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Limitless, the AI startup formerly known as Rewind, has been acquired by Meta, the company announced Friday on its website. The company, which made an AI-powered pendant to record your conversations, says it will no longer sell its hardware devices and will maintain support for its existing customers for a year.
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Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids
Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users.
Meta acknowledged that its "support hasn’t always met expectations" but that a series of AI-powered updates should make it easier for people to get help.
Deal indicates Zuckerberg is exploring other types of artificial intelligence-powered devices beyond smart glasses
Meta has struck several commercial AI data agreements with news publishers including USA Today, People Inc, CNN, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Le Monde, the company said on Friday.
Despite being owned by the same parent company, the user bases of Facebook and Instagram couldn't feel more different. Regardless of which one you primarily use, you'll soon be getting support from the same place, thanks to a new support hub for both social networks, Meta announced on Thursday.
The new AI assistant being tested is designed to offer more personalized help with things like account recovery, managing your profile, or updating your settings. This particular feature will first be available to Facebook users, but the company expects to roll it out to other apps in the future.
Meta plans to direct its investments to focus on wearables like its augmented reality glasses but does not plan to abandon building the metaverse.
Any time a new generation of tech drops, the real value often shows up one step behind it. That’s exactly what’s happening here. Now that the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 models are out, the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) Wayfarer smart glasses in Shiny Black with clear lenses have dropped to $224.