• 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

  • 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.

  • Meta sees profits soar in first quarter

    Facebook-owner Meta on Wednesday said its quarterly profits soared last quarter as the company continues to see stellar ad growth across its family of world-leading social media apps. The company founded by Mark Zuckerberg said that net profit in the January to March period rose to $12.4 billion with total

    • ZDNet

    Sorry, you really can't disable Facebook's Meta AI tool

    If you've browsed Facebook or Instagram within the past few days, you've probably noticed some changes. Thanks to the introduction of Meta AI, artificial intelligence is now integrated into posts on your feed and the search function on both sites.Meta calls the assistant a way to "get things done, learn, create, and connect with the things that matter to you." Meta AI works much like ChatGPT and other popular AI tools, but many have voiced frustration with accidentally tapping on a query below a...

    • ZDNet

    Facebook's Meta AI is lying when it says you can disable it

    If you've browsed Facebook or Instagram within the past few days, you've probably noticed some changes. Thanks to the introduction of Meta AI, artificial intelligence is now integrated into posts on your feed and the search function on both sites.Meta calls the assistant a way to "get things done, learn, create, and connect with the things that matter to you." Meta AI works much like ChatGPT and other popular AI tools, but many have voiced frustration with accidentally tapping on a query below a...

  • Local non-profit launches campaign for a bigger space

    The Brightside Project, a faith-based non-profit organization, launched a new campaign to get a bigger space on Friday.

  • How to Turn Off Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp

    Here's how to disable (or at least ignore) Meta AI on the Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp apps

    • TMZ

    Caitlin Clark Blocks Antonio Brown After Inappropriate Posts

    Caitlin Clark has clearly had enough of Antonio Brown's social media antics she just blocked the ex-NFL player after he posted inappropriate things about her on his X page. AB took to the app not once but thrice on Wednesday to say crass things…

  • EU criticizes Meta's 'privacy for cash' business model

    The European Union doesn't think you should have to choose between giving Meta and other major players your data or your money. In a statement, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) stated that "consent or pay" models often don't "comply with the requirements for valid consent" when a person must choose between providing their data for behavioral advertising purposes or pay for privacy. The EDPB argues that only offering a paid alternative to data collection shouldn't be the default for...

  • First Solar Posts Higher Quarterly Profit on Strong Demand

    (Reuters) - First Solar reported higher first-quarter profit on Wednesday compared to the same period last year, helped by resilient demand for solar energy.The company reported a net profit of $236.6 million, or $2.20 per share, for the three months ended March 31, compared to $42.5 million, or 40 cents per share, in the same period last year.Analysts expected an average of $1.99 per share, according to LSEG data.The U.S. solar market has seen significant momentum since last year, helped by...

  • Springfield non-profit joins forces with local community college

    A monumental moment for a Springfield-based non-profit and a local community college.

    • CNBC

    Eight newspaper publishers sue Microsoft and OpenAI over copyright infringement

    Eight newspaper publishers alleged that Microsoft and OpenAI used millions of their articles without payment or permission to train AI models like ChatGPT.