The Greatest App of All Time Day 25: WhatsApp vs. Google Maps

The Greatest App of All Time Day 25: WhatsApp vs. Google Maps

Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and we’re officially down to our Elite Eight! Calculator took Uber to school in yesterday’s tournament, garnering more than 73 percent of the vote and advancing to the next round. Today, we have the biggest encrypted messaging app going …

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Meta Quest 3 vs. Apple Vision Pro: Zuckerberg defends Quest’s superiority in heated VR showdown

Meta Quest 3 vs. Apple Vision Pro: Zuckerberg defends Quest’s superiority in heated VR showdown

In the ongoing battle for supremacy in the virtual reality realm, Meta Platforms and Apple find themselves embroiled in a heated exchange over the merits of their respective headsets, the Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta Platforms, has once again taken to Threads to defend his company’s product …

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Meta’s Threads could make its Europe debut this month

Meta’s Threads could make its Europe debut this month

Earlier this year, in July, Meta launched its text-based social media platform, Threads, but the app has been unavailable in the EU due to compliance issues with the region’s regulations. However, the wait for users in Europe may be over soon, as Meta’s Threads could be launched in the EU this month.The Wall Street Journal …

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Meta’s motivation mantra for employees: Happy hours, snacks, and more

Meta’s motivation mantra for employees: Happy hours, snacks, and more

Amid its year of efficiency, Meta is resuming the perks for employees’ morale it used to offer after the recent rounds of layoffs to boost their morale. Employees coming to the office will get perks like happy hour, corporate swag, snacks, laundry services, and even haircuts.According to Bloomberg, the tech giant’s Menlo Park, California headquarters, …

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Meta: Meta launches AI-powered speech translation model, to use it on WhatsApp, Facebook

Meta: Meta launches AI-powered speech translation model, to use it on WhatsApp, Facebook

Meta has announced that it is releasing an AI model that can translate and transcribe speech in up to 100 languages. The model can be useful to communicate and understand information in language that people don’t know.“Today we’re releasing SeamlessM4T, a new multimodal AI model that lets people who speak different languages communicate more effectively,” …

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Mark Zuckerberg: Mark Zuckerberg on Threads’ great start, what the app needs to do and the ‘X’ effect

Mark Zuckerberg: Mark Zuckerberg on Threads’ great start, what the app needs to do and the ‘X’ effect

Mark Zuckerberg operates successful social media platforms with billions of users. It’s no surprise that the CEO of Meta, the company behind Facebook, has high hopes for his latest venture, Threads. Threads had an exceptional start, with a massive number of users joining in the first week. During Meta’s earnings call, Zuckerberg expressed his surprise …

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