Asia Pacific Big Tech Meta March 27, 2025 Meta Platforms Asia VP exits Meta Platforms’ long-term Asia-Pacific VP Dan Neary announced his departure from the company, ending a tenure which delivered growth across key markets over a 12-year period, Bloomberg reported. By Michael Carroll
Big Tech Meta North America March 14, 2025 Meta tests user fact checks in US Meta Platforms revealed plans to start testing a crowd-sourced fact checking model on 18 March in the US across Facebook, Threads and Instagram, after ending its third-party fact checking programme in January. By Mike Robuck
AI & Cloud Meta North America March 12, 2025 Meta moves forward on AI training chip Meta Platforms reportedly has started testing its first in-house AI training chip as part of its plan to reduce its reliance on more costly semiconductors from Nvidia and other vendors. By Mike Robuck
AI & Cloud Europe Meta Network Tech Vodafone February 21, 2025 The Friday File: Vodafone drones to fly; Humane pin pulled Mobile World Live brings you our top three picks of the week as Vodafone tested drone-enabled network recovery in preparation for MWC25 Barcelona, HP sealed a deal for AI startup Humane and WhatsApp faced new regulatory scrutiny in the EU. By Amiya Johar
Devices Meta February 20, 2025 Instagram offers fresh features for direct messages Meta Platforms-owned Instagram rolled out a tranche of new features for its direct messaging (DM) function, including the ability to compose messages and send them at a later date. By Mike Robuck
Europe Meta Regulation February 18, 2025 WhatsApp in DMA crosshairs as users top 45M Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp is set to be hit by tougher regulatory scrutiny in the European Union (EU) after the number of active users on its open channels offering surpassed a limit that now places it under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). By Amiya Johar
Big Tech Meta February 11, 2025 Meta Platforms begins cutting jobs Meta Platforms reportedly started a round of employee layoffs as part of its plan to shift its workforce to high priority areas such as AI. By Mike Robuck
