• Meta Versus Chega: Portugal's Chega Party Threatens Legal Action Against Meta Over 10-Year Facebook Ban

    Portugal's far-right party Chega plans legal action against Meta for imposing a 10-year Facebook ban, citing political censorship and infringement of freedom of expression.

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    Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses just got another useful feature for free (and a new style)

    Meta has updated its second-generation  , created in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, with a new round of styles, including the Skyler frame, and improved their usability -- just in time for sunglasses season. The improvements to the Ray-Ban Meta glasses and sunglasses include better integration with Apple Music, support for multimodal AI, and compatibility with WhatsApp and Messenger, allowing users to stream what they're seeing from the sunglasses themselves. Multimodal AI means the device's...

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    New Ray-Ban | Meta Smart Glasses Styles and Meta AI Updates

    We’re adding new styles, video calling with WhatsApp and Messenger, and Meta AI with Vision, so you can ask your glasses about what you’re seeing and get helpful information.

  • Uber Australia banned woman because of her name

    A Sydney mum has a name that would offend many Australians - but it means something very different in her home country.

  • FTC bans employers from using noncompete clauses

    The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banned noncompete clauses in a move to "drive innovation" and protect workers' rights and wages, the regulator said in a press release. The new rule will free most new and current employees from such agreements, with the exception of "policy-making" executives earning more than $151,164 per year.  "Noncompete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob the American economy of dynamism," said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan. The agency estimated that the...

  • Bill would ban utilities from using customers’ money for politics

    A local state lawmaker says it’s time Ohio’s residents stop having to pay for their utility companies to spend money on political issues.

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    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...

  • TikTok Ban Passes Ahead of Meta Earnings: What To Know

    Lawmakers voted in favor of banning social media platform TikTok just ahead of rival Meta Platforms' earnings report.

  • 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

  • China bans Uyghurs from using social media apps

    Experts say the measure could presage another major crackdown in Xinjiang.

  • How To Get Rid of Meta AI on Facebook – 2 Simple Methods

    Wondering how to get rid of Meta AI on Facebook? Meta AI is now integrated into popular social media platforms. However, this feature may not be welcomed by all. Many users are searching for working solutions to turn it off. In this post, I’ll discuss some authentic methods for removing this feature from Facebook. Notably, […]

  • New US rule would ban employers from using ‘noncompete’ agreements

    FTC votes to ban measures which bar workers from jumping to or starting competing companies for a prescribed period of timeUS companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency on Tuesday, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court.The Federal Trade Commission voted to ban measures known as noncompete agreements, which bar workers from jumping to or starting competing companies for a prescribed period of time....