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WhatsApp adds an intriguing new mode

Meta announced a new mode in WhatsApp that will enable encrypted conversations with Meta AI, without the company being able to access the content or use it to train its models.

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Meta employees launch protest against mouse-tracking tech at US offices

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Russia's internet crackdown hobbles small businesses

“Meta is unifying Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and more into a single account system, allowing users to manage all services from one place and sign in securely using one password or Passkey technology.”

The connection revolution: Meta unifies all accounts into one password


Hamas used fake Instagram profiles to map IDF bases, track soldiers before October 7 assault

Hamas worked for years to compile models based on information IDF soldiers personal social media and practiced infiltrating bases using VR technology.

A protester at Ben-Gurion Airport holds a phone displaying an image of Israeli hostage Naama Levy taken during her captivity in Gaza, in Lod, Israel, July 21, 2024

Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege

To the company’s disappointment, “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and social comparison,” internal documents said.

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Meta does not hold social media monopoly, judge rules

The agency sought to force Meta to restructure or sell Instagram and WhatsApp in order to restore competition among social media networks.

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Cloudflare, Amazon, Meta: The biggest tech outages of recent years - explainer

This was the second major internet disruption of 2025, following the October malfunction of Amazon's cloud services unit, AWS.

A logo of CLOUDFLARE sits outside the company's house on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025.

EU weighs pausing parts of landmark AI act in face of US and big tech pressure, FT reports

The European Commission proposes to pause parts of AI legislation following months of urging from tech giants such as Meta and Alphabet and pressure from the Trump administration.

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WhatsApp, YouTube, and Facebook: What are the most popular apps used in Israel in 2025?

In 2025, the Index also measured the public's use of artificial intelligence services, particularly large language models (AI chatbots), which have become widely accessible.

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Meta to give parents more control after criticism over flirty AI chatbots

The features will be built on protections already applied to teen accounts and will be guided by the PG-13 movie rating system.

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024

Seeing intelligence: Meta launches the next generation of AI glasses

At Connect 2025 in Menlo Park, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled new wearable AI products: Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, the Neural Band bracelet, and Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses.

Mark Zuckerberg presenting at Meta's conference.

OpenAI to bring parental controls in ChatGPT after California teen's suicide

The company said on Monday that the controls will allow parents and teens to link accounts for stronger safeguards for teenagers.

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Google must pay $425 million in class action over privacy, jury rules

The jury found Google liable on two of the three claims of privacy violations, but found that Google had not acted with malice, meaning it was not entitled to punitive damages.

The Google logo is seen outside the company's offices in London, Britain, June 24, 2025.