A major headwind for TikTok could be the ultimate tailwind for Meta's Facebook and Instagram
by CNBC
CNBC— A TikTok ban in the U.S. would be the latest reason to stay invested in Club holding Meta Platforms after a year-and-half of strong stock gains.
NextBigFuture.com—Meta Free AI Models and Integrating AI Ask Meta Query Into Facebook and Instagram. Meta has put Meta AI front and center in the search bars for Facebook and Instagram that have served as key tools to find content from particular friends or creators. This is what the All-in-Podcast guys called scorched Earth for AI. This means almost no one will pay the $20 per month or other subscriptions
MediaNama—It will take a multi-year investment cycle before Meta’s AI offerings become profitable: Insights from Meta’s Earnings Call. Zuckerberg expressed confidence in monetizing AI through methods like ads and paid access to larger models, leveraging Meta's successful history with scaled technologies.
Engadget—A researcher is suing Meta for the right to ‘turn off’ Facebook’s news feed. Facebook’s News Feed algorithm has long been at the center of debates about some of Meta’s biggest problems. It’s also been a near constant source of complaints from users. But, if a newly filed lawsuit is successful, Facebook users may be able to use the social network with a vastly different feed. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is suing Meta on behalf of a researcher who wants to release a browser extension that would allow people to “effectively turn off” their...