This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. “It is a pretty rough time for the game industry.” Meta Reality Labs director of games Chris Pruett did not mince words when he returned to GDC for his annual […]
Meta’s Moltbook acquisition may look odd at first, but the deal could signal how Meta sees AI agents shaping future advertising and commerce on an agentic web.
Meta’s Moltbook acquisition may look odd at first, but the deal could signal how Meta sees AI agents shaping future advertising and commerce on an agentic web.
WhatsApp is rolling out parent-managed accounts for under-13 users, limiting features to messaging and calls while giving parents PIN-protected controls, alerts, and approval over contacts and groups.
Meta is adding more scam detection tools to Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp that can help users protect their accounts. In its announcement, Meta says the new features aim to alert users about suspicious activities before they engage with them, such as unrecognized friend requests and device linking notifications, because “we know that scammers try to […]
Meta says that Moltbook’s approach to “connecting agents through an always-on-directory” is novel.
Meta’s methods for identifying deepfakes are “not robust or comprehensive enough” to handle how quickly misinformation spreads during armed conflicts like the Iran war. That’s according to the Meta Oversight Board – a semi-independent body that guides the company’s content moderation practices – which is now calling on Meta to overhaul how it surfaces and […]
Lawyers say Meta’s marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers’ glasses.
Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses could be sending sensitive footage to human reviewers in Nairobi, Kenya, according to an investigation by the Swedish outlets Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten. The report, which was published last week, claims Meta contractors in Kenya have seen videos captured with the smart glasses that show “bathroom visits, sex and other intimate […]
