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The tech deal of the year: Four giants poured a billion dollars into an Israeli company
AppsFlyer closed a dramatic funding round of over a billion dollars as part of its Series E round, at a company valuation of $2.7 billion.
UK weighs forcing social media firms to boost trusted news
Meta's glasses will soon recognize people by their faces
Meta claims Israeli spyware firm NSO Group failed to complain, demands further pressure by US gov't
Meta does not hold social media monopoly, judge rules
The agency sought to force Meta to restructure or sell Instagram and WhatsApp in order to restore competition among social media networks.
Cloudflare, Amazon, Meta: The biggest tech outages of recent years - explainer
This was the second major internet disruption of 2025, following the October malfunction of Amazon's cloud services unit, AWS.
EU weighs pausing parts of landmark AI act in face of US and big tech pressure, FT reports
The European Commission proposes to pause parts of AI legislation following months of urging from tech giants such as Meta and Alphabet and pressure from the Trump administration.
WhatsApp, YouTube, and Facebook: What are the most popular apps used in Israel in 2025?
In 2025, the Index also measured the public's use of artificial intelligence services, particularly large language models (AI chatbots), which have become widely accessible.
Meta to give parents more control after criticism over flirty AI chatbots
The features will be built on protections already applied to teen accounts and will be guided by the PG-13 movie rating system.
Seeing intelligence: Meta launches the next generation of AI glasses
At Connect 2025 in Menlo Park, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled new wearable AI products: Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, the Neural Band bracelet, and Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses.
OpenAI to bring parental controls in ChatGPT after California teen's suicide
The company said on Monday that the controls will allow parents and teens to link accounts for stronger safeguards for teenagers.
Google must pay $425 million in class action over privacy, jury rules
The jury found Google liable on two of the three claims of privacy violations, but found that Google had not acted with malice, meaning it was not entitled to punitive damages.
Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission
After several weeks of testing, Reuters found that the bots routinely made sexual advances and asked users to meet up.
Indonesia urges TikTok, Meta to act against harmful online content
The Indonesian government urged TikTok and Meta to raise the moderation of harmful content, including disinformation, that is spread on their platforms.
