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Meta is a technology company that operates social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Horizon.

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Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon ·
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Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon

Meta is a technology company that operates social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Horizon.

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Wired · 11h ago
Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon
Tom's Guide · 21h ago
Facebook and Instagram were down — live updates on outage hitting Meta services
TechCrunch · 12h ago
Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it
Wired · 14h ago
‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess
Tweakers · 19h ago
Meta zegt storing te hebben opgelost - update
Tom's Hardware · 2d ago
After spat with Chinese gov't, Meta cuts AI Manus off from its internal systems and is 'sunsetting' platform, report claims — Beijing-ordered breakup of $2 billion AI deal begins

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  • Meta Employees Absolutely Hate Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan for a Companywide AI Hackathon Wired
  • Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it TechCrunch
  • ‘Tell Him He’s a Piece of Shit’: Meta’s New AI Unit Is a Total Mess Wired
  • Meta zegt storing te hebben opgelost - update Tweakers
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Meta-Störung: Probleme bei Instagram, Facebook und Messenger

Facebook, Instagram und andere Meta-Plattformen sind am Freitagnachmittag offenbar weltweit von Störungen betroffen.

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techcrunch.com

Meta's months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it | TechCrunch

A new report suggests the unit, which employs 6,500 people, is on the verge of revolt.

12h ago Connie Loizos
techcrunch.com

Meta's Edits app is getting an AI assistant and a desktop version | TechCrunch

By integrating an AI assistant directly into Edits, Meta is aiming to keep creators engaged on Instagram as it continues to compete with TikTok and YouTube for creators' attention.

2d ago Aisha Malik

Meta ecosystem · 2 Coverage of Meta's products, sub-brands, and platforms.

androidauthority.com

Facebook and Instagram are experiencing a service interruption (Update: Coming back)

Meta properties like Facebook and Instagram are experiencing widespread service interruptions this morning.

20h ago Stephen Schenck
9to5mac.com

Are Facebook and Instagram down right now? - 9to5Mac

If Facebook and Instagram are down for you, you’re not alone. Both of Meta’s largest social media platforms are experiencing...

20h ago Chance Miller

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Hacker News · u/onemoresoop · 

Meta ordered by EU to allow rival AI chatbots back on WhatsApp for free

Meta ordered by EU to allow rival AI chatbots back on WhatsApp for free

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Hacker News · u/thm · 

Meta ordered by EU to allow rival AI chatbots back on WhatsApp for free

Meta ordered by EU to allow rival AI chatbots back on WhatsApp for free

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Hacker News · u/LordAtlas · 

Hackers likely hijacked over 20k Instagram accounts with Meta's AI chatbot

Hackers likely hijacked over 20k Instagram accounts with Meta's AI chatbot

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Hacker News · u/ramon156 · 

Ask HN: What is happening with the Meta Ads dashboard?

I had to set up an account today to look around, potentially setting up Meta Ads for a customer.Through-out the onboarding, almost every step I was met with some kind of generic error or loading page that was stuck. I ha…

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Hacker News · u/speckx · 

Meta confirms 1000s of Instagram accounts were hacked by abusing its AI chatbot

Meta confirms 1000s of Instagram accounts were hacked by abusing its AI chatbot

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How did the hack happen? 

The problem is almost entirely due to Meta's customer support now being run by AI. The tech giant made the switch back in March, saying it would enable "24/7 help for account issues like updating your password and settings for your profile."  But with the AI chatbot handling the whole process, humans couldn't step in when suspicious activity began. That allowed hackers to carry out the social engineering-style attack and pull it off multiple times before anyone noticed. Per Cybersecurity News, security researchers ZachXBT and Dark Web Informer were the first to publicly expose the exploit, but

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