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Threads has 150 million monthly users
Meta’s Threads app now has more than 150 million monthly users, an increase of about 20 million new users since February
Meta rolls out an updated AI assistant, built with the long-awaited Llama 3
Meta has begun rolling out its new AI assistant, which was built using the long-awaited Llama 3 LLM. You can use Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, with support for the Quest platform coming soon.
Instagram will test nudity protection in messages to fight sextortion
Meta is bringing nudity protection tests to Instagram and restricting messages from potential abusers.
No, Mark Zuckerberg isn't having a 'PR moment'
Mark Zuckerberg’s recent PR blitz is neither out of character nor a sign of a freshly rehabbed image.
NVIDIA becomes the third most valuable US company at Alphabet's expense
NVIDIA has overtaken Alphabet and Amazon's earnings in recent days and now stands as the third most valuable country in the United States.
Unsurprisingly, Zuckerberg thinks the Quest 3 is a 'better product' than Apple's Vision Pro
Meta's Quest "is the better product, period," Mark Zuckerberg said in his review of Apple's Vision Pro.
20 years later, Facebook is a supporting character in the Mark Zuckerberg universe
It’s been 20 years since Mark Zuckerberg first brought thefacebook.com online from his dorm room, but Facebook occupies an increasingly awkward space in Meta’s “family” of apps.
Mark Zuckerberg is the latest billionaire who wants to create artificial general intelligence
Meta is reorganizing its AI teams as it joins the growing ranks of companies trying to create artificial general intelligence, or AGI.
Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta’s board
Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta’s board of directors after 12 years, ending her last official role with the company.
Threads may finally launch in Europe in December
It will need to comply with EU regulations.
Threads introduces tags to help users categorize posts
Tags are a key way for social media users seek out content, but so far they've been missing on Meta's fledgling Threads platform.
Mark Zuckerberg: Threads has ‘just under’ 100 million monthly active users
Mark Zuckerberg said Threads currently has “just under” 100 million monthly active users, and that he thinks there’s a “good chance” the app could reach 1 billion users in the next couple of years.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s $250 million NYC biohub will engineer disease-fighting cells
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, an organization led by Priscilla Chan and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, announced the creation of a new biomedical research center in New York City that will focus on learning the mechanisms of immune cells and eventually engineering more efficient ones.
Meta responds to EU misinformation concerns regarding Israel-Hamas conflict
The company has created a new operations center with experts fluent in Hebrew and Arabic.
EU official gives Mark Zuckerberg 24 hours to respond to Israel misinformation concerns
EU regulatory commissioner Thierry Breton sent a stern letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. It addresses misinformation concerns on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.
Threads will allow users to delete accounts separately from Instagram
Threads is solving a major pain point for some users by decoupling from Instagram and allowing people to delete one account without deleting the other. The particulars are still being ironed out but it should launch by December.
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is building a massive GPU cluster to ‘cure, prevent or manage all diseases’
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is deploying over 1,000 GPUs to take on the lofty goal of mapping and analyzing human cells in the hopes of one day curing or managing all diseases.
WhatsApp lets you create groups without naming them
WhatsApp will now let you create small groups without first naming them. Mark Zuckerberg announced the new feature in a Facebook post (via TechCrunch). You previously had to choose your group’s name when setting it up.
Threads now lets you share posts directly to Instagram DMs
As Elon Musk awaits his doctor’s permission to fight Mark Zuckerberg in an on-again / off-again cage match, the two billionaires’ companies continue to spar in the consumer adoption arena. Meta forged ahead with Threads’ aggressive update schedule today as it tries to challenge Musk’s erratic X (rebranded Twitter). Zuckerberg announced today that the young platform now supports sharing posts to Instagram DMs, custom alt text for photos and videos and a new mention button.
Elon Musk says he might need surgery before any cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk says he might need surgery before his proposed cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg.
