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Sheryl Sandberg to leave Meta board — CNN

Former longtime Meta chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg will not remain on the company’s board of directors after her term ends in May, writes Clare Duffy. 

Meta prohibits generative AI tools for political ads — CNN

Meta is prohibiting political advertisers from using the company’s new, artificial intelligence tools that help brands generate text, backgrounds and other marketing content, writes...

Meta introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe — Reuters

Meta will offer users in Europe a subscription plan to use Facebook and Instagram without advertisements to comply with the European Union regulations, according...

41 states sue Meta for allegedly addicting kids to Facebook and Instagram — Ars Technica

State attorneys general in 41 states and the District of Columbia has sued Meta, writes Ashley Belanger. Here is the link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/41-states-sue-meta-for-allegedly-addicting-kids-to-facebook-and-instagram/

Chipmaker Qualcomm to lay off over 1200 California workers — CNN

Qualcomm will be laying off about 1258 roles in California, according to a filing with the California Employment Development Department, writes Jennifer Korn.