Meta's Ray-Bans Can Now Do Real-Time Live AI And Translation

Meta’scamera-equipped Ray-Banshave had a lot of AI features onboard already, but they’re getting two more big ones. Both these features were demoed by Mark Zuckerberg at Meta’s Connect developer conferenceearlier this year. Saying “Meta, start Live AI” begins the always-on feature. I’ll follow up with impressions when I get a chance to test it for myself.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Tiffany Rodriguez

Meta's Supernatural VR Fitness Is Adding a Mixed Reality Mode on Quest 3

Why is it a big deal? For me, it’s spatial awareness during complex workouts. Even with room boundary setups in VR, I sometimes find myself accidentally hitting furniture or walls. There are already other fitness apps on the Quest 3 that use mixed reality, including FitXR andAlo Moves. Supernatural, a service owned by Meta, was overdue to get mixed reality added in.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 62 words · Robert White

Meta's Targeted Ad Model Could Face EU Restrictions

The apparent ruling, by a board representing all EU privacy regulators, hasn’t been disclosed publicly. The Journal cited unnamed people familiar with the regulators' decision. Meta is cooperating with Ireland’s Data Protection Commission on its inquiries, the spokesperson said. The final decision will come from that agency and is expected in January, the company told CNET. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission didn’t respond to CNET’s request for comment. This isn’t the first time Meta has faced scrutiny from privacy regulators in Europe....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Alexander Craig MD

Meta's Threads Is Rolling Out on the Web at Last

But now, Threads is back in the news as the company rolls it out on the web. You may still see themostly black homepageencouraging you to download the mobile apps. Rolling out over the next few days." The company also wrote about the newsin an updated blog post Tuesday. Threads and Instagram are both Meta platforms, and Threads was built by the Instagram team.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 64 words · Hayley Jones

Meta's VR App Supernatural Adds Single-Artist Workout Playlists

The app itself works on the Quest and Quest 2 headsets. Supernaturalwas one of the first subscription-based services on theOculus Quest(now theMeta Quest). Metabought the company behind Supernaturalin October. Interest in virtual reality – and VR fitness – jumped during the pandemic.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 42 words · Timothy Allison

Meta’s New AI Can Translate Speech and Text for Nearly 100 Languages

SeamlessM4T builds on Meta’s previous AI work. Microsoft released itsnew AI-infused Bing searchin February, which uses the same technology that powers OpenAI’s ChatGPT. AI is poised to disrupt nearly every industry sector, and has found its way into everything fromfitnesstohiring. Meta is also releasing the metadata for the project in a dataset named SeamlessAlign. For more technical information on SeamlessM4T, check out Meta’spost on its AI blogor the company’s researchGithubpage.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Tina Evans

Meteor Streaks Across the Sky Above Mount Fuji

Moments ago a meteor was recorded over Mount Fuji!

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 9 words · Tim Torres

Meteorite slams through roof and lands next to sleeping woman

Hamilton told the CBCshe was asleep the evening of Oct. 3 when she was awakened by her dog barking. “The next thing was just a huge explosion and debris all over my face,” Hamilton recalled. A second, smaller meteorite has already been found near the town,according to CTV News. She also says she plans to keep the meteorite.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 58 words · Charles Smith

Metroid Prime Remastered Hits the Nintendo Switch... Right Now

It’s once again Samus' time to shine. Metroid Prime, among the GameCube’s most beloved games, is being remastered for the Nintendo Switch. And, surprise, you’re able to download it on the Nintendo eShopnow. It’s not news about thelong-awaited Metroid Prime 4, but a Metroid Prime remaster is a nice treat. Wealso got a new trailer for Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Metroid Prime originally launched over 20 years ago in 2002....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Nicole Russell

MetroPCS promises first LTE network and handset

The data pipe, which will come first to Las Vegas, will run on a Samsung-powered infrastructure. Sammy also will provide Metro PCS’s first LTE phone, the SCH-r900. Metro PCS’s remains light on smartphones so we don’t expect the SCH-r900 to go that route. Previous Metro PCS Samsung handsets include the touch-screen Finesse (SCH-r810) and the keyboard-equipped Messager. The announcement puts MetroPCS ahead of AT&T and T-Mobile in4G deployment.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · Christopher Martin

Michaels' Back-To-School Sale Offers Discounts on Paint, Easels and More

Art students need school supplies too. But when you need budget art materials, where can you go to get them at a discount? One retailer is Michaels. One item that’s usually very expensive for artists are canvases (especially high-quality ones). This sale will give you aneight-pack of 9-by-12 inch canvasesby Artist’s Loft Necessities for $13. you might also pick up aSuper Value 25-piece brush setfor half off too. Head over to Michaels for the entire sale across materials and mediums....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Justin Jackson

Michelle Obama calls on women to show their power through voting

The 19th is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that focuses on reporting on gender, politics and policy. The bill wasblocked by Senate Republicansin June. She was a featured speaker during the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 34 words · Ashley Collins

Micrometeorite May Have Smacked International Space Station's Soyuz Spacecraft

The robotic Canadarm2 will be used to inspect the outside of the capsule. There’s also the possibility thata rogue piece of space junkcollided with the Soyuz capsule. Until a full inspection takes place, it’s impossible to know. This is the second time the spacewalk to move the radiator has been canceled. Updated Dec. 15: Additional details from NASA blog.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Beverly Dunlap