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'That sounds like problematic use': You're not addicted to Instagram, says its boss – you're just 'binging' it like a Netflix show

Opening statements have been heard as social media platforms go on trial for causing mental health issues.

TechRadar

Anthropic promises to pay for electricity price increases due to it's AI data centers — firm to pay 100% of its grid infrastructure costs, produce new power sources as sector predicted to hit 50 GW in coming years

The company says that it will pay for the infrastructure upgrades needed for its power demand and that it will also find new sources to keep electricity prices down for the average consumer.

Tom’s Hardware

Russia blocks Meta-owned WhatsApp for defying local laws

Responding separately to Russian news agency TASS, Peskov indicated that the platform could be restored if its parent company complies with local regulations. "This is a matter of compliance with Russian laws. If Meta complies, it will enter into dialogue with the Russian authorities, and then there will be an…

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Russia moves to block WhatsApp after introducing Telegram restrictions

Critics and rights groups say the measures are a clear attempt by the Kremlin to expand surveillance and tighten control over internet use, amid a broad crackdown on dissent during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Euronews

Mark Zuckerberg is joining Jeff Bezos in Miami’s billionaire bunker: Take a look inside his portfolio

The Meta CEO has spent years accumulating luxury properties, including a secretive ranch with an underground shelter and a Lake Tahoe mountain retreat.

Fortune

Russia attempted to ‘fully block’ WhatsApp, Meta-owned company says

Move is a ‘backwards step’, company spokesperson says, amid concerns Kremlin is seeking more state control via messaging apps such as Max

The Guardian - AU

'Trying to isolate over 100 million users': Russia blocks WhatsApp — will the ban be reversed?

Russia attempted to block WhatsApp and Telegram, aiming to promote domestic platforms and increase internet control. WhatsApp stated this move would isolate over 100 million users, potentially reducing safety. This action follows disputes with foreign tech firms after the Ukraine invasion, with Russia pushing its own surveillance app, MAX.

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Instagram CEO dismisses idea of social media addiction in landmark trial

Adam Mosseri defends app on witness stand and says critics must separate ‘clinical addiction’ from ‘problematic use’

The Guardian - US

Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media

Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta’s Instagram, testified during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees people can be addicted to social media platforms

The Independent UK

Meta Is Quietly Building a New Moat: Is META Stock A Buy Now?

Meta Platforms' next phase may be taking shape behind the scenes.

Barchart

WhatsApp's latest PC and Mac upgrade gives you voice and video calling from your browser

WhatsApp is bringing voice and video calling to WhatsApp Web, finally.

‘He was loud’: Ohio woman goes on first date to a yoga studio. Then she realizes he’s wearing Meta glasses

We’ve all been there. You go on a date, things are going well—then, suddenly, you get the ick.

The Mary Sue

'This case is about two of the richest corporations who have engineered addiction in children’s brains' — lawsuit against Meta and YouTube could decide the fate of social media

As one lawyer labels social media platforms “digital casinos” that create dopamine addiction in children, Meta and YouTube dispute the claim.

TechRadar

Revealed: 95 billion scam adverts shown to Britons on social media last year

One in ten social media ads is a scam, the latest research shows

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Is it possible to develop AI without the US?

Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta to collectively invest $600bn on artificial intelligence this year

The Independent UK

Social media 'addicting the brains of children,' plaintiff's lawyer argues in landmark trial

The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms

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Oakley Meta's camera glasses took center stage at last night's Super Bowl – but did they give a blinkered of what they can do?

The 60-second TV advertisement for Oakley's HSTN and Vanguard smart glasses starred Spike Lee and Marshawn Lynch – but did it give a rose-tinted view of what this tech actually does?

Fortune

As billionaires bail, Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on California with $50 million donation

The Meta founder’s donation to Sacramento State will help build “state-of-the-art STEM facilities” and a dedicated AI center.

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EU threatens to act over Meta blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Firm accused of ‘abusing’ its dominant position for messaging in what appears to be breach of antitrust rules

Evening Standard

EU warns Meta over blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

The European Commission said Meta’s policy risked “irreparably harming competition in Europe”.

New Meta Quest and next-gen AR glasses leak – here's what they could look like

We're in the era of tethered headsets again

Fortune

Meta’s expanding its already massive Louisiana data center project

Last week, my colleague Sharon Goldman learned that Meta has bought about 1,400 acres, next to its already massive 2,250-acre Hyperion AI data center site in Louisiana.

Euronews

Meta faces trial over child sexual exploitation claims as wave of lawsuits targets Big Tech

Built on undercover accounts posing as children, the case is the first stand-alone state trial in a widening legal fight over social media’s impact on minors.

Euronews

Is the EU really censoring Americans, interfering in elections and targeting conservative content?

A report by Republican lawmakers in the US has slammed the European Commission for allegedly posing as a 'foreign censorship threat', claiming it unfairly targets conservative and populist views and tries to manipulate elections in EU member states. The Cube takes a look at the allegations.

The Independent UK

Landmark social media trials begin across the US this week. Here’s what to know

Executives, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are expected to testify at the trial, which will last six to eight weeks

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