Tag: meta
The Oversight Board calls Meta’s uneven AI moderation ‘incoherent and unjustifiable’
As Meta’s platforms fill up with more AI-generated content, the company still has a lot of work to do when it comes to enforcing its policies around manipulated media. The Oversight Board is once again criticizing the social media company over its handling of such posts, writing in its latest decision that its inability to…
Xbox’s VR headset with Meta could release sooner than we thought
Xbox has come a long way since its humble beginnings as a chunky console. It’s recently taken on the form of an Asus gaming handheld, and it might even be packaged as a VR headset soon. According to an image leaked on X and Game Sandwich, Xbox is reportedly teaming up with Meta to release…
Meta tells the Oversight Board it isn’t removing the word ‘transgenderism’ from its hate speech rules
If anyone was holding out hope that the Oversight Board would provide some kind of check on Meta’s rewritten hate speech policy, Meta has just made it clear exactly where it stands. The company published its formal response to the board’s criticism, and has declined to commit to any substantive steps to change its rules….
Meta and Oakley announce new ‘perfomance AI’ smart glasses for athletes
Meta is expanding beyond its popular Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses with a new lineup of frames created in collaboration with Oakley. The Oakley Meta HSTN (pronounced HOW-stuhn, apparently) will be available in several variants, not unlike Meta’s other smart glasses. Meta first teased that it had a new partnership on the way earlier in June,…
Meta is finally adding passkey support for Facebook and Messenger
Meta is finally adding passkey support for Facebook and Messenger on mobile devices. This should make for more seamless logins, as a passkey lets people sign in by using the same data they already use to verify their identities on a smartphone. This includes stuff like a PIN code, a fingerprint or a quick face…
Beat Saber support is ending on PS VR and PS VR2
It’s the end of the line for Beat Saber on PS VR and PS VR2. While you’ll still be able to buy and play the base game on both platforms, as well as any songs and music packs that were released before today (June 18), Beat Games is winding down support for those versions. They…
Facebook videos are all just going to be reels now
Facebook is once again rebranding the “video” section of its app. This time, the tab formerly known as “,” which was also once called “,” will become “reels.” The change comes as the company says that all video on the social network will now fall under the umbrella of “reels” regardless of how long the…
Meta warns users to ‘avoid sharing personal or sensitive information’ in its AI app
Meta seems to have finally taken a small step to address the epidemic of over-sharing happening in the public feed of its AI app. The company has added a short disclaimer that warns users to “avoid sharing personal or sensitive information” to the “post to feed” button in the Meta AI app. The change was…
Meta’s V-JEPA 2 World Model Brings AI Closer to Thinking Before Acting
Screenshot of a demo of Meta’s V-JEPA 2 world model. Image: Meta eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Meta’s newest AI model, V-JEPA 2 (Video Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture), is described as a “world model” for its ability to…
How to set up a WhatsApp account without Facebook or Instagram
There’s no shortage of reasons to stay off the Meta ecosystem, which includes Facebook and Instagram, but there are some places where WhatsApp remains the main form of text-based communication. The app is a great alternative to SMS, since it offers end-to-end encryption and was one of the go-to methods to send uncompressed photos and…