Major YouTube creators are facing backlash for accepting AI money
Major YouTube creators are facing backlash for accepting AI money

Over the past few days, a number of prominent filmmaking content creators including Matti Haapoja and Sam “Kold” Kolder have posted videos of themselves demonstrating what’s possible with AI platform Higgsfield. The videos highlight Higgsfield’s recently added Seedance 2.5 functionality and pitch these technologies as the future of video production. In response to these videos, […]

New Jersey teen drops claims against Meta, Google, and Snap weeks before trial
New Jersey teen drops claims against Meta, Google, and Snap weeks before trial

A 15-year-old from New Jersey has dropped her case against Meta, Google, and Snap seven weeks before it was due to be heard in Los Angeles. Her lawyer said she wanted to get on with her life. The case was one of three bellwethers set for trial in Octob…

Mark buys a castle

Mark Zuckerberg just bought a cozy abode somewhat close to Meta’s international headquarters in Ireland.

Mark Zuckerberg bought an Irish castle
Mark Zuckerberg bought an Irish castle

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg now owns an actual castle. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan bought Strancally Castle and its 440-acre estate in Ireland “several weeks ago,” according to The Irish Times. While the exact price of the purchase is unclear, the family could have paid “anywhere between €20 million and €30 million” for the […]

Mark Zuckerberg buys a 440-acre Irish estate in County Waterford
Mark Zuckerberg buys a 440-acre Irish estate in County Waterford

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have bought Strancally Castle and its 440-acre estate in County Waterford as an Irish base. He is the third tech billionaire to buy a large Irish country estate since 2021, after Stripe’s John Collison and James Dyson…

Cinemas, schools and ICE are all banning Meta smart glasses
Cinemas, schools and ICE are all banning Meta smart glasses

Cinemas became the latest institution to move against Meta smart glasses on Thursday. The UK Cinema Association said many operators are introducing policies to restrict camera-enabled eyewear. It gave two reasons: film piracy, and customer privacy. Tak…

Meta AI’s new Mac app wants you to talk to your apps

Meta said its Muse Spark model is powering the dictation feature.

Meta glasses are a workplace menace
Meta glasses are a workplace menace

In August, Toru Hinkle was stocking shelves at their job at Target when they noticed two customers and asked if they needed any help. The men requested a price check on an item – but even after Hinkle told them the item was $20, the customers asked for the price again and again. “After a […]

Meta’s first witness told a jury the problem was Mark Zuckerberg’s culture
Meta’s first witness told a jury the problem was Mark Zuckerberg’s culture

Arturo Béjar took the stand in Oakland on Wednesday and told a federal jury that the reason Meta could never fix its own safety problems was the culture Mark Zuckerberg had built. He is the first witness in a trial that four state attorneys general hav…

Meta launched a Mac app to put its AI to work for businesses
Meta launched a Mac app to put its AI to work for businesses

Meta has released a dedicated Mac app for Meta AI, its chatbot. The company is pushing to turn the assistant into a tool for businesses and creators. The app can watch a window on your screen and answer questions about what it sees, Meta said on Wednes…