AI & Cloud Meta North America January 27, 2025 Zuckerberg readies huge Meta AI investment Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated the company plans capex of $60 billion to $65 billion in 2025 as part of a scheme to broaden its AI infrastructure. By Mike Robuck
Asia Pacific Meta January 23, 2025 India court halts WhatsApp data-sharing ban An Indian appeals court temporarily suspended a ruling by the country's antitrust regulator to impose a five-year ban on data sharing between WhatsApp and parent Meta Platforms’ other services, Reuters reported. By Joseph Waring
Meta Regulation January 20, 2025 Meta retains fact-checkers abroad after US policy shift Meta Platforms will maintain its use of third-party fact-checkers across Instagram, Facebook and Threads outside the US despite scrapping the programme domestically earlier this month. By Amiya Johar
Big Tech Meta North America January 15, 2025 Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg invited to Trump inauguration Billionaire tech titans Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will reportedly attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on 20 January alongside elected officials. By Mike Robuck
Big Tech Meta January 14, 2025 Meta Platforms to axe almost 4,000 jobs Meta Platforms reportedly outlined intentions to cull 5 per cent of its staff in 2025, estimated to be around 3,600 jobs, as part of a performance-based termination plan. By Amiya Johar
Meta Network Tech Nokia January 10, 2025 The Friday File: Meta ditches fact-checkers; Nokia shoots for the Moon Mobile World Live brings you our top three picks of the week as the Italian government eyed a mega SpaceX deal, Meta axed its third-party fact checking programme ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, and Nokia's 4G network is poised for the Moon. By Amiya Johar
Big Tech Meta North America January 7, 2025 Meta Platforms to end fact checking programme Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of changes to the company’s social media sites that included ending its third-party fact checking programme in favour of a community notes system also used by Elon Musk-owned X. By Mike Robuck
