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17 Jul 2025
Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg faces $8B trial over Facebook data misuse

An $8 billion trial has begun against Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former leaders of Meta, initiated by the company's shareholders.

17 Jul 2025
Technology

Meta's new AI feature creates styled images of you

Meta has launched its 'Imagine Me' feature in India, allowing users to create personalized images based on text prompts.

Meta's AI needs social media data to learn 'Australian concepts'

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has urged the Australian government not to change its privacy laws.

17 Jul 2025
OpenAI

Scale  AI lays off 14% staff after Meta's $14B investment

Scale AI, a leading player in the artificial intelligence (AI) data industry, has announced major layoffs. The company is letting go of some 200 employees or nearly 14% of its workforce.

16 Jul 2025
Mark Zuckerberg

Two more OpenAI researchers jump ship to Meta's AI lab

Jason Wei, a prominent researcher at OpenAI, is set to join Meta's new superintelligence lab.

16 Jul 2025
Elon Musk

Houthi-linked arms dealers selling weapons on X, WhatsApp: Report

A new report has revealed that arms dealers linked to Yemen's Houthi terrorists are using social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and WhatsApp for weapon trafficking.

16 Jul 2025
Amazon

Trump announces $90B investment to make Pennsylvania global AI capital

US President Donald Trump has announced over $90 billion in investments from private companies, aimed at establishing Pennsylvania as a leading hub for artificial intelligence (AI), technology, and energy.

16 Jul 2025
Google

Speed, safety, and secrecy: Ex-OpenAI engineer reveals company's work culture

Calvin French-Owen, a former engineer who worked on OpenAI's innovative coding agent Codex, has shared his experiences of working at the company for a year.

15 Jul 2025
PhonePe

PhonePe ropes in ex-Meta India policy chief Shivnath Thukral

Walmart-owned digital payments platform PhonePe has appointed Shivnath Thukral as its new Vice President for Public Policy and Government Affairs.

15 Jul 2025
OpenAI

Meta to build 5GW 'Hyperion' AI data center

Meta has announced the construction of a massive new artificial intelligence (AI) data center.

15 Jul 2025
Facebook

10 million Facebook accounts just vanished: Here's why

Meta has taken a major step in its battle against "spammy content" on Facebook.

15 Jul 2025
Mark Zuckerberg

Meta's AI team weighs scrapping open‑source model for closed alternative

Meta's newly established Superintelligence Lab is contemplating a major shift in its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy.

13 Jul 2025
Startups

Meta acquires PlayAI to enhance voice features across its apps

Meta, the parent company of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, has acquired PlayAI after advanced acquisition talks.

12 Jul 2025
Business

Meta refuses further changes to pay-or-consent model—may face additional fines

Meta Platforms is unlikely to make any further changes to its pay-or-consent model, according to Reuters.

11 Jul 2025
Google

Google now offers $340K base pay to attract AI talent

Google has revised its compensation package to attract top-tier talent and reward high performers. The move comes as the global artificial intelligence (AI) race heats up.

11 Jul 2025
Facebook

German court rules Meta's web tracking tools breach GDPR

A German court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to pay €5,000 to a user.

10 Jul 2025
ChatGPT

EU proposes guidelines to help companies comply with AI Act

The European Union (EU) has published a voluntary code of practice to help companies comply with its forthcoming AI Act.

10 Jul 2025
Apple

Meta lured Apple's top AI expert with staggering $200M package

Meta has successfully recruited Ruoming Pang, a top artificial intelligence (AI) expert from Apple.

10 Jul 2025
Bengaluru

Bengaluru man arrested for posting women's photos on Instagram

A 26-year-old man was arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly running an Instagram account that posted videos and photos of women without their consent.

10 Jul 2025
Apple

New Vision Pro arriving this year with 2 big upgrades

Apple is gearing up to launch its second-generation Vision Pro headset later this year, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported.

09 Jul 2025
OpenAI

OpenAI's first hardware won't be smart glasses, Altman makes clear

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has made it clear that he is not a fan of smart glasses.

09 Jul 2025
Mark Zuckerberg

OpenAI hires 4 AI engineers from Tesla, xAI, and Meta

OpenAI has hired four AI engineers and researchers from its competitors.

09 Jul 2025
Mark Zuckerberg

Meta just invested $3.5B in Ray‑Ban's parent company: Here's why

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has acquired a minority stake of around 3% in EssilorLuxottica, the world's largest eyewear manufacturer.

08 Jul 2025
Apple

Apple just lost its top AI expert to Meta

Apple's top artificial intelligence (AI) executive, Ruoming Pang, is leaving the company for Meta.

07 Jul 2025
DeepSeek

After Meta, DeepSeek steps up hiring for AI development

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek is ramping up its recruitment efforts in the global talent race for next-gen AI development, according to South China Morning Post.

05 Jul 2025
Apple

Apple's smart glasses are coming: Here's when to expect them

Apple is working on a pair of smart glasses to take on Meta's popular Ray-Ban series. However, the launch of this futuristic eyewear is still a few years away.

No US grads on Meta's Superintelligence team—all hires are immigrants

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has hired 11 leading artificial intelligence (AI) researchers for its new Superintelligence Lab.

04 Jul 2025
Instagram

Don't be surprised when Meta's chatbot texts first, recalls conversations

Meta is developing custom AI chatbots that can send users unprompted messages and follow up on past conversations.

04 Jul 2025
Mark Zuckerberg

Meta hires researcher Daniel Gross to power its AI team

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has hired Daniel Gross, a prominent artificial intelligence (AI) executive.

03 Jul 2025
OpenAI

'Money won't fix it'—Ex-OpenAI board member slams Meta's AI hiring-spree

Helen Toner, a former OpenAI board member and director of strategy at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology, has questioned the effectiveness of Meta Platforms Inc.'s aggressive recruitment drive for top artificial intelligence (AI) talent.

03 Jul 2025
OpenAI

How much energy does a ChatGPT query consume?

As generative AI becomes more common, questions about its energy consumption and carbon emissions are becoming increasingly important.

01 Jul 2025
Microsoft

Microsoft's new AI beats doctors at diagnosing complex health conditions

Microsoft has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) system, capable of outperforming human doctors in diagnosing complex health conditions.

01 Jul 2025
Mark Zuckerberg

Meet the 'superintelligence' team Zuckerberg has assembled to beat OpenAI

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new "superintelligence" team within the company to drive its AI ambitions.

01 Jul 2025
Mark Zuckerberg

Meta launches 'Superintelligence Labs' to build the smartest AI yet

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has launched 'Meta Superintelligence Labs' (MSL), a consolidated AI division aimed at advancing "superintelligence"—AI capable of human‑level or beyond performance.

30 Jun 2025
OpenAI

OpenAI overhauls pay packages as Meta poaches key researchers

OpenAI is said to be adjusting its compensation packages in response to a recent recruitment drive by Meta.

29 Jun 2025
Mark Zuckerberg

Meta has poached 4 more AI researchers from OpenAI

Meta has hired four more artificial intelligence (AI) researchers from OpenAI, The Information has reported.

28 Jun 2025
Facebook

Attention! Facebook is now training AI on your unshared photos

Facebook is testing a new feature that uses Meta AI to suggest edits for photos in your camera roll, even those not yet shared on the platform.

28 Jun 2025
Mark Zuckerberg

Meta eyes $29B for AI data centers in US

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is looking to raise a whopping $29 billion from private capital firms.

Meta in advanced talks to acquire voice cloning start-up PlayAI

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is in advanced talks to acquire PlayAI, a voice cloning start-up, according to Bloomberg.

26 Jun 2025
WhatsApp

New WhatsApp feature uses AI to summarize your unread chats

WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to summarize unread messages in a chat.

26 Jun 2025
David Fincher

'The Social Network' sequel is finally happening: What to expect 

Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Social Network (2010), is set to write and direct a follow-up titled The Social Network Part II, reported Deadline.

25 Jun 2025
WhatsApp

You'll get to choose which ads to see in WhatsApp

WhatsApp is working on a feature that will let users manage their ad preferences for statuses and channels.

25 Jun 2025
ChatGPT

Scale AI exposed sensitive client data in public Google Docs

Scale AI, a leading data labeling company, has come under fire for major security lapses.

25 Jun 2025
Facebook

Meta blames glitch as thousands of Facebook Groups get suspended

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is facing backlash after a technical glitch led to the mass suspension of thousands of user-created groups around the world.

25 Jun 2025
Xbox

Meta's new limited-run headset merges Xbox gaming and VR

Meta has launched the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition, a limited edition virtual reality (VR) headset, as part of a collaboration with Microsoft.

24 Jun 2025
WhatsApp

US House staff banned from using WhatsApp: Here's why

Meta's popular messaging app, WhatsApp, has been banned from all devices used by the US House of Representatives.