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Since the launch of the DeepSeek-V3 model on January 10 and the R1 model on January 20, the tech world, including Silicon Valley, has been stunned by DeepSeek's supposedly cheaper and more effective capabilities.  In response, local competitors in China raced to upgrade their AI models. Two days after DeepSeek-R1 was introduced, ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, updated its main AI model and claimed it outperformed OpenAI's o1 model in AIME tests.

Mark Zuckerberg now shares that Threads is adding around 1 million new users every day. After having around 300 million active users in December 2024, according to the latest figures shared by Mark Zuckerberg, Threads now has 320 million monthly active users.

Mark Zuckerberg has now revealed that Meta's company will develop artificial intelligence-based engineers who will write their own code. This will help develop new functions and products faster than existing ones. So, what should you know about it?

Instagram has launched a new video editing app called Edits designed specifically for content creators. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the launch comes amid uncertainty over TikTok, including the temporary ban of the CapCut app in the United States. So, what should you know about it?

Social media giant Meta is currently in the final stages of obtaining a Service Provider (ASP) Class License in Malaysia. So, what should you know about it?

Meta, the parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, is now reportedly planning to cut some of its workforce. That involves the lowest-performing 5% of employees in the company.

When we started 2025, it was announced that both Tencent (WeChat) and ByteDance (TikTok) had acquired a social media license to operate in Malaysia. Meta and Telegram will also join the list soon but now, the Malaysian government is considering if LinkedIn is required to apply for it too.

As we kick off the new year, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) announced both Tencent (WeChat) and ByteDance (TikTok) have been granted licenses to operate in Malaysia. Meanwhile, Meta has also begun the process of obtaining the license for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

The era of generative artificial intelligence is now in full swing. After the introduction of Sora by OpenAI, which demonstrated its ability to generate realistic-looking videos, many people realised how easy it would be for content on the Internet to deceive us all. Meta also realised this and this is why the Meta Video Seal was introduced. So, what should you know about it?

OpenAI has now shared its latest data, saying ChatGPT now has 300 million weekly active users. This simultaneously shows the increased use and dependence of users on services based on artificial intelligence. So, what should you know about it?