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Meta Adds Enhanced AI Creation Tools for Facebook and Instagram Ads

Meta is enhancing its AI tools for advertisers with image and text generation capabilities within Ads Manager for more creativity. [ more ]

Engadget

3 days ago

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Meta's next hardware project might be AI-infused headphones with cameras

Meta is exploring AI-enabled headphones with outward-facing cameras to detect surroundings and offer real-time AI features. [ more ]

MarTech

Meta rolls out genAI features for advertisers | MarTech

Marketers can access new genAI-powered features to automate ad text and image creation on Meta's platforms. [ more ]

Inc.com

Meta Reveals New Slate of AI Advertising Tools to Help Businesses Expand their Reach

AI-powered tech for instant ad image variations [ more ]

AdExchanger

Why CMOs Keep Turning To Meta; A Ruling In The Google Search Antitrust Case Inches Ever Closer | AdExchanger

Performance marketers blame Meta and Google for downturns in sales or ROAS. [ more ]

www.aljazeera.com

17 hours ago

EU investigates Meta over Facebook and Instagram child safety

The European Commission is investigating Meta for potential breaches of online content rules related to child safety and addictive behaviors. [ more ]

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Tech Times

Meta Confirms its AI Image Generator Will Soon Create Advertisements

Meta is launching new tools for generative AI advertisements, allowing text overlays on image variations to improve customization. [ more ]

Android Central

Meta launches new business tools backed by generative AI for Advantage Plus

Businesses and advertisers are receiving new AI-powered tools on Meta's platform, including image and text generation. [ more ]

Marketing Dive

How Meta is addressing marketers' generative AI concerns with new tools

Advertisers can now access new generative AI features from Meta for faster creative production, catering to specific brand guidelines and preferences. [ more ]

Social Media Today

Meta Adds Enhanced AI Creation Tools for Facebook and Instagram Ads

Meta is introducing more generative AI tools for advertisers, offering enhanced text and image generation to aid in ad creation. [ more ]

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ZDNET

Meta's new generative AI features make it easier to create ads - and they're free

Using Meta's generative AI tools can significantly ease the process of creating and editing ad content for businesses on social media platforms. [ more ]

Axios

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Meta's AI is everywhere now

Meta is rapidly integrating AI into its platforms, potentially impacting user experience and amplifying existing issues with spam and misinformation. [ more ]

The Verge

Did Stanford just prototype the future of AR glasses?

Stanford's AI-assisted holographic imaging tech aims to revolutionize AR headsets with thinner components and improved image quality. [ more ]

The Verge

Beat Saber is axing multiplayer support for Quest 1 users

Meta ending multiplayer support for Beat Saber on Quest 1, pushing users towards PC version. [ more ]

Social Media Today

4 days ago

Meta Adds 'Travel Mode' for Quest VR Headsets

Meta introduces 'Travel Mode' for Quest 2 and 3 headsets to enhance in-flight entertainment. [ more ]

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PetaPixel

2 days ago

Meta is Using Your Instagram Photos to Train its 'Amazing' AI Image Generator

Meta utilizes public data from Instagram for training its AI models, giving them an advantage in generating high-quality images. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

19 hours ago

EU investigates Facebook owner Meta over child safety and mental health concerns

The European Commission is investigating Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, over concerns of creating addictive behavior among children and damaging mental health. [ more ]

WPXI

Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

Adults in the US spend more time on TikTok than on Instagram, Snapchat, or YouTube, which could lead to a shift in user behavior if TikTok were to disappear. [ more ]

Fast Company

TikTok ban: These rival apps will compete for users' attention

Adult U.S. TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes on the app daily, surpassing other major social media platforms. [ more ]

Ars Technica

Meta to face EU probe for not doing enough to stop Russian disinformation

EU to probe Meta's Facebook and Instagram for failing to counter disinformation from Russia and others. [ more ]

The Seattle Times

Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

TikTok users spend more time than on other platforms, potential beneficiaries unclear. [ more ]

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Theregister

14 hours ago

EU probes Meta over its provisions for protecting children

The European Commission is investigating Meta for potential breaches of the Digital Services Act, focusing on protection of minors and misinformation. [ more ]

ReadWrite

17 hours ago

EU regulators to probe Meta over child safety concerns

EU regulators investigate Meta for potential breaches of online content rules regarding child safety under the Digital Services Act (DSA). [ more ]

Newsmax

EU Probes Meta Over Election Misinformation, Deceptive Content

The European Union is intensifying scrutiny on Meta to combat misinformation and foreign interference during upcoming elections. [ more ]

ReadWrite

Meta investigated over suspected EU online content breaches

The European Commission is investigating Meta for potential breaches of EU online content rules under the Digital Services Act (DSA). [ more ]

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Ars Technica

16 hours ago

Concerns over addicted kids spur probe into Meta and its use of dark patterns

The EU is launching an in-depth probe into Meta for potential violations of the Digital Services Act regarding the protection of minors on social media platforms. [ more ]

WFTV

Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

TikTok users spend 54 minutes daily; potential shift to other platforms if TikTok disappears. [ more ]

Boston 25 News

Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

TikTok users spend 54 mins/day, other platforms may benefit when/if it disappears, uncertainty on next big app for attention. [ more ]

Action News Jax

Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

TikTok users spend 54 minutes daily, impacting other platforms. Meta may benefit but replicating TikTok's algorithm is challenging. [ more ]

Ars Technica

Meta to face EU probe for not doing enough to stop Russian disinformation

EU to probe Meta for insufficient action against disinformation from Russia and others. [ more ]

Fast Company

AI is making Meta's apps basically unusable

Meta is flooding social media platforms with AI, aiming for ubiquity, yet users are experiencing spam-filled interactions. [ more ]

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New York Post

AI-fueled Ray Bans let you live stream and analyze the world around you

Meta and Ray-Ban collaborated to create high-tech AI sunglasses with various features, revolutionizing the wearable tech market. [ more ]

The Verge

Phones are the ultimate AI gadget

The AI gadget revolution has the potential to create a new tech category outside of phone apps, but big players like Google and Apple are leading the race. [ more ]

Mashable ME

Thousands of explicit AI 'girlfriend' ads found on Meta platforms

Meta is promoting AI on its platforms, with explicit AI 'girlfriends' ads violating its adult content policy. [ more ]

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TechRepublic

Llama 3 Cheat Sheet: A Complete Guide for 2024

Meta's Llama 3 is a large language model that outperforms GPT-4 on AI benchmarks and is available for various applications and platforms. [ more ]

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JavaScript

El asistente de inteligencia artificial de Meta es divertido, pero no es de fiar

Meta's AI chatbot within apps like Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp offers advanced conversational and image generation capabilities, competing with industry-changing bots like ChatGPT and tools like Firefly, highlighting Meta's aggressive push in popularizing generative AI. [ more ]

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Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes daily, impacting other platforms; potential shift in user behavior without TikTok. [ more ]

Voice of America

Instagram, YouTube, smaller rivals likely to get boost from TikTok ban

TikTok's significant daily usage in the U.S. poses a challenge for other platforms if it were to disappear. [ more ]

Exchangewire

US Presses for TikTok's Sale or Ban; SkyShowtime and Paramount Announce Ad Sales Partnership; Meta's Llama 3 Available - ExchangeWire.com

US House revises TikTok bill, binds it to foreign aid measures. ByteDance given 9 months to sell under new version. Biden in support but TikTok prepared to challenge. [ more ]

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Exchangewire

Digital Video Ad Spend to Grow 16% in 2024; UK Watchdog to Investigate Amazon and Microsoft's AI Relationships; Meta's Ad Tracking Under EU Scrutiny - ExchangeWire.com

Digital video ad spend to grow 16% in 2024, with social video and CTV seeing significant growth. UK watchdog investigates tech giants' AI relationships, EU scrutinizes Meta's ad tracking. [ more ]

The Verge

Meta's "set it and forget it" AI ad tools are misfiring and blowing through cash

Meta's automated ad platform faced issues with overspending and underperformance, causing frustration and uncertainty among businesses. [ more ]

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The Spectator World

Zuckerberg's Meta AI investment backfires

Investors skeptical of Meta's AI ambitions despite potential [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Meta value falls $190bn as investors react to plan to increase spending on AI

Shares in Meta slumped 15% on increasing AI spending, causing a $190bn loss in value. [ more ]

www.cnn.com

Meta's stock plunges on aggressive' AI spending plans

Meta's aggressive AI investment plans led to a steep stock drop of around 13%, indicating investor concerns over the high costs involved in AI development. [ more ]

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Wall Street's Patience for a Costly A.I. Arms Race Is Waning

Investors are worried about Meta's hefty costs on artificial intelligence, impacting its market value. [ more ]

Kotaku

Facebook Has Lost $1 Billion Every Month On VR Since June 2022

Meta's Reality Labs division lost over $3 billion in its last financial quarter, with ongoing expectations to continue losing billions on VR. [ more ]

Gadgets 360

Meta Expanding Its Horizon OS to Third-Party Mixed-Reality Headset Brands

Meta expanded Horizon OS to third-party device manufacturers for AR/VR experiences, renaming Meta Quest Store to Meta Horizon Store. [ more ]

GSMArena.com

Meta is opening up Horizon OS to third parties, Asus and Lenovo first with new headsets

Meta opens Horizon OS to third parties for AR/VR/MR headsets, signaling a move to establish it as a prominent platform like Windows for computers and Android for smartphones. [ more ]

Investing.com Australia

EU Regulators criticise Meta's subscription model, citing "binary choice" By Proactive Investors

EDPB and EU Court reject Meta's ad-free subscription model for tracking users without true consent. [ more ]

Social Media Today

Web design

WhatsApp Launches Refreshed UI Elements

WhatsApp's new UI update brings cleaner layout and significant changes, aligning with Meta's efforts to integrate messaging apps. [ more ]

TechCrunch

13 hours ago

With the end of Workspace, it's fair to wonder if Meta was ever serious about the enterprise | TechCrunch

Meta has discontinued its enterprise version after nine years, showing the challenges of transitioning from a consumer-focused company to enterprise market. [ more ]

ITPro

1 day ago

Meta's Workplace productivity platform was always destined to fail

Meta is discontinuing its Workplace from Meta software, citing fierce competition in the productivity software space. [ more ]

New York Post

Esther Crawford, ex-Elon Musk loyalist who slept on X office floor, hired by Mark Zuckerberg

Esther Crawford transitioned from working for Elon Musk at X to joining Mark Zuckerberg's Meta due to her interest in technology and human connection. [ more ]

The Verge

2 days ago

Remote teams

Meta will shut down its Teams competitor Workplace next year

Meta is shutting down Workplace by 2026. [ more ]

Fox Business

Online marketing

Ads on Facebook, Instagram for explicit 'AI girlfriends' prompt Meta crackdown

Meta is actively removing tens of thousands of explicit AI-generated 'girlfriend' advertisements violating its adult content policies. [ more ]

www.aljazeera.com

Europe politics

EU launches disinformation probe against social media giant Meta

Meta defends risk mitigation process after EU criticism on content moderation. [ more ]

The Verge

Europe politics

EU probe targets Facebook and Instagram amid spike in Russian disinformation

The European Commission has initiated a formal investigation into Meta's moderation practices regarding political content and disinformation on Facebook and Instagram. [ more ]

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Europe politics

EU to investigate Meta over election misinformation ahead of June polls

The European Union has initiated formal procedures against Meta for not doing enough to combat disinformation ahead of the EU elections in June. [ more ]

Mashable India

Thousands Of Explicit AI 'Girlfriend' Ads Found On Meta Platforms

Meta is unable to turn off AI on Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, leading to proliferation of explicit AI 'girlfriend' ads violating platform policies. [ more ]

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Thousands of explicit AI 'girlfriend' ads found on Meta platforms

Meta is pushing AI on its platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, with explicit AI 'girlfriends' ads proliferating despite policy violations. [ more ]

Mashable

Thousands of explicit AI 'girlfriend' ads found on Meta platforms

Meta pushes AI on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, where explicit ads for AI 'girlfriends' violate content policies. [ more ]

The Economic Times

US-India Business Council launches AI task force with Meta as co-chair

USIBC formed an AI Task Force with Meta as co-chair and added Infosys, UPS, and BNY Mellon to the AI Board Advisory Committee for cross-sector collaboration in AI. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

The Big Number: $40 Billion

Meta launched smart assistants integrated with A.I. language model. [ more ]

ITPro

Just how open are the leading open source AI platforms?

The debate around truly open source AI platforms persists as big tech companies like Meta release models with restrictions, causing contention in the industry. [ more ]

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JavaScript

What You Need to Know About the New WhatsApp Features

WhatsApp introduces new features like passkeys for iPhone users and Meta Llama 3 AI assistant for enhanced security and user experience. [ more ]

Engadget

JavaScript

Threads is getting its own Hidden Words feature

Meta is enhancing safety features on Threads, such as Hidden Words tool, default filters, and upcoming muting and quote controls. [ more ]

ReadWrite

Meta sounds profit warning as AI spending soars

Generating substantial returns from AI will be a time-consuming process as highlighted by Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg. [ more ]

New York Post

Meta plunges nearly 15% after Mark Zuckerberg's firm forecasts higher expenses from 'aggressively' investing in AI

Meta stock plunged 15% due to increased AI expenses, impacting market cap & Zuckerberg's wealth. [ more ]

Theregister

Meta's value plummets as Zuckerberg admits AI needs time

Meta's AI investments will take a while to pay off financially despite promising revenue and profit growth. [ more ]

ComputerWeekly.com

Meta chief lays out long-term AI plan | Computer Weekly

Meta's first-quarter revenue hit $36.5bn, emphasizing long-term AI and AR investments for profitability. [ more ]

The Verge

Zuckerberg says it will take Meta years to make money from generative AI

The generative AI development at Meta is not expected to generate profits in the short term. [ more ]

CityAM

Canada news

Meta's stock tanks 15 per cent as AI spending rises, revenue outlook fails to impress - CityAM

Shares of Meta drop over 15% after AI spending rise and cautious revenue outlook. [ more ]

WRAL.com

Canada news

Meta more than doubles Q1 profit but revenue guidance pulls shares down after-hours

Facebook (Meta) first-quarter profit more than doubled to $12.37 billion, but shares dropped due to lukewarm revenue guidance. [ more ]

Barrons

Meta Sees Profits Soar In First Quarter

Meta's quarterly profits soared to $12.4 billion with a 27% increase in revenue, attributing the growth to advanced advertising tools and the success of 'Reels'. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Meta's Profits More Than Double, While Spending on A.I. Rises

Meta reported a significant increase in revenue and profit in the first quarter and plans to increase spending on infrastructure for artificial intelligence. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Who Stands to Gain from a TikTok Ban

The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation to force the divestment of TikTok by ByteDance or face a ban, potentially benefiting Meta and Google. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Meta's A.I. Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can't Be Trusted

Meta has introduced an AI chatbot in its apps, allowing users to chat with Meta AI for various queries and image generation. [ more ]

Gadgets 360

Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Can Now Tell You What You're Looking At

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses now offer multimodal AI capabilities, including object identification and voice command controls. [ more ]

Theregister

Europe news

Meta comms chief gets six year prison sentence in Russia

Meta's communications director Andy Stone sentenced to six years in absentia in Russia for 'justifying terrorism' related to comments on Ukraine conflict. [ more ]

Digiday

Temu's ad blitz exposes DTC turmoil: decoding the turbulent terrain

Temu's surging advertising expenditure, particularly on Meta, is causing concerns and price increases in the DTC market. [ more ]

Theregister

Privacy professionals

Dutch govt body: Don't use Facebook if unsure about privacy

Government organizations in the Netherlands are warned against using Facebook for communication without ensuring data privacy. [ more ]

ComputerWeekly.com

Privacy professionals

Crime agency crticises Meta as European police chiefs call for curbs on end-to-end encryption | Computer Weekly

Tech companies face backlash over end-to-end encryption. [ more ]

Social Media Today

Meta Announces Upcoming Ads Showcase at Newfronts 2024

Meta's IAB Newfronts event will showcase AI tools and Reels opportunities, aiming to discuss digital content's future and leveraging creators for business results. [ more ]

Social Media Today

Meta Announces Upcoming Ads Showcase at Newfronts 2024

Meta's IAB Newfronts event will showcase AI advancements and Reels opportunities in collaboration with industry leaders. [ more ]

Anchorage Daily News

As Meta flees politics, campaigns rely on new tricks to reach voters

Meta, previously promoting political engagement, now reducing focus on politics on Facebook and Instagram, impacting digital campaigns for the 2024 election. [ more ]

Washington Post

Media industry

California wants Big Tech to pay for news. Google is fighting back.

Google is blocking news links for California-based news outlets following the state's move to enforce payment for news display on their platforms. [ more ]

Washington Post

As Meta flees politics, campaigns rely on new tricks to reach voters

Meta is decreasing visibility of political content on its platforms and imposing new rules on political advertisers, impacting digital outreach for campaigns. [ more ]

TechCrunch

Boston Dynamics unveils a new robot, controversy over MKBHD, and layoffs at Tesla | TechCrunch

Generative AI space is heating up with new models like Meta's Llama 3, Boston Dynamics introduces a kinder Atlas robot, Marques Brownlee stirs controversy over Humane AI review, Tesla faces layoffs due to financial challenges. [ more ]

Yahoo Finance

TechCrunch Minute: Meta's new Llama 3 models give open source AI a boost

Meta's new open-source AI models from the Llama line outperform some competitors, with varying dataset sizes and ongoing improvement. [ more ]

TechCrunch

This Week in AI: When 'open source' isn't so open | TechCrunch

Debate over 'open source' in AI models raises questions about accessibility and transparency. [ more ]

Fast Company

The ethical pros and cons of Meta's new Llama 3 open-source AI model

Llama 3, Meta's new open-source model, raises concerns about democratizing AI early in development process. [ more ]

Creative Bloq

Meta's Llama 3 introduces the fastest AI image generation we've seen

Meta introduces Llama 3, showcasing real-time AI image generation in WhatsApp, surpassing competitors. [ more ]

ReadWrite

Meta's AI assistant launches on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

Meta introduces Meta Llama 3 AI assistant for enhanced user experience across social media platforms. [ more ]

TechCrunch

Watch: Meta's new Llama 3 models give open-source AI a boost

Meta's new Llama AI models are open-source, challenging closed-source models from competitors like OpenAI. [ more ]

Axios

Meta launches new versions of Llama and its AI assistant

Meta released open source AI model Llama 3 and updated Meta AI assistant to compete with Google and retain users. [ more ]

Business Insider

Zuck's new AI drop is cool and all, but he's still playing catch-up with Sam Altman

Llama 3 from Meta is a significant advancement in AI models but is not superior to OpenAI's GPT-4. [ more ]

The Drum

Weekly AI Recap: Meta unveils Llama 3, Claude 3 Opus gets added to Amazon Bedrock

Meta released Llama 3 with 8bn and 70bn parameters, aiming for state-of-the-art performance and improved reasoning. [ more ]

GSMArena.com

Apple

Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from App Store in China

Apple removed Meta-owned apps WhatsApp and Threads from China's App Store due to government order citing national security concerns. [ more ]

WIRED

Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3

Meta introduces new Meta AI assistant powered by Llama 3 in various products. [ more ]

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