Mark Zuckerberg

Meta launches AI agent that can access other apps to send emails, make payments

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plan to supply "personal superintelligence" is part of an attempt to diversify the company's revenue sources beyond advertising.

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A security guard stands watch by the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, US, November 9, 2022.
(ILLUSTRATIVE) A logo of Meta AI sits outside the Meta House on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025.

Meta ordered to change youth protections in $567 million court ruling

"We remain confident in our record of protecting teens online and will continue to defend ourselves against claims that misrepresent the facts," Meta said in a statement.

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(ILLUSTRATIVE) A logo of Meta AI sits outside the Meta House on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025.

Meta's Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected

Meta is projected to spend as much as $145 billion on AI infrastructure this year, yet the company's bets on AI agents "haven't come to fruition yet"

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Mark Zuckerberg

Meta is developing an artificial intelligence duplicate of Mark Zuckerberg

The company is developing an AI figure based on the CEO’s personal style, statements, and strategic perception; the tool is intended to provide responses to employees when Zuckerberg is unavailable.

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Meta to cut 10,000 jobs in second round of layoffs

Worries of an economic downturn due to rising interest rates have sparked a series of mass job cuts across corporate America.

MARCH 14, 2023ByREUTERS
The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022.

Instagram is copying Telegram with new 'Channels' feature

The social media platform launched a chat service that lets creators easily update their followers, just like on Telegram.

MARCH 14, 2023ByYINON BEN SHUSHAN/WALLA!
The Instagram application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017.

Meta launches subscription service priced at $11.99 a month

Meta Verified will be rolled out in Australia and New Zealand this week, with gradual launches in other countries to follow.

FEBRUARY 19, 2023ByREUTERS
Woman holds smartphone with Meta logo in front of a displayed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021.

Meta slashes workforce by 11,000 as it sinks more money into the metaverse

The broad job cuts, the first in Meta's 18-year history, follow thousands of layoffs at other major tech companies including  Microsoft Corp and Elon Musk-owned Twitter.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022ByREUTERS
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at a live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference last month to announce the rebranding of Facebook as Meta.

Kanye West warns Jews about 'toying' with him and those opposing 'agenda'

Kanye West said that he couldn't be antisemitic, because black people are actually Jews.

OCTOBER 9, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Rapper Kanye West makes a point as he holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, US July 19, 2020.

Are Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg to blame for students' depression?

An Israeli-led academic study revealed new evidence of the social media platform Facebook’s negative impact on the mental health of college students.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebook logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014.

WhatsApp will let you hide your 'online' status in new privacy update

The instant messaging service has unveiled three new privacy features, with the aim of making chats "as private as face-to-face conversations."

AUGUST 10, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Whatsapp logo in this picture illustration

Meta’s AI chatbot repeats antisemitic conspiracies, bashes Facebook

The artificial intelligence chatbot BlenderBot made several mentions of antisemitic conspiracy theories, Donald Trump, and even Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg.

AUGUST 10, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Chatbots, powered by artificial intelligence, have become more widespread in recent years. Meta's AI chatbot, BlenderBot, has recently been saying antisemitic conspiracy theories (Illustrative).

Mark Zuckerberg, VP Harris among latest sanctioned by Russia

Earlier in March, Russia's foreign ministry announced it has imposed sanctions on US President Joe Biden and 12 other Americans, as well as EU commissioners, MEPs and journalists.

APRIL 22, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens while testifying before a joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees hearing regarding the company’s use and protection of user data, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

At metaverse event, Meta's Zuckerberg unveils work to improve how humans chat to AI

Zukerberg reveals a new feature in the metaverse: An AI chat, which will be used to improve communication with voice assistants.

FEBRUARY 23, 2022ByREUTERS
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at a live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference last month to announce the rebranding of Facebook as Meta.