Meta’s A.I. Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can’t Be Trusted

nytimes.com In the last few days, you may have noticed something new inside Meta’s apps, including Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp: an artificially intelligent chatbot. Within those…

Stock Market Today: Stocks higher with tech earnings on deck: Tesla soars

thestreet.com Check back for updates throughout the trading day U.S. equity futures were mixed in early Wednesday trading, with the dollar holding steady against its global peers, as…

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer's manager cull will likely affect thousands of bosses

fortune.com In a bid to claw back $2.15 billion in costs, the chief executive of struggling pharmaceutical giant Bayer announced in early April that the company was eliminating middle…

Tesla Teases Affordable Car in '25 & Why Meta AI is Everywhere

dcs.megaphone.fm Episode 308: Neal and Toby dive into Tesla’s Q1 earnings report which certainly had its ups and downs with the announcement of a new affordable model despite having an…

Futures: Tesla, AI Play Skyrocket On Earnings; Meta, ServiceNow Loom

investors.com Dow Jones futures edged lower early Wednesday, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures climbed modestly. EV giant Tesla (TSLA) and AI play Vertiv (VRT) surged on earnings.…

Invest Like a Billionaire: Consider These 4 Tech Stocks

finance.yahoo.com Billionaire investors have proven their stock-picking abilities, choosing companies that have helped them multiply their winnings over time. I'm talking about hedge fund…

S&P, Nasdaq futures advance on tech boost, earnings cheer

aol.com S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures gained on Wednesday on a growth stocks boost as investors lauded upbeat earnings from megacap Tesla and awaited economic data due later this week…

The Tech Stocks Making Waves Today

barrons.com The Magnificent 7, including Tesla and Meta, leads the way Wednesday as the tech stock rebound continues.

No, Morton Salt and other table salts do not contain sand and glass

poynter.org Does the salt in your kitchen contain shards of glass? A Facebook video claims it does. An April 9 Facebook video was filmed in a supermarket aisle in which a person reaches…

Meet the 3 "Magnificent Seven" Stocks Members of Congress Can't Stop Selling

finance.yahoo.com Within the last month, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and innovation-powered Nasdaq Composite all ascended to fresh highs. While there have…

GOP Senator Who Owns Meta Stock Denies Conflict of Interest Ahead Of TikTok Ban Vote: 'I Am Not Fighting Against A Company'

benzinga.com Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) has refuted that there is any conflict of interest over his ownership of Meta Platforms Inc. META shares, ahead of a vote to potentially…

Meta lets Ray-Ban smart glasses share view while on video calls

siliconrepublic.com The company is also rolling out Meta AI, an assistant that greatly enhances the device’s overall functionality, in beta mode for users in the US and Canada. Just in time for…

Discover Looks to Customer Shifts to Define Innovation

pymnts.com Technological transformation is at the heart of both modern commerce and payments innovation. With technology as the driving force, consumers are demanding more than…

Building Bluesky: a Distributed Social Network (Real-World Engineering Challenges)

newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com Before we start: AI tooling for software development feels like it has hit "peak hype" across mainstream media. We would like to do a "reality check" and find out how…

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has realized laying off 1,500 people at one go may have created a 'significant challenge' for Spotify's day-to-day operations

aol.com None Daniel Ek said Spotify underestimated the impact of laying off 1,500 people in December. • None "It took us some time to find our footing," Ek told investors in an…

Stock market today: US stocks climb ahead of Tesla and mega-cap tech earnings

finance.yahoo.com None Stocks accelerated their rebound after suffering heavy losses last week. • None Investors are turning their attention to mega-cap earnings, hoping for a new rally…

Meta Stock Q1 Preview: Can Ads Growth Keep Up With AI Spending?

investors.com The stakes are high as Meta Platforms (META) prepares its first quarter earnings report for late Wednesday. The Facebook parent company's Meta stock has gained nearly 40%…

Why Cava’s bid for brand awareness means prioritizing streaming ads

digiday.com Some brands are throwing more ad dollars behind storytelling campaigns and brand awareness channels as marketers fight for attention in today’s busy digital marketplace.…

As TikTok ban threatens stability in social media ecosystem, some brands settle into the fediverse

digiday.com As a Digiday+ member, you were able to access this article early through the Digiday+ Story Preview email. See other exclusives or manage your account .This article was…

US Senate Approves TikTok Sell-Off Proposal

socialmediatoday.com Bad news for TikTok fans, with the U.S. Senate today approving a bill that will force the app to be sold into U.S. ownership, or be banned entirely in the region. The bill,…

AI companies including OpenAI, Meta and Google agreed to incorporate new measures to protect children from exploitation and plug holes in their existing…

wsj.com AI companies including OpenAI, Meta and Google agreed to incorporate new measures to protect children from exploitation and plug holes in their existing defenses.

Oracle's HQ is moving to Nashville

aol.com None Oracle head Larry Ellison said Tuesday the company is planning a move to Nashville, Tennessee. • None The company relocated from Silicon Valley to Austin in 2020. •…

Larry Ellison says Oracle's HQ is moving to Nashville

aol.com None Oracle head Larry Ellison said Tuesday the company is planning a move to Nashville, Tennessee. • None The company relocated from Silicon Valley to Austin in 2020. •…

Congress tells China: sell TikTok or we’ll ban it

economist.com Joe Biden joined TikTok only two months ago, with a video entitled “lol hey guys”. Now America’s president is poised to sign a bill that could ban the popular app. On April…

Marcia Gay Harden to Receive Advocate Award During GLSEN’s Respect Awards in New York

hollywoodreporter.com LGBTQ advocate Marcia Gay Harden is being singled out for her work on behalf of the community. GLSEN, the education organization dedicated to creating safe and inclusive…

Nvidia Has Rarely Been Cheaper, Long-Term AI Trend Remains Robust (NASDAQ:NVDA)

seekingalpha.com We previously covered Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) in December 2023, discussing why we had raised our long-term price target for the stock, thanks to its profitable…

Wave Goodbye To Another Set Of Freedoms With The New Digital ID

zerohedge.com Wave Goodbye To Another Set Of Freedoms With The New Digital ID Authored by Graham Young via The Epoch Times, “Papers please” used to be the ostinato of totalitarian…

Meta Signs Up to New AI Development Principles Designed to Combat CSAM Content

socialmediatoday.com With an increasing stream of generative AI images flowing across the web, Meta has today announced that it's signing up to a new set of AI development principles, which are…

TechScape: No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama

theguardian.com Another day, another set of troubles for Apple’s App Store. This time, the company had bowed to orders from the Chinese state to remove WhatsApp and Threads, two of the last…

Analysts revise Facebook parent Meta stock price targets before earnings

thestreet.com When it comes to artificial intelligence, analysts say you can't buck the Zuck. Zuck, of course, is Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and chief executive of Facebook parent Meta…

TikTok is Launching an Instagram Clone

thedailyupside.com It’s very meta if you think about it. TikTok is taking a page out of Meta’s playbook by taking a page out of Meta’s playbook. Amid the possible twilight of its US existence,…

Google, Meta, OpenAI Unite With Other Industry Giants Against AI Child Abuse Imagery

decrypt.co To fight the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), a coalition of top generative AI developers—including Google, Meta, and OpenAI—vowed to enforce guardrails around…

'Reels, Messaging, and AI:' What Wall Street analysts expect from Meta as it gears up for first-quarter earnings

aol.com None Meta Platforms will report its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the closing bell. • None Wall Street is optimistic about the social media firm's result, citing…

Meta Opens Up Quest OS To Third-Party Hardware Makers

mediapost.com Meta has announced that the operating system for its Quest virtual reality headsets, now called “Meta Horizon OS,” can now be used by third-party device makers, including…

These Magnificent Seven Stocks Pulled the Stock Market Higher Today

247wallst.com What a difference a week makes. The bulls took control today as the magnificent seven tech stocks rallied and all three of the major indices ended in the green amid an…

Mark Zuckerberg finally spilled the beans about his new chain necklace look

aol.com None Mark Zuckerberg revealed the reason for his new chain necklace. • None The Meta exec said he's designing his own piece of jewelry with a heartfelt message. • None The…

The House Just Passed the TikTok Ban. Here's What That Means for Meta Stock

finance.yahoo.com The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Saturday that's not good for popular social-media app TikTok. But it may have gone unnoticed by many investors because it…

Meta Announces Updates for its Ray Ban Smart Glasses, Including New AI Elements

socialmediatoday.com Meta’s announced a new update for its Ray Ban smart glasses, which will now be able to provide more info based on what you can see around you, while they’re also getting new…

You Don't Have To Be a 'Khanservative' To Want Strong Antitrust Enforcement

newsweek.com The Biden administration has made antitrust enforcement a priority. It has brought actions against large airline companies like Jet Blue and, yes, numerous cases against Big…

Meta AI says, “sup, try me out!”

morningbrew.com Someone’s trying to slide into your DMs, but it's not a rando you barely remember chatting up last night—it’s Meta’s AI. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger users…

Donald Trump nabs additional $1.2 billion 'earnout' bonus from DJT stock

finance.yahoo.com Trump Media & Technology Group stock (DJT) has hit a milestone that will secure Donald Trump an additional $1.2 billion. According to a regulatory filing, Trump is entitled…

Quant Ratings Updated on 113 Stocks

investorplace.com Earnings season is heating up this week, with four of the seven Magnificent Seven stocks – Alphabet, Inc. (GOOGL), Meta Platforms, Inc. (META), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)…

Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq notch big gains as Tesla kicks off 'Magnificent 7' earnings

finance.yahoo.com US stocks secured gains across the board on Tuesday, as tech-focused investors prepared for a fresh wave of earnings highlighted by struggling Tesla (TSLA). The tech-heavy…

Stock market today: All eyes on Tesla after Spotify, UPS beat earnings

newsweek.com U.S. stocks continued their rally on Tuesday, with all the major indexes closing higher on a series of strong earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up…

New Data Suggests That Threads is Now Seeing More Daily Users in the US Than X

socialmediatoday.com Okay, I will preface this by noting that third party app data providers don’t have a full stream of info from the apps themselves, which often means that their numbers,…

Donald Trump set to nab additional $1.1 billion 'earnout' bonus from DJT stock

finance.yahoo.com Trump Media & Technology Group stock (DJT) has hit a milestone that will secure Donald Trump an additional $1.1 billion. According to a regulatory filing, Trump is entitled…

Congress is finally set to approve a TikTok ban. But it could still be years before it takes effect

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article TikTok’s fate in the U.S. has never been more in doubt after…

Op-Ed: AI’s Most Pressing Ethics Problem

cjr.org Recent New York Times investigative reporting has shed new light on the ethics of developing artificial intelligence systems at OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Meta. It…

Elon Musk Slips From Richest Person Ranking After Losing Billions In Recent Months: Who's Now Richer?

benzinga.com Basically: Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla TSLA and owner of X.com, previously Twitter, held the title of richest person in the world when Tesla's stock was at all-time highs.…

Here’s who might buy TikTok as a Senate ban-or-divest order appears all but certain

fortune.com The clock is ticking for TikTok: The Senate just passed a procedural vote for a bill that would require TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the popular social media…

4 things to watch in tech earnings

aol.com The next few weeks will feature a blur of tech company earnings calls, as everyone from Tesla to Twilio report their financial performance for the first three months of the…

Growing speculation Alphabet could announce first-ever dividend By

investing.com Alphabet (NASDAQ: ) will report its first-quarter earnings results on Thursday, April 25, after the close. Notably, shares are up 11.9% year-to-date, outperforming the 2.3%…

It's All About Mag 7 Earnings: Without Them S&P Profit Growth Is Negative

zerohedge.com It's All About Mag 7 Earnings: Without Them S&P Profit Growth Is Negative After what has been a boring start to the week, where the biggest event so far was yesterday's…

Donald Trump set to nab additional $1.1 million 'earnout' bonus from DJT stock

aol.com Trump Media & Technology Group stock (DJT) is nearing a milestone that will secure Donald Trump an additional $1.1 million, assuming Tuesday afternoon's trading levels hold…