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Meta blocks EU-based users from accessing Threads via VPN

“I am a US citizen, have a US account with a US address and wireless number but staying in Europe for now and I was blocked too,” another user said…reports Asian Lite

July 16, 2023

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Meta introduces generative AI model ‘CM3leon’

CM3Leon’s zero-shot performance compares favourably to larger models trained on larger datasets, despite training on a dataset of only three billion text tokens…reports Asian Lite News Meta (formerly Facebook) has introduced a

July 16, 2023

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Authors sue OpenAI, Meta over copyright infringement

The lawsuit alleged that chatbot never bothered to “reproduce any of the copyright management information Plaintiffs included with their published works.”…reports Asian Lite News Comedian and author Sarah Silverman, along with authors

July 10, 2023

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WhatsApp rolling out ‘link with phone number’ feature on Android

The official changelog of the application mentioned that an updated sticker tray with improved navigation is now available on the platform…reports Asian Lite News Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is widely rolling out

July 10, 2023

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Threads set to cross 100 mn users as Twitter traffic dips

The new app crossed 2 million sign-ups in just two hours after launch, 10 million users in seven hours and 30 million in just 12 hours…reports Asian Lite News Meta’s Twitter rival,

July 10, 2023

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OpenAI, Meta sued by top US authors

In a separate lawsuit against Meta, it alleged the authors’ books were accessible in datasets Meta used to train its LLaMA models….reports Asian Lite News Comedian and author Sarah Silverman, along with

July 10, 2023

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MrBeast reaches 1 million followers on Threads app

Threads became available on Wednesday to users in over 100 countries — including the US, India, Britain, Japan and Australia…reports Asian Lite News American YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson aka ‘MrBeast’ has become the

July 8, 2023

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UK govt loses court battle over Johnson’s Covid WhatsApps

The material must now be handed to the inquiry by 4pm on Monday. The government said it will “comply fully” with the High Court judgment…reports Asian Lite News The Cabinet Office has

July 7, 2023

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Meta’s Twitter competitor ‘Threads’ arrives on web

According to the report, for the time being, the web interface for viewing threads is fairly basic, with options to like, comment, repost, and share — all of which prompt you to

July 6, 2023

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US Judge blocks Biden admin from contacts with social media firms

The US has been debating over the past few years where to draw the line between curbing the online propagation of potentially dangerous information and the freedom of speech….reports Asian Lite News

July 5, 2023

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