A visitors tests Meta Quest Pro goggles at the booth of Meta Platforms at the Hanover technology Fair on April 22, 2024 in Hanover, northern Germany, with Norway as partner country. Photo: RONNY HARTMANN/AFP (Getty Images) Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple chief Tim Cook are still hyped up on virtual reality, even if consumers …
Last year is often billed as Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s “year of efficiency.” Indeed, it should be billed as such. Meta earnings soared as the company cut expenses and started putting its AI to use to boost productivity (especially for social media ads), and thus earnings. META Revenue (TTM) Chart …
Meta said the AI tool can be used on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.Image: Bloomberg (Getty Images) Meta wants to be a player in the AI space, but its efforts to do so have some users annoyed. Are we ready for Nvidia’s Blackwell chip? The tech giant said in a blog post on Thursday (Apr. …
Meta’s metaverse dreams might actually blossom a bit this spring as it’s finally done trying to hole itself in its own walled garden and its Meta Quest 3 headset. Now, the Zuckerberg-led company has its own OS ecosystem, called Horizon OS, and with new headsets coming from some of the biggest PC makers out there, …
All traces of WhatsApp – the world’s most popular messaging app, with more than 2 billion monthly active users in 2023 – and Threads, which has soared in popularity on the mainland since its launch last July, are now gone from the domestic App Store, according to a search by the Post on Friday. Chinese …
(Bloomberg) — Meta Platforms Inc.’s record-breaking, artificial intelligence-fueled rally has added $1 trillion in market value since its darkest days of 2022, and yet by some perspectives it’s still trading at a discount. Most Read from Bloomberg Its shares traded at 24 times estimated earnings early Wednesday, roughly in line with their 10-year average and …
Are we there yet? Virtual reality headsets are quietly revolutionizing business and healthcare. They’ve been used to teach KFC staff to fry chicken, prepare UPS drivers for road hazards, and train astronauts for outer space. In healthcare, they’re used for pain management by veterans and kids with cancer. And these are only a few examples. …
The sweeping antitrust lawsuit Apple faces from the Department of Justice takes a broader aim at its business than cases against Big Tech rivals including Google, Facebook, and Amazon. It’s also more grounded in antitrust law than some of those suits, experts say. The DOJ alleged in its complaint filed last week that Apple has …
Woman wearing Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses during Miami Art Week on December 9, 2023Photo: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Meta (Getty Images) Meta is giving its Ray-Ban collaboration smart glasses an upgrade next month that will have users talking to their specs. Is Bitcoin a good speculative investment? The Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which have features including …
Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterday’s tournament was a bloodbath with Calculator taking more than 87 percent of the vote. Twitch goes home empty-handed. Today, we have the crown jewels of Zuckerberg’s empire going head-to-head. If you’re just tuning in, you can read all …