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China, Iran, Israeli groups weaponize AI for first-of-their-kind social media campaigns - report
An investigation by The New York Times reveals how groups in China, Iran, and Israel leveraged open-source AI to unleash thousands of autonomous bots on social media.
Antisemitic conspiracies blaming Jews for 9/11 resurface ahead of 25th anniversary, CyberWell warns
Meta launches AI agent that can access other apps to send emails, make payments
UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, urges companies to reduce risks
The competition heats up: Meta launches new artificial intelligence app
Zuckerberg’s company unveils a new dedicated app based on the Llama AI model, aimed at directly competing with ChatGPT. Zuckerberg estimates it will reach one billion users by the end of the year.
In US, spyware has consequences: Pegasus to pay Meta punitive damages - opinion
The judgment bolsters efforts by the United States government to draw red lines around the use of commercial spyware.
Israeli spyware firm NSO to pay Meta $168m. in damages for hijacking WhatsApp servers
The case caps a six-year battle between the American social media giant and the surveillance firm.
Grapevine April 30, 2025: Identity Theft
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
The next generation of artificial intelligence: Meta unveils Llama 4
The tech giant introduces two new artificial intelligence models capable of understanding and processing texts and images, performing complex inferences, and working with exceptionally long contexts.
Meta must ban Students for Justice in Palestine - opinion
Students for Justice in Palestine, the vociferously antisemitic student activist group with hundreds of chapters throughout North America, is one of many extremist networks that must be dealt with.
Meta must label Al Jazeera as state media. Here's why - opinion
This is the time for Meta to start labeling Al Jazeera and AJ+, so it will be a little harder for anyone to get away with quoting them and saying “Facebook says it’s true.”
Meta and Ray-Ban’s AI glasses arrive in Israel
The glasses offer photography and voice control, language translation, and hands-free calls, integrating artificial intelligence into the design of standard sunglasses.
AI trailblazer Joelle Pineau leaves Meta after eight years at AI research
She said in a LinkedIn post that she will be taking some time to observe and to reflect before jumping into a new adventure.
Fighting fake: Meta begins testing Community Notes tool
Meta announced it will begin testing a new Community Notes tool on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the U.S., allowing users to add and rank notes that provide additional context to content.
