Meta’s Instagram showed paid ads promoting escort services and sex work, CBS News investigation finds

Meta's Instagram showed paid ads promoting escort services and sex work, CBS News investigation finds

Meta has removed paid advertisements for channels on the Telegram messaging app that promoted escort and sex work services in the U.S. and other countries from its Instagram platform. CBS News found multiple paid advertisements on Meta’s Instagram stories feature that promoted opportunities to meet women alongside URL links that led to the Telegram platform. Several such ads … Read more

Anthropic wins key AI copyright case, but remains on the hook for using pirated books

Anthropic wins key AI copyright case, but remains on the hook for using pirated books

Anthropic has won a major legal victory in a case over whether the artificial intelligence company was justified in hoovering up millions of copyrighted books to train its chatbot.  In a ruling that could set an important precedent for similar disputes, Judge William Alsup of the United States District Court for the Northern District of … Read more

Meta introduces Oakley AI smart glasses that start at $399

Meta introduces Oakley AI smart glasses that start at $399

Meta is expanding its line of AI-powered eyewear through a new partnership with sportswear brand Oakley. The new smart glasses introduced Friday, called Oakley Meta HSTN, were built for performance wear and are intended for “athletes and fans alike” according to a Meta statement. The full lineup will arrive this summer, Meta says, with glasses starting … Read more