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Meta Launches AI-Powered Ray-Bans for Users in Europe
Meta Launches AI-Powered Ray-Bans for Users in Europe
November 18, 2024  |  Meta

Meta AI says its Ray-Ban smartglasses are now available in four European countries. Beginning Monday (Nov. 18), users in France, Spain, Ireland and Italy can...

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Meta to Appeal EC Decision in Facebook Marketplace Antitrust Case
Meta to Appeal EC Decision in Facebook Marketplace Antitrust Case
November 14, 2024  |  Meta

Meta said Thursday (Nov. 14) that it will appeal the European Commission’s (EC) decision in a case alleging practices involving Facebook and Facebook Marketplace that cause competitive harm....

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Report: Meta Plans to Add Advertising to Threads
Report: Meta Plans to Add Advertising to Threads
November 13, 2024  |  Meta

Meta reportedly plans to add advertising to its social media platform, Threads. The company’s Instagram ad unit is spearheading the initiative, and a small number...

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Judge Denies Meta Motion to Dismiss FTC Antitrust Lawsuit
Judge Denies Meta Motion to Dismiss FTC Antitrust Lawsuit
November 13, 2024  |  Meta

A judge reportedly ruled Wednesday (Nov. 13) that a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit against Meta can go to trial, largely denying the company’s motion to have the case dismissed....

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Meta Protests FTC Plan to Update Privacy Settlement
Meta Protests FTC Plan to Update Privacy Settlement
November 12, 2024  |  Meta

Meta is reportedly rejecting the FTC’s plan to modify a 2020 privacy settlement. An attorney for the tech giant told the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)...

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Facebook Slashes Price for Ad-Free Subscriptions in Europe
Facebook Slashes Price for Ad-Free Subscriptions in Europe
November 12, 2024  |  Subscriptions

Meta is lowering the price of ad-free subscriptions for European Facebook and Instagram users. The social media giant is reducing the price of those subscriptions...

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Meta Testing Experiential Retail to Sell Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Meta Testing Experiential Retail to Sell Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
November 11, 2024  |  Meta

Meta is promoting its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses at a Meta Lab pop-up store in Los Angeles that lets visitors experience the glasses firsthand. The temporary brick-and-mortar...

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Brazil’s PicPay Begins Offering Instant Payments via Meta and Microsoft
Brazil’s PicPay Begins Offering Instant Payments via Meta and Microsoft
November 11, 2024  |  Faster Payments

Digital bank PicPay is offering access to Brazil’s Pix instant payment system via WhatsApp. The new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered offering, announced Monday (Nov. 11), is made possible by...

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OpenAI Names Meta Augmented Reality Vet Caitlin Kalinowski to Head Robotics Project
OpenAI Names Meta Augmented Reality Vet Caitlin Kalinowski to Head Robotics Project
November 05, 2024  |  Personnel

The one-time head of Meta’s augmented reality glasses project is headed to OpenAI. Caitlin Kalinowski has been hired to oversee the artificial intelligence startup’s robotics...

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