The emphasis looks to be multi-gear, and certainly VR-optional. The new group will be headed by Instagram’s Head of Product Vishal Shah. He re-emphasized his interest in metaverses more recently in aconversation with Casey Newtonvia The Verge.
Facebook is taking a page out of TikTok’s playbook. TikTok has reportedly been experimenting with videos as long as30 minutes, potentially encroaching on YouTube’s territory. Tap on a video to pull up fullscreen mode in Facebook. To pull up the player, tap on a video anywhere in Facebook’s app. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is no stranger to adopting popular features from competitors. A pause/play button will also appear. Facebook also says it’ll surface more Reels “to meet the growing demand for this format....
Facebook’s double ambitions in virtual and augmented reality could be meeting in the middle with theOculus Quest 2. Anew developer toolkitfor the Quest allows blending of passthrough cameras with VR graphics, enabling mixed reality. Color effects can be applied to the black and white camera data, too. The suggested uses are for work, social and gaming. Projecting avatars onto the real world is reminiscent of whatMicrosoft Meshis promising usingHoloLens 2....
It’s unclear if they’ve already met with her. The Oversight Board alsoreleased transparency reportsthat include the last quarter of 2020 and the first two quarters of 2021. The board has said it will continue to publish these reports going forward.
Turn your TV into a smart display with the Facebook Portal TV. The Portal TV uses Facebook, Zoom and WhatsApp to connect with others. But it’s crucial that you act fast – thisone-day dealends tonight. The rig features an eight-microphone array with 360-degree pickup. It also features Smart Sound, which reduces background noise and enhances the voice of whoever is speaking. Built-in Alexa makes it easy to control your smart home and connected devices with voice commands, too....
A federal judge on Tuesday rejectedFacebook’srequest to dismiss a revised antitrust complaint filed by the US Federal Trade Commission. Facebook, which in October rebranded itself to Meta, owns popular photo service Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp. Facebook got rid of those policies in 2018, he said. The FTC filed its original complaint in December 2020, before Khan joined the commission in June. “Our investments in Instagram and WhatsApp transformed them into what they are today....
The feature is part of the social data pipe’s online hub for crisis response. A page for the attack in Kabul includes a way for people to offer or request help. It also features news stories. Facebook didn’t respond to a request for comment. We will not forget.
Now the social media giant is revamping its values. In a note to Facebook employees, Meta CEOMark Zuckerbergoutlined six of the company’s updated values. Facebook wrote its values in 2007. Meanwhile, Meta’s problems are still growing. A Meta spokesperson said the “claims are without merit.”
Here are five takeaways from the interview: 1. Thecoronavirushas sickened more than 234,000 people globally and at least 9,800 people have died. Symptoms of the coronavirus disease include fever, cough and shortness of breath. “That does not mean it’s only going to be 15 days,” Fauci said. That experimental vaccine was then injected into a volunteer as part of the clinical trial. “And the only way you’ll know that is if you do an extended study....
Thecommitmentsfocus on improvements in two different areas: reporting and curation. Help and support will be made easier access during the reporting process. “We have women and girls around the world who are demanding action on this issue.” She added that there has already been movement from some of the companies on implementing changes. “That just shows that these companies can move fast when they prioritize a problem.” When abuse gets left unchecked, the consequences can be “devastating,” she said....
But both sets of lawmakers were interested in the same issues: safety, and in particular child safety. “User safety has got lost in the corporate world somewhere,” said MP Suzanne Webb. Senior managers at tech companies could even face criminal charges if those companies consistently fall short of their obligations. (In Septemberthe company said it had spent $13 billion on improving safety since 2016.) Facebook didn’t respond to request for further comment....
That means no new fact checks and no fact checkers." Now Meta will be using Community Notes generated by the users themselves. Meta’s announcement in early January came weeks before the inauguration of President Donald Trump for a second term. X owner Elon Musk replied to Kaplan’spost on X with, “Cool.” Second, will engagement be lower if you have these Community Notes? How effective are they?"
“Sincere apologies to anyone who wasn’t able to access our products in the last couple of hours. Instagram users flocked to Twitter to complain about experiencing a second outage this week. In the United States, #instadown and #instagramdownagain were trending. The social internet said that Friday’s outage was unrelated to Monday’s outage.
