Meta is working on creating its own AI-driven search engine that will offer answers and summaries about current events and individuals through its Meta AI chatbot. At the moment, this feature depends on Google Search and Microsoft’s Bing for information. Reducing Dependence on Major Players According to a report from The Information (via Engadget), Meta’s initiative […]
Although Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram (including its sibling Threads) are still widely used, Meta is still continuing with layoffs. This situation began in 2022, when at least 11,000 employees were let go. The reasoning back then was due to growth being much lower than anticipated as the pandemic came to an end. Mark Zuckerberg described 2023
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Meta has introduced Movie Gen, an advanced AI that can produce and edit videos while incorporating music and sound effects based on text prompts. This AI stands out due to its exceptional video and audio generation abilities, offering features and realism that surpass those of any other AI available. AI Specifications Movie Gen is built on
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Meta introduced its latest open-source language model, Llama 3.1, on July 23rd. This version features numerous advancements, such as improved inference capabilities, expanded multilingual support, and an increased context length of 128K tokens. Comparable to Leading Models The highlight is the flagship 405B parameter Llama 3.1-405B. Meta claims this robust model matches the performance of top
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Social media users were taken aback recently when Instagram announced it’s experimenting with unskippable ads within the app. Screenshots of this new feature, called “ad breaks,” have been making rounds online. These ad breaks feature a countdown timer, effectively halting users’ ability to scroll through their feed until the ad concludes. Value for Advertisers This approach
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