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Meta is positioning AI-powered smartglasses as the next must-have consumer device — one that could even replace the smartphone as the primary tool for on-the-go computing. The Big Vision: The smartphone — and by smartphone, we really mean the iPhone — has been the most important and widely used consumer device for nearly two decades. […]
Meta unveiled a wristband it’s been developing for years that allows wearers to control computers, tablets, and smartphones without touching them. Why It Hits: Big Tech would love to make the act of scrolling and typing a thing of the past. While most of the attention is paid to riskier ventures involving brain-interface chips, Meta’s use of electrical signals in our muscles […]
Silicon Valley is abuzz about a list of the world’s best minds working on AI, compiled by Meta, as the tech giant pours massive amounts of money into luring them to its new superintelligence team. The Big Picture: The list of people who are actually able to work on and advance cutting-edge AI models is quite small […]
Meta is making some serious outreach (and money offers) to Hollywood studios and major production companies to make content for the tech giant’s next-generation VR headset. The Big Picture: Narrative VR content almost had a moment ten years ago, thanks to a handful of ambitious startups… but the tech ultimately wasn’t up to snuff yet. […]
Meta will reportedly allow brands to create and target ads to users on the company’s platforms solely using AI by the end of next year. The Big Picture: Advertising represents a whopping 97% of revenue for Meta, so any changes to it is a massive deal for the entire digital-advertising ecosystem. Coupled with Meta’s aggressive […]
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gone on a rare publicity tour to share the new underlying philosophy of the company — people are lonely and want more friends than they have, so Meta wants to give them a group of AI besties. The Big Picture: It’s true that people are lonely — 30% of adults […]
Combat-sports league UFC has inked a multi-year deal with Meta to make the tech giant its “Official Fan Technology Partner.” Why it Hits: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and UFC CEO Dana White have been circling each other in recent years, with Zuck himself getting into mixed martial arts (and even competing in events) and White […]
Meta announced that it’s swapping out its third-party fact-checkers with a community-notes model over the next few months in hopes of fighting back against alleged bias and censorship. The Big Picture: Meta is once again changing with the tide. After nearly a decade of trying to thwart extremism, hateful speech, and misinformation on its platforms, the company has decided that […]
After a week of bad press, Meta has seemingly deleted its nonhuman chatbot profiles from Instagram that quietly rolled out in 2023… signaling a potential retreat from its plan to offer a community of AI users. Why It Hits: Meta has been trying to find a way to make chatbots across its social media ecosystem a thing to […]
James Cameron’s Lightstorm Vision inked a multi-year deal with Meta to make immersive 3D content for the Quest mixed-reality headset. The Immersive Picture: James Cameron has been one of the biggest boosters of 3D in cinema — the Avatar franchise is the only one that still successfully employs the tech — so having his expertise leading the creative at […]