Meta partners up with Arm to scale AI efforts
Semiconductor firm Arm is partnering with Meta to enhance the social media company’s AI systems amid an unprecedented infrastructure buildout.
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Nscale inks massive AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft
Nscale plans to deploy the chips over the next few years to three data centers in Europe and a fourth in the U.S.
Google now lets you add friends as contacts for account recovery
Google now lets you recover your accounts using your phone number or trusted contacts
Google releases Veo 3.1, adds it to Flow video editor
Google launched its new video model Veo 3.1 with improved audio output, granular editing controls, and better output for image to video. It said that Veo 3.1 builds on May’s Veo 3 release and generates more realistic clips and adheres to prompts better. The model allows users to add an object to the video and […]
Cyber giant F5 Networks says government hackers had ‘long-term’ access to its systems, stole code and customer data
The company, which provides cybersecurity defenses to most of the Fortune 500, said the DOJ allowed it to delay notifying the public on national security grounds.
X plans to show more information about user profiles to help improve trust
X is working on new transparency features to help users identify who they’re interacting with, such as account creation date, location, username change history, and how each account uses the service.
Apple upgrades iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro with new M5 chip
Apple announced its new M5 chip along with the new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro.
Threads now has group chats
Meta is adding group chats to Threads, allowing users to message multiple friends in shared conversations instead of sending separate DMs. Threads users can create a group chat by starting a new message and adding up to 50 people who follow their Threads account. The group chat name can be customized to make it easier […]
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Threads is getting group chats as messaging rolls out to the EU
Instagram Threads is rolling out group messaging for up to 50 people and expanding its direct messaging features to users in the EU. The update lets users 18 and older share text, videos, GIFs, and emojis in group chats, though messages aren’t encrypted.