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Meta’s celebrity AI avatars go from celeb status to no-shows after they fail to hit the mark

Meta has decided to discontinue its celebrity AI avatars after disappointing levels of user engagement.

TechRadar

Malaysia PM Anwar slams Meta after Facebook removes post on Hamas’s Haniyeh

Malaysian prime minister accuses US-based social media platform of ‘cowardice’ and acting on behalf of Israel.

Al Jazeera

Mark Zuckerberg sees a WhatsApp boom in the U.S. as a game changer

The Meta Platforms CEO anticipates a “big tailwind” if the messaging app is able to attain some of the popularity in the U.S. that it already enjoys overseas.

Fortune

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Police Clash Footage Shocks Bangladesh As Internet Returns

When millions of Bangladeshis came back online this week after a nationwide internet shutdown, many were shocked to watch a ferocious police clampdown they had earlier only heard while bunkered in their homes.

International Business Times

Meta Q2 2024 earnings call highlights AI successes and a $50 billion problem

Here's everything we learned about Meta's AI plans, its Reality Labs losses, and more.

Android Central

Strong earnings report pushes Meta shares up amid heavy AI spending

Stock price grew around 5%, which revealed the company outperformed analysts’ expectations for its second quarter

The Guardian - US

Meta Shares Rise As Earnings Top Expectations

Meta on Wednesday reported profit of $13.5 billion in the recently ended quarter, beating market expectations and causing its share price to jump.

International Business Times

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What are ‘quackers’? Inside the cruise scavenger hunt community obsessed with rubber ducks

The inclusive Facebook community has garnered a reputation for being the most popular scavenger hunt on the high seas

The Independent UK

Meta shuts down AI chatbots based on Kendall Jenner, Snoop Dogg and other celebrities

The social media giant reportedly paid A-listers millions to use their likenesses as part of the failed project

Evening Standard

Weak infrastructure, distrust make communication during natural disasters hard on rural Texas

When disaster strikes, Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy takes command of her county’s emergency communication channels, including a text service and Facebook page.

The Texas Tribune

UK Security Firm Offers Free Services To Children's Events Following Shocking Southport Stabbing

Security firm offers free bouncers to children's clubs after Southport stabbings that killed three under 10.

International Business Times UK

Texas Says Meta To Pay $1.4B To Settle Photo-tagging Lawsuit

Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing it of violating a Texas state privacy law with a feature for "tagging" friends in Facebook photos, according to a deal finalized Tuesday.

International Business Times

Meta Agrees To Meta Agrees To Top News.4 Billion Settlement Over Biometric Data.4 Billion Settlement Over Biometric Data

Texas officials reach Meta Agrees To Top News.4 Billion Settlement Over Biometric Data.4 billion settlement with Meta over biometric data privacy violations, setting a precedent for tech companies' accountability.

Top News

Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion for using facial recognition technology without users’ permission

Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Facebook parent company in 2022, claiming it had used personal biometric data without permission.

The Texas Tribune

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I've tried more than 30 AI website builders. Here's the best one for small businesses.

After trying over 30 AI website builders in 2024, here’s the one we think is best for small businesses. GoDaddy Airo offers a powerful editor, lots of integrations, and specialized tools to help small businesses grow.

Latin Times

Markets Mixed In Cautious Trade Ahead Of Central Bank Decisions

Investors are steeling themselves for more reports this week from other titans, including Microsoft, Facebook-parent Meta, Apple and Amazon.

Pedestrian.tv

Farmer Wants A Wife’s Claire Took A Brutal Swipe At Farmer Andrew While Selling Her Wedding Dress

“Safe to assume they’re definitely over!”

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Woman Loses Glasses On Weekend Away With Friends, Suddenly Spots Them In Friend’s Photo Online

Woman at a loss after her posh glasses go missing, show up later on her broke friend’s face in a Facebook screenshot. The post Woman Loses Glasses On Weekend Away With Friends, Suddenly Spots Them In Friend’s Photo Online first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Al Jazeera

Surging demand, soaring price tags lead to fake Ozempic doses

A rise in counterfeit versions of sought-after weight loss drug has led to a series of hospitalisations.

TechRadar

Meta keeps facing privacy backlash - what does this regulatory awakening tell us?

The Big Tech giant has been hit by a wave of privacy complaints and fines in the last few months. Is the surveillance capitalism model finally shaking?

Inverse

Steam Just Quietly Added a Unique Supernatural Coming-of-Age Game for Life is Strange Fans

'Until Then' is a stunning pixel art visual novel that will make you hurt and put you back together.

The Independent UK

An activist tried to take down trafficking on Pornhub. Did she do more harm than good?

Anti-trafficking Laila Mickelwait’s Traffickinghub campaign helped inspire lawsuits, investigations, and policy changes to eliminate videos rooted in abuse from making it onto Pornhub. So why is she so controversial? Josh Marcus reports.

The Guardian - UK

In brief: Banal Nightmare; Feeding the Monster; Burning Angel and Other Stories – review

Midlife millennial angst abounds in Halle Butler’s sardonic novel, while Anna Bogutskaya bites into our love of horror films, and Lawrence Osborne spans the globe with gripping tales

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Beloved Neighbours Star Janet Andrewartha Dies Aged 72: ‘An Extraordinary Woman’

Neighbours and Prisoner actor Janet Andrewartha has died at aged 72, with friends remembering her as an 'extraordinary woman'.

The Independent UK

Technology's grip on modern life is pushing us down a dimly lit path of digital land mines

“Move fast and break things,” a high-tech mantra popularized 20 years ago by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, was supposed to be a rallying cry for game-changing innovation

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