Published on: 2025-06-05 00:32:58
Today, Meta shared (via The Verge) a few new details about Aria Gen 2, its next-generation experimental smart glasses. While they’re still not meant for consumers, the hardware show just how fast Meta is moving and how far ahead it is thinking when it comes to the future of wearables, AI, and spatial computing. It also signals how quickly Apple will have to work if it really intends to do more than simply try to catch up. Again. Aria Gen 2 Designed as a research platform for augmented reality
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 12:11:37
Few companies in the history of capitalism have amassed as much wealth and influence as Meta. A global superpower in the information space, Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads — has a market cap of $1.68 trillion at the time of writing, which for a rough sense of scale is more than the gross domestic product of Spain. In spite of its immense influence, none of its internal algorithms can be scrutinized by public watchdogs. Its host country, the United States
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 12:33:07
is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. The Wall Street Journal reports Meta is in talks with Disney and A24 to try and secure exclusive streaming content for a new headset it’s developing. WSJ says Meta’s new device is a glasses-like headset codenamed “Loma,” with an external puck you slip into your pocket. Meta is reportedly seeking new and existing licensed content that wo
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WhatsApp is getting its own version of OpenAI’s Custom GPTs, Google Gemini’s Gems, and so on. These are custom-made chatbots that can be created without a single line of code and with whom the user can have conversations afterward. Here’s how it’s going to work. WhatsApp to join Meta’s AI Studio offerings According to WABetaInfo (via Tecnoblog), the feature is currently rolling out to a small number of WhatsApp beta testers on iOS and Android. It introduces a new section called “AI Studio,” w
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 19:36:02
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Meta has revealed more information about Aria Gen 2, its experimental smart glasses designed to serve as a test platform for research about augmented reality, AI, and robotics. The glasses pack several improvements into their lightweight frame that could one day translate into consumer products, including an improved eye-tracking system that can tra
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-06 00:36:02
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Meta has revealed more information about Aria Gen 2, its experimental smart glasses designed to serve as a test platform for research about augmented reality, AI, and robotics. The glasses pack several improvements into their lightweight frame that could one day translate into consumer products, including an improved eye-tracking system that can tra
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-06 08:00:42
Meta and search engine company Yandex have been "covertly tracking" Android users in the background of their devices, according to experts. Academics at the Radboud University in the Netherlands and IMDEA Networks said they discovered Meta and Yandex have been tracking Android users' browser activity without their consent and then using the data in their apps. Meta said it was looking into the issue, while Yandex denied collecting any sensitive data. Gunes Acar, assistant professor at Radboud
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-06 12:46:00
A hot potato: For years, the privacy of Android users browsing the web has been quietly compromised by a sophisticated tracking method employed by two of the world's largest tech companies: Meta and Yandex. According to recent research, both companies have exploited legitimate browser-to-app communication protocols to covertly link anonymous web activity with the identities of users logged into native apps like Facebook, Instagram, and various Yandex services on Android devices. The research, e
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By now, you have probably heard of the Mediterranean diet, and for good reason. It was named the best diet overall by US News and World Report for the eighth year in a row. The diet recommends meals filled with fruits and vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats and oils, seafood and lean poultry. If you have been interested in the Mediterranean diet, there's now another popular, similar diet to try. The planetary health diet also encourages plant-based eating, but it has a special emphasis on sus
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-07 07:42:38
Security researchers say Meta and Yandex used native Android apps to listen on localhost ports, allowing them to link web browsing data to user identities and bypass typical privacy protections. Following the disclosure, researchers observed that Meta's Pixel script stopped sending data to localhost and that the tracking code was largely removed. The move may help Meta avoid scrutiny under Google Play policies, which prohibit covert data collection in apps. "We are in discussions with Google t
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-08 00:30:34
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR New research suggests that Meta and Yandex used a loophole in Android to link web browsing data to app identities. The method bypassed incognito mode, cookie clearing, and other privacy protections. Researchers say the only sure fix for now is uninstalling the affected apps. Update: June 03, 2025 (4:30 PM ET): Since the publication of the story below, Yandex has contacted us and clarified its official position in the following statement: Yandex stric
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-08 03:58:39
Splitgate 2 will officially launch on June 6, after what must've been a successful beta . It'll be available on a whole bunch of platforms, including PC via Epic, Windows and Steam. The game will also be playable on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. It's free, with optional in-game purchases. As the name suggests, this is a sequel to the extremely popular 2021 arena shooter . Both the original and its sequel offer a fun gameplay hook. Players can create and jump throug
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FABRICE COFFRINI / Contributor / Getty Images In the not-too-distant future, full-length video ads could be generated entirely by artificial intelligence. That's Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's vision, anyway. By the end of 2025, Meta is aiming to provide brands with the AI tools they'll need to completely automate the advertisement production process, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Also: The best AI image generators: Gemini, ChatGPT, Midjourney, and more Advertising is Meta'
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-08 11:34:05
Meta announced Tuesday morning that it was paying billions of dollars to keep an Illinois nuclear power plant running through 2047. The social media company will buy all the “clean energy attributes” of Constellation Energy’s Clinton Clean Energy Center, a 1.1 gigawatt nuclear power plant in central Illinois, starting in June 2027. Electricity will still flow to the local grid, so Meta’s purchase won’t directly power one of its data centers, though the company does have one about two hours nort
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-08 16:05:34
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR New research suggests that Meta and Yandex used a loophole in Android to link web browsing data to app identities. The method bypassed incognito mode, cookie clearing, and other privacy protections. Researchers say the only sure fix for now is uninstalling the affected apps. You’ve long been reassured that using incognito mode or clearing cookies on your Android device will help prevent advertisers from tracking your web activity. However, new resear
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 00:29:46
ORLANDO, Fla. – MetaHuman, an innovative tool from Epic Games to quickly create realistic digital human characters, is now out of early access and available to all developers with today’s release of Unreal Engine 5.6. With the new update, developers can now use MetaHuman Animation to generate real-time animations and audio from almost any mono camera (such as webcams and most smartphones). Any camera that works with Unreal Engine LiveLink, including some Android phones, will be able to take adv
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 00:30:41
Tim Cook was recently reported to be determined to bring out an Apple Glasses product ahead of Meta’s version, with one insider going so far as to say the CEO “cares about nothing else.” A new report suggests that Meta is changing its own headset plans in what may be a move geared to accelerate its moves towards an AR glasses product … The current state of play Meta started out with pure virtual reality headsets, and these have proven popular primarily for gaming. Separately, it brought out R
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 00:49:16
Meta has signed a 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy that will allow it to purchase nuclear power supplied by the Clinton Clean Energy Center in southern Illinois. To help fuel its AI ambitions, Meta said in a statement that it is prioritizing 100 percent clean, renewable energy for its data centers and recognizes the "immense value of nuclear power in providing reliable, firm electricity." Rather than building a new nuclear plant, Meta says its deal with Constellation for its existing
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 00:02:15
is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Epic Games’ hyperrealistic MetaHuman characters are seriously impressive, and now the company is making it easier for developers to incorporate them into their projects. At its State of Unreal show on Tuesday, Epic announced that the MetaHuman Creator is now embedded within Unreal Engine as part of Unreal Engine 5.6. The company is also bringing its face-authoring tools for M
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 04:00:23
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Photoshop is rolling out to Android in beta. Users will have free access to all features during the beta period. The app features tutorials that teach users how to work with layers, selections, and generative AI on mobile. Back in February, Adobe launched a Photoshop mobile app on iPhone. If you’ve been waiting for the app to come to Android, then your wait is finally over. Android owners can start trying out a beta version of the app starting today.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 04:50:56
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Meta is pushing ahead with a lightweight headset that could come with a “tethered compute puck” that powers the device, according to a report from UploadVR. Sources tell the outlet that Meta now aims to release the mixed-reality device by the end of 2026, while sidelining two Quest 4 headsets rumored to launch next year. The forthcoming Quest 4 hea
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 08:12:28
Tracking code that Meta and Russia-based Yandex embed into millions of websites is de-anonymizing visitors by abusing legitimate Internet protocols, causing Chrome and other browsers to surreptitiously send unique identifiers to native apps installed on a device, researchers have discovered. Google says it's investigating the abuse, which allows Meta and Yandex to convert ephemeral web identifiers into persistent mobile app user identities. The covert tracking—implemented in the Meta Pixel and
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Tracking code that Meta and Russia-based Yandex embed into millions of websites is de-anonymizing visitors by abusing legitimate Internet protocols, causing Chrome and other browsers to surreptitiously send unique identifiers to native apps installed on a device, researchers have discovered. Google says it's investigating the abuse, which allows Meta and Yandex to convert ephemeral web identifiers into persistent mobile app user identities. The covert tracking—implemented in the Meta Pixel and
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 17:34:24
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile has reportedly opened its satellite beta program to users on other networks. The beta program allows you to send texts and share your location without cellular coverage. Testers on other networks need an unlocked, “satellite-optimized” phone with eSIM support. T-Mobile has been offering satellite connectivity as part of a beta program for a while now. This program was initially restricted to T-Mobile customers, but the company was accepting sign-
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-10 04:16:00
Meta is diving even deeper into artificial intelligence. According to an exclusive Wall Street Journal report released Monday, the company behind Facebook and Instagram is developing AI systems that could eventually fully automate the process of creating and buying ads on those popular sites. This means no human copywriters, designers or media buyers will be involved. It's a controversial move that could shake up the $600 billion global ad industry. The announcement also raises fresh questions
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-10 08:47:24
Robinhood has officially closed its $200 million acquisition of Bitstamp, bringing one of the world's longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges into its fold and signaling a strategic shift beyond retail trading and into the world of institutions. The all-cash deal, first announced last year, gives Robinhood an immediate international footprint — including more than 50 active crypto licenses across Europe, the UK, and Asia — as well as an established institutional client base, something the reta
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The New York Times published a new report last Friday that claimed Elon Musk has been using illicit drugs, which led to speculation about why he looked so spaced out during his “farewell” press conference at the Oval Office. But the billionaire spent the weekend denying that he uses drugs, going so far as to insist the newspaper was “lying their ass off.” The denials started in a rather jokey way after a Musk fan account named Whole Mars Catalog tweeted, “Given Elon Musk’s business track record
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New reports offer more insight on the extent of the U.S.'s biometric surveillance of immigrants. As if the regular detainment of children isn’t bad enough, documents show that U.S. immigration authorities are adding their DNA to a criminal database. In less than five years, the U.S. has collected DNA samples from over 130,000 minors, including children as young as four. Since 2020, the US Customs and Border Patrol has ramped up its contributions to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) oversee
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 02:36:40
Disk usage of the target directory is a commonly cited annoyance with Rust (and Cargo) – in the last year’s Annual Survey, it was the third most pressing issue of Rust users, right after slow compilation and subpar debugging experience. Given the “build everything from source” compilation model of Rust, and both debuginfo and incremental compilation being enabled by default in the dev Cargo profile, it is unlikely that the target directory will ever become lean and small. However, there are stil
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A few days ago and fifteen years too late, Meta released an official iPad app for WhatsApp. And while many celebrated the end of one of the most inexplicable software holdouts in App Store history, others asked the most obvious follow-up question: “Thanks! Can we have Instagram next?” Yes, as it turns out. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Meta is now “full steam ahead” in its development and testing of a native Instagram app for the iPad:
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