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Microsoft Probes if DeepSeek-linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data, Bloomberg News Reports. Microsoft (MSFT.O) opened a new tab, and OpenAI is probing if data output from the ChatGPT maker's technology was obtained in an unauthorized manner by a group linked to Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Microsoft's security researchers observed that, in the fall, individuals they believed to be connected to DeepSeek exfiltrating a large amount of data using the OpenAI's application programming interface (API), the report said. OpenAI's API is the main way that software developers and business customers buy OpenAI's services. Microsoft, the largest investor in OpenAI, notified the company of suspicious activity, according to the Bloomberg report. Low-cost Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, an alternative to U.S. rivals, sparked a tech stock selloff on Monday as its free AI assistant overtook OpenAI's ChatGPT on Apple's (AAPL.O), opened a new tab App Store in the United States. David Sacks, the White House's AI and crypto czar, told, opens new tab Fox News in an interview earlier on Tuesday that it was "possible" that DeepSeek stole intellectual property from the United States. "There's substantial evidence that what DeepSeek did here is they distilled the knowledge out of OpenAI's models," Sacks said. Asked for comment on the Bloomberg report, an OpenAI spokesperson echoed Sacks in a statement that noted China-based companies and others were constantly attempting to replicate the models of leading U.S. AI companies, without specifically naming DeepSeek or any other company. "We engage in counter-measures to protect our IP, including a careful process for which frontier capabilities to include in released models, and believe as we go forward that it is critically important that we are working closely with the U.S. government to best protect the most capable models from efforts by adversaries and competitors to take U.S. technology." Microsoft declined to comment, while DeepSeek could not be immediately reached for a comment. #DeepSeekAI #Microsoft #LatestNews #Newsfeed #AILatestNews.

Google: Merging Content More Challenging Than Site Moves For SEO John Mueller from Google said that merging content is always more challenging than a basic site move. This means that when you take a look at the content on your site and decide to merge a bunch of the content into fewer URLs, that takes longer for Google to handle than moving a site from domain A to domain B with no other changes. John wrote on Bluesky, "Merging is always a bit more challenging than a simple site-move,." He added, "I'd just give it time." This was in response to Martin SEO McGarry who wrote: Hey, So I 301'd a page, 2 weeks ago to merge 2 pieces of content Logged-out rankings show the new merged page has successfully rolled out to all old queries 👍 With me logged in to Gmail, I get personalised results and a featured snippet of the old page still Different cache systems? John also responded to the second part by saying, "Also, even with a site-move, if you explicitly look for the old URL, it'll show it to you even a long time later ("You seem to know what you want, here it is" -- content from the new one, with the old URL)" John said something similar a decade ago - that if you specifically search for old URLs, Google may give them to you. Google also said that moving your full site at once speeds the migration progress for Google Search. Google has pretty detailed documentation on site moves and URL changes so check those out. Let Us know your thoughts and follow us for daily updates! 😊 #Googleupdates #SEO #Newsfeed #GoogleLatestUpdate #DigitalMarketing

Threads, Meta’s answer to X (formerly Twitter), is rolling out a limited test of image-based ads in the U.S. and Japan. While only a small group of users will see ads initially, this move signals Meta’s commitment to monetizing the platform, which has over 300 million monthly active users. Advertisers can extend existing Meta campaigns to Threads by simply checking a box in Meta Ads Manager. The platform’s visual focus and casual tone offer a unique space for creative experimentation. Plus, Meta’s AI-powered tools ensure brand safety by letting advertisers control where their ads appear. For marketers, this could be an opportunity to get in early on a platform with huge potential. Start small, monitor performance, and stay tuned as Meta expands the test. What are your thoughts on Threads as an ad platform? #SocialMedia #Advertising #MetaThreads #DigitalMarketing

Google Confirms Alt Text Is Not Primarily An SEO Decision Google’s John Mueller shared Jeffrey Zeldman’s Bluesky post reminding publishers and SEOs of proper alt text usage, including a link to the W3C decision tree for guidance. The most important takeaway is that the decision process for alt text is not primarily an SEO decision. The W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) is an international standards making body for the Internet. A lot of the guidance that Google provides about how Googlebot crawls HTML and treats server response codes are based on the web standards developed by the W3C, so it’s always a good idea to go straight to the source to understand exactly how to deploy HTML (like alt text) because doing it the right way will very likely align with the same standards that Google is using. A decision tree is basically a decision making tool or diagram that asks a yes or no question. If the answer is “no” then the tree leads to another branch. Answering “yes” leads to a node that advises on what to do. The purpose of the W3C Alt Text decision tree is to guide publishers and SEOs on the proper use of alt text, which is for accessibility. The decision tree that Zeldman linked to has five questions: Does the image contain text? Is the image used in a link or a button, and would it be hard or impossible to understand what the link or the button does, if the image wasn’t there? Does the image contribute meaning to the current page or context? Is the image purely decorative or not intended for users? Is the image’s use not listed above or it’s unclear what alt text to provide? John Mueller did a repost on Bluesky with the additional insight that the decision making process for alt text is not “primarily” an SEO decision, meaning that accessibility should be the first consideration when deciding how to use alt text. Stay connected for more Updates! #Googleupdates #SEO #LatestUpdate #Newsfeed #DigitalMarketing

Audiences Change! What worked last quarter might not work today—because the digital landscape is always shifting! 🌐 Trends evolve, algorithms change, and audience preferences adapt. The secret to staying ahead? Testing, testing, testing! 🎯 By running A/B tests, exploring new platforms, and refreshing your content regularly, you can keep your messaging fresh, relevant, and impactful. Testing allows you to understand what resonates with your audience right now, ensuring you’re not just keeping up but staying ahead. 💡 At Time Booster Marketing, we specialize in strategies that adapt to today’s fast-paced digital world. Ready to keep your brand relevant and thriving? Let’s make it happen! 🚀 #MarketingThatWorks #DigitalMarketingTips #StayFresh #TimeBoosterMarketing #ContentStrategy #ABTesting #GrowYourBusiness #MarketingInnovation #AdaptAndThrive

Meta’s Content Moderation Changes ‘Hugely Concerning ’, Says Molly Rose Foundation. Mark Zuckerberg’s move to change Meta’s content moderation policies risks pushing social media platforms back to the days before the teenager Molly Russell took her own life after viewing thousands of Instagram posts about suicide and self-harm, campaigners have claimed. The Molly Rose Foundation, set up after the 14-year-old’s death in November 2017, is now calling on the UK regulator, Ofcom, to “urgently strengthen” its approach to the platforms. Earlier this month, Meta announced changes to the way it vets content on platforms used by billions of people as Zuckerberg realigned the company with the Trump administration. In the US, factcheckers are being replaced by a system of “community notes” whereby users will determine whether content is true. Policies on “hateful conduct” have been rewritten, with injunctions against calling non-binary people “it” removed and allegations of mental illness or abnormality based on gender or sexual orientation now allowed. Meta insists content about suicide, self-injury and eating disorders will still be considered “high-severity violations” and it “will continue to use [its] automated systems to scan for that high-severity content”. But the Molly Rose Foundation is concerned about the impact of content that references extreme depression and normalises suicide and self-harm behaviours, which, when served up in large volumes, can have a devastating effect on children. It is calling on the communications watchdog to fast-track measures to “prevent teens from being exposed to a tsunami of harmful content” on Meta’s platforms, which also include Facebook. Andy Burrows, the Molly Rose Foundation’s chief executive, said: “Meta’s bonfire of safety measures is hugely concerning and Mark Zuckerberg’s increasingly cavalier choices are taking us back to what social media looked like at the time that Molly died". In May, Ofcom issued a draft safety code of practice which ordered tech firms to “act to stop their algorithms recommending harmful content to children and put in place robust age-checks to keep them safer”. The final codes are due to be published in April and are due to come into force in July after parliamentary approval. A Meta spokesperson said: “There is no change to how we define and treat content that encourages suicide, self-injury, and eating disorders. We don’t allow it and we’ll continue to use our automated systems to proactively identify and remove it. We continue to have community standards, around 40,000 people working on safety and security to help enforce them, and Teen Accounts in the UK, which automatically limit who can contact teens and the types of content they see”. Let us know your thoughts in the comment section and follow us for more updates! 😊 #MetaContenModeration #MetaLatestNews #SocialMedia #DigitalMarketing

Meta AI Can Now Use Your Facebook and Instagram Data to Personalize its Responses. Meta says that it is rolling out improvements to Meta AI, its cross-platform chatbot, including the ability to have the bot “remember” details from conversations. In a post on Meta’s official blog, the company said that, in chats with Meta AI on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp for iOS and Android in the U.S. and Canada, users can now tell Meta AI to remember certain things about them, like that they love to travel and learn new languages. The memory feature, similar to the memory features for OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, lets Meta AI pick up on “important details” based on context, according to Meta. For example, if a user mentioned in a previous chat that they’re vegan and asks Meta AI for breakfast ideas, the chatbot will consistently factor in that dietary preference. Meta says that Meta AI won’t remember things in group chats, and that users can delete its memories at any time. In another, perhaps more controversial upgrade to Meta AI, Meta says that the chatbot will now use account info from across Meta’s apps to give personalized recommendations. That info might include the home location on a user’s Facebook profile or recently viewed Instagram videos. Here’s how Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pitched it in a post on Monday: “Meta AI will start to give you answers based on what preferences and information you’ve shared,” he wrote. “For example, it’s helped me come up with creative bedtime stories for my daughters, so if I ask it for a new one, it remembers they love mermaids.” Personalized recommendations will go live on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram in the U.S. and Canada to start. There won’t be an option to opt out, a Meta spokesperson told TechCrunch. Meta is trying its darndest to give Meta AI’s newfound info-scraping abilities a positive spin. But given how little people trust Meta — and Facebook in particular — with their data, one wonders how the updates will be received. Do well to follow us for more Updates! 😊 #MetaAI #LatestNews #SocialMediaNews #DigitalMarketing

Meta Announces Initial Test of Ads on Threads. It may not have reached a billion users just yet, but Meta’s decided to launch ads on Threads anyway, with initial testing to begin with selected users/brands in the U.S. and Japan. As explained by Meta: “Starting today, a small number of advertisers will test ads in Threads to help campaigns go further by reaching the growing Threads community. Businesses will be able to extend their existing Meta ad campaigns to Threads - without the need for bespoke creative or additional resourcing - by simply checking a box in Ads Manager. This can help businesses reach more people in more places across Meta’s family of apps and can improve advertiser outcomes.” I mean, no one’s actually that surprised though, right? Meta did initially suggest that it wouldn’t look to launch ads in Threads till the app reached a billion users, though initial Threads ad formats were spotted in testing in August last year. Some advertisers have also noticed that Threads has appeared as a placement option in Ads Manager, so it has seemed like Meta’s been moving in this direction for a little bit. And with Threads now up to 300 million monthly active users, and gaining momentum, it seemed inevitable that the ads would be coming. It might be a little sooner than some had expected/hoped, but ads were always coming, but we’re all pretty attuned to sponsored posts like this in social feeds by now either way. Right? Meanwhile, for advertisers, ads on Threads will be “backed by Meta’s proven ads systems”, and as Meta notes, it’ll be easy to extend your existing Facebook and IG campaigns to Threads via a checkbox in your campaign set-up. Meta’s also expanding its inventory filter to Threads ads as well, which will enable advertisers “to control the sensitivity level of the organic content that their ads appear next to.” Finally, users will also be able to control the ads that they see in the app, if they choose, and in combination, these additional measures should enable greater control and audience relevance. And with Threads on track to surpass X as the real-time social app of choice, Threads ads are going to appeal to many brands, and there will be high demand for Meta’s latest ad product. Which will ultimately bring in more money for the company, and with CEO Mark Zuckerberg also pledging $65 billion in spending on AI projects this year, it is going to need it. That, in itself, could be the justification for Meta pulling the trigger on Threads ads earlier than expected. Whatever the logic, it’s another ad consideration for your planning, and you can expect to see Meta moving to make Threads ads available in more regions pretty fast. Leave your thoughts in the comment section and do to connect with Us for more updates!😊 #MetaLatestUpdate #Threads #SocialMediaNews #LatestNews #DigitalMarketing

Google Pushes Global Agenda to Educate Workers, Lawmakers on AI. Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial intelligence ahead of a global wave of AI regulation. “Getting more people and organizations, including governments, familiar with AI and using AI tools, makes for better AI policy and opens up new opportunities – it's a virtuous cycle,” said Kent Walker, Alphabet's president of global affairs. As Google races to best Big Tech rivals including Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O), opens new tab OpenAI and Meta (META.O), opens new tab in the AI arena, it is mindful of the heavy regulatory scrutiny it faces in its existing businesses in advertising and search. In the European Union, Google has offered to sell a part of its ad tech business to appease regulators. In the U.S., the Justice Department is attempting to force a breakup of its Chrome Web browser — though it may shift course under the administration of President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, governments globally are drafting new regulations on issues that could be exacerbated by AI, such as copyright and privacy. The EU AI Act, which seeks to assess risk and require disclosures from general-purpose AI systems, has received pushback from tech giants that could find themselves in the crosshairs of multibillion-dollar fines. Google executives see an opportunity to shape the narrative around a technology that has stoked emerging fears of mass job loss. CEO Sundar Pichai announced in September a $120 million investment fund to build AI education programs. Deputies including Walker and Ruth Porat, president and chief investment officer, are increasingly traveling globally to discuss policy recommendations with governments. “There’s a lot of upside in terms of helping people who may be displaced by this. We do want to focus on that,” Walker said. Efforts include expanding Grow with Google, a combination online and in-person program that provides training tools for businesses and teaches workers skills like data analysis or IT support that are meant to expand their career prospects in technical fields. In December, the company said 1 million people had obtained a certificate for the program. It is adding specialized courses related to AI, such as one geared toward teachers, said program head Lisa Gevelber. As part of Google's efforts to prepare for this shift, it hired economist David Autor as a visiting fellow to study the impacts of AI on the workforce. Autor said in an interview that AI could be used to create more immersive training programs, akin to flight simulators. “The history of adult retraining is not particularly glorious,” he said. “Adults don’t want to go back to class. Classroom training is not going to be the solution to a lot of retraining.” Do well to follow us for more Updates! 😊 #Googleupdates #AI #GoogleAI #Newsfeed #LatestNews

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