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You can finally ask a question and get the answer in John Cena’s voice. Mark Zuckerberg announced at the Meta Connect 2024 developer conference that Meta’s AI assistant, Meta AI, can respond back to questions you ask out loud on Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Facebook. Mashable Light Speed These voice responses, Zuckerberg said, will be … Read more
One of the best early (or early-ish) VR headsets is dead. Meta has discontinued the Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets, as reported by TechCrunch. The news came shortly after the reveal of the new Quest 3S, which starts at $299 and more or less negates the Quests 2 and Pro with its inclusion of … Read more
At Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg introduced Orion, Meta’s cutting-edge AR glasses that the company hopes might reshape the future of computing. Unlike traditional AR headsets, the Orion glasses are purportedly lightweight at less than 100 grams, and feature a wide field-of-view holographic display. Orion lets users interact with virtual objects overlaid on the real world, … Read more
Google and Roblox are teaming up to combine the worlds of play and internet safety, as the companies announce a brand new gaming experience teaching young Roblox players how to better navigate the internet. Be Internet Awesome World, a new initiative of Google’s Be Internet Awesome program, invites young users into a colorful, magical world … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday a new law enforcement effort called Operation AI Comply. As part of the sweep, it took action against multiple companies that used artificial intelligence to “supercharge” deceptive products and services. The cases involved AI-generated fake reviews, “the world’s first robot lawyer,” and online storefront schemes. The FTC said in … Read more
Peak XV Partners, the largest India-focused venture fund, has realized about $1.2 billion in exits since its separation with Sequoia last year, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The investor has sold stakes in nearly a dozen portfolio companies that went public in the past year, including food delivery group Zomato, cosmetics retailer … Read more
Meta’s big event, called Meta Connect, took place on Wednesday and with it came lots of news. While it might not draw the same excitement as an Apple Event, it certainly wasn’t without headlines and developments. Chief among them: the Meta Quest 3S and the Orion glasses. Mashable covered all the big news in detail. … Read more
If you do a quick online search for Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses right now, you’ll find that the wearable is mostly marketed for its quick photo capturing and livestreaming capabilities. However, at the Meta Connect 2024 event on Wednesday, Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg didn’t have too much to say about photos and videos … Read more
WordPress drama went up another notch today after WordPress.org, the free-open source web content hosting software, banned web hosting provider WP Engine from accessing their resources. In a post on WordPress.org, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg wrote that, pending their legal claims, WP Engine doesn’t have access to the platform’s resources, such as themes and plug-ins. … Read more
In the race to make truly useful AI for a mass audience, Meta just jumped forward a few key steps — including AI’s ability to “see” objects and provide live, lip-synched translations. At the Meta Connect developers’ conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the latest version of Llama. That’s the open-source Large Language Model (LLM) powering … Read more