The big idea: will sci-fi end up destroying the world? Skewed interpretations of classic works are feeding the dark visions of tech moguls, from Musk to Thiel The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025
Silicon Valley crosswalks hacked to play satirical messages from Musk and Zuckerberg impersonators: 'It's normal to feel uncomfortable or even violated as we forcefully insert AI into every facet of your conscious experience' "And I just want to assure you, you don't need to worry because there's absolutely nothing you can do to stop it." PC Gamer · Apr 14, 2025
Meta: Facebook owner could be forced to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp The trial could mark a ‘new social media world order,’ tech expert says The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025
Meta Faces Landmark US Antitrust Trial Social media juggernaut Meta stands trial on Monday facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors. International Business Times · Apr 14, 2025
The trial to decide if Meta has to sell Instagram and WhatsApp begins this week. Here’s everything you need to know Case from Federal Trade Commission will probe if Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp allowed it to maintain a social media monopoly, putting billions on the line The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025
Crosswalks in Silicon Valley hacked to play satirical messages from Musk and Zuckerberg sound-a-likes A number of Silicon Valley crosswalks were hacked to sound like U.S. big-tech broligarchs, according to reports published by local media this weekend. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 13, 2025
Donald Trump exempts iPhones and laptops from new tariffs in huge U-turn US consumers feared price of handsets could triple if passed on to them Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms adds former Trump advisor to the board, just months after roping in Ultimate Fighting boss and Trump ally Dana White Meta lawyers will be in court soon battling the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. Fortune · Apr 12, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg allegedly offered US data to China in bid to enter market, ex-Meta exec tells Senate Facebook called the accusations "divorced from reality and riddled with false claims". TechRadar · Apr 11, 2025
Trump's Tariff Pause Made All These Businessmen Even Richer Trump's 9 April 2025 tariff pause sent stocks soaring, enriching tycoons like Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg. See who won big and what's next for the rest. International Business Times UK · Apr 11, 2025
Meta Seeks Trump's Help in FTC Trial: The Implications Are Huge Meta Platforms is gearing up for a huge legal confrontation with U.S. regulators. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is looking for President Trump to call off the dogs. MarketBeat · Apr 10, 2025
Meta whistleblower tells US Senate company undermined US national security with China Sarah Wynn-Williams accused the social media company of undermining national security by briefing China on US artificial intelligence efforts. Euronews · Apr 10, 2025
Trump tech bros have lost a whopping $80 billion in net worth since ‘Liberation Day’ CEOs of Meta, Amazon and Tesla have seen billions of their net worth wiped in one week as a result of the tariffs The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
Whistleblower: Meta sought ties with China, misled Congress - Roll Call Sarah Wynn-Williams, the author of "Careless People," testified to a Senate panel that Meta misled Congress about its China interests. Roll Call · Apr 9, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025 Facebook whistleblower testifies that company undermined national security by working with China Meta executives ‘lied about what they were doing with the Chinese Communist Party to employees, shareholders, Congress and the American public,’ Sarah Wynn-Williams told a Congressional subcommittee
Fortune · Apr 9, 2025 Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos have lost $80 billion of net worth since Trump's 'Liberation Day' Billionaire backers of President Donald Trump are watching their fortunes tumble as tariffs take a toll on Big Tech.
International Business Times · Apr 9, 2025 US Takes Aim At Zuckerberg's Social Media Kingdom Barring any eleventh-hour intervention, social media juggernaut Meta will stand trial next week facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors.
International Business Times · Apr 9, 2025 Author Of Explosive Meta Memoir To Star At US Senate Hearing The former Facebook employee behind a scathing book about parent company Meta will testify Wednesday before US senators keen to establish whether the social networking giant ever collaborated with the Chinese government.
The Conversation · Apr 8, 2025 The founder kings of Silicon Valley: Dual-class stock gives US social media company controllers nearly as much power as ByteDance has over TikTok When Congress passed a law in 2024 to ban TikTok unless it came under U.S. ownership, lawmakers argued that the app’s Chinese parent company posed national security concerns. The Trump administration, which had granted the viral video app a reprieve shortly after taking office in January 2025, extended that pause…
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025 Meta expands Instagram parental controls and brings them to Facebook The tools mean the accounts of under-16s are heavily restricted by default and require parental permission to reduce them.
Euronews · Apr 8, 2025 From a political shift to a more powerful AI: Everything to know about Meta's Llama 4 models CEO Mark Zuckerberg said "the highest performing base model in the world" is yet to come.
Fortune · Apr 7, 2025 Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Ellison have each lost more than $10 billion as Trump's tariffs trigger a stock market bloodbath Billionaires are feeling the burn amid the fallout from Trump’s tariff announcement—with the stock market crash resulting in names like Warren Buffett, Larry Ellison, and Mark Zuckerberg all losing billions in wealth in just hours.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025 Which Trump-supporting billionaires have lost the most in tariff markets turmoil? Wealth of world’s richest tycoons shrinks as US president’s trade war spooks investors
MarketBeat · Apr 7, 2025 Meta Eyes India: Breaking Down Its Quest for Reliance Partnership Reports indicate that Meta is pursuing an expanded presence in India. It could partner with an Indian behemoth to make this happen.
International Business Times · Apr 7, 2025 Meta Unveils Llama 4 AI Models With Multimodal Abilities The company was also previewing the Llama 4 Behemoth, described as their most powerful model so far, intended to guide and improve the performance of the newer versions.