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TikTok is the envy of every social media company. Its success has led to heavyweights in the space to borrow heavily from TikTok’s design and features in hopes of stealing away users. Meta’s latest attempt is a video editing app aimed at creators, which will compete directly with TikTok’s CapCut.
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Meta is facing an antitrust lawsuit from the US Federal Trade Commission(FTC) that could force it to sell WhatsApp and Instagram over accusations of monopoly. The case commenced during President Trump's first term in 2020 when antitrust regulators sued Meta, accusing it of stifling competition through its purchase of...
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The legal battle between authors and Meta over copyright infringement continues. Following the plaintiffs' (Sarah Silverman, Richard Kadrey, Christopher Golden, et al., ) amended claim last month, Meta filed a reply on Tuesday, denying allegations of seeding (continuing to host files available on your systems so that...
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Well, not your thoughts, probably, but Meta has unveiled a new AI-powered brain scanner that can apparently translate thoughts into text. That's according to the company itself, which posted two research papers and a blog about it. The system, which relies on non-invasive brain recordings, represents a major milestone...
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Meta is involved in a class action lawsuit alleging copyright infringement, a claim the company disputes. Newly unsealed court documents containing private conversations between Meta employees appear to support the plaintiffs' allegations, however. These documents suggest Meta employees were aware of the potential...
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Nearly all of social media took action against President Trump and either restricted or suspended his accounts following his comments on January 6, 2021, which spawned a number of lawsuits.
President Trump argued that suspending his accounts and censoring his posts on Meta's social media platforms constituted an...
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With the future of TikTok in the US remaining uncertain, Instagram is positioning itself to fill the potential gap in the market. To this end, it has extended the maximum length of Reels on the app to 3 minutes. Additionally, the platform has introduced "Edits," a video editing app offering an alternative to CapCut...
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There is growing discontent among users with the way big tech companies like Meta and X have monopolized the social media scene. As a result, new platforms are emerging with the goal of challenging these major tech giants. Just three days ago, Meta was accused of deleting posts containing links to one of Instagram's...
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Meta has responded to accusations regarding the deletion of links to Pixelfed, a decentralized social network similar to Instagram, which allows users to share and explore photos and send direct messages. Users have accused Meta of deleting links to Pixelfed on the Facebook platform. For instance, Bluesky user AJ...
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Meta Quest headsets are by far the most popular choice in the VR space, and many were likely given out as gifts during the holidays season. Unfortunately, a lot of those new users might feel as if they got a lump of coal instead, as a recent update is bricking the device for many users. The situation was worse for...
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Even as Meta unveiled the AR glasses of the future, dubbed Orion, the company isn’t stopping development of its currently available Ray-Ban glasses. According to a report in the Financial Times, the next iteration of the Ray-Ban glasses could potentially include displays and launch as early as next year. It’s a way...
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There's a new entrant to the smart glasses market that combines AI voice assistance and advanced real-time visual processing. The new Solos AirGo Vision (or V) merge cameras and ChatGPT 4.0 so users can ask their glasses to identify what's in their field of view and provide other functionality, from basic queries and...
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Meta is being slapped with an $840 million fine by the European Commission after finding that the company had violated antitrust rules and is in breach of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. These findings stem from proceedings the Commission opened back in 2021, as it investigated...
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While Meta’s Quest headsets continue to represent a better value in the VR space, and the company pushes towards an AR fueled future with its Orion project, Apple finds itself scrambling to keep up. The Vision Pro headset, which costs an eye-watering $3,500, landed with a thud with little support from developers...
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Meta announced its AI will be gaining a voice (or two), along with other clever tricks at the company’s Meta Connect 2024 event. The tech giant added voice options for its AI chatbot that include the likes of Dame Judi Dench and John Cena, while also being able to get information from AI versions of Awkwafina...
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Meta debuted its latest offerings for virtual and augmented reality at its Connect event. It finally took the wrap off the AR glasses it has been working on for the last five years, named Orion, which the company says are “the most advanced pair of AR glasses ever made.” Meanwhile, the Meta Quest 3S is will now be an...
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Governments across the world seek to control the flow of information, particularly within their borders, and while it may be popular to think of Facebook as now being an app for grandparents and businesses, the truth is that it is still a titanic social media platform with robust utility for sharing information. With...
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Analysts at TrendForce are bullish about the growth prospects of virtual and mixed reality devices, saying in a recent report that shipments are “expected to increase year-by-year over the next few years.” The firm predicts that shipments of VR and MR devices could potentially hit 37.3 million units by 2030, achieving...
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AI agents are about to become the norm on Instagram, as Meta is rolling out its AI Studio for its user base located in the United States. AI Studio makes use of Meta’s latest large language model, llama 3.1. The company says that “AI Studio lets anyone create and discover AI characters and allows creators to build an...
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Mark Zuckerberg held a wide-ranging interview with Rowan Cheung coinciding with Meta’s latest Llama release, which is the company’s open-source AI model. During the interview some of Zuckerberg’s most interesting comments were in regard to his frustrations of working with Apple, and his thoughts on how AI will be of...
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The SIGGRAPH graphics conference, which takes place between July 28 and August 1, will be hosting two titans in the tech sector, with CEO of NVIDIA Jensen Huang and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg participating in a public discussion on AI. This conversation won’t be limited to those in attendance either, as the event will...
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Meta is looking to entice potential VR customers by offering its Quest 3 headset in a bundle that can be had for as low as $25 a month. The bundle includes the Meta Quest 3 headset, 2 years of its Meta Quest+ service, and extended warranty coverage with Meta Warranty Plus. At $25 a month users will get the Quest 3...
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