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Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) will reportedly start its first round of mass layoffs on May 20, cutting about 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its global workforce, with further reductions expected later this year, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg accelerates an AI-focused restructuring. The specifics of the...

Billionaire Elon Musk has shared a distaste for social media platforms from Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) over the years. Meta-owned Instagram and rival social media platform TikTok, which is now owned by a group of American companies, may have attracted Musk to use platforms outside his X platform...

Editor’s note: The story has been updated to include Snap‘s response. Australia's internet safety regulator has escalated scrutiny of major social media platforms, signaling potential enforcement action under its landmark under-16 ban. Compliance Concerns Trigger Enforcement Push...

A jury on Wednesday ruled against Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Alphabet Inc-owned (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube in a case about social media addiction. Here's the latest. Meta, YouTube Held Liable By Jury A lawsuit from a 20-year-old woman alleging that YouTube and Meta Platforms apps...

Electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has traditionally avoided heavy advertising for its products, instead relying on strong customers satisfaction and word of mouth to promote and sell things. The tide could be turning with Tesla launching several ad campaigns across social media. Tesla...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) ended the fourth quarter with over 3.5 billion daily active users across its apps such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads. While the company is expanding artificial intelligence tools and use cases, it also has a patent that could use AI to...

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) shares climbed on Thursday as major Wall Street analysts weighed in on its standout fourth-quarter report. The overarching theme was a blue-sky scenario in which massive AI spending is rewarded with accelerated growth. META stock is climbing. See the chart and...

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) could highlight user growth and monetization efforts when the company reports fourth-quarter financial results after market close on Wednesday. Here are the key earnings estimates, what experts are saying ahead of the report and the key items to watch. Meta Q4 Earnings...

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is reportedly testing new paid subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp that would unlock premium features and expanded AI tools while keeping the core apps free. Meta Tests Subscription Model Across Core Apps Meta plans to roll out optional...

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) could look more like an AI stock in the coming years than a social media company thanks to new investments. • Meta Platforms stock is taking a breather. What should traders watch with META? The company recently partnered with the nuclear sector to help power...

AARP has agreed to a $12.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that alleged that the senior group illegally shared members’ video-viewing data with Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms. What Happened: The lawsuit claimed that AARP violated the federal Video Privacy...

 Meta Platforms Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:FB) AI whizz Alexandr Wang is reportedly feeling ‘suffocated’ under the micromanagement of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. What Happened: Wang, the brains behind Scale AI, became part of Meta earlier this year when the social media giant acquired...

Australia has become the first country to bar children under 16 from using major social platforms, forcing Elon Musk's X and several other tech giants to lock out millions of young users overnight. Australia Pushes Through Landmark Teen Social Media Ban The law, which took effect at midnight...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has named Facemash, a prank website he developed during his Harvard days, as his most impactful creation, surpassing even Facebook. What Happened: Zuckerberg made this statement during a 2017 Harvard University commencement address. He stated...

Long before Facebook became a global social media giant, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg was already coding innovative tech as a preteen. Early Coding Talent Sparks Innovation Zuckerberg began experimenting with software at just around 10 years old. "I used to mostly build...