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Meta hit with record $567m fine in landmark child safety ruling
Meta has been ordered to pay an additional $567 million fine by a New Mexico state court, marking the largest child safety penalty ever issued against the social media giant. […]
Apple raises some prices as much as 20%, Whistleblower sues Meta
Apple is increasing the price of MacBooks and iPads worldwide due to rising memory and storage chip costs. The iPhone maker has hiked the prices of some laptops and tablets by […]
SpaceX shares slump amid tech sell off, Meta halts worker tracking
Elon Musk has seen $350bn (£264bn) shaved off his net worth as SpaceX share prices have slumped. Mr Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, and is likely to have been the […]
Meta agrees $60bn deal with AMD, details of Apple’s March 4th launch announced
The owner of Facebook has agreed to buy $60bn (£44.5bn) of artificial intelligence chips from the US semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices despite fears over the vast sums being spent on […]
Zuckerberg gambles $135bn on AI Superintelligence
Meta is doubling down on artificial intelligence with a massive $135 billion spending plan for 2026. CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the eye-popping figure during a fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, […]
Reddit added to social media ban for Under-16s in Australia
Australia has expanded its world-first social media ban for children under 16 to include popular forum site Reddit and live-streaming platform Kick, bringing the total number of restricted platforms to […]
Facebook and Instagram to charge from £2.99 a month for Ad-Free service
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is launching a paid subscription option in the UK that allows users to access the social media platforms without seeing any advertisements. The […]
Meta unveils next-generation smart glasses with built in AR
At its annual “Meta Connect” developers conference, tech giant Meta unveiled a new suite of AI-powered smart glasses in collaboration with Ray-Ban and Oakley. The new lineup includes the company’s […]
Meta’s profit surge fuels AI drive
Buoyed by a substantial surge in its latest financial results, social media behemoth Meta Platforms is significantly escalating its investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The company, which operates Facebook, Instagram, […]
Which? investigation reveals how smartphone apps ask for shocking levels of data
A new investigation by Which? reveals the alarming extent to which popular smartphone applications are collecting user data, often requesting access to sensitive information such as location, microphone and device […]
