Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’
Australian authors are among those caught up in Meta’s use of LibGen, an illegal book repository, to train its AI. What are ...
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Former Meta executives raise $15 million for AI assistant startup
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 (Reuters) - Two former Meta (META.O), opens new tab artificial intelligence executives have raised $15 million for Yutori, a startup that will develop AI personal ...
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Meta keeps 'block' lists of ex-employees — and even help from a VP can't get you off them
Meta maintains internal block lists of employees who are ineligible for being rehired. BI spoke with former employees who said they were surprised to learn they were on these lists. Some former ...
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OpenAI, Meta in talks with Reliance for AI partnerships: report
OpenAI and Meta Platforms have held separate discussions with India’s Reliance Industries over potential partnerships to expand their artificial intelligence offerings in the country ...
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Meta to Launch Standalone AI App in 2025, Competing With OpenAI, Google
The action fits Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's larger plan to by year-end position Meta as a leader in artificial intelligence. Launched in September 2023, Meta AI is now replacing conventional ...
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Meta is reportedly testing in-house chips for AI training
Meta is reportedly testing an in-house chip for training AI systems, a part of a strategy to reduce its reliance on hardware makers like Nvidia. According to Reuters, Meta’s chip, which is ...
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Ex-Meta executive: ‘People deserve to know what this company is really like’
Meta is once again facing allegations from a former employee that a growth-at-all-costs culture has caused offline harm. A new book called “Careless People,” published Tuesday by former ...
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Meta Takes Another Hit After Reports That it Blacklists Ex-Employees
Social media and tech giant Meta has gotten some bad press in recent months, not just for CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s about-face embrace of President Donald Trump and several of his ornerier MAGA ideals.
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Inside the tell-all book that Mark Zuckerberg is trying to suppress
But then Zuckerberg, whose company changed its name to Meta Platforms in 2021, moved to suppress the book by obtaining an arbitrator’s ruling prohibiting Wynn-Williams from promoting it herself ...
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'I've never heard of anything like this': Former Google HR chief reacts to Meta's 'block' lists
BI reported on Meta "block" lists that can prevent some former employees from being rehired. Google's former HR chief wrote that he'd "never seen a large scale, systematic approach like this." ...
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Ray-Ban and Meta just teased new limited-edition smart glasses – but they'll be in frustratingly short supply
Meta announces new limited-edition Ray-Ban Meta glasses They’re launching sometime in March A promo image suggests numbers will be limited to just 3,600 units Meta has announced that new ...