Facebook is turning into TikTok
Facebook is turning into TikTok Meta is making some updates to reels on Facebook, including that it has upgraded the platform’s “recommendations engine” so that “it learns your interests quicker and shows you newer and more relevant reels.” This year, Meta has been making a big push into making Facebook relevant again, with CEO Mark […]
What’s going on with this Instagram promotion?
What's going on with this Instagram promotion? The Ring is a fantastic horror film that still gives me the chills. I can easily recall the movie’s iconic poster, which features a white ring on a black background and a creepy title font — I didn’t see the movie until years after it first released, but […]
Instagram wants me to make content — I just want to post a photo
Instagram wants me to make content — I just want to post a photo Why just post a photo when you can encourage all your friends and followers to engage with it? Have you tried simply uploading a photo to Instagram lately? It’s a minefield. Is that a Story, a Post, or a Reel? Do […]
Threads adds communities to help you find your people
Threads adds communities to help you find your people Threads is testing a new feature called communities, which will serve as dedicated spaces where you can find content or posts about your favorite topics. Starting today, you can explore different communities surrounding things like professional basketball, K-pop, books, TV shows, AI, and more. The feature […]
The smart glasses race is really on now
The smart glasses race is really on now Last month, I had a conversation with someone wearing glasses — and couldn’t see that they had a display right in front of one of their eyes. Through a monitor connected to the glasses, I watched in awe as my colleague Victoria Song scrolled through and wrote […]
Apple sidelines lighter Vision Pro to prioritize smart glasses
Apple sidelines lighter Vision Pro to prioritize smart glasses Apple is speeding up work on smart glasses that would compete with similar offerings from Meta and halting plans for a lighter Vision Pro headset, Bloomberg reports. The company is apparently working on at least two different versions: a pair without a display that it could […]
Instagram tests opening right onto Reels
Instagram tests opening right onto Reels Instagram is testing a potentially major change to the app: making Reels the home tab of the app. As part of an opt-in test in India, Meta is making Reels and DMs the first two tabs on the app, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri. Mosseri says that Reels […]
Adam Mosseri’s ‘we’re totally not spying on you’ video is raising a lot of questions
Adam Mosseri's 'we're totally not spying on you' video is raising a lot of questions Today, the same day that Meta announced that it will soon use your AI chats to personalize the ads it shows you, Instagram head Adam Mosseri made a “myth busting” video attempting to set the record straight on a persistent […]
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 review: all-day smart glasses with the same tricky questions
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 review: all-day smart glasses with the same tricky questions They have a similar look but some nice improvements. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The second-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses aren’t too different from the first. The biggest change is that they have a better battery life, making them […]
Meta AI funnels AI videos from creators into new ‘Vibes’ feed
Meta AI funnels AI videos from creators into new 'Vibes' feed On Thursday, Meta AI launched a new feed of short-form, AI-generated videos called Vibes. The feed is designed to encourage users to remix AI-generated videos that come from “creators and communities,” the company said. Users can post their own AI-generated videos to Vibes or […]