What is Threads? Threads is a new microblogging app that was launched by Meta Platforms at 7pm EST, July 5 and at midnight on July 6 in the UK. It is a text-based conversation platform which is linked to Instagram, allowing users to follow accounts they are already interested in on the photo-sharing platform. Users can … Read more
Some of the world’s leading authors are demanding a payout from big tech companies like OpenAI, Alphabet, Meta, Stability AI, IBM, and Microsoft which they say are ‘feeding’ their works to AI and putting their entire industry at risk. In an open letter this week that was published by The Authors Guild, more than 9,000 authors … Read more
A furious Meta worker has revealed her bitter disappointment after being part of the company’s latest round of layoffs – slamming the tech firm for its ‘cold and corporate’ firing process. Mary Prescott worked at Meta as a software engineering leadership recruiter for 10 months before receiving the dreaded email informing her she’d been let … Read more
An emotionless Mark Zuckerberg offered some scant words of encouragement to the 11,000 he laid off on Wednesday, a video call leaked hours after the mass firings has revealed. Provided by one of the workers affected by the layoffs, the portion of the call shows a pale faced Zuckerberg appearing before employees virtually Wednesday, hours … Read more
Australia SUES Facebook over widespread fake celebrity endorsement posts that use pictures of TV stars to promote crypto scams – as David Koch LOSES IT over scam Australian competition watchdog taking legal action against Meta over scam ads David Koch, Dick Smith and former NSW Premier featured in Facebook scam ads ACCC said ads were … Read more