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With Reality Labs, Meta risks heading down slippery slope of overspending again
Zuckerberg said that he is going to keep building out Meta’s infrastructure and data centers, because the opportunity is so huge, even if investors don’t like it.Business - MarketWatch - 6 hours ago -
Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.4 billion loss in third quarter
Meta's Reality Labs unit, which develops augmented and virtual reality technologies, logged an operating loss of $4.4 billion in the third quarter.Business - CNBC - 10 hours ago -
Embattled Abbott Labs comes through with a strong quarter, buyback announcement
Abbott Labs delivered for investors who stuck with the stock despite legal woes that emerged earlier this year.Business - CNBC - October 16 -
Yuga Labs brings AI to blockchain with ApeChain creator platform
Yuga Labs, the Web3 company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, is bringing AI to blockchain with the launch of ApeChain, a new creator platform. In order to future-proof its ecosystem, Yuga Labs is ...Tech - VentureBeat - October 18 -
Social Media Layoffs Hit Meta
The tech giant confirmed an unspecified number of job cuts at WhatsApp and Instagram.Business - Inc. - October 17 -
Meta misses on user growth, warns of 2025 jump in AI spending
Meta reported weaker-than-expected user numbers and warned of a significant acceleration in its infrastructure expenses in 2025 in its third-quarter earnings.Business - CNBC - 9 hours ago -
The inflation risk for emerging markets
Fiscal indiscipline looms as the biggest threat after central bank battles to slow rising pricesWorld - Financial Times - October 15 -
There Is No Leadership Without Risk
Those in positions of leadership fear they will say the wrong thing, or say what they believe to be the right thing in the wrong way.Top stories - The New York Times - October 20 -
The Risk of Trump’s Old Age
If he were my dad, I’d want to take away the car keys — and nuclear codes.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Meta fires staff for abusing $25 meal credits
Workers used benefits to buy acne pads, wine glasses and laundry detergentBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
Meta under fire for ‘polluting’ open-source
Open Source Initiative chief criticises tech group for using the term to describe its Llama modelsBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
Meta unveils features to combat teen ‘sextortion’
Meta is ramping up its efforts to fight sextortion on Instagram with the launch of new features that are designed to help prevent young users from getting blackmailed into sharing nude photos.Top stories - NBC News - October 17 -
Meta fires staff for buying toothpaste, not lunch
Meta workers reportedly used vouchers that should have been spent on meals to buy household goods.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Meta Battles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit in Massachusetts
Meta, which owns and operates Facebook and Instagram, is facing accusations that it used tactics to get users hooked on its platforms.Business - Inc. - October 19 -
Albania's left-wing former President Meta is arrested on corruption allegations
Albanian prosecutors have arrested former President Ilir Meta on suspicion that the left-wing Freedom Party leader engaged in alleged corruption, money laundering and hiding of personal income and ...World - ABC News - October 21 -
Why Meta and Snap are spending billions on AR glasses
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Snap CEO Evan Spiegel are betting big that augmented-reality glasses will replace the smartphone.Business - CNBC - 6 days ago -
House Republican presses Meta on censoring political content
Texas Rep. August Pfluger (R) expressed concern in a letter to Meta on Tuesday over the platform's decision to automatically opt users out of political content, arguing the platform's users should ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Meta Reports Record Revenue, Slower Ad Growth
The social media giant is spending billions on artificial intelligence and products for virtual and augmented reality.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - 9 hours ago -
Abbott Labs beats Q3 sales and earnings expectations, raises full-year outlook
Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and sales, boosted by strength in the company’s medical-devices business.Business - MarketWatch - October 16 -
Live Aware Labs raises $4.8M for its AI-powered gamer feedback platform
Live Aware Labs has closed a successful seed funding round to build out its community feedback platform for game developers.Tech - VentureBeat - October 16 -
What open-source AI models should your enterprise use? Endor Labs analyzes them all
The new tool tells developers how popular and secure open-source, pre-built models are and how recently they were created and updated.Tech - VentureBeat - October 16 -
Plans to power Los Alamos lab supercomputers spark pushback from Pueblo communities, environmentalists
Northern New Mexico Indigenous communities and environmental groups are calling for the reconsideration of federal plans to run a new transmission line through an ecosystem they say is both ...Politics - The Hill - October 19 -
Harris leads Trump by 20 points with younger Americans, new CNBC/Generation Lab survey finds
Vice President Kamala Harris now holds a 20-point lead over former President Trump when it comes to younger voters between 18 and 34Business - CNBC - October 22 -
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health
In a lab not far from the shores of Lake Erie, researchers are trying to learn more about the ways toxic algae can damage healthTech - ABC News - October 22 -
Rocket Lab stock climbs more than 6% after KeyBanc raises price target
Shares of Rocket Lab USA Inc. are up 6.1% Thursday after KeyBanc Capital Markets raised its price target for the space-launch company.Business - MarketWatch - 6 days ago -
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health
In a lab not far from the shores of Lake Erie, researchers are trying to learn more about the ways toxic algae can damage healthHealth - ABC News - October 22 -
Policymakers should not exacerbate the risks of deglobalisation
A fragmented approach to rulemaking in banking around the world has the potential to be destructiveWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
Why Kompany managing Bayern is 'not a risk'
Nedum Onuoha discusses how his former Manchester City team-mate Vincent Kompany will lead Bayern Munich in this season's Champions League.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Ozempic lowers Alzheimer’s risk: Research
The diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic could lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease among people with Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published Thursday. Alzheimer’s disease is the ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
The risk from talking tough to Trump
Preparing fixed battle plans for a trade war with the US may not be the right approachWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Meta Will Face State Lawsuits Alleging Teen Social Media Addiction
Despite efforts to have two cases dismissed, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook will have a legal reckoning over allegations its platforms harm younger users.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
Meta fires staff for ‘using free meal vouchers to buy household goods’
Facebook and Instagram owner reportedly dismisses about 24 workers for abusing $25 meal credit system. Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has reportedly fired about 24 staff at its Los ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Meta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with 'strategic goals'
Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.”Tech - ABC News - October 17 -
Massachusetts judge rules Meta must face state's social media lawsuit
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has ruled Meta must face a state lawsuit, alleging the company knowingly designed and deployed features harmful to young online users. Suffolk County Superior ...Politics - The Hill - October 18