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EU Threatens to Tax Meta & Google if Trump Trade Talks Fails

11 Apr 2025

The EU tech tax on US tech giants is back in the spotlight as relations between Brussels and Washington heat up. The European Union has threatened to impose targeted digital taxes on digital giants such as Meta and Google if trade negotiations with the Trump administration break down. Though both...

Meta On The Brink: Zuckerberg Battles To Keep Instagram, WhatsApp As Antitrust Trial Starts

09 Apr 2025

Meta, the owner of Facebook, is scheduled to go on trial next week in a historic antitrust case filed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), charging the tech company with misusing its market power by buying Instagram and WhatsApp to stifle potential competition in the future. The case, to...

Meta Faces $2.4B Lawsuit Over Alleged Role in Ethiopia Violence

04 Apr 2025

Meta is being sued for $2.4bn (£1.8bn) by the owner of Facebook, alleging that it stoked violence in Ethiopia following a ruling by the Kenyan high court that a court case against the US tech company could proceed. Allegations Against Facebook's Algorithm The case filed by two Ethiopian citizens challenges...

Meta Plans USD 200 Billion AI Data Center Amid Hiring Bias Lawsuit

26 Feb 2025

Mark Zuckerberg’s company, Meta, is planning to build a massive data center for artificial intelligence (AI) projects. Reports suggest the project could cost over $200 billion. If approved, this would be one of the largest investments in AI infrastructure. Meta Explores Possible Locations To move forward, Meta executives have informed...

Meta Expands in India Amid Layoffs, Opens 41 New Jobs in Bengaluru

23 Feb 2025

Meta, the social media behemoth, is setting up a new building in Bengaluru, according to TechCrunch. This comes after the firm laid off some 5% of its employees in a move that mostly involved those classified as "low performers." Focus on Enterprise Engineering According to the report, the new center...

Meta to Build 50,000 km Undersea Cable Connecting Five Continents, ‘Longer Than Earth’s Circumference’

18 Feb 2025

Meta, Facebook's parent company, has just revealed its most ambitious digital infrastructure initiative yet, called Project Waterworth. This undersea cable system will connect five principal continents spanning over 50,000 km, which is longer than the circumference of Earth, thereby improving worldwide connectivity and enabling developments in artificial intelligence (AI). ...

Meta Shake-Up: Global Layoffs Begin, But AI Engineers InHigh Demand!

08 Feb 2025

Tech giant Meta Platforms is set to initiate company-wide layoffs next week, even as it accelerates the hiring of machine learning engineers, according to internal memos seen by Reuters. The layoffs, expected to impact around 5% of the company’s workforce, will begin Monday at 5 a.m. local time in most...

Meta to Lay Off ‘Lowest Performing’ Staff Next Week, Internal Memo Reveals

08 Feb 2025

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, will initiate its expected company-wide layoffs next week while simultaneously speeding up the hiring of machine learning engineers. Internal memos, obtained by Reuters, said that the layoffs targeting the company's "lowest performers" will begin at 5 am local time on Monday in most...

Meta Offers $5,000 to TikTokers in US to Join Facebook and Instagram

23 Jan 2025

Amid the looming possibility of TikTok’s ban in the United States, Meta, led by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, is offering a substantial incentive to content creators from the popular third-party app to switch over to Facebook and Instagram. Meta has announced that selected influencers will receive up to $5,000 in bonuses...

Instagram Faces Backlash, Hides Search Results for ‘Democrats’

21 Jan 2025

Meta is working to fix a problem on Instagram by which a "results hidden" message appears in users' search tabs when one searches for terms such as "Democrat" or "Democrats." The controversy has stirred as social media users blamed the platform for taking sides politically. The problem arose after President...

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