Oakley Meta HSTN Limited Edition review: a polarizing choice
Oakley Meta HSTN Limited Edition review: a polarizing choice Personally, I like the white sunglasses look. It was a sweltering Sunday in Brooklyn. Instead of being wasteful and spending $10 on a five-minute Uber, I decided to walk the 20 minutes to a cutesy Japanese stationery cafe with an even cutesier name. Despite the 85 […]
Meta is playing the AI game with house money
Meta is playing the AI game with house money Mark Zuckerberg’s AI hiring spree is costing a lot of money. His investors don’t care. Meta’s stock price shot up over 10 percent on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings. Revenue generated in the second quarter was $47.5 billion, up 22 percent from a year […]
Mark Zuckerberg promises you can trust him with superintelligent AI
Mark Zuckerberg promises you can trust him with superintelligent AI Hours before Meta’s earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his vision for the future of AI: personalized super-smart AI for everyone — especially in the form of wearable glasses. He said his vision is for everyone to have an AI tool that “helps you achieve your […]
Google gets its swag back
Google gets its swag back This week, I take a look at the surprisingly strong state of Google, Meta gets a new chief AI researcher, and more. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out this week’s Decoder episode about deepfakes and where they are headed. Also, do you use an AI coding tool […]
Facebook ranks worst for online harassment, according to a global activist survey
Facebook ranks worst for online harassment, according to a global activist survey Activists around the world are calling attention to harassment they’ve faced on Meta’s platforms. More than 90 percent of land and environmental defenders surveyed by Global Witness, a nonprofit organization that also tracks the murders of environmental advocates, reported experiencing some kind of […]
Meta snubs the EU’s voluntary AI guidelines
Meta snubs the EU's voluntary AI guidelines Meta snubs the EU’s voluntary AI guidelines Meta says it won’t sign the European Union’s artificial intelligence code of practice agreement, warning that “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI.” The code published by the EU on July 10th is a voluntary set of guidelines to […]
WhatsApp is dropping its native Windows app in favor of an uglier web version
WhatsApp is dropping its native Windows app in favor of an uglier web version Meta is planning to drop its native WhatsApp Windows app in favor of a web wrapper version instead, just months after introducing a native iPad app. The latest beta version of WhatsApp on Windows includes the major changes, with Meta noting […]
Facebook creators who steal and repost videos could lose their monetization
Facebook creators who steal and repost videos could lose their monetization Facebook is cracking down on accounts that steal and repost content from other users in an effort to reduce spam in feeds. Meta announced on Monday that creators who repeatedly reuse someone else’s videos, photos, or text posts will lose access to Facebook monetization […]
Zoom’s new Meta Quest app encourages taking video calls in VR
Zoom's new Meta Quest app encourages taking video calls in VR Zoom’s new Meta Quest app encourages taking video calls in VR Zoom has rolled out a standalone app for Meta Quest headsets. With the app, you can join or host meetings in virtual reality while appearing as your Meta Avatar. Zoom launched an app […]
Threads now has DMs
Threads now has DMs Threads has officially launched direct messaging for everyone. You can now privately message other users on the Meta-owned X rival, though Threads will only allow DMs between your followers or mutual followers on Instagram to start. You can send a DM on Threads by selecting the envelope icon in the toolbar […]