Chinese hardware manufacturer Goertek is reportedly tightening its grip on the supply chain around Meta’s artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses, even as Meta tries to expand its supply chain outside China. Goertek has taken control of optical device manufacturer Shanghai OmniLight and helped finance a takeover...
Instagram has launched a version of its app that is optimized for Apple’s iPad and that device’s bigger screen. The new Instagram for iPad opens with Reels, the app’s short video format, because people use bigger screens like the iPad’s for “lean back entertainment,” the...
President Donald Trump said Tuesday (Aug. 26) that Meta plans to spend $50 billion on the Hyperion data center it is building in Louisiana. Trump said this during a Cabinet meeting and held up a graphic that he said was given to him by Meta...
Meta reportedly plans to introduce its new smart glasses at next month’s “Connect” conference. Those glasses, Meta’s first to feature a consumer-ready display, will be announced at the annual conference along with a wristband that lets users control the glasses via hand gestures, CNBC reported...
Meta has reportedly paused hiring for artificial intelligence (AI) professionals following a massive recruitment drive. The freeze went into effect last week and is happening amid a wider restructuring of the AI division, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported late Wednesday (Aug. 20), citing sources...
Meta is reportedly reconfiguring its AI efforts, the fourth such restructuring in six months. The tech giant’s new artificial intelligence (AI) unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs, is expected to be divided into four groups, The Information reported Saturday (Aug. 16), citing sources familiar with the matter....
Many of the artificial intelligence (AI) researchers who joined Meta as part of that company’s high-profile recruiting efforts are reportedly working in a new team called TBD Lab and leading the development of the next version of the large language model (LLM) Llama. TBD Lab will work alongside...
Meta is under criticism for privacy practices across two of its platforms. Meta’s artificial intelligence assistant may publicly share user prompts, and its apps may have exploited a technical loophole to track Android users without their knowledge, CPO Magazine reported. Meta’s AI app introduced a...
If Mark Zuckerberg is right, the next must‑have wearable won’t count your steps or flash your texts. It will out‑think you on everything from homework to holiday planning. In short: He believes a “personal superintelligence” clipped to your glasses just might be the next smartphone....