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Facebook is introducing a new way for users to personalize the content they see. Meta has announced “Your Algorithm,” an AI-powered feature that allows people to directly influence recommendations across Facebook Feed and Reels. Instead of relying entirely on Facebook’s automated recommendation system, users can now describe the types of content they want to see more or less often using everyday language. The update is part of Meta’s broader effort to make social media recommendations more personalized and responsive to individual preferences. Tell Facebook What You Want to See With Your Algorithm, Facebook users can communicate their interests directly to…

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a major enforcement operation targeting a North Korean scheme that allegedly used stolen American identities and U.S.-based facilitators to infiltrate companies across the country. Federal authorities say they seized more than 180 computers and searched over 40 suspected laptop farms in Texas. These locations allegedly allowed North Korean IT workers to remotely access computers provided by U.S. employers while disguising their true identities and locations. More Than 70 Companies Allegedly Infiltrated According to the Justice Department, the operation affected at least 70 U.S.-based companies across sectors including healthcare, retail, manufacturing, communications, and cybersecurity…

Meta is stepping up its artificial intelligence ambitions with the launch of Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, two advanced AI models that mark the company’s first major move into the frontier-model category. Released by Meta’s Superintelligence Lab, the models are designed to deliver stronger performance than the company’s earlier, lightweight Muse Spark model, particularly when handling demanding tasks such as software development, complex reasoning, and long-running interactions. Bigger Models Target More Complex Tasks Muse Spark was built with speed and low latency in mind. The new Wonder models take a different approach, prioritizing greater capabilities and improved performance on…

AI companies are increasingly experimenting with decision models that are designed to make fast, structured judgments instead of generating text. Now, startup Musubi is applying the technology to one of the internet’s biggest challenges: content moderation. The company has introduced PolicyLM-1.7B, a lightweight decision model released with open weights that is designed to evaluate online content in real time. Turning Written Policies Into Automated Decisions PolicyLM-1.7B is designed to take a content policy written in plain English and apply it to individual messages in less than 50 milliseconds. That could make it useful for social platforms that need to process…

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly common in everyday software, LibreOffice is taking the opposite approach. The open-source office suite has made a clear decision not to include built-in AI features for the foreseeable future. The Document Foundation, the nonprofit organization behind LibreOffice, says the decision is less about rejecting AI altogether and more about protecting user privacy, data control, and the software’s offline-first philosophy. LibreOffice Doesn’t Want Your Documents Leaving Your Device In a recent blog post, the Document Foundation said it currently has no plans to integrate AI directly into LibreOffice. The organization reinforced the position shortly after releasing…

TikTok is pushing deeper into e-commerce with two new features designed to help users go from discovering a product to buying it without leaving the app. The company has introduced an AI-powered Shopping Assistant alongside a new in-app checkout option that allows users to purchase products directly from brands with a single click. AI Shopping Assistant Helps Users Find the Right Products TikTok describes its new Shopping Assistant as a conversational AI agent built specifically for shopping. Instead of simply displaying product recommendations, the assistant can interact with users and respond to questions throughout the shopping process. It can provide…

Meta is making a major push into consumer AI with Muse, a personal AI agent designed to handle tasks on behalf of users. The company showcased Muse at its annual Connect event, signaling that Meta wants AI to become part of everyday digital life across its platforms and devices. But while the technology may be impressive, one major question remains: will people trust Meta enough to give an AI agent access to their most personal information? That question came up during a recent episode of the Equity podcast, where Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and Anthony Ha discussed Meta’s AI strategy…

Truecaller is taking its fraud-detection technology beyond phone calls. After building a caller ID platform used by more than 500 million people, the Swedish company has launched Scam Checker, a new tool designed to help users investigate suspicious phone numbers, links, and messages without needing the Truecaller app or an account. Check Suspicious Numbers, Links and Messages Scam Checker is available on the web and Android, initially launching in India before expanding to Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and Southeast Asia. Users can paste a suspicious phone number, website link, or message into the service. Truecaller then checks…

A new security investigation has uncovered a large number of publicly accessible databases hosted on Supabase, potentially exposing sensitive information belonging to people around the world. Cybersecurity company UpGuard said its research identified approximately 16,000 Supabase databases containing some form of personal information that could be accessed from the public internet. Supabase is a popular development platform that allows developers to build applications and store their databases without having to manage the underlying infrastructure themselves. Its popularity has grown rapidly as more developers use AI-powered coding tools to create websites and applications. The latest findings, however, highlight a security challenge…

Anthropic is committing $11.6 billion to Akamai’s cloud infrastructure over the next seven years, marking the largest cloud agreement in Akamai’s history and another major expansion of Anthropic’s computing capacity. Akamai announced the agreement Thursday. The deal is significantly larger than the $1.8 billion arrangement between the two companies reported earlier this year. However, the full commitment depends on Akamai meeting specific delivery and service-availability requirements, and either company can terminate the agreement under certain conditions. A Massive Expansion of AI Computing Capacity The agreement highlights how quickly Anthropic’s demand for computing infrastructure is growing as it develops and operates…