Meta’s ChatGPT killer is taking over your favorite apps

Meta The AI hype is in full swing right now, transcending form factor boundaries with mixed success. But for the most part, the situation has been a pricey endeavor for users willing to tap into its full potential. Earlier today, Meta AI made its grand debut, drawing power from the Llama 3 model. It’s free … Read more

WhatsApp to REVERSE tiny design change after huge backlash from users who say it’s ‘horrible’ and ‘jarring’

WHATSAPP is backtracking on a minor change that’s enraged users. Swathes of messaging fans took to social media slamming the adjustment as “horrible” and “jarring”. 2 Tiny design tweak has irked usersCredit: Getty 2 Did you notice the change? “It’s a recent change,” one person wrote on Reddit. “Don’t like it.” Another added: “Hard dislike. … Read more

OpenAI, Meta Push Artificial Intelligence Closer to Human-Like Thinking

AI pioneers OpenAI and Meta are nearing the release of AI models capable of planning and reasoning. Could this be a significant leap towards artificial intelligence surpassing human cognitive abilities? While AI has achieved remarkable progress in recent years, it still needs to catch up to human capabilities in specific domains. However, this gap might … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg passes Elon Musk on billionaires list for first time since 2020

Musk got Zucker punched. Mark Zuckerberg slid into third place on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index on Friday — surpassing his rival, Elon Musk, for the first time in four years. Zuckerberg, 39, added $58.9 billion to his net worth this year as Meta Platform Inc. soared to new heights, Bloomberg reported. The 52-year-old Musk, on … Read more

Meta AI Image Generator Glitch: Users Report Issues Generating Interracial Images

Some social media users reported limitations when using Meta’s AI image generation tool, specifically regarding images featuring interracial couples. Google recently shut down its Gemini AI after concerns about potential bias in the technology. This decision comes amidst speculation that Apple will partner with Google on AI for future iPhones, raising questions about potential bias … Read more

Meta Challenges FTC Bid To Amend 2020 Privacy Settlement Over Kids Chat App

Meta Platforms has opposed the attempt by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to revise its 2020 privacy settlement, saying that it voluntarily reported two issues in its children’s chat application to the agency and no complaints were received from parents. In a filing on Thursday, the parent company of Facebook said that it had … Read more

‘Grave step backwards’: Meta shuts monitoring tool in election year

Killing off the monitoring tool, a move experts say is in line with a tech industry trend of rolling back transparency and security measures, is a major blow as dozens of countries hold elections this year – a period when bad actors typically spread false narratives more than ever. Is Taylor Swift a ‘Pentagon asset’? … Read more

The European Commission probe against Apple, Meta and Google for non-compliance with fair market provisions | Explained

The story so far: In a comprehensive slew of measures to ensure “contestable and fair markets in the digital sector” in line with the provisions of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission on March 25 initiated ‘non-compliance investigations’ against Apple, Meta and Google’s parent Alphabet. It will also investigate Amazon’s ranking practices on … Read more