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  Meta To Cut 600 Jobs In AI Division To Streamline Operations

  Facebook owner Meta is cutting 600 jobs in its artificial intelligence division in a move intended to streamline operations after an aggressive hiring spree, US media reported Wednesday.

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  Facebook Brings Back "Poke" Feature After Nearly A Decade

  Facebook users will now have a special page in the app that shows everyone who has poked them.

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  Chaya Nayak: The Indian-Origin AI Expert Who Quit Meta To Join OpenAI

  Chaya Nayak worked at Meta for almost nine years, during which she held various influential roles, according to her LinkedIn profile.

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  "It Is Time Meta Establishes Responsible Translation System": Siddaramaiah

  Raising concerns over automatic translation on Facebook, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that poor translations have been a cause of miscommunication and public backlash, urging that the issue be taken seriously.

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  Meta Apologises After Facebook's Auto-Translation Declared Siddaramaiah Dead

  Social media giant Meta has apologised after its automatic translation tool erroneously declared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dead while translating a condolence message posted by the Karnataka CMO in Kannada on Facebook.

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  Siddaramaiah Flags Faulty Kannada-English Translations On Facebook, Instagram

  Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has flagged "faulty" auto translation of content from Kannada to English on Meta's platforms like Facebook and Instagram, and termed it "dangerous".

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  To Sam Altman's "Poaching" OpenAI Talent Charge, Meta CTO's "Dishonest" Reply

  Meta, the parent corporation of Facebook and Instagram, is engaged in a fierce battle with the ChatGPT creator to create cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

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  Arun Srinivas Appointed As Meta's Managing Director And Head For India

  Meta has appointed Arun Srinivas as the Managing Director and Head for its India operations.

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  Google Rejects App Store Age Verification For Online Content

  American tech heavyweight Google on Friday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device's user through the app stores built into operating systems, calling a proposal from Facebook and Instagram parent Meta "ineffective".

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  Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA Rebrand Sparks Major Policy Shifts At Meta

  Mark Zuckerberg has been going through a bit of a MAGA rebrand, complete with a new look - gold chains, grown-out hair, custom boxy, black T-shirts - and appearances on so-called manosphere podcasts hosted by MAGA-friendly comedians like The Von

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  WhatsApp Had No Plans to Compete With Facebook, Co-Founder Says

  WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton said that the messaging app had no plans to compete with Facebook. Acton was present at a federal courthouse in Washington to testify in the ongoing US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial against Meta Platforms.

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  Facebook Parent Meta Platforms Launches Standalone AI Assistant App

  Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched a separate app for its Meta AI assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet's Google.

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  Meta Allows Facebook, Instagram AI Chatbots To Have Sex Talks With Children: Report

  Meta's AI bots engage through text, selfies, and live voice conversations.

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  Instagram Co-Founder Says Mark Zuckerberg Saw App’s Growth as ‘Threat’

  Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testified that the app could have succeeded without being acquired by Meta Platforms. Systrom, testifying Tuesday at Meta’s antitrust trial in Washington, recounted how quickly Instagram was growing before Zuckerberg’s purchase offer.

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  WhatsApp Down In India, Many Users Say Unable To Send Messages, Upload Status

  Meta-owned popular messaging app WhatsApp on Saturday went down for users in India, who were unable to send messages and upload status.