Meta Rolls Out Feature to Protect Creators’ Reels From Being Copied

Yann LeCun, a prominent artificial intelligence researcher at Meta Platforms Inc., has announced his departure from the company at the end of 2025. He plans to establish a new startup focused on advancing machine intelligence research, with Meta remaining as a partner in this endeavor.

Meta has secured a significant legal victory against the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in an antitrust case, which could allow the company to resume acquiring startups after a period of regulatory caution. This ruling may also impact other major tech firms like Google and Microsoft, who have been hesitant to pursue acquisitions due to increased scrutiny under FTC Chair Lina Khan.

Meta has requested the Oversight Board to provide input on its Community Notes feature prior to its planned expansion. This move indicates Meta's intention to enhance transparency and accountability in its content moderation practices.

Apple TV has introduced a new logo animation that viewers may have noticed before shows stream. Contrary to expectations of being computer-generated, this animation was actually handcrafted by human creatives.

This study evaluates the effectiveness of various large language models (LLMs) in restoring diacritics in Romanian texts, a crucial task for text processing in languages with rich diacritical marks. The models tested include OpenAI's GPT-3.5, GPT-4, Google's Gemini 1.0 Pro, and Meta's Llama family, among others. Results indicate that GPT-4o achieves high accuracy in diacritic restoration, outperforming a neutral baseline, while other models show variability. The findings emphasize the importance of model architecture, training data, and prompt design in enhancing natural language processing to…

Meta has achieved a significant legal victory by winning an antitrust case that could have compelled the company to divest its popular platforms, Instagram and WhatsApp. A federal judge ruled in favor of Meta, dismissing allegations from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that the company maintained an unfair monopoly. This ruling is seen as a pivotal moment for Meta, allowing it to retain its assets and potentially pursue new acquisitions in the tech industry.

Silicon Valley has increasingly pointed to rapid digital changes to counter government efforts aimed at regulating its power. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which filed a lawsuit against Meta five years ago, has faced challenges in keeping pace with the swift technological advancements that characterize the industry. This ongoing tension highlights the difficulties regulatory bodies encounter in addressing the complexities of modern technology and its implications for market competition.

Internal documents reveal that Meta's Vibes AI video feed has approximately 2 million daily active users (DAUs) as of November 9, reflecting a 1% increase from the previous week. Notably, around 52% of returning users interacted with the AI feature. This performance data highlights the growing engagement with Meta's AI-driven content, indicating a positive trend in user interaction and retention.