Meta
- Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.4 billion loss in third quarterwww.cnbc.com Meta’s Reality Labs posts $4.4 billion loss in third quarter
Meta's Reality Labs unit, which develops augmented and virtual reality technologies, logged an operating loss of $4.4 billion in the third quarter.
- Meta is reportedly developing a search engine for its chatbotwww.engadget.com Meta is reportedly developing a search engine for its chatbot
Meta, seeking to reduce reliance on Google and Microsoft, is reportedly developing a search engine for its chatbot. The company is also partnering with Reuters to help AI answer news-related queries.
- Meta fires staff for ‘using free meal vouchers to buy household goods’www.theguardian.com Meta fires staff for ‘using free meal vouchers to buy household goods’
Facebook and Instagram owner reportedly dismisses about 24 workers for abusing $25 meal credit system
- Meta is laying off employees at WhatsApp, Instagram, and morewww.theverge.com Meta is laying off employees at WhatsApp, Instagram, and more
The cuts come after CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared 2023 to be the ‘year of efficiency.’
- Threads knows it has an engagement bait problemwww.theverge.com Threads knows it has an engagement bait problem
The Threads algorithm loves any post that gets replies.
- Meta acquires the Threads.com domain nametechcrunch.com Meta acquires the Threads.com domain name | TechCrunch
Meta has acquired the Threads.com domain name, according to Whois records of the URL that were updated on September 24. Users on domain-related forums
- Instagram and Facebook cross messaging is coming to an end - The Vergewww.theverge.com Instagram and Facebook cross messaging is coming to an end
A little over three years after the service first launched.
- Meta thinks app stores should control online age verification - The Vergewww.theverge.com Meta doesn’t want to control how teens use the internet — it wants to make app stores do it
Meta says existing age verification methods are inconsistent.
- Meta appeals against EU gatekeeper status for Messenger, Marketplacewww.reuters.com Meta appeals against EU gatekeeper status for Messenger, Marketplace
Meta on Wednesday appealed against "gatekeeper" designations for its Messenger and Marketplace platforms, the first Big Tech company to challenge new European Union rules setting out dos and don'ts for the online services.
- Meta faces EU ban on Facebook, Instagram targeted advertisingwww.bleepingcomputer.com Meta faces EU ban on Facebook, Instagram targeted advertising
The European Data Protection Board has extended the temporary ban on targeted advertising on Facebook and Instagram, imposed by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA) in July.
- Meta is investigating Quest 3 controllers amid tracking complaints - The Vergewww.theverge.com Meta is investigating Quest 3 issues after controller tracking complaints
Improvements are expected in “upcoming releases”
- Meta’s AI research head wants open source licensing to change - The Vergewww.theverge.com Meta’s AI research head wants open source licensing to change
Meta believes openly sharing research will push the technology forward.
- Meta announces paid ad-free tiers for Facebook and Instagram - GSMArena.com newswww.gsmarena.com Meta announces paid ad-free tiers for Facebook and Instagram
The ad-supported experience will still be available for users on both platforms. There’s an old saying “if you're not paying for the product, then you’re...
- Android Developers Blog: Meta built threads in only 5 months using Jetpack Composeandroid-developers.googleblog.com Meta built threads in only 5 months using Jetpack Compose
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.
- Meta wants Threads to be the ‘de facto platform’ for online public conversations - The Vergewww.theverge.com Meta wants Threads to be the “de facto platform” for online public conversations
Threads already has nearly 100 million monthly active users.
- It’s a “fake PR stunt”: Artists hate Meta’s AI data deletion processarstechnica.com It’s a “fake PR stunt”: Artists hate Meta’s AI data deletion process
There's no way to opt out, leading artists to believe Meta's system is badly broken.
- Meta Reports Third Quarter 2023 Resultsinvestor.fb.com Meta Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. "We had a good quarter for our community and business," said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO. "I'm proud of the work our teams have done to advance AI and mixed reality with the ...
- Dozens of states sue Meta over youth mental health crisis - The Vergewww.theverge.com Dozens of states sue Meta over youth mental health crisis
They accuse the company of putting profit ahead of safety.
- Meta Quest 3 Lite: Rumors, specs, and what we want to seewww.androidcentral.com Meta Quest 3 Lite: Rumors, specs, and what we want to see
The $200 virtual reality headset is getting more real.
- Meta now lets you block Instagram from collecting your data - SamMobilewww.sammobile.com You can now block Facebook and Instagram from collecting your data
Meta has added a new feature that allows Instagram users from blocking apps and websites from collecting personal data.
- Meta negotiations with moderators in Kenya over labor dispute collapsetechcrunch.com Meta negotiations with moderators in Kenya over labor dispute collapse | TechCrunch
The court was briefed on the outcome of the mediation today, coming after it allowed the parties to settle the case out of court in August.
- Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses review: Keep your phone in your pocket - Android Centralwww.androidcentral.com Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses review: Keep your phone in your pocket
These smart glasses give you a phone's camera, watch's assistant, and earbuds' audio, but they aren't without their issues as an all-in-one tech solution.
- Meta Made Llama 2 AI Model Open-Source Because 'Zuck Has Balls'www.businessinsider.com Meta made its Llama 2 AI model open-source because 'Zuck has balls,' a former top Facebook engineer says
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a big risk by making its powerful AI model Llama 2 mostly open source, according to Replit CEO Amjad Masad.
Replit CEO Amjad Masad said Mark Zuckerberg took a big risk making the model open-source.
- Meta killed metaverse yoga app due to Apple talks: Lawsuitfortune.com Meta killed a metaverse yoga app upon learning its developer also talked with Apple, a lawsuit alleges
"It was hell working on it," says Andre Elijah, the miffed developer of the AEI Fitness app.
- Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #398 [YouTube]m.youtube.com Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #398
Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of Meta.Thank you for listening ❤ Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:- LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get fr...
I found this quite eerie with those virtual avatars.
- Meta Quest 3 review: almost the one we’ve been waiting for - The Vergewww.theverge.com Meta Quest 3 review: almost the one we’ve been waiting for
Three years after the Quest 2, the new headset is a big improvement. But it’s not the mixed reality winner Meta hoped.
Three years after the Quest 2, the new headset is a big improvement. But it’s not the mixed reality winner Meta hoped.
- Exclusive: Meta to lay off employees in metaverse silicon unit on Wednesdaywww.reuters.com Exclusive: Meta to lay off employees in metaverse silicon unit on Wednesday
Meta is planning to lay off employees on Wednesday in the unit of its metaverse-oriented Reality Labs division focused on creating custom silicon, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
- Meta’s head of news relations, Campbell Brown, has stepped down - The Vergewww.theverge.com Meta’s head of news relations, Campbell Brown, has stepped down
Meta continues to back away from news on its platforms.
- Meta Quest 3 Revealed: Meta Connect 2023 Keynote Livestream - YouTube (IGN)www.youtube.com Meta Quest 3 Revealed: Meta Connect 2023 Keynote Livestream
Tune in for the kickoff of what Meta bills as "a two-day virtual event focused on AI and virtual, mixed and augmented realities." As part of the livestream, ...
- Meta Avatars in Horizon Worlds finally have legsmixed-news.com Meta Avatars in Horizon Worlds finally have legs
Avatars in Meta's proto-metaverse Horizon Worlds now have legs. However, the representation is done with limitations.
- Senate AI meeting draws Google, Meta and other tech executives - The Washington Postwww.washingtonpost.com Tech leaders including Musk, Zuckerberg call for government action on AI
X’s Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai and OpenAI’s Sam Altman were among the tech leaders on Capitol Hill discussing AI regulation.
Meta opening remarks: https://about.fb.com/news/2023/09/mark-zuckerbergs-remarks-at-ai-forum/
- Meta’s Horizon Worlds social platform is finally coming to mobile and the web - The Vergewww.theverge.com Meta’s Horizon Worlds social platform is finally coming to mobile and the web
Horizon Worlds is coming out of virtual reality.
- SMS is no longer available on Android Facebook Messenger app as early as Sept 28
> As early as September 28, 2023, SMS messages will no longer be available when you update your Messenger app.
Was anybody actually using this?
- NodeStealer 2.0 takes over Facebook Business accountssecurityaffairs.com NodeStealer 2.0 takes over Facebook Business accounts
Researchers spotted a Python variant of the NodeStealer that was designed to take over Facebook business accounts and cryptocurrency wallets.
Researchers spotted a Python variant of the NodeStealer that was designed to take over Facebook business accounts and cryptocurrency wallets.
- The strange, improbable rise of Mark Zuckerberg 3.0 - INSIDERwww.businessinsider.com 'He is in war time': Mark Zuckerberg's desperate, last-ditch attempt to remake himself — and Meta
Mark Zuckerberg is making a push to rebrand and remake Meta, Facebook, and himself. How he transformed into a profit-chasing, jiu jitsu-fighting CEO.
"Mark Zuckerberg's new persona is a survival response to the most turbulent period in Meta's 20-year history. "He was scared," said someone who's known him for years."
