ChatGPT is about to become the first AI chatbot in the EU’s toughest tier
ChatGPT is about to become the first AI chatbot in the EU’s toughest tier

ChatGPT is about to become the first AI chatbot to face Europe’s toughest platform rules. The European Commission plans to place OpenAI’s chatbot and the gaming platform Roblox under the strictest tier of the Digital Services Act. The designation could…

Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are coming

Meta says AI is making it dramatically easier to build and launch new consumer apps, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg telling investors the company has more new consumer products on the way following a recent wave of releases for Facebook Groups, Marketplace s…

LinkedIn now has a ‘Seems like AI slop’ button, and yes, it really says slop
LinkedIn now has a ‘Seems like AI slop’ button, and yes, it really says slop

LinkedIn has a name for the vaguely inspirational, AI-written posts clogging its feed, and now it has a button for them. The professional network has quietly added a “Seems like AI slop” option to its post menu, letting users flag content they think a …

Meta used AI to make your Instagram feed harder to quit

Instagram’s latest AI recommendation systems have gotten better at predicting what you’ll watch next, and Meta says that’s translated into more time spent scrolling.

Meta says its AI is making you spend more time on Instagram
Meta says its AI is making you spend more time on Instagram

Meta says people are spending more time on Instagram, and it credits its artificial intelligence for the increase. Global time spent on the app grew by double digits year on year in the second quarter, the company told investors, driven by AI-tuned rec…

Instagram and Facebook Ads for AI ‘Nudify’ Apps Tied to Meta Ad Partner in China

GatherOne is one of Meta’s 11 advertising partners in China.

Microsoft’s AI spending became cloud revenue. Meta’s became a cash-flow hole.
Microsoft’s AI spending became cloud revenue. Meta’s became a cash-flow hole.

Two of the biggest AI spenders reported on the same day. Microsoft’s spending showed up as cloud revenue. Meta’s showed up as a hole in its cash flow. Meta’s revenue rose 28% to $60.8bn, beating forecasts, CNBC reported. But profit fell 14% to $15.8bn,…

X says Australia’s under-16 crackdown breaks international law
X says Australia’s under-16 crackdown breaks international law

Elon Musk’s X has told Australia that its plan to tighten enforcement of a world-first ban on under-16s using social media would breach international law. The company has trained its objection on a bill that would let the country’s online-safety regula…

New Yorkers will soon need to verify their age to access algorithmic feeds
New Yorkers will soon need to verify their age to access algorithmic feeds

New Yorkers who want to see their Instagram or TikTok feed curated by an algorithm, or receive notification after midnight, will soon have to verify their ages to access those features. New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) released a set of final rules on how to implement the SAFE for Kids Act, signed into […]

Meta’s latest courtroom losses expose a potential hole in social media’s strongest defense

Two jury losses are testing whether Section 230 protects the design choices behind social media feeds, giving plaintiffs a possible route around the industry’s strongest legal defense without rewriting the law yet.