Ever wonder what it’s like to write code at Meta’s scale? On the latest episode of the Meta Tech Podcast, Meta engineer Pascal Hartig (@passy) sits down with Dustin Shahidehpour and Katherine Zak, two software engineers at Meta, to talk about their careers and what it’s really like to ship code at Meta. Why does Meta have…
Today, we are announcing that in the UK, France and Germany we will deprecate Facebook News – a dedicated tab on Facebook in the bookmarks section that spotlights news – in early December. This is part of an ongoing effort to better align our investments to our products and services people value the most. As…
After releasing a feature allowing users to share instant video messages on WhatsApp for iOS and Android, WhatsApp keeps improving it by introducing a toggle to manage the feature right within the app settings. The feature is available to some beta testers that install the latest versions of WhatsApp beta for Android and iOS! Common…
At Meta, we run some of the world’s most popular messaging services with WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram Direct. WhatsApp is where people turn to connect with their friends and family, and increasingly where people and businesses get things done – from booking a cab, shopping for groceries or purchasing metro tickets, right within the chat…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.18.20.What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to manage who can add members to communities, and it’s available to some beta testers! Common questions Answers Name of the feature? Who can add members…
At Meta, Bento is our internal Jupyter notebooks platform that is leveraged by many internal users. Notebooks are also being used widely for creating reports and workflows (for example, performing data ETL) that need to be repeated at certain intervals. Users with such notebooks would have to remember to manually run their notebooks at the…
Earlier this year, we introduced a new WhatsApp app for Windows desktop, and we’re now bringing the same improved experience to Mac users. With the new WhatsApp app for Mac, you can now make group calls from your Mac for the first time, connecting with up to eight people on video calls and up to…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.18.15.What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is working on a new privacy feature to protect the IP address in calls, and it will be available in a future update of the app! Common questions Answers Name of…
We’ve unveiled an immersive anamorphic installation at Mumbai’s iconic landmark, Gateway of India, to raise awareness around WhatsApp’s privacy features and multiple layers of protection. The anamorphic installation will include 3D billboards and light projection on the monument facade. The digital experience will showcase how WhatsApp’s privacy layers work together to create a safe space…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.18.12.What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is working on a feature to send original quality photos and videos, and it will be available in a future update of the app! ORIGINAL QUALITY In the article about the…
Today, we’re releasing Code Llama, a large language model (LLM) that can use text prompts to generate and discuss code. Code Llama is state-of-the-art for publicly available LLMs on coding tasks. It has the potential to make workflows faster and more efficient for developers and lower the barrier to entry for people who are learning…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.18.5.What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is working on a recent history-sharing feature for new group participants, and it will be available in a future update of the app! RECENT HISTORY SHARING After releasing a minor change…
Short-lived certificates (SLCs) are part of our latest efforts to further secure our Transport Layer Security (TLS) private keys on our edge networks. SLCs have a very short exposure compared to traditional certificates and lower the chances of a compromised private key being abused. Implementing SLCs has required us to address tradeoffs between operability and…
Recent breakthroughs in generative AI have triggered many conversations on the role of these technologies in fostering innovation and coming up with solutions for the real-world. Advancing its efforts towards an open approach for AI, Meta signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the ‘India AI’, an independent business unit (IBD) under Digital India Corporation (DIC),…