Meta is leveraging AI technology to safeguard minors on Instagram by automatically adjusting account settings to age-appropriate restrictions if AI detects a user is underage but has an adult account, while allowing users to modify settings if the AI assessment is incorrect.
Riding the wave of its groundbreaking image-generation technology, OpenAI is reportedly weighing the creation of a social network to rival Elon Musk's X and Meta's Instagram, marking a potential new frontier in the intensifying AI competition and legal battles between tech titans.
YouTube throws its weight behind the 'No Fakes Act' to combat unauthorized AI-generated replicas, allowing individuals to request removal while balancing innovation, as it expands its pilot program enabling creators to detect and remove AI copies of themselves.
In a blockbuster $113 billion deal, Elon Musk's AI firm xAI has acquired the social media giant X (formerly Twitter), valuing xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, with Musk claiming the merger will 'unlock immense potential' by fusing AI with X's global reach.
Perplexity, an AI search startup, proposes an ambitious $30-50 billion bid to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations, rebuild its algorithm transparently and integrate its search capabilities, seeking funding at an $18 billion valuation.
Mark Zuckerberg's failed attempt to silence a former employee's memoir, which portrays Meta as prioritizing profits over ethics and ignoring issues like hate speech, has fueled controversy over the tech giant's moral compass and credibility.
Rep. Jim Jordan issued subpoenas to 16 major tech firms, demanding evidence of potential Biden administration pressure to censor lawful online speech using AI, escalating the GOP's probe into alleged tech industry bias against conservatives.
Snapchat is revolutionizing the selfie game with the introduction of AI-animated lenses that bring lifelike animals and flowers to your snaps, offering a fresh and immersive experience with new lenses promised every week.
Snap unveils groundbreaking AI-generated Video Lenses for Snapchat, offering premium users immersive augmented reality experiences like 'Raccoon', 'Fox', and 'Spring Flowers', with more weekly releases planned, showcasing the company's cutting-edge generative video capabilities.
X Network faced significant outages due to massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, with Elon Musk controversially blaming Ukraine despite security experts' cautions against IP attribution, and security lapses allowing direct targeting of X's insufficiently protected origin servers.