It’s that time of the year again, when people divide to support their home teams, and unite to cheer for the annual T20 cricketing extravaganza. On our part, we’re collaborating with content creators, a few specific teams, and India’s leading Broadcaster, Star Sports, to bring alive the fan experience on Instagram and Threads. Collaborating With…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.24.2.9. What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to apply new text formatting tools to messages, and it’s available to some beta testers! Common questions Answers Name of the feature? Text formatting tools…
Según una investigación realizada por The New York Times, OpenAI habría empleado más de un millón de horas de vídeos de YouTube para el entrenamiento de Whisper, un sistema diseñado para convertir audio en texto. Tras estos acontecimientos, Google reaccionó acusando que esta actividad podría violar los términos y condiciones de sus productos, especialmente por…
Starting November 2nd, YouTube will impose restrictions on how often teens receive repeated video recommendations related to sensitive topics like body image, the company announced on Thursday. YouTube says the new safeguards are the result of its partnership with the Youth and Families Advisory Committee, which consists of psychologists, researchers, and other experts in child…
With numerous recorded price increases, YouTube Premium is set for another price hike in a number of European regions. According to numerous reports on Reddit (h/t Android Police), YouTube Premium price increases of up to 50% are set to come to individual and family plans in a number of regions. In Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands,…
What emerges is a clear focus on tech skills: C++, C, MATLAB, and Java are all programming languages, while Canva and SOLIDWORKS are software tools for graphic design and 3D design, respectively. While some coders might worry that generative AI (GAI) is coming for their jobs, recent studies have suggested they’ll be among the most…
For more than a decade, Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team has focused on advancing the state of the art in AI through open research. As the field rapidly innovates, we believe that collaboration with the global AI community is more important than ever. Today, we’re excited to share some of the most recent FAIR…
TikTok is not happy with the suggestion that its algorithms are helping to amplify content about the Israel-Hamas war, or that it may even be talking sides, with the platform posting a 1,300 word overview which explains why its systems are not biased, and are not seeding pro-Palestine content. That’s been suggested by some U.S….
Pixar digs into the nitty gritty emotions of puberty in Inside Out 2, which introduces a whole new slate of emotions to Riley’s (voiced by Kensington Tallman) mind. The film still reunites us with the emotions from the first film: Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler), Sadness (voiced by Phyllis Smith), Anger (voiced by Lewis Black),…
Some good pre-Thanksgiving news for social media managers, with Elon Musk announcing that, soon, URL previews on X will include the post headline once again. In an upcoming release, ???? will overlay title in the upper potion of the image of a URL card — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2023 As you may recall,…
Today we’re celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team. For the last decade, FAIR has been the source of many AI breakthroughs and a beacon for doing research in an open and responsible way. We are committed to open science and sharing our work, whether it be papers, code, models, demos…
Missed our weekly WhatsApp beta updates? Catch up now with our summary! Among our 13 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about a redesigned typing and recording indicator available on iOS and Android! Common questions Answers Story about? WhatsApp news of the week I’ve installed the latest update of WhatsApp for…
With the U.S. election just six weeks away, this may not be the most reassuring chart you’ll see this week: According to the latest study conducted by Pew Research, social media continues to play a crucial role in news consumption, with 54% of U.S. adults indicating that they get at least some of their news…
New data from LinkedIn shows just 1 in 20 Gen Zs globally have the green skills needed to tackle the climate crisis, compared to 1 in 8 of the workforce as a whole. Learn more in this post from Sue Duke, VP, Global Public Policy & Economic Graph at LinkedIn and this post from Efrem Bycer, Senior…