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ווטסאפ אפליקציות צ'ט

WhatsApp Down: Messaging service suffers serious disruption

Users of Meta-owned WhatsApp from across the world have reported problems with both sending and receiving messages

כנס ענן פאנל חזון המולטי קלאוד ההיברידי אור לנצ'נר מנכ"ל ברייט דאטה

Meta admits defeat against web-scraping firm Bright Data, abandons legal action

“This is not a settlement. Bright Data did not make any agreement with Meta or make any changes to its conduct. This was a total concession by Meta to drop the case it brought against Bright Data for scraping public web data on its website,” Bright Data said

משרד ריק הייטק עובדים נעלמים גוסטינג

Profits are at record highs, so why are tech companies laying off so many workers?

12.02.24|Omer Kabir

The technology giant Cisco is set to announce a restructuring move that will include layoffs of thousands of employees. And it is not the only one. Since the beginning of the year, 141 technology companies have laid off 34,300 employees, despite most of them displaying excellent financial results. So why are workers still being fired, even when all the data indicates that it's time to go back to hiring?

המנהיג העליון של איראן עלי חמינאי

Meta suspends Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Facebook and Instagram accounts

Meta has removed the accounts for “repeatedly violating” its “Dangerous Organizations & Individuals policy.” Khamenei has called to wipe Israel off the map numerous times and praised the horrific October 7 attack by Palestinian terror group Hamas

מימין סונדאר פיצ'אי סאטיה נאדלה

Big Tech continues to soar as GenAI convinces Wall Street to reject overpricing predictions

05.02.24|Sophie Shulman

Around 80% of the S&P 500 who have reported their earnings for Q4 of 2023 have exceeded expectations. Notably, reports from major companies such as Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon, which make up a significant portion of the index's growth, indicate a profound impact from the use of Generative AI

מרק צוקרברג מנכ"ל מטא 2023 ארוע connect

Facebook turns 20: Is it time to say goodbye to Zuckerberg?

04.02.24|Omer Kabir

Among the tech giants, Facebook-turned-Meta is the only one whose founder still serves as CEO. Mark Zuckerberg created a company that changed the world, a monster that reached a peak value of more than a trillion dollars and over 3 billion active users, but if Meta wants to continue to dominate, it needs a new vision and especially a new CEO

כנס מיליון להייטק אור לנצנר, מנכל Bright Data

Court rules against Meta in Bright Data scraping case

“The Facebook and Instagram Terms do not bar logged-off scraping of public data; perforce it does not prohibit the sale of such public data. Therefore, the Terms cannot bar Bright Data’s logged-off scraping activities,” said U.S. District Judge Edward Chen

אפל משקפי AR אפל ויז'ן פרו הושקו ביוני 2023

Apple's Vision Pro: A revolutionary headset hindered by developer reluctance?

23.01.24|Omer Kabir

The mixed reality glasses, which Apple will launch at the start of February, are expected to receive a frosty reception. The world's most popular apps, such as Netflix and YouTube, have not agreed to make their apps available to the product. At $3,499 for the cheapest model, it will be difficult to market a product with a user experience that doesn’t include essential apps

מטא פייסבוק 6.12.22

Meta fined over $6.5 million for not reporting acquisitions in Israel

11.01.24|Tomer Ganon

Meta, which at the time of the acquisition of the two companies (Redkix and Servicefriend) had a monopoly in the social media market, did not apply for approval from the Israel Competition Authority as required

Apple Vision Pro mixed reality משקפי אפל

Beyond the hype: Will Apple's Vision Pro reshape daily life or Meta's simplicity prevail?

04.01.24|Omer Kabir

Attempts to convince people to wear AR or VR headsets have so far failed and mostly resulted in jokes. In the meantime, the technology has improved, the audience has matured, and it seems that Apple's bombastic Vision Pro now has a chance to succeed. But with a price tag of $3,499 the revolution may actually come from Meta's lightweight Smart Glasses

מימין מארק צוקרברג ו טים קוק

2024 antitrust watch: 4 cases that could redefine tech industry giants

04.01.24|Omer Kabir

An overview of pivotal legal battles against Apple, Google, Meta, and the potential fallout that could reshape the tech landscape

אקטיביסט בהפגנת תמיכה ב פלסטינים ב ניו יורק פנאי

Human Rights Watch report accusing Meta of censoring pro-Palestinian posts is riddled with serious failures

24.12.23|Omer Kabir

A report by HRW published last week claimed that "Meta’s policies and practices have been silencing voices in support of Palestine and Palestinian human rights on Instagram and Facebook." However, an examination by Calcalist identifies biases in the collection of data and in the method of analysis, in a way that undermines the foundation of the organization's conclusions

מטה מטא פארק מנלו קליפורניה

Meta's oversight board ramps up scrutiny on violent content in Israel-Hamas war

10.12.23|Reuters

The cases will be the first to use a new expedited review mechanism announced earlier this year that requires the board to make decisions within 30 days

כנס המפתחים של מטא מארק צוקרברג 9.23 הדור השני של המשקפיים החכמים בשיתוף ריי באן

Meta laying off employees in metaverse-oriented Reality Labs division

04.10.23|Reuters and CTech

Reality Labs has significant activity in Israel, which could potentially also be hit by the layoffs

ראש הממשלה יאיר לפיד

Cyber Directorate investigates blocking of opposition MKs from WhatsApp

10.09.23|Omer Kabir

According to the Cyber Directorate, as of now all members of the Knesset, including Opposition Head Yair Lapid, have access again to the application. As far as is known, this is not a case of device hacking

מארק צוקרברג מנכ"ל מטא פייסבוק

Why Meta’s open source is not really open

30.08.23|Viki Auslender

Aligning with the times, Meta released Code Llama, but instead of promoting a free and transparent market, this is another way in which technology giants strengthen their position based on the work of external developers

מארק צוקרברג מייסד פייסבוק

Meta's present is bright, but future is shrouded in virtual fog

07.08.23|Yaniv Rahimi

Following the publication of its second quarter reports, which presented revenues and profits that were higher than analysts' forecasts, Meta's stock jumped. However, not all is rosy in the metaverse

מייסד ומנכ״ל פייסבוק מארק צוקרברג

Meta’s double-digit growth the perfect response to critics

27.07.23|Omer Kabir

It may not be the most innovative and original company around, but it is among the best at identifying trends and possibilities, and it is also shameless enough to blatantly copy what it needs from other companies and quickly implement it in its services

The battle over end-to-end encryption: Legislation threatens user privacy

16.07.23|Viki Auslender

A new law proposed in Britain, aimed at protecting children's safety, could set a dangerous global precedent for accessing encrypted messages, jeopardizing the privacy of journalists, human rights activists, diplomats, and all users

מימין אילון מאסק מארק צוקרברג

Zuckerberg vs. Musk: Meta launches Threads to compete with Twitter

06.07.23|Omer Kabir

In order to incentivize users to join Threads, Meta not only needs to create a successful platform, but also needs to convince Twitter users that the experience there will be much better, that they won't be subject to the arbitrary whims of a billionaire who only thinks about his bottom line, and that despite their animosity towards Zuckerberg, he is still capable of providing them with a better platform than Musk