What’s really happening with the hires at Meta Superintelligence Labs
What's really happening with the hires at Meta Superintelligence Labs What’s really happening with the hires at Meta Superintelligence Labs In June, Mark Zuckerberg went for the ultimate Hail Mary in the ever-intensifying AI race: He spun up a brand-new Meta AI lab after making a $14.3 billion acquisition of Scale AI – and then […]
Meta’s AI translation tool can dub your Instagram videos
Meta's AI translation tool can dub your Instagram videos Meta’s AI translation tool can dub your Instagram videos Meta is bringing its AI translation tool to more users on Facebook and Instagram, which automatically dubs your reels into another language. The feature also uses AI to make its dub match up with the sound of […]
Meta’s AI policies let chatbots get romantic with minors
Meta's AI policies let chatbots get romantic with minors Meta’s AI policies let chatbots get romantic with minors In an internal policy document, Meta included policies that allowed its AI chatbots to flirt and speak with children using romantic language, according to a report from Reuters. Quotes from the document highlighted by Reuters include letting […]
Meta makes conservative activist an AI bias advisor following lawsuit
Meta makes conservative activist an AI bias advisor following lawsuit Conservative activist Robby Starbuck will serve as an advisor at Meta to address “ideological and political bias” within the company’s AI chatbot, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The move comes as part of a settlement Meta reached with Starbuck, who filed […]
Instagram’s Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off
Instagram's Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off Instagram’s Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off It’s only been a couple of days since the Instagram Map launched, and from the looks of our social feeds, people are not happy about it. Responses have ranged […]
Meta illegally collected Flo users’ menstrual data, jury rules
Meta illegally collected Flo users' menstrual data, jury rules Meta illegally collected Flo users’ menstrual data, jury rules Yet another reason to be wary of period tracking apps. A California jury has found that Meta illegally collected user health data from the Flo period-tracking app, violating the state’s wiretap law. The verdict concludes a lawsuit […]
Instagram adds a reposts feed and rips off Snap Maps
Instagram adds a reposts feed and rips off Snap Maps Instagram is getting several new features that pull from competitors, and it’s updating a controversial feature that it added earlier this year. Starting today, users will have the ability to repost public Reels and grid posts from other accounts. And similar to TikTok, reposts will […]
WhatsApp will show a ‘safety overview’ before you join unknown group chats
WhatsApp will show a 'safety overview' before you join unknown group chats WhatsApp will show a ‘safety overview’ before you join unknown group chats WhatsApp is adding another feature designed to protect you from group chat scams. Now, when someone you might not know invites you to a group chat, the app will display a […]
Zuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ plan: fill your free time with more AI
Zuckerberg's 'personal superintelligence' plan: fill your free time with more AI Zuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ plan: fill your free time with more AI It has been another busy week. GPT-5 appears to be just around the corner… This week, I decode the meaning behind Mark Zuckerberg’s “personal superintelligence” manifesto, and what it means for the broader […]
Why AI researchers are getting paid like NBA All-Stars
Why AI researchers are getting paid like NBA All-Stars Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. Today, I’m joined by Hayden Field, The Verge‘s senior AI reporter. We’re talking about the AI talent wars and why some researchers are suddenly getting traded like […]