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Meta separates groups from Facebook and launches a new app

Meta is disconnecting one of the central and most popular features on the social network. The new app, Forum, will concentrate all group activity in one place.

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“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.”

Meta to lay off 100 in Israel, reassign 200 to AI

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WhatsApp adds an intriguing new mode

(ILLUSTRATIVE) A logo of Meta AI sits outside the Meta House on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2025.

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


Meta announces Movie Gen: An AI engine for making movies

Meta unveils Movie Gen, an AI tool for creating movies. The company showcases the advanced capabilities of the artificial intelligence engine.

 Meta company. The SORA engine competes head to head

Zuckerberg unveils AR glasses developed for a decade

Meta unveils futuristic AR glasses, lightweight VR helmet, advanced AI features, and real-time translation capabilities at Meta Connect 2024 event. Orion prototype stuns after decade of development.

  Zuckerberg with Meta's new glasses - Orion

No. 28: Mark Zuckerberg: A symbol of Jewish entrepreneurial success

As one of the most prominent Jewish figures in the tech industry, Mark Zuckerberg has become a symbol of innovation and success for many young Jewish entrepreneurs.

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Over half of US adults say they consume news on social media - poll

The two main social media platforms on which a third of the responders said they received their news were Facebook and YouTube.

Today’s youths prefer to share their feelings and emotions through texts and online, in social media, in chat platforms while gaming and in other similar settings

WhatsApp will allow sending messages to other apps

The popular messaging app will also open the messages and conversations to other chat apps like Apple's iMessage and Telegram, for now only in Europe.

 WhatsApp. Opening to a third party

'From the River to the Sea': Meta ruling sparks criticism of genocide implications

Meta’s decision to allow "From the River to the Sea" sparks backlash. Critics call it a genocidal phrase.

 Meta HQ at One Hacker Way in Menlo Park, CA: an ideal venue for the Bay Area Jewish community  to demand that Mark Zuckerberg prioritizes safety of Jewish students over profits.

From river to sea: Meta endorses a call for Israel's erasure - editorial

Meta's Oversight Board ignites controversy with a decision on a contentious phrase. As social media grapples with free speech and hate speech, this ruling raises questions about online discourse.

 Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen on smartphone in front of displayed logo of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp and Oculus in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021

New Instagram Feature: Public Comments in Stories!

The photo app is launching tonight a new option for leaving comments in stories, which can become public. That's how it will work.

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Meta panel rules that ‘from the river to the sea’ is not inherently antisemitic

Meta's Oversight Board ruled that "from the river to the sea" shouldn't be automatically removed from social media, a decision that has sparked criticism from pro-Israel groups.

 Meta HQ at One Hacker Way in Menlo Park, CA: an ideal venue for the Bay Area Jewish community  to demand that Mark Zuckerberg prioritizes safety of Jewish students over profits.

'From the river to the sea': Meta’s Oversight Board greenlights anti-Israel phrase

The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) has sharply criticized Meta’s Oversight Board for its recent decision to allow the controversial phrase “from the river to the sea” on its platform.

 A PROTEST organized by Palestinian solidarity groups and activists takes place in Copenhagen last month. The genocidal calls of ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ are accompanied by massively financed and marketed Palestinian paraphernalia, scarves, flags, and posters.