Apple pulls social media giant Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads services from China App Store amid country’s tightened internet regulation

All traces of WhatsApp – the world’s most popular messaging app, with more than 2 billion monthly active users in 2023 – and Threads, which has soared in popularity on the mainland since its launch last July, are now gone from the domestic App Store, according to a search by the Post on Friday. Chinese … Read more

Quarter of children aged five to seven own a SMARTPHONE as Government considers social media and mobile crackdown

ALMOST a quarter of 5 to 7-year-olds now have a smartphone according to shock new findings by Ofcom. The watchdog warned that infant school kids are increasingly online and going unsupervised. 2 Young children spending more time on social mediaCredit: Getty 2 Many are going on social apps without supervisionCredit: Getty Social media usage has … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta releases early versions of Llama 3 AI model in bid to catch ChatGPT

Meta Platforms on Thursday released early versions of its latest large language model, Llama 3, and an image generator that updates pictures in real time while users type prompts, as it races to catch up to generative AI market leader OpenAI. The models will be integrated into its virtual assistant Meta AI, which the company is pitching as the … Read more

Meta’s ChatGPT killer is taking over your favorite apps

Meta The AI hype is in full swing right now, transcending form factor boundaries with mixed success. But for the most part, the situation has been a pricey endeavor for users willing to tap into its full potential. Earlier today, Meta AI made its grand debut, drawing power from the Llama 3 model. It’s free … Read more

Meta debuts new AI chip, aiming to decrease reliance on Nvidia

Meta Platforms is deploying a new home-grown chip to help power its artificial intelligence (AI) services, aiming to decrease its reliance on semiconductors from Nvidia and other outside companies. The chip, announced Wednesday, is the latest version of the Meta Training and Inference Accelerator, or MTIA, which helps rank and recommend content across Facebook and … Read more

Frequent flyer provokes furious backlash after boasting she was ‘winning’ for receiving air miles for reporting Delta flight attendants she saw using their cellphones mid-flight

By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline Travel Editor Published: 13:29 BST, 12 April 2024 | Updated: 13:29 BST, 12 April 2024 A frequent flyer has provoked a furious backlash after boasting on social media posts that she had reported flight attendants to customer services for using their personal cellphones mid-flight and received air miles as a reward. … Read more

Vile mum who let partner snap son’s neck tried to flog his baby clothes on Facebook just weeks after fatal attack

A VILE mum who let her partner snap their son’s neck tried to flog his baby clothes on Facebook just weeks after the fatal attack. Ollie Davis suffered horror injuries following a campaign of abuse at the hands of dad Michael Davis. 6 Kayleigh Driver turned a blind eye to the abuse her son was … Read more

Heartwarming moment woman kidnapped as a child is reunited with her family 52 YEARS after she was snatched from her home

THIS is the heartwarming moment a woman who was kidnapped as a child is reunited with her family an incredible 52 years after she was first abducted. Aura Guerrero León was just a four-year-old girl when she was snatched from the streets of Bogota, Colombia in 1972. 5 The moment Aura Guerrero León was reunited … Read more

Facebook Marketplace ranks last on anti-scam rating system; accounts for nearly 50% of cases

User authentication such as verifying accounts and secure payment options like escrow, are deemed critical safeguards on e-commerce platforms.  These safety features have proven to be effective in combatting scams and platforms that implement these, have seen a “significant reduction” in cases. MHA strongly urges all e-commerce marketplaces to put in place these features, to … Read more

Newspaper Criticizes Meta, Gets Temporary Block on Facebook

Meta blocked all posts from The Kansas Reflector on Thursday after the nonprofit newspaper called out Facebook, which Meta owns, and other forms of social media in an article. The article, titled “When Facebook fails, local media matters even more for our planet’s future,” directly calls out Meta and Facebook for suppressing posts related to … Read more