Meta isn’t done trying to compete with BeReal. The Instagram owner is reportedly working on a new feature similar to BeReal’s casual selling point. Meta has been testing the “Peek” feature for some time now. Initially, according to reports from reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, the function was called “Quick Snap.” Paluzzi’s posts to X, formerly … Read more
“Multimodal AI” is suddenly everywhere, with companies like Meta, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft all using the term to sell people on new AI models and services in just the past few weeks. But what is “multimodal,” and what does it mean? The idea of multimodality is not new, even if it has suddenly entered the … Read more
The B.C. government and social media giants have made what they call a “historic collaboration” for youth safety online. A joint statement from Premier David Eby and representatives of Meta, Google, TikTok, X and Snap Inc., the parent of Snapchat, says they met to help young people stay safe online, one of the most important … Read more
Silicon Valley – On Thursday, U.S. information technology giant Meta Platforms’ oversight board began soliciting public opinions about a post criticizing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on its Threads platform. The post was deleted once due to violent expressions, but Meta later restored it, concluding that the post contained rhetorical language and that the deletion was … Read more
WhatsApp is working on an AI-powered image editing tool that will allow users to edit photos within the app. The popular Meta-owned global messaging app is reportedly developing photo-editing features that will allow users to change backgrounds, add effects, and resize images in WhatsApp. According to a report by Android Police, well-known app/feature sleuth and … Read more
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday accused Meta of suppressing Palestine-related content on its platforms, calling its actions “deeply troubling.” Their letter, addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a follow-up to a December one Warren sent that was also about Instagram and Facebook suppressing Palestinian content. The senators say Meta’s … Read more
Home Technology Misinformation Spread Via Deepfakes Biggest Threat To Upcoming Polls In India: Tenable Recently, the Indian government has issued directives to social media platforms such as X and Meta (formerly Facebook), urging them to regulate the proliferation of AI-generated deepfake content. Published: March 26, 2024 7:07 AM IST By IANS Representative Image New Delhi: … Read more
Earlier this month, Meta announced that it would be shutting down CrowdTangle, the social media monitoring and transparency tool that has allowed journalists and researchers to track the spread of mis- and disinformation. It will cease to function on August 14, 2024—just months before the US presidential election. Meta’s move is just the latest example … Read more
Apple is among three tech giants being investigated for failing to comply with the European Union’s new competition rules, in another blow to the embattled smartphone maker. Apple was the primary focus of an EU press conference on Monday morning. But authorities also opened formal investigations into Meta and Alphabet, Google’s parent company. The trio … Read more
Instagram has moved to limit political content, with users now having to go into their settings on the app to turn the limiting feature off. Users of the popular social media platform now have to go into their settings under “[c]ontent preferences,” click “[p]olitical content,” and choose the option to not “limit political content from … Read more