The investigation found that the sign-up process for teen users resulted in settings that made their accounts public by default, allowing anyone to view and comment on their videos
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Sundar Pichai talked with lawmakers about the need for rules to control the emerging technology and the risks it presents
The closed-door forum on Capitol Hill will include almost two dozen tech leaders and advocates, and some of the industry’s biggest names
Paqui, the Texas-based company that makes the One Chip Challenge chip, asked retailers to stop selling the chips, and by Friday, they had disappeared from store shelves and online
Artificial intelligence is capable of translating conversations in video calls in real time, just as interpreters do
Arkansas’ law is similar to a first-in-the-nation restriction signed into law earlier this year in Utah
The company also updated its privacy policies that will allow for the collection of biometric data and employment history, among other information
The latest advances in artificial intelligence and augmented reality are transforming language teaching on the internet. It is now possible to improve your speaking skills without the need for a video call with a real person
Meta just launched a new model for programmers to use instead of the paid versions offered by OpenAI and Microsoft
The Digital Services Act aims to protect European users when it comes to privacy, transparency and removal of harmful or illegal content
The move will allow the nascent platform, dubbed the “Twitter Killer,” better compete with Elon Musk’s platform
The Digital Services Act is part of a suite of tech-focused regulations crafted by the 27-nation bloc — long a global leader in cracking down on tech giants
Prabhakar is helping to guide the U.S. approach to safeguarding AI technology, relying in part on cooperation from big American tech firms like Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta
Meta announced earlier this summer it would keep its promise to block news content from Canada on its platforms because of a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online
A number of companies had pulled back on ad spending over concerns that Musk’s thinning of content restrictions was enabling hateful and toxic speech to flourish
Whether or not Musk and Zuckerberg actually make it to the ring in Las Vegas has yet to be seen
Legislators are seeking ways to protect constituents while not hindering cutting-edge advancements in medicine, science, business, education and more
Content moderators in the African country have formed a union to defend themselves against Big Tech. Social media giants outsource work to these freelancers, who are tasked with removing violent rhetoric and extremism from digital platforms
According to analysis of data from 208 million US citizens, which Meta allowed a team of academics to access, 97% of fake news is seen by right-wing users. The investigation did not find clear links between social media and political polarization
If the House were to hold Zuckerberg in contempt, the Justice Department would decide whether to prosecute him
Some of the guidelines call for third-party oversight of the workings of commercial AI systems, though they don’t detail who will audit the technology or hold the companies accountable
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it is partnering with Microsoft to introduce the next generation of its AI large language model and making the technology known as Llama 2 free for research and commercial use
This Mexican lawyer and member of Meta’s Oversight Board provides insights into the internet’s impact on democracy
The famous conference on business and economy that is being held these days in Idaho is usually an excuse to close deals in a relaxed manner, while high-profile guests, from Jeff Bezos to Bill Gates, fly fish and play golf
The consequences of this phenomenon, which can be aggravated during the summer, include irritability, lack of concentration and low self-esteem
The lawmakers tell the IRS, the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission and the IRS watchdog the findings “reveal a shocking breach of taxpayer privacy”
That order came in a lawsuit filed by Republican attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri, as well as a conservative website owner and four individual critics of government COVID-19 policies
