Ex-Meta Designer Turns Layoff Into Indie Game Launch
Emily Pitcher lost her Meta job in 2023 and spiraled into depression. Three years later, she's launching her own video game and building a career she loves.
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Laid Off by Meta, Designer Says "I Can Finally Breathe
When Asha Raval got laid off from Meta after four years of stellar reviews, she didn't panic. She celebrated her freedom to finally chase her real dreams. #
Meta's AI Protects Teens on Instagram and Facebook
Meta just launched AI technology that can spot underage users and protect teenagers from harmful content across its platforms. The new system analyzes everything from posts to photos to keep kids safer online.
Meta Removes Face Recognition After Privacy Exposure
Following investigative reporting, Meta quietly deleted controversial facial recognition code from its smart glasses app within 24 hours. The swift removal shows how public accountability can protect consumer privacy when tech companies push boundaries.
Meta Removes Face-Scanning Code After Public Discovery
Meta swiftly deleted facial recognition software from its smart glasses app just one day after journalists discovered the dormant code. The quick reversal shows how public awareness can stop invasive tech features before they launch.
Meta Pushed to Better Protect Users from Deepfake Abuse
Meta's Oversight Board is calling for stronger protections after the company repeatedly ignored reports of a sexualized deepfake video targeting an everyday user. The recommendations could make it easier for anyone to get harmful AI-generated content removed.
Meta Uses AI to Remove 13-and-Under Users from Instagram
Meta is rolling out new AI technology that estimates users' ages by analyzing visual cues like height and bone structure in photos and videos. The tech combines these visual insights with text analysis to identify and remove underage accounts, helping keep kids under 13 safer online.
Meta Spins Off VR Fitness Game After User Outcry
Supernatural, the beloved VR fitness app, is being reborn as an independent company after its passionate community fought back against Meta's shutdown plans. The original founders are taking the reins and promising to keep the magic alive.
Meta and Google Invest Big in Texas Solar Energy
Tech giants Meta and Google are pouring hundreds of millions into Texas solar farms, turning corporate climate promises into real clean energy powering the grid. Their investments are creating jobs, strengthening infrastructure, and proving that big business can drive real environmental progress.
Meta Uses AI to Protect Kids Under 13 on Instagram
Meta is launching new AI technology to identify and remove accounts belonging to children under 13 from Instagram and Facebook. The move aims to create safer online spaces for young users, though experts suggest better approaches exist.
Signal Creator Brings Privacy Tech to Meta's AI Chatbots
The privacy advocate who made end-to-end encryption mainstream is now working with Meta to protect your conversations with AI chatbots. Billions of people chat with AI daily, but unlike your private texts, those conversations aren't encrypted.
Meta Fined $375M After New Mexico Jury Rules for Kids
A New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for exposing children to sexual exploitation and misleading the public. This marks the first time a U.S. state has defeated a major tech company at trial over child safety.
Meta Blocks 11M Scam Accounts, Arrests 21 in Thailand
Meta just shut down nearly 11 million accounts linked to organized scam operations this year and helped Thai police arrest 21 suspected scammers. The tech giant is rolling out new tools to warn users before they fall victim to increasingly sophisticated fraud schemes.
Meta Powers AI With Solar From Space and Ultra-Long Storage
Meta just announced partnerships to beam solar energy from orbiting satellites and store renewable power for over 100 hours. These breakthrough technologies could help AI run on clean energy around the clock.
Meta Reverses Decision, Keeps Horizon Worlds on VR Headsets
Meta's VR social app Horizon Worlds just got a last-minute reprieve. After announcing plans to shut down VR support, the company reversed course within hours thanks to passionate user feedback.
Jury Holds Meta and Google Liable for Teen Mental Health
A Los Angeles jury ruled that Instagram and YouTube contributed to a young woman's mental health struggles, ordering Meta and Google to pay $3 million in damages. The landmark decision could pave the way for holding social media companies accountable for harm to young users.
Meta to Power Data Centers With Space-Based Solar by 2030
A startup will beam solar power from space to Earth using infrared lasers, helping Meta run AI data centers around the clock. The clean energy breakthrough could solve the tech industry's growing power crisis without environmental harm.
Meta Listens to Staff, Scales Back AI Data Collection
After weeks of employee feedback, Meta adjusted its workplace monitoring software to give workers more control. The tech giant added pause buttons and exemption requests, showing that employee voices can shape company policy even at massive corporations.
Jury Rules Meta Harmed Kids, Awards $375M in First US Case
A New Mexico jury found Meta knowingly harmed children's mental health and made misleading safety claims, setting a legal precedent that could change how tech platforms protect young users. The verdict challenges 30 years of tech industry legal immunity.
Meta Secures 1 GW of Space Solar Power by 2030
Meta just signed the world's first space-based solar power deal, securing up to 1 GW of clean energy beamed from orbit. The breakthrough could solve AI's growing energy crisis while making existing solar farms work around the clock.
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