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The Latest Breaking News from Meta

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34m ago Nick Clegg plays down fears ‘godlike’ AI could exterminate humanity
1h ago Meta plans to spend $145 billion this year, more than every military budget except the U.S., China and Russia
4h ago Independent journalists reporting on MP child deaths face surveillance, have Instagram accounts disabled
4h ago Global Market: Japan's Nikkei rises as CPU stocks surge on Meta gadget launch
4h ago Meta's Charm gadget carries CEO Mark Zuckerberg's big AI ambitions

Looking At Meta Platforms's Recent Whale Trades

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Benzinga · Mar 30, 2022

Meta Hired GOP Consulting Firm To Badmouth TikTok In Media: Report

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) has reportedly paid a Republican consulting group to operate a campaign against TikTok that depicted the social media video platform as being a threat to young people.

Benzinga · Mar 30, 2022

Facebook owner reportedly paid Republican firm to push message TikTok is ‘the real threat’

Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, solicited campaign accusing TikTok of being a danger to American children

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2022

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Facebook enlisted a Republican PR firm to nationally smear TikTok

Targeted Victory is being paid major money to orchestrate bad faith attacks on Meta's biggest rival.

Input · Mar 30, 2022

Russians Plan Melancholy Version of Instagram after Ban

A black and white, melancholy alternative to Instagram that asks users to post sad pictures of themselves may launch in Russia this week, its creators said, to express sadness at the loss of popular services such as the US photo sharing platform. Russia restricted access to Instagram from March 14…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2022

DOJ backs antitrust bill to limit self-preferencing in Big Tech

A letter sent to bipartisan lawmakers calls for the speedy passing of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act.

Input · Mar 29, 2022

Facebook Parent Meta Pauses Data Center Plans In Netherlands

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) had halted plans to build a large data center in the Netherlands following intense government backlash, Bloomberg reports. The local, provincial and national governments invited Meta in 2019 to consider a data center investment in the Netherlands in the region of Zeewolde. However, the Dutch Senate approved a…

Benzinga · Mar 29, 2022

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Here's Why Facebook, Netflix, Roku And Snap Shares Are Rising

Shares of streaming, gaming and social media names, including Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX), Roku Inc (NASDAQ:

Benzinga · Mar 29, 2022

Instagram DOWN as thousands of users report issues with social media app

The Instagram down reports began surging after 6pm UK time

Manchester Evening News · Mar 29, 2022

Ark Fund Buys First Shares Of This Metaverse Related Company; Cathie Wood Says 'We're Going To Have Our Digital Twins'

Benzinga · Mar 29, 2022

Grimes is writing an ‘intergalactic children’s metaverse book’

Whatever that means!

Input · Mar 29, 2022

Morgan Stanley Downgrades Pinterest Amid Challenges From Facebook, Google

Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak downgraded Pinterest Inc (NYSE:PINS) to Equal Weight from Overweight with a price target of $30, down from $53. The price target implies an upside of 13.4%. Pinterest's user and time spent trends were challenging while it shifted existing time spent toward lower-monetizing creator videos. Nowak acknowledged the edge in larger…

Benzinga · Mar 29, 2022

Tech news: Apple Maps going off road, Samsung has a new display, and the EU looks to rein in big tech

All you need to know from the tech world this week

Manchester Evening News · Mar 29, 2022

Morning Brief: Top Stories Dominating Financial Media on Tuesday, March 29

CNBC Domino’s Pizza China Operator Eyes Hong Kong Listing

Benzinga · Mar 29, 2022

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Benzinga · Mar 29, 2022

This AI Startup Roped In Big Tech Executives From Google, Meta As Founding Members

LinkedIn (NASDAQ:MSFT) founder Reid Hoffman and DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman poached artificial intelligence gurus from Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, and Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) for their AI startup, Inflection, CNBC reports. Inflection' looked to develop AI software products that enabled hassle-free communication between humans and computers. Heinrich Kuttler quit his research engineering manager role at…

Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022

Microsoft Security Chief Suggests Mandatory Steps To Secure Metaverse

Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) new security chief, Charlie Bell, strongly urged to build protection from hackers and criminals in the emerging metaverse. Hackers could make genuine-looking avatars making it hard to resist. Bell warned against the possibilities of an avatar of a teller in a virtual bank lobby seeking information or a CEO avatar…

Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022

Virtual Land Just Sold For 4 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $15,113, which is 2.02x the current floor price of 2.228 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2022

New ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb vows to target price gougers, plays down Murdoch family links

The new ACCC chair says she will target retailers who try and take advantage of floods, war and the pandemic to price gouge consumers. Gina Cass-Gottlieb has also played down her recent close professional relationship with the Murdoch family.

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Benzinga · Mar 26, 2022

Benzinga Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Tesla, Apple, Meta, Disney And A Company Carl Icahn Calls An Example Of 'What's Wrong With Corporate America'

Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week.

Zenger · Mar 25, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg Summoned To Appear At Peru Court For Violating User’s Freedom Of Expression

Mejia Seminario argues that Facebook has violated his right to freedom of expression by blocking his account for 30 days.

Benzinga · Mar 25, 2022

The New 'Return On Character' ETF Doesn't Include Musk Or Zuckerberg: Who Made The Cut?

A new active ETF launched this week with a unique spin on how it picks the companies to include in the fund.

Benzinga · Mar 25, 2022

US, European Union Forge Fresh Data Sharing Pact

The E.U. and U.S. broke the deadlock on cross-border data-transfer pact to relieve tech giants like Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Bloomberg reports. The U.S. also agreed to provide energy to Europe as the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatened to disrupt the continent’s energy supplies, CNBC reports. This new pact will “enable predictable and trustworthy…

Benzinga · Mar 25, 2022

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $25,642 In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $25,642, which is 2.49x the current floor price of 3.3 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($25,642 USD). The collection consists of over 97,000 plots of land –– at the current moment each plot Land parcels are 16m x 16m, or 52…

Benzinga · Mar 25, 2022

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $26,037 In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $26,037, which is 2.53x the current floor price of 3.3 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($26,037 USD). The collection consists of over 97,000 plots of land –– at the current moment each plot Land parcels are 16m x 16m, or 52…

Benzinga · Mar 25, 2022

This Plot Of Digital Land Just Sold For $15,626 In ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $15,626, which is 1.97x the current floor price of 2.54 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

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