Meta Prepares for Layoffs on Monday, Circulates Internal Memo

Meta Prepares for Layoffs on Monday, Circulates Internal Memo

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Facebook owner Meta Platforms plans to carry out its expected company-wide layoffs next week while pushing ahead with the expedited hiring of machine learning engineers, it told staffers in internal memos seen by Reuters on Friday. Notices will go out to employees losing…

Meta AI Is Getting a New Memory Feature and Personalised Recommendations

Meta AI Is Getting a New Memory Feature and Personalised Recommendations

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Meta AI is getting a couple of new upgrades, the company announced on Monday. Meta wants its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to offer a more personalised experience to users, and the two new features will enable it to learn more about users. The…

WhatsApp Will Soon Let Users Share WhatsApp Status Automatically on Facebook and Instagram

WhatsApp Will Soon Let Users Share WhatsApp Status Automatically on Facebook and Instagram

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates WhatsApp will soon benefit from an optional integration with Meta Accounts Centre with the aim of delivering a more connected experience, the company announced on Tuesday. This move will enable users to share their WhatsApp statuses automatically on other Meta Platforms’ apps such…

Trump names David Sacks as White House AI and cryptocurrency czar
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Trump names David Sacks as White House AI and cryptocurrency czar

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President-elect Trump named former PayPal Chief Operating Officer David Sacks to be his White House artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency czar. “In this important role, David will guide policy for the Administration in Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency, two areas critical to the future…

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson applauds Elon Musk’s X after getting suspended by Facebook
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Gunmaker Smith & Wesson applauds Elon Musk’s X after getting suspended by Facebook

After its Facebook account was suspended, the popular American gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson thanked Elon Musk and X for supporting free speech amid what it called ongoing attacks against the First and Second Amendments. Andy Stone, a representative for Facebook’s parent company, Meta, told Fox News Digital that the account had been…

Liberal Facebook group that created blacklist of ‘MAGA supporting’ businesses in NJ shuts down after backlash
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Liberal Facebook group that created blacklist of ‘MAGA supporting’ businesses in NJ shuts down after backlash

A liberal Facebook group that encouraged the boycotting of New Jersey businesses whose owners were believed to have supported President-elect Donald Trump shut down following intense backlash from the community. The now-shuttered group, called Indivisible Blue Two Rivers, created a blacklist of restaurants, delis, liquor stores, children centers and more…

Asheville PD rescue family photos from Helene debris, seek owners
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Asheville PD rescue family photos from Helene debris, seek owners

North Carolina’s Asheville Police Department is trying to find the owners of dozens of family photos that were found by first responders who sifted through the rubble from Hurricane Helene. “Amid the debris and devastation wrought by the Swannanoa and French Broad rivers, APD officers found and saved dozens of…

Amazon hopes selling through Instagram, Facebook, TikTok will spur growth
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Amazon hopes selling through Instagram, Facebook, TikTok will spur growth

Amazon is hopeful that selling its goods through TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat will reignite sluggish e-commerce growth as American shoppers pare back spending in a hyper-inflationary environment. The Seattle-based online retailer held two years of high-stakes negotiations with the CEOs of other tech giants, which culminated in a partnership…

NYC startup peddles used Pelotons at after pandemic-darling crash
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NYC startup peddles used Pelotons at after pandemic-darling crash

A New York City-based startup is buying up used Pelotons that have been collecting dust since the pandemic and reselling the once-prized bikes for a tidy profit, The Post has learned. Trade My Spin, launched in March by CUNY alum Ari Kimmelfeld, looks to jump-start interest in the flagging exercise…