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Meta’s Yann LeCun warned there could be an exodus of US-based scientists due to funding cuts.The Trump administration wants to slash NIH funding, causing concern in the scientific community.LeCun said Europe should be recruiting them by offering more favorable research conditions.The United States could soon see an exodus of tech…
Meta’s policy chief said the company would loop in Trump when it feels targeted by regulators abroad.The company believes Trump would defend US companies he views as being treated unfairly.Meta has previously faced billions of dollars in fines from European Union regulators.The European Union has been a huge pain for…
Mark Zuckerberg has spent many billions of dollars trying to build computers people will wear on their faces.It has yet to happen. But Zuckerberg says 2025 will be a pivotal year for that tech.His big hope: that AI-powered glasses — like the souped-up Ray-Bans Meta sells — become “the next…
DeepSeek, an open-source Chinese AI company, has riled Silicon Valley with its rapid rise.Meta’s chief AI scientist said DeepSeek has benefited from the open-source community.Meta’s AI program has remained open-source, while OpenAI has shifted to closed-source.Silicon Valley was on edge this week after DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, released its…
Meta’s chief marketing officer Alex Schultz is concerned that “too much censorship” is harmful. Schultz’s comments come after Meta updated several policies, including content moderation.The new guidelines change what is permissible to be said about LGBTQ+ people. Meta’s chief marketing officer warned that greater censorship on its platforms could “harm…
The reaction among creators to Meta’s content-moderation changes has largely fallen along political lines.Some influencers worry the changes could cause harm to the LGBTQ+ community.Others questioned Meta’s decision to feature more political content.Getting “Zucked” — a term for having your account suspended or content removed due to community violations —…
Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to replace fact checkers with “community notes” is a familiar one.A similar system of community moderation is already in place on Elon Musk’s X.On X, community notes let users add context to posts. Meta has said it seems to work well.Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will use “community…
Meta said Tuesday it plans to drop third-party fact-checkers in favor of a community notes feature.Meta CMO Alex Schultz told Business Insider the incoming Trump administration influenced the shift.He also said a change in how Americans view censorship and content moderation played a role.After Meta announced it was ditching fact…
Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is loosening some of its policies in an effort to avoid limiting free speech.Meta will remove restrictions on topics like gender, which means users may see more controversial opinions in their feeds.The policy shift is expected to change how your Facebook, Instagram, and Threads feeds appear.Don’t…
Donald Trump said that Mark Zuckerberg may have taken notice of his threats.The president-elect previously threatened to jail the Meta CEO for life.Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that his company will no longer partner with third-party fact-checkers.President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for changing how it moderates political…
