Meta bulks up AI offerings with new headset, glasses, chatbot features
Meta Platforms kicked off its annual Connect conference at its California headquarters on Wednesday, unveiling a new entry-level version of its Quest series of mixed-reality headsets, as well as a slew of software enhancements to its AI assistant that are driving interest in its Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses. The Quest 3S, which is due to be […]
Google antitrust battles will drag on for ‘years,’ Sundar Pichai says
Google CEO Sundar Pichai acknowledged in a new interview that the company will be tied up in court for “years” as it tries to avoid being clamped down on in two federal antitrust cases that target its business model. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled in August that Google controls 90 percent of the market […]
Elon Musk seeks dismissal of Don Lemon’s lawsuit over canceled X deal
Elon Musk and X have asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who claims the social media platform committed fraud by terminating their partnership following a controversial interview. In documents filed Monday night in San Francisco federal court, Musk said he did nothing wrong by telling LeMond […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX began a new ‘Space Race’
In 2005, three years before its first successful orbital launch, the fledgling space startup SpaceX petitioned the U.S. government for permission to use the famous Cape Canaveral launch pad, once home to the Apollo space program. Legacy space companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin resisted the idea and lobbied aggressively to block the deal. Executives […]
Trump Media stock dips just before lockup period expires
Trump Media shares plummeted to an all-time low on Thursday, the same day former President Donald Trump and other major investors were finally allowed to sell their shares in the parent company of social media platform Truth Social. After Trump Media went public through a merger with blank-check company Digital World Acquisition Corp, the company's […]
Mark Zuckerberg wears watch that costs as much as a Cybertruck
It was time for Mark Zuckerberg to take his style to the next level. Meta Founder and CEO Recent Interviews Wearing a flashy watch with an eye-watering price tag. Listen to the experts Business Insider The bracelet is De Bethune DB 25 Starry VarisThe will be priced between $90,000 and $95,700, roughly the same as […]
Disney to stop using Slack after after hack exposes company secrets
The Walt Disney will stop using Slack as its company-wide workplace collaboration system after a group of hackers leaked more than a terabyte of company data online. The Wall Street Journal reported. Thursday, citing the memo. Disney Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston reportedly said the majority of the media and entertainment company's business will stop […]
Social media users lack control over data used by AI: FTC
Social media companies collect, share and process vast amounts of information about their users, with little transparency or control, including over how that information is used by their artificial intelligence-enabled systems. The Federal Trade Commission said in a report It was released on Thursday. The report analysed how companies including Meta Platforms, Bytedance's TikTok and […]
Snapchat can put users’ AI images of faces in ‘My Selfie’ ads
Snapchat reserves the right to use users' photos in ads. As part of our Terms of Use The company announced its “My Selfie” tool, which allows people and their friends to create artificial intelligence-generated images based on their selfies. “My Selfie is used to power Generative AI, Cameo and other experiences featuring you on Snapchat, […]
Apple users already fed up with iOS 18 for being a cheater’s paradise
They think iOS 18 is no good. Apple's long-awaited iOS 18 has been met with scathing online reviews since its release on Monday, with many techies slamming the so-called “biggest upgrade ever” for a variety of pitfalls, including making it easier for cheating partners to cheat and a “nauseating” photo feature that doesn't work. “iOS […]