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Meta upgrades AI with task planning

Meta has upgraded its AI assistant with task planning, app integration, research and presentation features, expanding its ability to complete tasks for users. The American technology company announced the upgrade in a statement on Monday, describing it as a major enhancement to its AI assistant’s capabilities. Meta said the new …

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Tinubu orders investigation of Google, Meta, X, others

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, to investigate top 1global technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence, AI, platforms over allegations of anti-competitive practices and unlawful exploitation of the content of Nigerian media organisations. This followed a joint petition submitted to the Presidency by …

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Meta to cut 8,000 jobs globally over AI efficiency drive

Meta Platforms Inc., has started notifying employees across its global operations of job cuts affecting about 8,000 roles, as part of a broader restructuring tied to its push into artificial intelligence and cost optimisation. The layoffs, which began on Wednesday morning, were first communicated to staff in Asia around 4 …

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NPAN Approves Imposition of $220m fine on Meta

THE Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria has endorsed the imposition of a $220 million fine on Meta Platforms operating in Nigeria. Meta Platforms Incorporated is the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Meta was dragged by the FCCPC through the Consumer Protection Tribunal for unauthorised data sharing and discriminatory …

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Meta threatens to Cut off Facebook in Nigeria Over Huge Fines

PEOPLE in Nigeria may lose access to Facebook and Instagram after parent company Meta said it faced large fines and “unrealistic” regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities. Last year, three Nigerian oversight agencies imposed fines on the US-based social media giant totalling more than $290m (£218m) for violating various laws …

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Meta to Replace Fact-checks With X-style Community Notes

META has announced it will abandon its fact-checking programme, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people who use Meta’s social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads. In a video, the company’s chief, Mark Zuckerberg, said …

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Meta to Pay Texas $1.4bn for Biometric Data Breach

Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook, has agreed to pay $1.4bn to settle a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas over the illegal use of facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent. This landmark agreement, reported by Reuters on Tuesday, is the largest …

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