5 h. ago Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta in court against monopoly claims

In Zuckerberg's second day of testifying in the federal antitrust trial, he defended Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The U.S. government wants Meta to bust up the two companies.

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7 h. ago At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg Avoids Explaining Takeovers of Instagram and WhatsApp

The Meta chief executive, testifying in a landmark antitrust trial, denied he was trying to snuff out competitors.

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9 h. ago Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in FTC Meta Monopoly Case, Revisits Instagram Acquisition

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in federal court on Monday to defend his company against the FTC's allegations that it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to create a social media monopoly.  The post Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in FTC Meta Monopoly Case, Revisits Instagram Acquisition appeared first on Breitbart.

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9 h. ago Mark Zuckerberg once considered deleting all your Facebook friends

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once considered deleting everyone’s Facebook friends in an effort to boost the social network’s cultural relevance. This “potentially crazy idea,” as the exec called it at the time, was revealed on Monday as a part of the evidence introduced during the first day of the U.S. government’s antitrust trial against Meta. […]

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27 h. ago Mark Zuckerberg tells court Meta faces broader competition than FTC says

Mark Zuckerberg tells court Meta faces broader competition than FTC says  The Washington Post

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28 h. ago Mark Zuckerberg testifies that Meta faces broader competition than FTC says

Mark Zuckerberg testifies that Meta faces broader competition than FTC says  The Washington Post

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28 h. ago Meta chief Zuckerberg testifies at landmark US antitrust trial

Meta chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Monday in a landmark US antitrust trial in which his social media juggernaut stands accused of abusing its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors.

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30 h. ago FTC Antitrust Lawsuit Against Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Kicks Off in Washington DC

The FTC's high-stakes antitrust lawsuit against Meta kicked off today with opening arguments in Washington, DC. Mark Zuckerberg is expected to take the stand to defend his company against the federal government's claims that the acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp should never have been approved. The post FTC Antitrust Lawsuit Against Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Kicks Off in Washington DC appeared first on Breitbart.

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40 h. ago Meta’s Antitrust Trial to Put Mark Zuckerberg, Serial Witness, to the Test Again

Meta’s chief has grown accustomed to tough questioning in courts and hearings, but an antitrust trial starting Monday could be more grueling, experts said.

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5 d. ago AI models still struggle to debug software, Microsoft study shows

AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other top AI labs are increasingly being used to assist with programming tasks. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in October that 25% of new code at the company is generated by AI, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has expressed ambitions to widely deploy AI coding models within the social […]

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5 d. ago Mark Zuckerberg Faces Potential Breakup of His Meta Empire in FTC Antitrust Trial

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the tech giant formerly known as Facebook, is gearing up for a historic antitrust fight with the FTC set to begin on Monday. The lawsuit, filed during Donald Trump's first term in office, will determine if Facebook's acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp were designed to put a stranglehold on the social media market. The post Mark Zuckerberg Faces Potential Breakup of His Meta Empire in FTC Antitrust Trial appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 d. ago Meta Keeps Big MAGA Accounts on Ban List as Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump

Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly lobbying the Trump administration to drop a pivotal FTC case against the company, in what would amount to a major political favor for Meta. Despite Zuckerberg's multiple olive branches to the Turmp administration, a number of high-profile, pro-MAGA voices are still banned on Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms. The post Meta Keeps Big MAGA Accounts on Ban List as Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checkers on Monday

Meta will no longer have any fact-checkers in the U.S. come Monday, according to Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan. Meta announced this significant policy change in January when it also loosened its content moderation rules. The timing of this change coincided with President Trump’s inauguration, which Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg attended after […]

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1 week ago Zuckerberg repeats Trump visits in bid to settle antitrust case

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has made repeated visits to the White House as he tries to persuade US President Donald Trump to settle a major antitrust case before it goes to trial on April 14, US media reported.

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1 week ago WSJ: Mark Zuckerberg Is Seeking Donald Trump's Support in Battling EU's Meta Antitrust Ruling

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pressing U.S. trade officials and the Trump administration to push back against an expected EU antitrust ruling that could undermine the company's ad-based business model. The post WSJ: Mark Zuckerberg Is Seeking Donald Trump’s Support in Battling EU’s Meta Antitrust Ruling appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Report: EU to Slap Mark Zuckerberg's Meta with Record Antitrust Fine of Up to $1 Billion

The EU is poised to hit Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, with a massive fine of $1 billion or more for allegedly violating its strict antitrust regulations, according to sources close to the situation. The post Report: EU to Slap Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta with Record Antitrust Fine of Up to $1 Billion appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Meta has revenue sharing agreements with Llama AI model hosts, filing reveals

In a blog post last July, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that “selling access” to Meta’s openly available Llama AI models “isn’t [Meta’s] business model.” Yet Meta does make at least some money from Llama through revenue-sharing agreements, according to a newly unredacted court filing. The filing, submitted by attorneys for the plaintiffs in the […]

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3 w. ago Congressman calls for Zuckerberg to answer on China dealings

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., has asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear before a congressional oversight committee to address Meta's dealings with China.

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4 w. ago Mark Zuckerberg says that Meta’s Llama models have hit 1B downloads

In a brief message Tuesday morning on Threads, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company’s “open” AI model family, Llama, hit 1 billion downloads. That’s up from 650 million downloads as of early December 2024 — a 153% increase over a roughly-three-month period. Llama, which powers Meta’s AI assistant, Meta AI, across the tech giant’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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