Suddenly, my feed was crawling with fake elderly, self-pitying cake bakers basking in the love of real Facebook members. What does that have to do with connecting the world? Hello! Thank you, as always,

In early March 2025, social media users noticed gray boxes started appearing when leaving a Facebook comment using an Apple device.

Artificial intelligence is already improving this business' financial results, but there could be a lot more to come.

Meta Platforms (META) plans to expand its agentic AI tools for businesses. Clara Shih, Meta’s head of business AI, stated in a CNBC interview

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The tech giant is offering its AI agent to businesses on its platforms free of charge during the pilot program. Soon, all businesses will be able to use Meta’s AI to power live, 24/7 customer service that can interact with customers on behalf of businesses on Instagram,

Meanwhile, in the federal courthouse in San Francisco, artists are suing companies Stability AI, DeviantArt, Midjourney and Runway AI. Their legal complaint describes the firms’ AI-powered image generators as “copyright-laundering devices, promising customers the benefits of art without the costs of artists.”

If you’re a local retailer, how exactly can AI make your life easier? Rieva Lesonsky talks to an expert who gives practical tips for small businesses.

Meta AI could be finding a new home this year. The company is planning to release a standalone app for its generative AI chatbot sometime in the second quarter of 2025, according to CNBC, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.

T HERE IS LITTLE reason to cheer the cooling of relations between America and the European Union. But it’s an ill wind that blows no one any good. In the fast-growing world of artificial intelligence ( AI ), Mistral, a French startup, may be a beneficiary of the transatlantic tempest.

The US State Department will use AI to review social media of foreign students with visas for support of Hamas. This action is part of 'Catch and Revo