The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.
Category: Zuckerberg, Mark E
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Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims
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Mark Zuckerberg Buys an Irish Castle
The New York Times – Business:One of the 21st century’s most prominent landowners has added a nearly 200-year-old estate to his holdings. Archival information says it can take “a brisk walk of 4½ minutes to reach the dining room from the kitchen.”
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Why Meta Is Betting Big on Open A.I.
The New York Times – Business:The technology giant is embracing open models, closer ties to Washington and more as it seeks to catch up in the artificial intelligence race.
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Meta Unveils ‘Open Source’ Version of Its Most Powerful A.I. Model
The New York Times – On the Runway:The release of Muse Glimmer, a model that can be freely downloaded and modified, is likely to intensify a debate over whether A.I. should be restricted or not.
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Big Tech Turmoil Clouds the A.I. Earnings Picture
The New York Times – Business:The Nasdaq 100 is flirting with correction territory as investors brace for earnings reports from Meta, Microsoft and Amazon.
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Meta’s Embrace of A.I. Is Making Its Employees Miserable
The New York Times – Business:As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off.
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Musk vs. Altman: A High-Stakes A.I. Clash Goes to Court on Monday
The New York Times – Business:Elon Musk is seeking more than $150 billion in damages and a complete shake-up of OpenAI. The outcome could have big consequences for the artificial intelligence industry.
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The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder
The New York Times – Business:Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
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Inside the Big Tech Lobbying Machine Aiming to Halt Social Media Bans
The New York Times – Business:Tech giants, including Meta and Alphabet, are spending lavishly on splashy billboard ads, courting on-the-fence politicians and bulking up their ranks of lobbyists.
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Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
The New York Times – Business:In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.