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  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Meta Platforms
    Meta plans advanced ‘agentic’ AI assistant for consumers

    Social media platform invests in equivalent to OpenClaw that aims to seamlessly carry out everyday tasks for users

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  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
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    Meta and Zuckerberg sued by publishers over ‘massive’ copyright infringement

    Tech giant faces lawsuit from five large groups over its use of copyrighted works to train Llama AI models

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  • Saturday, 2 May, 2026
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    Lex. Meta stock might look cheap if it weren’t for Mark Zuckerberg

    Not only is the Facebook boss spinning a lot of plates, but his worldview is not like that of a typical chief executive

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  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
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    Facebook owner’s stock drops 6.5% while Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon report strong cloud computing growth

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    Lex. Big Tech’s earnings get ever bigger, and ever less useful

    Meta, Alphabet and peers are growing smartly, but their value hinges on hard-to-answer questions about AI supremacy

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  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
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    EU takes action against Meta over failure to protect children on social media

    Platform could be fined as debate intensifies in Europe over banning minors from sites such as Instagram and Facebook

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  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
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    China’s Mao-era regulator in a stand-off with Meta over AI

    National Development Reform Commission is becoming Beijing’s chief enforcer

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    The FT View. Beijing’s blunt message to its tech sector

    China’s ban on Meta-Manus deal is a warning to keep AI innovations at home

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  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
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    China blocks Meta’s $2bn purchase of AI group Manus

    Regulators had reviewed whether deal violated Beijing’s investment rules

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    Marketers tackle risks and opportunities on social media

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    Co-author of ‘Open to Work’ argues AI will bring opportunity — if workers are brave enough to take the initiative

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  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
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    Meta to cut 10% of jobs to ‘offset’ Zuckerberg’s AI spending

    Social media group plans to spend $135bn on data centres this year

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  • Friday, 17 April, 2026
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    Robert Shrimsley
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  • Friday, 17 April, 2026
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    Why we must shield our children from social media

    Protecting kids from techno-oligarchs is a legal and moral duty — and other governments should follow Spain’s example

    Pedro Sánchez
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  • Friday, 17 April, 2026
    Artificial intelligence
    Why Meta’s ‘conspiratorial’ Manus deal drew Beijing’s ire

    The landmark tech exit has quickly become central to China’s national security agenda

  • Thursday, 16 April, 2026
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    OnlyFans-style age checks should be social media standard, says Starmer

    Prime minister says ‘things can’t go on like this’ in meeting with technology companies

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  • Thursday, 16 April, 2026
    ByteDance
    British investor builds $500mn stake in TikTok owner

    Fred Blackford bets on valuation gap between China’s ByteDance and its Silicon Valley rivals

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  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    Advertising
    Ad agencies settle US probe over alleged boycott of online platforms

    Publicis, WPP and Dentsu were accused of collusion by Federal Trade Commission

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