Category Archives: Meta-Facebook

Meta Introduces LLaMA, Large Language Model That Runs On Less Power

Meta Introduces LLaMA, Large Language Model That Runs On Less Power by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, February 24, 2023 Meta will release a new large language model (LLM) it calls LLaMA, which is designed to help researchers advance their work in artificial intelligence, the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a Facebook post on Friday. LLMs are what … Continue reading Meta Introduces LLaMA, Large Language Model That Runs On Less Power

Meta stock skyrockets as Facebook parent company announces buybacks

  By Barbara Ortutay—Associated Press February 01, 2023 Facebook parent company Meta posted lower fourth-quarter profit and revenue on Wednesday, hurt by a downturn in the online advertising market and competition from rivals such as TikTok. But the company’s stock soared in extended trading, as its revenue beat Wall Street’s muted expectations and the Menlo … Continue reading Meta stock skyrockets as Facebook parent company announces buybacks

Meta Hit With New Privacy Lawsuit By Online Tax Filers

Meta Hit With New Privacy Lawsuit By Online Tax Filers by Wendy Davis  @wendyndavis, December 29, 2022 Meta Platforms was hit Thursday with a second lawsuit over allegations that it collects taxpayers’ information from online filing services. This new complaint, like one filed earlier this month, alleges that Meta’s tracking code, the Meta Pixel, was … Continue reading Meta Hit With New Privacy Lawsuit By Online Tax Filers

Meta dissolves team responsible for discovering ‘potential harms to society’ in its own products

Meta’s revenue shrank for the first time in its history And Meta’s Reality Labs cost the company almost $3 billion last quarter. N. Ingraham   Carlos Barria / reuters Facebook parent company Meta has just reported its earnings for the second quarter of 2022, and it was another quarter of shrinking profits. Total revenue of … Continue reading Meta dissolves team responsible for discovering ‘potential harms to society’ in its own products

Meta Details Stringent Ad Guidelines For 2022 Midterm Elections

Meta Details Stringent Ad Guidelines For 2022 Midterm Elections by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, August 16, 2022 One of the most high-profile U.S. primaries took place in Wyoming on Tuesday. GOP Rep. Liz Cheney voted this morning, not at her hometown polling place of Wilson, but a couple of miles away at the Teton County Library … Continue reading Meta Details Stringent Ad Guidelines For 2022 Midterm Elections

Meta Developing ‘Basic Ads’ With Little Or No Data Targeting

Meta Developing ‘Basic Ads’ With Little Or No Data Targeting by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, June 7, 2022 Facebook is developing a product that will not rely on anonymized personal information from users and will be more in line with privacy guidelines set by Europe and U.S. states that have privacy regulations. “I think it will … Continue reading Meta Developing ‘Basic Ads’ With Little Or No Data Targeting

Meta will limit hiring this year due to slowing revenue growth

Meta offers new professional certificates through Coursera Separate courses cover everything from front-end development to iOS app creation. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic May 4th, 2022 Coursera Last year, in an effort to fill outstanding positions, Meta stopped requiring job seekers to hold a four-year university or college degree to apply for some roles. At the time, … Continue reading Meta will limit hiring this year due to slowing revenue growth