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Who Is 'Big Sis Billie'? Meta AI Chatbot Who Pretended To Be Real Person And Led To Death Of NJ Senior

A New Jersey man died after being misled by Meta's AI chatbot 'Big Sis Billie,' raising urgent concerns about chatbot safety, ethics, and protections for vulnerable users.

International Business Times UK

Mark Zuckerberg Once Admitted He Made An Early Mistake That Cost Him Billions, But Then Said It's Fine: Here's Why

The Meta Platforms, Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg once reflected on one of the most pivotal — and costly — missteps in Facebook's early history during a candid talk at Y Combinator's Startup School.

Benzinga

Scott Bessent Sees Nvidia-AMD China Deal As Blueprint, Facebook Users Claim $725 Million, Intel Surges On Trump Stake Buzz — Weekly Tech Recap

The weekend was a whirlwind of tech and market news. From a massive data privacy settlement for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) to a unique revenue-sharing agreement between the U.S. government and chip giants, the stories were as diverse as they were impactful.

Benzinga

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Silicon Valley talent keeps getting recycled, so this CEO uses a 'moneyball' approach for uncovering hidden AI geniuses in the new era

HelloSky takes a different approach to recruiting top tech candidates.

Fortune

‘Siccing his company’s AI chatbots on our kids’: Meta facing investigation for creating ‘romantic’ AI chatbots for children

At no point should any of this have been okay.

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AI Glasses to Replace Smartphones? Meta Is Taking Aim at Apple

Is Meta's Reality Labs segment looking to make iPhones obsolete? Its AI glasses business may be gunning for the $400 billion smartphone market.

MarketBeat

Mark Zuckerberg’s property empire is conquering neighborhoods while tipping his hat to Trump: Inside his real estate takeovers

Mark Zuckerberg, the world’s third-richest man, has recently come under fire for buying up nearly a dozen houses to build a compound in Palo Alto. Months earlier, he acquired a D.C. home for his collection. Madeline Sherratt dives into the lavish digs in the tech executive’s real estate empire.

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Meta spends more guarding Mark Zuckerberg than Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet do for their own CEOs—combined

Zuckerberg is not exactly the most popular guy.

Fortune

Meta’s AI chatbot guidelines leak raises questions about child safety

A leaked internal document shows that Meta’s AI bots were allowed to generate harmful and inappropriate content.

TechRadar

"It is acceptable to describe a child in terms that evidence their attractiveness": Meta AI bends safety guidelines by engaging in sensual talks with minors, generating false content, and discriminating against Black people

According to an internal document from Meta Platforms, the company's AI chatbot across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram has permission to engage in romantic and sensual conversations with children, generate false information, and even argue that black people are dumber than white people.

Windows Central

Meta faces backlash over AI policy that lets bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children

US senator Josh Hawley opened investigation into the tech giant, which said it had removed the policy guidelines

The Guardian - US

David Tepper's Hedge Fund Bets On Intel, UnitedHealth; Cuts Position In Four Mag 7 Stocks

The Appaloosa hedge fund, run by Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper, revealed several new stock positions in the second quarter, including a couple of airline stocks.

Benzinga

5 Popular Stocks Still Worth Buying

Here's a look at some big-time companies on both ends of the spectrum that might still be worth buying.

GOBankingRates

Trump team has created a secret list ranking companies on how loyal they are

Trump has incentivized companies to invest more in the US and align with his agenda

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Benzinga

Tiger Global Boosts Big Tech Bets, Ramps Up Portfolio Value By 28% In Q2

Famed technology investor Chase Coleman's Tiger Global Management significantly increased its portfolio value and shuffled key holdings during the second quarter of 2025, according to its latest 13F filing.

TechRadar

Amazon's data center spend tops $100bn - more than the GDP of most countries

Amazon spends more than Luxembourg's entire GDP on data centers – more than Google, Microsoft or Meta.

Benzinga

US Facebook Users To Receive Settlement Checks In $725 Million Data Privacy Case—Check If You Are Eligible

Millions of users of Meta Platforms‘ (NASDAQ:META) Facebook in the U.S. are set to receive their long-awaited compensation for a data privacy breach that occurred over a decade.

Benzinga

Meta Faces Congressional Fire Over Leaked AI Rulebook That Allowed Chatbots To Flirt With Kids

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) faces congressional scrutiny after media reports exposed internal policies allowing artificial intelligence chatbots to engage children in “romantic or sensual” conversations and generate racist content, raising investor concerns about regulatory compliance and brand reputation risks.

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Dan Ives Says Apple's AI Strategy Has Been A 'Disaster' And No One On The Street Believes Innovation Will Come From Within

On Thursday, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives called Tim Cook-led Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) artificial intelligence strategy a "disaster" as he once again reiterated that the tech giant is lagging far behind competitors like Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and startups like OpenAI.

Benzinga

New Jersey Man Reportedly Dies Attempting To Meet A Meta AI Called 'Big Sis Billie'

A 76-year-old New Jersey man reportedly died after attempting to meet a Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) AI chatbot he believed was a real person, raising fresh questions about the safety and oversight of AI interactions.

PC Gamer

Meta's AI rules permitted 'sensual' chats with kids until a journalist got ahold of the document and asked what was up with that

Meta says its guidelines about children were "erroneous," but hasn't commented on the one that allows statements like "Black people are dumber than White people."

The Independent UK

Cognitively impaired man traveled to NYC to meet Facebook chatbot he fell in love with. He never returned home

Incident illustrates potential dangers posed by vulnerable people accessing artificial intelligence

Benzinga

Apple To Reintroduce Blood Oxygen Feature On Select Watches Following Customs Ruling

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will introduce a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users through an iPhone and Apple Watch software update later on Thursday.

TechRadar

Why use Meta’s Ray-Bans and their single AI, when this new Vive pair will give you three?

HTC has just announced a new Vive wearable, but it’s not another VR headset – instead it’s a pair of stylish AI glasses.

Benzinga

With Meta And Microsoft Boosting Capex, Oracle's (ORCL) Rally Points To Major AI Tailwinds

Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) shares are trading higher Thursday morning as investors digest recent news highlighting the company’s aggressive push into artificial intelligence against a backdrop of strategic cost controls.

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