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Meta launches subscriptions with enhanced AI features

Meta launches subscriptions with enhanced AI features

Sept 15 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it is launching "Meta One" subscription service for better AI capabilities and new features across its social media apps, including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.
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Meta Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Biometric Data Harvesting for Smart Glasses

Meta Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Biometric Data Harvesting for Smart Glasses

Meta Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Biometric Data Harvesting for Smart Glasses
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Meta's Zuckerberg says AI labs have enough incentive to build safely

Meta's Zuckerberg says AI labs have enough incentive to build safely

By Chris Thomas Sept 15 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday that competition and liability give AI companies enough reason to act individually on safety, appearing to break from calls by leaders of top AI firms for a coordinated slowdown in AI development.
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JavaScript Now Powers Software Across Industries in Ways Most Engineers Don't Realize

JavaScript Now Powers Software Across Industries in Ways Most Engineers Don't Realize

Once just for websites, JavaScript now runs servers, desktop apps, and smart devices, fundamentally changing software development in unseen ways.
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Perplexity Launches Local AI Agent 'Portable Computer' for Windows PCs with Specific NVIDIA GPUs

Perplexity Launches Local AI Agent 'Portable Computer' for Windows PCs with Specific NVIDIA GPUs

Perplexity Launches Local AI Agent 'Portable Computer' for Windows PCs with Specific NVIDIA GPUs
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Investors Grapple with Transition from Capital-Light to Capital-Heavy Tech Businesses Amid AI Boom

Investors Grapple with Transition from Capital-Light to Capital-Heavy Tech Businesses Amid AI Boom

Investors Grapple with Transition from Capital-Light to Capital-Heavy Tech Businesses Amid AI Boom
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Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Ressa

Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Ressa

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence, having hijacked humanity's attention through social media and our biology by manipulating our need for intimacy, will take away our agency unless we legislate now to limit it, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa said. 
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EU chief proposes bloc-wide social media ban for kids under 13

EU chief proposes bloc-wide social media ban for kids under 13

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed banning children under 13 from accessing social media, online games and chatbots
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Meta AI Faces Scrutiny for Creating Detailed Child Profiles from Family Posts

Meta AI Faces Scrutiny for Creating Detailed Child Profiles from Family Posts

Meta AI, integrated into Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, has been criticized for generating detailed profiles of children using years of family posts. This issue came to light when a mother, Kalie Robins, posted a video of her daughter on Facebook. Meta AI then prompted her with a question, 'Who is the child passenger?' Upon clicking, the AI system began compiling extensive information about her children, including names, birth dates, and videos, some of which were from posts made years ago or even deleted. The system also attempted to pinpoint Robins' current location by analyzing old and new posts. Meta has acknowledged that the feature 'missed the mark' and stated that the issue, which caused Meta AI to suggest questions about personal topics, has been fixed. However, a Meta spokesperson also noted that the AI only surfaced information accessible to the user asking the question, which does not fully explain the retrieval of deleted content.
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Perplexity Expands Private AI Capabilities to Windows PCs with NVIDIA RTX Integration

Perplexity Expands Private AI Capabilities to Windows PCs with NVIDIA RTX Integration

Perplexity Expands Private AI Capabilities to Windows PCs with NVIDIA RTX Integration
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Meta hires El Paso political insider to build data center trust

Meta hires El Paso political insider to build data center trust

Meta hires Lauren Zimmerman, former campaign manager for El Paso Mayor Johnson and U.S. Rep. Escobar to build trust in El Paso data center.
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Meta AI Prompts Raise Privacy Concerns Over Child Data Collection, Company Issues Fix

Meta AI Prompts Raise Privacy Concerns Over Child Data Collection, Company Issues Fix

Meta has addressed a privacy issue within its Meta AI software that generated invasive prompts suggesting the collection of personal information, including details about children. The controversy began after parenting blogger Kalie Robins posted an Instagram video detailing how Meta AI suggested questions like “Who’s the child passenger?” and “Where does Kalie Robins live?” based on her content. Robins discovered that clicking these prompts allowed the AI to compile private information from her past posts, her mother's account, and even a photo she believed was deleted. Her video went viral, accumulating thousands of comments and over 308,000 likes. Meta acknowledged the issue, stating it has “fixed” the problem to prevent inappropriate personal questions from being suggested. The company clarified that the tool is intended to help users find information from data they already have access to. However, Robins expressed continued concerns about the nature of the fix and the safeguards in place regarding chil...