‘Ban criminal content on social media’: Surrey’s mayor issues statement after shooting British Columbia shooting; seeks urgent reforms

[ad_1] Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke (Image source: Official website) Brenda Locke, Mayor of Surrey in British Columbia, Canada has issued an urgent appeal to Meta, X, TikTok and all other social media platforms to block violent content and stop allowing criminals to use their networks to spread fear and intimidation.Locke in a statement on X […]

OpenAI’s high-profile IITian employee quits, to join Meta: Who is Indian-origin researcher Trapit Bansal? | World News

[ad_1] OpenAI’s high-profile IITian employee quits, to join Meta: Who is Indian-origin researcher Trapit Bansal? OpenAI looses on another high-stakes AI talent, Indian-origin researcher Trapit Bansal has exited OpenAI to join Meta. Bansal, an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, had been with OpenAI since 2022. During his time […]

Judge dismisses authors’ copyright lawsuit against Meta over AI training

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge sided with Facebook parent meta Platforms in dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit from a group of authors who accused the company of stealing their works to train its artificial intelligence technology. The Wednesday ruling from US district judge Vince Chhabria was the second in a week from San Francisco’s […]

American tech bros are fighting. Literally!

[ad_1] Venture capitalist Andrew Batey (right) delivers a punch to opponent Chauncey St. John, a crypto entrepreneur, in Denver in Feb. Batey won (NYT photo) Walking into the crowded hotel conference room, Andrew Batey looked like any other tech guy attending ETHDenver, an annual cryptocurrency conference. A venture capital investor based in Florida, Batey, however, […]

How Meta’s News Ban Could Disrupt Canada’s Election

[ad_1] After Meta blocked news from its platforms in Canada, hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing Facebook pages such as Canada Proud have filled the gap. Our Canada bureau chief explains the effect on voters. [ad_2] Source link

Meta faces landmark US antitrust trial

[ad_1] Social media juggernaut Meta stands trial on Monday facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. Google is facing two cases and was found guilty of search-market dominance abuse last August, while Apple and Amazon are also heading to court. WASHINGTON: […]

Meta boosts safety, blocks teens from Insta livestream

[ad_1] Meta Platforms Inc. is expanding protections for teen users of its Instagram, Facebook and Messenger apps, the latest attempt to quiet critics who say the social-networking company is harming the young.Teens under age 16 will no longer be able to host live videos without a parent’s permission or share images containing suspected nudity through […]