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Meta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with 'strategic goals'

Oct. 17, 2024 09:39 AM EDT

Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.” A Meta spokesperson confirmed in a statement that some teams were making changes to align with their long-term goals and location strategy....

Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game

Oct. 04, 2024 15:25 PM EDT

MIAMI, Okla. (AP) — Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes grew up playing video games, including “probably hundreds of hours” colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. So when that same game studio, Firaxis, approached the tribal nation a...

Trump escalates attacks on Harris' mental fitness and suggests she should be prosecuted

Sep. 29, 2024 18:56 PM EDT

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump escalated his personal attacks on his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, on Sunday by repeating an insult that she was “mentally impaired” while also saying she should be “impeached and prosecuted." Trump's rally in...

Mark Zuckerberg faces deposition in AI copyright lawsuit from Sarah Silverman and other authors

Sep. 27, 2024 10:29 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be deposed as part of a lawsuit brought by authors including comedian Sarah Silverman accusing the company of copyright infringement to train its artificial intelligence technology. U.S. District Judge Thomas Hixson rejected...

Meta unveils cheaper VR headset, AI updates and shows off prototype for holographic AR glasses

Sep. 25, 2024 20:03 PM EDT

MENLO PARK, California (AP) — Meta unveiled updates to the company's virtual reality headset and Ray Ban smart glasses on Wednesday as it tries to demonstrate its artificial intelligence prowess and the next generation of computing platforms beyond smartphones and computers. CEO...

With Musk's X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes

Sep. 05, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As billionaire Elon Musk's clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation. When the digital dust settled, X had become an ex. Musk's social media...