‘She died by design’: Mothers decry Meta outside courthouse as trial begins
Victoria Hinks tried taking her 16-year-old daughter’s phone away time and again as the San Rafael girl became…
Meta ‘hid the truth’ about harms to children, California says as Oakland trial opens – The Mercury News
California accused Meta on Tuesday of studying “vulnerabilities in teens’ brains” to hook children on Facebook and Instagram,…
Meta goes on trial in Oakland over alleged harms to children, with up to $1.4 trillion at stake – The Mercury News
Meta goes on trial this week in Oakland over allegations it built Facebook and Instagram to addict children,…
Meta plans to chop more than 600 Bay Area jobs; NetApp will cut dozens
Meta Platforms revealed plans to slash well over 600 jobs in the Bay Area, while NetApp will trim…
Santa Clara County sues Meta over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
Santa Clara County’s counsel sued Meta on Monday, accusing the tech giant of turning scam advertisements on Facebook…
Facebook app owner Meta Platforms slashes nearly 200 Bay Area jobs
Meta Platforms has decided to slash almost 200 jobs in the Bay Area, marking the tech company’s most…
Marin parents who lost daughter praise social media verdict
A bereaved Marin County couple were among the many people cheering a massive jury verdict Wednesday against Meta…
Meta, Google risk big tobacco-like fallout after California addiction trial – The Mercury News
By Kurt Wagner and Alexandra S. Levine, Bloomberg A landmark jury verdict holding Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet…
Mark Zuckerberg set to join other Silicon Valley billionaires with Miami home – The Mercury News
By Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg Billionaire Meta Platforms Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg is planning to buy a property in…
Meta and Western Digital trim 100 South Bay jobs in additional layoffs
Meta Platforms and Western Digital Technologies have both trimmed Bay Area jobs that will affect more than 100…
Newsom zeroes out California’s landmark deal to save local news – The Mercury News
Going, going, gone. A high-stakes funding deal between Google and the California government meant to help the struggling…
Facebook app owner Meta decides to chop hundreds of Bay Area jobs
BURLINGAME — Facebook owner Meta Platforms disclosed plans to slash hundreds of jobs in the Bay Area, reductions…