Facebook-parent Meta is expected to add new AI features to its Ray-Ban smart glasses starting next month. According to a report by The New York Times, with multimodal AI features the smart glasses will be able to perform tasks like translation and identification of objects, animals and monuments. The report also notes that these new … Read more
London — European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm, said it was investigating the companies for “non-compliance” with the Digital Markets Act. The Digital Markets … Read more
Amid major global outages faced by popular Meta services like Facebook and Instagram, internet users have also reported issues in accessing Google’s video streaming platform YouTube. Internet traffic observer Down Detector shows hundreds of YouTube users reporting problems with streaming and uploading videos on the platform. User have reported issues with video streaming on YouTube. … Read more
Many users worldwide, including in India, encountered login issues with Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram that were down for more than a couple of hours on Tuesday evening before being restored. Facebook, Instagram was down for over two hours.(AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The network outage problem across Google and Meta apps was reported around … Read more
Meta social media platform outage ongoing Meta says its Facebook and Instagram services have been restored, after more than half a million users reported widespread issues earlier in the day, with many saying they were booted out of the social media platforms and unable to log back in. DownDetector, a site that monitors internet service … Read more
Image Source : PIXABAY Facebook Meta-owned platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, are currently facing technical issues, rendering them inaccessible for many users on Tuesday. The outage has impacted functionalities across these social media platforms. Login problems and feed refresh issues Users are reporting various issues, such as being logged out of their Facebook accounts, … Read more
Meta said Friday that it will discontinue Facebook’s news feature for US and Australian users in April – setting up a possible showdown with lawmakers in both countries who have ripped the tech giant’s treatment of the media industry. Meta said it “will not enter into new commercial deals for traditional news content in these … Read more
Three-time Olympic equestrian rider Shane Rose has avoided a suspension for wearing a mankini which could’ve cost him a spot at the 2024 Paris Games. A complaint was registered with Equestrian Australia (EA) and Sports Integrity Australia after Rose took part in the fancy dress event at the Wallaby Hill Extravaganza in the Southern Highlands … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, apologized to families who said their children were harmed by social media use during a heated hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The apology came as Zuckerberg, whose firm owns social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, answered questions at a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on the impact of … Read more
Social platforms are awash with ads for so-called “green” products. Power companies are “carbon neutral”. Electronics are “for the planet”. Clothing is “circular” and travel is “sustainable”. Or are they? Our study of more than 8,000 ads served more than 20,000 times in people’s Facebook feeds found many green claims are vague, meaningless or unsubstantiated … Read more