Meta has unveiled a new suite of AI-powered video editing tools, expanding the capabilities of its Meta AI platform. The latest features allow users to edit short videos using preset artificial intelligence prompts that can transform aspects such as outfits, settings, and overall styles, a move that puts Meta in direct competition with rivals like … Read more
Artificial intelligence is experiencing a period of meteoric acceleration. Scarcely a week passes without fresh demonstrations of its expanding capabilities, as giants like OpenAI, Meta, Google, Anthropic and Microsoft unveil deeper integrations of their AI models, each flaunting ever more advanced capabilities. These firms’ fortunes were built on data, both scraped from the internet and … Read more
Meta is working on launching a standalone app for its AI assistant, Meta AI, which will join its family of apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, as per a report by CNBC. According to sources familiar with the matter, the app is expected to debut in the second quarter of this year. Meta AI was … Read more
An email announcing Google’s elimination of various programmes intended to improve diversity at the company was sent to employees on Wednesday. The email was first seen by the Washington Post saw the email and was the first to report about it. Google is no longer setting hiring targets to improve representation, and is considering ceasing … Read more
Alphabet’s Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from under-represented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of U.S. businesses scaling back diversity initiatives. “In 2020, we set aspirational hiring goals and focused on growing our offices outside California and New York to improve … Read more
A review of emissions reports from Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Apple by The Guardian revealed that actual emissions could be up to 662% higher than the companies’ official statements, The Guardian announced on Sep. 15. The discrepancy is largely attributed to the difference between direct, “location-based” emissions at company facilities and the purchase of renewable … Read more
Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee has alleged that the Biden-Harris administration “repeatedly pressurised” Meta’s teams to censor posts related to Covid. He further said that the platform had to make some changes, that “with the benefit of hindsight and new information,” they won’t make today. Zuckerberg … Read more
Meta, the tech company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is exploring an exciting new project that could change how we interact with digital assistants. Imagine asking your virtual assistant about the weather and hearing the voice of Dame Judi Dench, or getting a humorous traffic update from comedian Keegan-Michael Key. This innovative idea is part … Read more
Meta (formerly known as Facebook) has developed a pair of smart glasses in partnership with Ray-Ban. These glasses are equipped with advanced technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) features. The company has announced that they will allow some people to try out the most exciting AI functions of these glasses, but it’s an early trial phase … Read more
Rarely a month goes by without big tech companies getting fined for price fixing, squashing competitors or misusing data, but it can take years before they pay a penny. Ireland’s data regulator confirmed to AFP that Meta has not paid any of the ₹2 billion ($2.2 billion) in fines issued since last September. TikTok also … Read more