meta Meta Reuses 2020 Political Ad Restrictions for Upcoming U.S. Midterms Meta plans to disable new political and issue-based ads during the week before the November midterm elections. The company is relying on the same playbook it used in 2020 despite past enforcement failures.
meta Meta Releases Open-Source AI Model Capable of Translating 200 Languages Meta AI open-sources NLLB-200, a massive 54.5B parameter model that outperforms state-of-the-art systems in translating over 200 languages. The release includes an expanded FLORES-200 benchmark to evaluate machine translation across low-resource languages.
doordash DoorDash and Meta Test Delivery Service for Facebook Marketplace Items DoorDash and Meta are currently testing a new delivery feature for Facebook Marketplace that allows drivers to pick up and drop off eligible items. The partnership aims to make peer-to-peer selling safer and more convenient while helping DoorDash expand beyond food delivery.
facebook New Pew Study Confirms Teens Abandon Facebook in Droves A recent Pew Research Center study reveals that only 32% of U.S. teens use Facebook, a steep drop from 71% nearly a decade ago. Young users now view the platform as a boring utility for older generations rather than an engaging social space.
meta Meta Hands Over Teen's Messages in Landmark Nebraska Abortion Prosecution Meta provides a Nebraska teenager's private Facebook messages to police, leading to felony charges for allegedly using abortion pills. The tech giant hands over the data without challenging the legal order despite the questionable grounds of the investigation.
meta Meta Hands Over Teen's Messages to Police in Landmark Abortion Prosecution Meta provides a Nebraska teenager's private Facebook messages to law enforcement, leading to severe felony charges related to a suspected abortion. The data handover occurs despite the lack of initial evidence beyond the improper disposal of a miscarried fetus.
meta Meta Report Reveals Low-Sophistication Troll Farms Failing to Manipulate Online Discourse Meta's latest Adversarial Threat Report shows that global troll networks are largely unsophisticated and unsuccessful in their attempts to manipulate conversations. Despite their clumsy efforts, these groups still pose a threat through impersonation and real-world harassment.
india India Withdraws Controversial Personal Data Protection Bill The Indian government unexpectedly withdraws its 2019 Personal Data Protection Bill following heavy criticism from privacy advocates and tech giants. Lawmakers plan to draft a new, more comprehensive legal framework for the digital ecosystem.
meta Meta Moves On Without COO as Sandberg Exits After 14 Years Sheryl Sandberg officially steps down as Meta's COO after 14 years, and Mark Zuckerberg does not plan to replace her. Meanwhile, Opendoor faces a massive FTC fine and Shopify invests heavily in Klaviyo.
meta Meta Posts Disappointing Q2 Earnings Amid Plummeting Ad Revenue Facebook parent Meta misses earnings expectations and issues a weak third-quarter forecast due to slowing advertising demand. The tech giant's stock loses half its value this year as marketers drastically reduce spending.
meta Meta CEO Zuckerberg Warns of Economic Downturn, Vows to Do More With Less Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces that the company faces a broad economic downturn impacting digital advertising and plans to steadily reduce headcount growth over the next year.
meta Meta Unveils Make-A-Scene AI That Blends Text and Sketches Into Images Meta introduces Make-A-Scene, an AI research tool that lets users generate digital art by combining text prompts with simple freeform sketches to control image layouts precisely.
meta Meta Unveils AI Model Translating 200 Languages to Bridge Digital Divide Meta introduces NLLB-200, a single AI model that translates 200 languages with significantly higher accuracy than previous tools. The open-source project aims to make digital content accessible to billions of people who speak underrepresented African and Asian languages.
meta Meta Unveils NLLB-200 AI Model to Translate 200 Languages Meta introduces NLLB-200, a single AI model that translates 200 languages with significantly higher accuracy than previous technology. The company openly releases the model and dataset to help bridge the digital language divide.
meta Meta AI NLLB-200 Model Translates 200 Languages with 44% Quality Boost Meta releases a new single AI model called NLLB-200 that translates 200 languages with a 44 percent increase in translation quality compared to previous technology.