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Thailand Warns Meta to Rein In Crypto Scams or Face Expulsion

[Aug 22, 2023 1:46 AM] A Thai lawmaker is seeking a court order to shut down Facebook in the country by the end of the month, accusing the platform of supporting fraudulent investment schemes.

Thailand threatens Facebook over crypto scams and other fraudulent ads

[Aug 21, 2023 7:25 PM] Thailand’s digital minister said he would seek a court order to shut Facebook in the country unless it takes action on the alleged scams.

Ex-Meta Engineer’s Layer-1 Blockchain Linera Raises $6M in New Funding

[Aug 16, 2023 7:00 AM] The layer-1 blockchain’s initial seed funding round was led by a16z crypto and has now raised $12 million in total.

India House passes bill to ease Big Tech data compliance

[Aug 7, 2023 8:05 AM] The lower house in the parliament of India approved updates to a bill that would ease data storage, processing and transfer standards for Big Tech companies.

Facebook Owner Meta May Launch Chatbot ‘Personas’ Next Month, Report

[Aug 4, 2023 4:00 PM] U.S. tech giant Meta is preparing to launch multiple chatbots powered by artificial intelligence (AI) as early as September. According to an article quoting knowledgeable sources, the company seeks to encourage user engagement on its social media…

Meta launches suite of generative AI music tools rivaling Google’s MusicLM

[Aug 4, 2023 3:20 AM] Meta’s latest suite of generative AI tools allows users to input text to create musical and audio compositions, rivaling a similar tool released this year by Google.

Alibaba releases two open-sourced AI models to rival Meta’s Llama 2

[Aug 3, 2023 7:13 AM] The Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba revealed two new open-sourced AI models, Qwen-7B and Qwen-7B-Chat, to rival Meta’s recently-launched Llama 2.

AI mentions skyrocket in major tech companies' Q2 calls

[Aug 1, 2023 6:51 AM] As major tech companies race to develop and deploy high-level AI systems, mentions of the technology is skyrocketing in company calls.

Meta to launch AI chatbots with personalities to retain users: Report

[Aug 1, 2023 2:30 AM] As the Big Tech giant Meta focuses on retaining its users, it plans to launch several AI-powered chatbots with different personalities and functions.

Lightspark CEO David Marcus States Building on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is ‘Incredibly Complex and Hard’

[Aug 1, 2023 1:30 AM] David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark, a company that builds business-grade solutions to facilitate payments on top of the Lightning Network, shared his experience in developing on top of the Bitcoin scaling layer. Marcus stated that it is…

Reddit Returns With New NFTs and Crypto Twitter Leaves Threads on Read

[Jul 29, 2023 7:05 AM] Reddit launched Gen 4 of its NFT Collectible Avatars while Amazon expanded its blockchain tools. Also, crypto influencers shared thoughts on Threads and indicated that they aren’t ready to leave Twitter just yet.

Meta Aims to Recharge Lagging Horizon Worlds Metaverse With New In-House Game Studio

[Jul 28, 2023 2:47 PM] The struggling platform reported losses of $3.7 billion in the second quarter, though CEO Mark Zuckerberg remains "fully committed" to the metaverse and AI.

Meta Q2 earnings: Reality Labs losses top $7.7B year to date

[Jul 26, 2023 4:51 PM] Meanwhile, Meta's metaverse-building business has racked up around $21 billion in losses since the start of 2022.

Meta Platforms fined $14 million for Onavo privacy issues: Report

[Jul 26, 2023 7:15 AM] The decision in an Australian court was driven by increasing concerns about illicit activities in the crypto market and the desire to safeguard investors.

Alibaba to support Meta’s AI model Llama: Report

[Jul 26, 2023 3:50 AM] Alibaba’s cloud computing service taps Meta’s artificial intelligence model Llama to power new software development.

Trademark attorney predicts legal fights ahead with Twitter’s rebrand to X

[Jul 25, 2023 3:40 PM] According to Josh Gerben, the social media platform could be embroiled in lawsuits over its “X” branding for years, costing upward of millions of dollars.

Is It Finally Time to ‘X-it’ Twitter For Threads?

[Jul 25, 2023 2:05 PM] Threads hopes to swoop in and capture Web3 users that are looking for social media alternatives. But does the app have what crypto natives are looking for?

ARK Invest sells more Coinbase shares, eyes Meta platforms, Robinhood

[Jul 15, 2023 4:50 AM] Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest is actively investing in Meta Platforms and Robinhood Markets shares.

Report: Meta to release commercial AI tools to rival Google, OpenAI

[Jul 13, 2023 3:56 AM] Sources close to Meta have reportedly said the company plans to make a commercial version of its AI model to be more widely available and customizable.

Sarah Silverman sues Meta and OpenAI for copyright violations

[Jul 10, 2023 6:49 AM] Author Sarah Silverman, and two others, opened a lawsuit against OpenAI and Meta for using copyrighted work to train their AI systems without permission.

'Scammers' impersonate Crypto Twitter users on Threads as users near 100M

[Jul 9, 2023 9:15 PM] Threads are already seeing potential crypto scammers arrive on the platform as Crypto Twitter personas warn of impersonators on the app.

Twitter Gains Money Transmitter Licenses in Three States, Takes Steps Towards Becoming an All-in-One ‘Everything App’

[Jul 6, 2023 8:00 AM] Twitter made an announcement on July 5, revealing that it has been granted money transmitter licenses by three states: Missouri, Michigan, and New Hampshire. These licenses are a part of Twitter’s endeavor to secure money transmitter licenses…

Meta’s Twitter rival Threads to launch July 6, but will the crypto community budge?

[Jul 4, 2023 10:28 PM] Meta's microblogging platform is set for launch, with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey pointing out the apps centralization and data harvesting.

Elon Musk imposes 'rate limit' on Twitter citing extreme ‘system manipulation’

[Jul 2, 2023 8:11 PM] Verified Twitter users will be allowed to view 10,000 posts per day, while new, unverified accounts will get 500 under the new limits.

The EU’s AI regulations sparked a letter signed by 160 tech execs

[Jun 30, 2023 5:53 AM] As the EU works on its upcoming AI bill, executives from 160 companies in the industry drafted an open letter on the implications of too strict regulations.

US senator pushes tech companies to label AI-generated content

[Jun 30, 2023 2:19 AM] United States Senator Michael Bennet wrote a letter to major tech companies, including OpenAI and Google, to urge the labeling of AI-generated content.

Starknet Foundation Appoints Meta Veteran Oliva as First CEO

[Jun 21, 2023 9:28 AM] The executive will help the non-profit promote growth within the Starknet ecosystem.

Meta’s new ‘Voicebox’ AI is a text-to-speech tool that learns like ChatGPT

[Jun 16, 2023 1:30 PM] Meta claims Voicebox is the first AI that can generalize text-to-speech tasks it wasn’t trained to accomplish and describes it as a “breakthrough.”

AI automation could take over 50% of today’s work activity by 2045: McKinsey

[Jun 14, 2023 11:25 PM] Management consulting firm McKinsey & Co believes AI will have the “biggest impact” on high-wage workers.

AI startup by ex-Meta and Google researchers raises $113M in seed funding

[Jun 14, 2023 1:43 AM] The company is on a hiring spree, and is on the lookout for artificial intelligence researchers, software engineers and product developers.