August 4, after the closing bell, with shares trading at $109.80 on Monday, down over 50% from their intraday high and below …
The European Union's AI Act transparency obligations took effect on August 2, 2026, requiring companies to disclose AI interactions and label AI-generated content. Providers must design AI systems to …
Lerobit announced the upcoming release of its MMP V1 AI social media management tool, which will create, schedule, and publish content across LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. The tool, curre…
RuntimeWire, a one-person newsroom operated by founder Ryan Merket, has published 1,627 articles and recorded 205,000 pageviews since launching in May, with AI systems handling much of the reporting a…