The latest release from Meta Superintelligence Lab is a powerful transcription model.

Smart glasses have become a recurring accessory amid the immigration crackdown.

Worrying about Google Glassholes almost feels quaint in comparison.

Not all features are equal when it comes to securing your data.

A judge has ruled that Meta is a public nuisance and has to pay fine that will go towards funding state programs.

Meta AI is coming to Threads DMs, following availability inside Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp DMs.

It would open up a completely new business for the Facebook and Instagram maker.

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Die im Video erwähnten Apps und Artikel: The Lost Joy Of Music Piracy, PodCenter, Meta, Navidrome und Nautiline.

Meta cut its workforce by 10 percent in May.

Meta has deactivated the Muse Image capability to create AI deepfakes of any public Instagram account you @-mention.

Backlash online is changing how (or if) people wear Meta's smart glasses.

Get ready to navigate a free-for-all of social media handles.

Pocket is listed in app stores but seemingly unavailable in the US.

Fake Mr Beast "promotions" are ubiquitous on Threads - they're also part of massive crypto scam network.

Selling server infrastructure would put Meta in competition with Amazon and Google.

Alice Newton-Rex, WhatsApp’s head of product, said she had heard from users that they didn’t always want to share their phone numbers in order to be in contact with others, particularly in group chats.

She said she hoped the feature would „give users control over how they choose to show up“ on the app.

The secure messaging app Signal introduced an identical service in 2024.

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Subjektive (und beinahe wertungsfreie) Beobachtungen während meines Urlaubs in einer Gruppe mit 25 Personen:

• Niemand fragt nach einer Alternative für WhatsApp; niemand zieht gleichzeitig auch nur in Erwägung, für Plus zu zahlen.
• Jeder, der unter „Accounts“ nachschaut, ob er bereits darf, klickt intuitiv den von der EU erzwungenen Hinweis auf BirdyChat weg.
• Das ist komplett vergessen; für die Erstellung eines WhatsApp-Kontos ist weiterhin die Handynummer erforderlich.
• Fotos werden in Chats geteilt, und mit zwei oder drei expliziten Ausnahmen geschieht dies quasi nie in HD.
• „Staged Rollouts“ für neue Funktionen sind universell unbeliebt.
  

Und niemand stößt sich an der schrecklichen UI – außer mir. Bereits der „Meta AI“-Button disqualifiziert die App augenblicklich.

This won't make the already-controversial AI training endeavor any more popular.

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram appear to be down for many users this morning.

NSO Group is still targeting WhatsApp users, according to Meta.

Mark Zuckerberg wants agents to be able to "run your whole business."