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Community Colleges Train Workers for Data Center Jobs
Louisiana Delta Community College is training residents for jobs at Meta's Hyperion data center, part of a national trend in tech workforce education.
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TechnologyLaw
Facebook Liable in Cambridge Analytica Deception Case
A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for deceiving users in the Cambridge Analytica case, with over 43 million violations and billions at stake.
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TechnologyBusiness
Meta's $17.1B Settlement: How the Deal Came Together
Meta's $17.1B settlement with state AGs is the largest Big Tech deal in history. Here's how it was negotiated and what it means for social media.
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TechnologyBusiness
Meta Reaches $18B Settlement in Teen Addiction Case
Meta agrees to pay up to $18 billion and overhaul platform safety features in a landmark settlement with 47 states over teen social media addiction.
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TechnologyLegal
Meta Reaches $17B Settlement with States Over Teen Addiction
Meta agrees to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety measures on Instagram and Facebook in landmark settlement over teen addiction.
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Technology
Meta Defends Child Safety Record in Landmark Trial
Meta defends child safety measures as four states sue in landmark trial over alleged social media addiction harms to children and teens.
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LegalTechnology
Meta Heads to Court in Landmark Kids Social Media Trial
Four states take Meta to federal court over claims its platforms were designed to addict children. The trial could reshape social media regulation.
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TechnologyEurope
Meta Trial and Under-15 Social Media Ban: Protecting Kids
As the Meta trial unfolds and France bans social media for under-15s, Belgium debates how to protect children online.
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Technology
Zuckerberg pushes open-source AI in new manifesto
Mark Zuckerberg publishes a manifesto advocating open-source AI as Meta releases Muse Glimmer, an open-weight model for consumer hardware.
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TechnologyRegulation
Meta Fined $567M in Landmark Child Safety Ruling
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567M and implement youth-safety measures after ruling its platforms created a public nuisance.
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TechnologyLegal
Court Orders Meta to Pay $567M Over Kids' Mental Health
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567M for harming children's mental health, the first time a social media company was deemed a public nuisance.
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TechnologyLaw
Meta Sued for Using AI to Target Workers on Leave in Layoffs
26 Meta employees sue, alleging AI systems disproportionately targeted workers on medical and parental leave for layoffs in the company's May 2026 cuts.
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Technology
Meta Disables Instagram AI Feature After User Backlash
Meta disabled a controversial Muse Image AI feature on Instagram after backlash from users, SAG-AFTRA, and CAA over privacy and consent concerns.
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TechnologyRegulation
EU Orders Meta to Fix 'Addictive Design' on Its Platforms
The European Commission has ordered Meta to redesign Facebook and Instagram, citing addictive features that breach the Digital Services Act.
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TechnologyInternational Tech
Meta Pulls AI Image Feature After Days of Privacy Backlash
Meta discontinues Muse Image AI feature on Instagram just days after launch following intense backlash over privacy and consent concerns.
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TechnologyPrivacy
Meta Shuts Down AI Tool After Instagram Privacy Backlash
Meta pulls its controversial Muse Image AI feature after backlash from users, SAG-AFTRA, and CAA over using public Instagram accounts without consent.
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TechnologyBusiness
Meta Explored Buying Kalshi Before Building Prediction App
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour about a potential acquisition in 2025 before deciding to build Arena, its own prediction app.
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TechnologyBusiness
WhatsApp Taps Fintech Founder Kunal Shah as New CEO
Meta appoints CRED founder Kunal Shah as WhatsApp's new CEO and invests $900M, signaling a major push to monetize the messaging platform.
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TechnologyBusiness
Meta Builds AI Prediction Market App Arena, Documents Reveal
Meta is developing Arena, an AI-powered prediction market app separate from Facebook and Instagram, internal documents show.
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TechnologyEconomy
Meta Invests $115M in Free Training for AI Data Center Jobs
Meta's $115M America's Workforce Academy offers free tuition, paid training, and guaranteed jobs in skilled trades for AI data center construction.
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TechnologyPolicy
Meta Seeks Legal Immunity From Child Safety Lawsuits
Meta lobbies Congress for legal immunity from child-harm lawsuits, proposing liability protections in exchange for supporting KOSA.
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TechnologyCrime
Meta-Led Operation Removes 1.4M Scam Accounts, 63 Arrested
Meta, FBI and DOJ coordinated the largest anti-scam operation ever, removing 1.4 million accounts and freezing $3M in crypto, leading to 63 arrests.
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TechnologyPolitics
Women Secretly Filmed via Smart Glasses: Probe Reveals Abuse
RTBF investigation reveals women are being secretly filmed with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses by seduction coaches. Belgium calls on EU to act.
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TechnologyBusiness
Meta Launches Plus Subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram
Meta rolls out paid Plus subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, with AI and creator plans coming under the Meta One umbrella.
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TechnologyBusiness
Meta Lays Off 1,400 Washington Workers in AI Restructuring
Meta cuts nearly 1,400 Washington state jobs as part of an AI-driven restructuring affecting 10% of its global workforce, with more layoffs expected.
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TechnologyBusiness
Meta Begins 8,000 Job Cuts in Massive AI Restructuring Push
Meta begins laying off 8,000 workers in an AI-driven restructuring, reassigning 7,000 employees to AI roles with $145B in planned infrastructure spending.
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BusinessTechnology
Meta to Lay Off 10% of Workforce in AI-Focused Restructuring
Meta plans to lay off 8,000 employees starting May 20 as it shifts 7,000 workers into AI roles and pours up to $135 billion into AI infrastructure.
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