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Meta’s Chris Cox sought Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp advice - then made him leader

Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox reached out to Shah directly in the spring, seeking advice on picking the future leader of WhatsApp. Cox had been calling entrepreneurs and investors in places like India, Brazil and Mexico, countries where WhatsApp is a dominant part of business and culture, and Shah’s…

The Economic Times

Meet Kunal Shah, serial entrepreneur and Meta's pick to lead WhatsApp

Indian tech entrepreneur Kunal Shah is set to lead WhatsApp, the world's largest messaging platform, succeeding Will Cathcart. Shah, the founder of fintech unicorn CRED and pioneer of digital payments with FreeCharge, brings extensive experience in building successful tech ventures. Meta's investment in CRED and Shah's deep understanding of user…

The Economic Times

'Kunal was the clear choice': Meta's Chris Cox on WhatsApp leadership change

WhatsApp's long-serving chief, Will Cathcart, is moving to a new product development role at Meta after nearly seven years. Cred founder Kunal Shah has officially taken the reins as WhatsApp's new leader, bringing his builder mentality and global perspective to the world's largest messaging app. This transition coincides with Meta's…

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'It's Literally the Gulag': Furious Meta Employees Speak Out on 'Soul-Crushing' AI Jobs

Meta Platforms is facing employee unrest as it cuts jobs and expands its AI unit, with workers expressing dissatisfaction over new roles and intrusive monitoring practices.

International Business Times UK

ETtech Explainer: Everything to know about Meta’s Forum and Instants apps

Forum is Facebook Groups reimagined as a Reddit-style discussion platform with AI-powered search and recommendations, while Instants turns Instagram into a more spontaneous, Snapchat and BeReal-like space for ephemeral photo sharing.

The Economic Times

This 1996 Law Protects Free Speech Online. Does It Apply to AI Too?

Excluding generative AI from Section 230 could stymie innovation and cut off consumers from useful tools.

Reason

Meta Releases Standalone AI App, Competing With ChatGPT

Social media behemoth Meta unveiled its first standalone AI assistant app on Tuesday, challenging ChatGPT by giving users a direct path to its generative artificial intelligence models.

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Artists threaten to leave Instagram in droves over AI art training

Meta's making it almost impossible to opt out.

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Hasbro says Magic: The Gathering's Fallout-themed Commander cards were 'probably our best-performing Commander set ever'

Big things are expected for next year's Marvel and Final Fantasy crossovers too.

PC Gamer

Meta launches Llama 3 — the "FASTEST AI image generation" ever seen!

“The goal eventually is to help take things off your plate, just help make your life easier," Chris Cox, Meta's chief product officer said in an interview

Digital Camera World

Threads v Twitter – is this the main bout between Musk and Zuckerberg?

Tesla tycoon challenged Meta boss to a cage fight but the launch of Twitter’s rival this week may provide the real action

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg agree to cage match – but why?

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg can't be serious about wanting to fight each other in a cage. Right?

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Instagram's new music-sharing status feels like the return of MySpace

Share your favorite musical artists on Instagram's Notes

TechRadar

Instagram previews its upcoming Twitter competitor

A leaked screenshot of Instagram’s Twitter competitor has appeared online, giving us a good view of what it looks like.

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Images of Instagram’s Twitter rival have leaked and I couldn't be more hyped

Meta is talking to celebrities like Oprah and the Dalai Lama about being early users on the company’s Twitter alternative

The Guardian - UK

Facebook owner to push ahead with plans to launch Twitter rival

Meta targeting Oprah Winfrey and Dalai Lama as potential users of ‘sanely run’ social networking platform

Fortune

Instagram’s Twitter-killer is ‘sanely run’ and decentralized

Meta’s new app, reportedly known as Project 92, takes a page from the new crop of decentralized social networks and leverages Instagram’s user accounts.

Daily Record

Falkirk Council admits Bo'ness buses 'aren't good enough' but say there's little they can do

Council chiefs attended a meeting in Bo'ness Academy to explain why services are unlikely to get better any time soon

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New Capricorn Energy board to undertake strategic review

Six new board members join the company at the chief executive is ousted

Reason

Section 230 Heads to the Supreme Court

The crucial protector of internet speech might have some cracks in its armor.

The Guardian - UK

The US supreme court case that could bring the tech giants to their knees

The question of whether social media firms should be responsible for content recommended to users is set to be re-examined – and not before time

ABC News

Brisbane council trials bikeway speed monitors to slow cyclists, scooters at Kangaroo Point

A new council trial of flashing awareness signs on one of Brisbane's busiest shared pathways is met with mixed responses from cyclists and pro-pedestrian groups.

Benzinga

Facebook Parent Meta Cuts Hiring Plans As Mark Zuckerberg Flags 'Worst Downturn In Recent History:' Report

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly asked his employees to brace for one of the worst economic downturns in recent history.

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