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August 12, 2024

Media & TV

Labour MPs begin quitting X over ‘hate and disinformation’

Exclusive: MPs leaving platform or scaling back use over its ‘deterioration’ under Elon Musk’s ownership

By Editors Desk

One Labour MP accused Elon Musk of turning X into ‘a megaphone for foreign adversaries and far-right fringe groups’. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA

August 12, 2024

Business

Universal Music Signs Meta Deal Allowing Its Music to Appear on WhatsApp

Universal Music Group artists will see their songs made available on WhatsApp for the first time, after the record label struck a new licensing deal with Meta Platforms.

Universal Music Group artists include Taylor Swift, who performed in Amsterdam in July. Photo: Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images

July 25, 2024

Tech

Schumpeter: Why is Mark Zuckerberg giving away Meta’s crown jewels?

Augustus Caesar goes on the open-source warpath

By Editors Desk

July 19, 2024

Business

Meta in Talks to Buy Stake in Eyewear Giant EssilorLuxottica

The Facebook owner already has a partnership with the European company to make its Ray-Ban smart glasses

By Editors Desk

A display of EssilorLuxottica glasses. A next generation of Ray-Ban Meta glasses is planned for the 2025 holiday season. PHOTO: BENOIT TESSIER/REUTERS

May 17, 2024

Justice

‘I blew it big time.’ Former Facebook DEI head gets 5 years in prison for stealing millions

By Editors Desk

March 2020 photo of Barbara Furlow-Smiles in Los Angeles. (Robin L Marshall / Getty Images)

March 05, 2024

Tech

Facebook users report outages amid Super Tuesday

Facebook is down for some users on Super Tuesday as polls begin to open on one of the biggest election days of the year.

By Editors Desk

February 05, 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will ‘keep things lean,’ going big in AI with a lid on hiring

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said new hiring will remain “relatively minimal compared to what we would have done historically.”

By Editors Desk

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images

February 02, 2024

Tech

Zuckerberg wins on Wall Street after Washington hit

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta had a bad day in Washington this week. But on Wall Street, it took a victory lap.

By Editors Desk

December 14, 2023

Internet Buzz

Former Facebook employee pleads guilty to stealing $4 million

Sentencing for Barbara Furlow-Smiles is scheduled for March 19, 2024.

By Editors Desk

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 08: Barbara Furlow-Smiles attends the 2020 Sisters' Awards at Skirball Cultural Center on March 08, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)

November 17, 2023

Tech

acebook and Instagram users in Europe can now opt out of ads — for a price

European users will still be able to use Meta's Instagram and Facebook for free but will continue to see ads.

By Editors Desk

October 26, 2023

Web

AI has rescued Mark Zuckerberg from a metaverse-size hole

His long-term bet still stands, though

By Editors Desk

August 22, 2023

Tech

Meta releases more advanced AI-powered language translator

The big picture: Google has also done a lot of work in language translation products and research.

By Editors Desk

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August 03, 2023

Canada

Australia made a deal to keep news on Facebook. Why couldn't Canada?

In 2021, Facebook temporarily blocked news on its platform across Australia

By Editors Desk

August 01, 2023

Canada

Meta begins blocking news access on its platforms in Canada

The changes began Tuesday and will roll out gradually over the coming weeks, said Meta spokesperson Andy Stone.

By Editors Desk

July 29, 2023

Tech

WaPo EXCLUSIVE: Move fast and beat Musk: The inside story of how Meta built Threads

A company in crisis went back to basics to deliver a viral hit. But can Adam Mosseri’s bare-bones Twitter clone reinvigorate an aging tech giant?

By Editors Desk

(Illustration by Katty Huertas/The Washington Post; Getty Images)

July 26, 2023

Business

Meta Sees Ad Business Rebound but Warns of Higher Spending in Metaverse

The Facebook parent has seen revenue surge after cost cutting and improved ad-targeting

By Editors Desk

Meta’s share price has risen this year after several rounds of layoffs. PHOTO: JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES

July 19, 2023

Tech

What is the fediverse and why does Threads want to join?

The fediverse allows users to connect and communicate with others seamlessly across multiple platforms

By Editors Desk

Threads, a new social platform by Meta, signed up more than 100 million users in its first five days. (Ashley Fraser/CBC)

July 11, 2023

Business

People in the European Union can’t use Threads, and this is why

Meta's new social network continues to break records, with the number of users approaching 100 million, even though the application isn't available in the European Union.

By Editors Desk

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July 11, 2023

Tech

Threads: Meta plans new home feed and edits to posts

Threads is looking into adding an alternative home feed, of only posts, in chronological order, from the people each individual user follows, according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri.

By Editors Desk

July 08, 2023

Tech

Meta’s Threads upends social media in less than 48 hours

Mark Zuckerberg’s rival social network is first serious threat to Twitter since Elon Musk takeover

By Editors Desk

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