Tag: meta’s
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Mistral AI Releases Generative AI Model Competitor to Meta’s Llama 2
[ad_1] The large language model Mistral 7B is free to download, with no restrictions on use. Image: putilov_denis/Adobe Stock French generative AI startup Mistral AI has released a free-to-use large language model called Mistral 7B, which has 7.3 billion parameters and has proven competitive with Meta’s Llama 2. Mistral 7B can be downloaded directly from…
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Meta’s new Horizon Worlds quests could give you better reasons to visit
[ad_1] Meta’s Horizon Worlds VR social network is getting quests. No, not Quest headsets, but in-game missions with rewards that might make its experiences more entertaining to visit and more interesting to return to. With the new quests, which are now in testing, you can complete certain tasks in a given world to earn in-game…
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This is Meta’s AR/VR hardware roadmap for the next four years
[ad_1] Meta plans to release its first pair of smart glasses with a display in 2025 alongside a neural interface smartwatch designed to control them, The Verge has learned. Meanwhile, its first pair of full-fledged AR glasses, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg has predicted will eventually be as widely used as mobile phones, is planned for…
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Meta’s launching $12 per month paid verification on Instagram and Facebook
[ad_1] Meta’s testing paid verification for Instagram and Facebook for $11.99 per month on web and $14.99 per month on mobile. In an update on Instagram, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that a “Meta Verified” account will grant users a verified badge, increased visibility on the platforms, prioritized customer support, and more. The feature’s rolling out…
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Meta’s reportedly planning to lay off ‘thousands’ of workers this week
[ad_1] Meta’s planning major job cuts that could affect “thousands” of workers, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Sources familiar with the situation told the WSJ that the layoffs could begin as soon as Wednesday. The Facebook and Instagram parent company reported over 87,000 employees at the end of September, but these…
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Meta’s chip deal with Qualcomm may reflect its unrealized VR ambitions
[ad_1] Qualcomm and Meta have signed a multi-year agreement promising to team up on custom versions of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR chips for the “future roadmap of Quest products” and “other devices,” as Mark Zuckerberg put it. While, in some ways, the move is business as usual — the Quest 2 is powered by the Snapdragon…
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Meta’s shutting down its digital wallet, Novi
[ad_1] Meta’s ending the pilot for Novi, the company’s digital wallet and the last remaining piece of its troubled cryptocurrency project, as first reported by Bloomberg. On Novi’s website, Meta says the wallet is shutting down on September 1st, 2022, and asks users to withdraw their funds “as soon as possible.” Users will lose access…
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Meta’s Quest 2 Super Bowl ad takes a retired animatronic dog into the metaverse
[ad_1] Meta has debuted its Quest 2 Super Bowl ad ahead of the big game, and it’s hard to get a grasp on how exactly it’s supposed to promote the metaverse (via Wall Street Journal). It evokes a strange mix of nostalgia — and the slight fear — associated with a childhood spent around unsettling…