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Meta shuttering augmented reality studio amid pivot to AI
META Platforms will close an augmented reality (AR) studio to prioritise investments in other areas, including a burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) business.The studio, called Meta Spark, allows developers to...
Meta says Iranian group tried to target Trump, Biden officials’ WhatsApp accounts
META said on Friday (Aug 23) it had identified possible hacking attempts on the WhatsApp accounts of US officials from the administrations of both President Joe Biden and former...
OpenAI taps former Meta executive to head strategic initiatives
OPENAI has hired former Meta Platforms executive Irina Kofman to head up strategic initiatives, continuing to beef up its staff with veterans of big technology companies.Kofman, who recently started...
Meta cancels plans for high-end mixed-reality headset, the Information reports
META Platforms has canceled plans for a premium mixed-reality headset intended to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro, the Information reported on Friday (Aug 23).The company told employees at its...
UK Competition Watchdog Accepts Meta’s Proposed Changes to Ad Data Use
Meta’s new approach to handling advertiser data has been approved by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority. This comes ahead of the rollout of a new digital markets competition...
EU Antitrust Leader Margrethe Vestager to Step Down
European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager will not be renominated for a third term, according to the Financial Times. Vestager’s decade-long career as Europe’s top antitrust regulator was marked...
This controversial California AI bill was amended to quell Silicon Valley fears. Here’s what changed
A controversial bill that seeks to protect Californians from artificial intelligence-driven catastrophes has caused uproar in the tech industry. This week, the legislation passed a key committee but with...
Meta fends off AI-aided deception as US election nears
RUSSIA is putting generative artificial intelligence (AI) to work in online deception campaigns, but its efforts have been unsuccessful, according to a Meta security report released on Thursday (Aug...
