Facebook and Instagram are breaching Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules related to the handling of illegal content, moderation, and transparency, according to a preliminary decision issued by the European Commission. TikTok and Meta have both also been found to be violating transparency obligations under the DSA. The Commission says that Meta is imposing “confusing” […]
Meta AI’s photo editing tools can be found in Instagram Stories when tapping the paintbrush icon. Users can describe what they want to add, remove, or change.
Instagram introduced custom app icons for its teen accounts, but not everyone is thrilled. In replies to the company’s post on X, users criticized the feature for being age-gated, arguing that adults like personalization, too.
Meta is planning to axe around 600 roles within its legacy AI research division, according to a report from Axios. The layoffs will reportedly impact Meta’s Fundamental AI Research unit, also known as FAIR, along with its AI product and infrastructure division, while the company continues to hire workers for its newly formed superintelligence team, […]
WhatsApp will now warn users before sharing their screen with unknown contacts, and Messenger will flag suspicious messages using AI.
Slipping on the $499 Oakley Meta Vanguard, I feel the power of Patagonia-clad authority figures wash over me. I am no longer a tired tech reviewer in the thick of review season. Oh no, I am every sports dad on the bleachers, yelling at that idiot coach for not calling out what was obviously a […]
New data from Similarweb shows Meta AI’s mobile app is surging in popularity, jumping from 775,000 to 2.7 million daily active users in just four weeks. The app is now seeing roughly 300,000 new installs per day — up from under 200,000 previously.
Meta is getting ready to pull support for its desktop Messenger apps on Windows and macOS. Both apps have already been removed from the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, and existing users are starting to get notifications that the desktop apps will disappear fully in December. A Meta support page, first spotted by Apple […]
On August 19th at 7:07PM, Tyler Johnston received a message from his roommate. A man, the text said, was knocking on their door with legal documents to serve. Johnston is the founder and sole employee of The Midas Project: a nonprofit that monitors the practices of “leading AI companies to ensure transparency, privacy, and ethical […]
