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Meta unveils updates to Ray-Ban smart glasses
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Meta unveils updates to Ray-Ban smart glasses

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the Meta Connect 2024 on Wednesday, announced updates to the company’s Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, reinforcing Meta’s vision of making smart glasses the next essential consumer device. The upcoming enhancements include advanced AI capabilities and features familiar to smartphone users, set to roll out later this year. Among the new […]

Meta unveils John Cena, Kristen Bell, others as new AI voice clones
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Meta unveils John Cena, Kristen Bell, others as new AI voice clones

Meta at the Meta Connect 2024 developer conference in Menlo Park on Wednesday morning, announced an upgrade to its AI capabilities. Meta AI can now respond verbally to user questions across Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Facebook. Users can choose from several voices, including AI clones of celebrities such as Awkwafina, Dame Judi Dench, John Cena, […]

Meta unveils 'world's 'most advanced augmented reality glass' Orion
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Meta unveils ‘world’s ‘most advanced augmented reality glass’ Orion

Meta on Wednesday at its Connect event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Orion, which he described as “the most advanced glasses the world has ever seen.” Orion glasses are significantly smaller than Snap’s recently released Spectacles 5 and represent a leap into true augmented reality. Featuring compact projectors embedded in the temples, they create a heads-up […]

Meta to unveil Twitter-like 'Threads' app
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Meta, Spotify explore deeper music integration in instagram

Meta and Spotify are testing a new feature that could allow users to continuously share the music they’re listening to through Instagram’s Notes, a recent discovery suggests. This feature was first identified by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, who frequently uncovers unreleased developments in popular apps. Paluzzi shared a screenshot on Meta’s Threads platform that highlights […]

Meta to introduce interoperability for WhatsApp, Messenger in Europe
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Meta to introduce interoperability for WhatsApp, Messenger in Europe

Meta is making significant updates to WhatsApp and Messenger to allow interoperability with third-party chat apps in Europe, the company announced in a recent post. The changes are part of Meta’s compliance with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, which requires major companies, known as “gatekeepers,” to ensure their platforms work seamlessly with third-party services, […]

Meta tests in-house AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia
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Tech companies, banks using Llama AI models – Meta

Meta’s Llama artificial intelligence models are increasingly being adopted by major corporations, including Goldman Sachs and AT&T, for various business applications such as customer service, document review, and code generation. The social media giant disclosed this information in a statement on Thursday. Since Meta began releasing Llama models publicly last year, they have been downloaded […]

Meta tests in-house AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia
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Meta announces restoration of Instagram access in Turkey

Meta announced on Tuesday its approval of Turkey’s decision to restore access to Instagram, following a nine-day suspension. The company reiterated its commitment to cooperating with Turkish authorities to address any content and accounts that breach its policies. “We are pleased to see that Instagram is back up and running in Turkey. We remain in […]

Tech billionaires lose $34.4bn amid market sharp decline
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Meta launches $2m grant for AI-driven startups in Africa, others

Meta has announced the introduction of the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants, with a funding pool of up to $2 million, which will help organizations worldwide with an emphasis on Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa. This was disclosed in a statement by Meta, adding that the grant program is intended to solicit applications from businesses […]

OpenAI, Meta in talks with Reliance for AI expansion in India
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Meta deactivates 63,000 Nigerian Facebook accounts over ‘sextortion’ scams

The social media giant, Meta has said 63,000 Nigerian Facebook accounts have been deleted for allegedly trying to carry out financial extortion schemes. This was disclosed by Meta in a statement titled ‘Combating Financial Sextortion Scams from Nigeria,’ on Wednesday. This announcement from Meta coincides with the recent Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s fine […]

Meta to acquire stake in Ray-Ban smart glass partner
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Meta to acquire stake in Ray-Ban smart glass partner

Meta is reportedly in negotiations to acquire a stake of approximately 5% in EssilorLuxottica, its partner in producing Ray-Ban smart glasses, according to sources familiar with the matter as reported by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. Based on EssilorLuxottica’s current market value of 86.50 billion euros, the potential stake could amount to about 4.33 […]

Meta tests “Community Notes” in US, drops professional fact-checkers
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Meta collaborates with Vodafone to optimize video delivery

Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has partnered with Vodafone to enhance the efficiency of video delivery across 11 European mobile networks. This collaboration aims to manage the surging demand for short-form video content on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, which has driven a significant increase in mobile data usage. According to Ericsson’s 2024 […]

Meta to integrate generative AI into VR, AR metaverse games
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Meta to integrate generative AI into VR, AR metaverse games

Meta is planning to enhance its virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality games with generative AI technology as part of an effort to revitalize its metaverse strategy. According to a recent job listing, Meta is looking to research and prototype “new consumer experiences” through gameplay driven by generative AI. These games would feature elements […]