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How a legal backlash against big tech is forcing big changes
New York Times: A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime.
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Meta hooked children and misled public: Prosecutors
Meta faces a US trial over claims it made Instagram and Facebook addictive.
How Meta got everything it wanted in a secret data centre deal
New York Times: Meta has cut deals behind the scenes to avoid local opposition.
Meta plans 10% layoffs as AI spending soars: source
Meta plans to cut about 8000 staff and leave thousands of roles vacant.
The unflattering secrets revealed so far in Elon Musk’s latest legal feud
Washington Post: Court files expose texts of Musk mocking Bezos as 'a bit of a tool'.
Mark Zuckerberg creates AI version of himself to speak with Meta staff
Mark Zuckerberg is also working on a CEO AI agent to manage his workload.
Verdicts against Meta, YouTube raise hopes of a reckoning on child safety
The jury awarded US$3m to a woman who began using the apps as a child.
Zuckerberg admits Meta was slow to tackle under-13s on Instagram
Testifying in a US child addiction trial, Meta’s chief says age checks lagged
Judge ends FTC’s five-year Meta fight
The decision ends a five-year FTC push to break up the social media giant.
Cecilia Robinson: How setting a social media age limit could redefine childhood
OPINION: Is this a turning point for protecting childhood in the digital age?
Meta profit hit by US$16b tax charge as shares drop after hours
A US$16b tax hit wiped most of Meta’s latest quarterly profit.
'I don’t know what to tell you guys': Zuckerberg mocked after Meta flop
Mark Zuckerberg failed three times to take a video call on his AI glasses.
Facebook's hidden sign: The Kiwi Marketplace founder with a powerful message for NZ business
'Tech companies are trained from birth to never be complacent because ... you die.'
Meta breaks promise, plans to introduce ads on WhatsApp
Ads will roll out to three billion users, violating a 2014 'no ads' pledge.
'Putting users in danger': NCA slams Facebook encryption move
Facebook's reports of child abuse dropped by 6.9 million in 2024.
Anti-trans posts pass muster under Meta’s new hate-speech rules
The controversial posts were reshared on TikTok, sparking widespread debate.
FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralise’ it
The Meta CEO struggled to defend in federal court the company’s billion-dollar purchase.
'Frightening' algorithms: Ex-Facebook exec warns against social media for kids
Stephen Scheeler criticised Facebook's algorithms for prioritising profit over safety.
'Buy and bury' - US argues Meta built a social media monopoly
New York Times: Antitrust trial focused on its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
Former Kiwi Facebook exec claims Meta misled Congress on China ties
Sarah Wynn-Williams alleged Meta collaborated with the Chinese Government on AI and more.
OpenAI says it raised US$40b at valuation of US$300b
Biggest ever capital raise for a start-up.
Tech billionaires take centre stage at Trump inauguration
Tech tycoons have spent time since the election ingratiating themselves with Trump.
Trump promises pardons, blasts enemies at Maga victory rally
Trump previews executive actions on immigration and repealing Biden policies.
A Trump party hosted by Peter Thiel, with all of Silicon Valley
New York Times: Euphoria among the tech industry on the cusp of the Trump presidency.