Meta News and Articles

You can now save your contacts directly to WhatsApp

WhatsApp is making changes so you can now save contacts directly to your WhatsApp account, independent of the phone's contact book. This could simplify phone migration and backups as well as messaging contact management to an extent.

By Erik Orejuela, October 23, 2024, 1:09 PM

The Web Security

Meta reintroduces facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads, account hackers

Meta scrapped its facial recognition tech in 2021

By Rob Thubron, October 22, 2024, 8:16 AM

The Zero Click Internet

FEATURE By Josh Tyler, October 20, 2024, 8:00 AM TechSpot The Web

The internet is undergoing the biggest change since its inception. It's huge. And there is no going back. The web is changing into the Zero Click Internet, and it will change everything.

Industry

More tech industry layoffs: Intel cuts over 2,000 US jobs, Meta downsizes across multiple units

Intel Oregon is the hardest hit, with layoffs also affecting offices in Texas, Arizona, and California

By Rob Thubron, October 17, 2024, 7:41 AM 11 comments

Electronics Product Finder

Meta Quest 3S launches to positive reviews at $299

The Meta Quest 3S is a "lite" version of the Quest 3, offering solid performance, color passthrough, and a strong app library for $299, though battery life could be better.

By Ivan Franco, October 14, 2024, 10:50 AM

Software AI

Meta showcases 'Movie Gen' to create short video from text prompts – no training, skills, or fancy equipment required

The new technology could be available via Instagram as early as next year

By Jimmy Pezzone, October 6, 2024, 11:55 AM

Tech Culture Industry

Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Jeff Bezos as world's second-richest person as Meta shares hit all-time high

The 21,000 people who lost their jobs must be pleased

By Rob Thubron, October 4, 2024, 5:15 AM 16 comments

Security The Web

Europe fines Meta $106 million for storing user passwords in plaintext

Meta has been fined a number of times for violating the GDPR

By Skye Jacobs, September 29, 2024, 12:34 PM

The Web AI

"Goodbye Meta AI" message is a hoax, yet hundreds of thousands have fallen for it

When will people learn?

By Rob Thubron, September 27, 2024, 11:07 AM

Wearable Tech Electronics

"This is a big deal": Jensen Huang tries out Meta's new Orion AR glasses

Tech-filled spectacles

By Zo Ahmed, September 27, 2024, 10:19 AM 24 comments

Wearable Tech Electronics

Meta Quest 3S launches in October for $300, Quest 2 and Quest Pro discontinued

Meta's cheapest VR headset ever

By Kishalaya Kundu, September 26, 2024, 11:17 AM

Software Industry

Meta to enable WhatsApp and Messenger interoperability with iMessage, Telegram, and more in the EU

Reactions, message replies, and read receipts are part of the package

By Zo Ahmed, September 7, 2024, 2:57 PM

Tech Culture Industry

Mark Zuckerberg surpasses Jensen Huang in year-to-date wealth growth following Nvidia share price drop

Huang is still up by $50.2 billion this year

By Rob Thubron, September 6, 2024, 8:44 AM

The Story of Rendition: A Pioneer in 3D Graphics

FEATURE By Nick Evanson, September 6, 2024, 12:19 AM TechSpot Tech Culture

30+ years ago, PC gamers could choose GPUs from over 10 different makers. The story of Rendition is a fascinating tale of engineering brilliance and lost opportunities from the golden age of graphics. Plus, some easter egg content about TechSpot's history and how it all relates.

Mobile Tech Culture

Facebook partner admits to eavesdropping on conversations via phone mics for ad targeting

"We know what you're thinking. Is this even legal?"

A hot potato: For almost as long as we've had smartphones, there has been the belief that they surreptitiously listen to our spoken conversations to serve us targeted ads; most people have experienced seeing an ad on Facebook for something they were recently talking about. It's always been claimed that this type of privacy invasion doesn't happen. However, a marketing agency, whose clients included Facebook and Google, has admitted to using an "Active Listening" feature that eavesdrops on conversations via phone mics to gather data.

Full story By Rob Thubron, September 4, 2024, 5:18 AM 28 comments

AI Industry

Cloud giants keep spending on AI, while traditional IT markets lag behind

Big Tech AI investments are growing, but things could change soon

By Alfonso Maruccia, August 15, 2024, 1:42 PM

AI Software

VFusion3D is a new generative AI designed to create 3D models from a single image

Developed to overcome the scarcity of 3D data for training a traditional AI algorithm

By Alfonso Maruccia, August 13, 2024, 10:06 AM

Security The Web

Meta agrees to pay $1.4 billion in Texas lawsuit for abusing facial recognition tech

Facepalm: Meta attempted to use Facebook as a giant surveillance service to profit from users' personal data. The company ultimately failed in the endeavor and is now facing significant financial penalties as a result, which includes a massive settlement due to the state of Texas over the next five years.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, July 31, 2024, 1:55 PM 15 comments

Software AI

Meta AI Studio lets you clone your personality into a chatbot

When life seems unreal, insert more articial intellegence products

By Cal Jeffrey, July 30, 2024, 3:47 PM

Mobile Software

Latest WhatsApp beta adds Meta AI integration

WhatsApp beta has added Meta AI capabilities through a shortcut button located in the Chats screen. The AI chatbot can answer questions via text, but also analyze and even edit your photos.

By Erik Orejuela, July 14, 2024, 9:31 AM