WhatsApp can now use passkeys to secure your backups
WhatsApp can now use passkeys to secure your backups Say hello to passkey backup encryption. WhatsApp is introducing a passwordless way to instantly secure your chat backups. The messaging platform is launching passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android, allowing users to quickly encrypt their stored message history using their face, fingerprint, or device screen lock […]
Meta repents again to Republicans in hearing over moderation, while Google stands its ground
Meta repents again to Republicans in hearing over moderation, while Google stands its ground At a Senate hearing Wednesday on government censorship of tech platforms, a Meta executive expressed regret to Republican lawmakers for failing to speak out more against the Biden administration’s requests that it remove health and election misinformation, including satire. Google, meanwhile, […]
Mark Zuckerberg is excited to add more AI content to all your social feeds
Mark Zuckerberg is excited to add more AI content to all your social feeds Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is getting ready to dump even more AI-generated posts into your social feeds. During an earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg said the company will “add yet another huge corpus of content” to its recommendations system as AI […]
Privacy laws can’t keep up with ‘luxury surveillance’
Privacy laws can't keep up with 'luxury surveillance' With Meta’s new range of smart glasses, Mark Zuckerberg is pitching a vision of the future that sci-fi authors have been warning about for decades – one where privacy is truly dead, and everyone is recording everyone else at all times. This in itself is nothing new. […]
Threads is getting disappearing posts
Threads is getting disappearing posts Threads is launching a new feature called the “ghost post:” a post it will automatically archive after 24 hours. These posts will come in handy if you want to share a thought, but don’t want to keep it on your profile. It’s also a feature that users on X, formerly Twitter, […]
Trump’s got Big Tech and crypto bankrolling White House ballroom
Trump's got Big Tech and crypto bankrolling White House ballroom Trump is demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make way for a gilded grand ballroom. The president says taxpayers won’t be footing the $300 million bill and that private donors, himself included, will pick up the tab. Big Tech will be paying […]
Instagram and Facebook are breaking the EU’s illegal content rules
Instagram and Facebook are breaking the EU's illegal content rules Facebook and Instagram are breaching Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules related to the handling of illegal content, moderation, and transparency, according to a preliminary decision issued by the European Commission. TikTok and Meta have both also been found to be violating transparency obligations under […]
Meta is reportedly downsizing its legacy AI research team
Meta is reportedly downsizing its legacy AI research team Meta is planning to axe around 600 roles within its legacy AI research division, according to a report from Axios. The layoffs will reportedly impact Meta’s Fundamental AI Research unit, also known as FAIR, while the company continues to hire workers for its newly formed superintelligence […]
These Oakley smart glasses are perfect for weekend warriors and T-ball coaches
These Oakley smart glasses are perfect for weekend warriors and T-ball coaches The Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses make me look like a sports dad. Slipping on the $499 Oakley Meta Vanguard, I feel the power of Patagonia-clad authority figures wash over me. I am no longer a tired tech reviewer in the thick of review […]
Meta is removing its Messenger apps for Windows and macOS
Meta is removing its Messenger apps for Windows and macOS Meta is getting ready to pull support for its desktop Messenger apps on Windows and macOS. Both apps have already been removed from the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, and existing users are starting to get notifications that the desktop apps will disappear fully […]