In Meta's pursuit of beating X (formerly Twitter) in its entirety, it has begun testing a new view when accessing Threads on the web which is reminiscent of Tweetdeck (since rebranded X Pro).
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Meta believes that AI-powered earphones are the future of wearable technology, and reportedly, the company is working on "Camerabuds" earphones with cameras for advanced AI features.
Threads is rolling out a new metric to give you an idea of how your posts perform. The text-first social media platform is rolling out a views counter, which will show up above your posts.
Instagram spin-off Threads might get native direct messaging in a future update. It is reported that Meta is working on the functionality, which is probably in the early stages of development.
Meta has announced today that it will be launching new Generative AI tools for advertisers, including image and text generation. It is also expanding the Meta Verified platform to more countries.
Meta might let you share content from Instagram to Threads in a future update. The company is testing a cross-posting feature globally, which can automatically create a Threads post.
Threads is rolling out new control options to restrict who can Quote your posts on the social media platform. The feature is available to everyone, and you can access it while creating a new post.
WhatsApp has started rolling out its redesigned Status updates tray to some Android beta testers. The feature has been developed for a while now and brings bigger thumbnails to preview status updates.
Instagram has launched a set of four new stickers, namely, Add Yours Music, Frames, Reveal, and Cutouts. These are interactive stickers you can share in your story, prompting inputs from other users.
Inaccurate enforcement by social media platforms and unequal investment in global election integrity efforts are a threat to election processes around the globe, Meta's Oversight Board warns.
WhatsApp now lets you create events in group chats that are part of a community. The feature has been under testing for some time, and it will roll out to all group members in the coming months.
Meta and Warner Bros. have announced Batman: Arkham Shadow, a brand-new entry into the ArkhamVerse coming later this year. It will be exclusive to the Meta Quest 3 virtual reality headset.
WhatsApp is testing a new feature for iOS called 'Recently Online' which will show your contacts if you have been online recently. The feature was previously spotted in the WhatsApp Android app.
Whatsapp has given a makeover to its race car emoji ahead of the upcoming Grand Prix next month. The instant messaging app is also seeing significant growth in the US, according to Mark Zuckerberg.
In the ongoing lawsuit against the Union of India, WhatsApp stated that it would leave the Indian market if it is forced to break end-to-end encryption to comply with the IT Rules, 2021.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced that the Threads Hidden Words feature now covers more areas of the platform. The social media platform is also testing the ability to mute post notifications.
Meta has been warned for using users' publicly available information, such as sexual orientation details, for targeted advertising, which violates GDPR rules that require explicit user consent.
Instagram's text-focused social media app Threads has achieved a new milestone. Mark Zuckerberg announced during the company's Q1 2024 earnings call that Threads has reached 150 million monthly users.
Meta's Threads is testing a new option that allows the user to automatically archive old posts. The feature is currently available to a small set of users and could be added as a manual option.
WhatsApp's latest feature currently in development is a new in-app dialer. The feature was discovered in WhatsApp beta for Android v2.24.9.28 and it is not available to testers yet.
Meta announced its Meta Horizon OS, used for its Meta Quest mixed reality headsets, will be used by third parties to make their own VR products, including Microsoft on an "inspired by Xbox" device.
WhatsApp's Event feature currently in development has started rolling out to a limited pool of beta testers. The feature is available as part of WhatsApp beta for Android v2.24.9.20.
The Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset has received a permanent price cut for its 128GB version. Previously priced at $249.99, the new price for the headset has been cut by $50 to $199.99.
Meta's Oversight Board investigates whether Facebook and Instagram uphold consistent standards of content moderation across the world when users share explicit AI images of female public figures.
Meta's Threads is now confirmed to be testing a new, minor, yet essential, real-time search result option to help users find news and timely information by filtering results by recency.
Meta's Threads will be shutting down in Türkiye on April 29, due to an order by the Turkish Competition Authority which prohibits the sharing of data between Threads and Instagram.
Meta has said it will unveil a new product later in the year which will aim its Quest devices at education. It should make Quest devices easier for teachers to use in their classrooms.
Meta is testing a new nude photo detector that will blur the images so you don't have to see unsolicited pictures. The company also hopes that this and other changes can reduce financial sextortion.
Messenger users can now use some new features including sending HD photos and sending files in many formats up to 100MB. Other features include adding contacts via QR code and shared albums.
Meta announced today that it would begin labeling content it identifies as made by AI-based tools on its Instagram, Threads, and Facebook social media networks in May, along with more fact-checking.
Meta has added new video controls, unifying all forms of videos, long, short, vertical, or horizontal, to a singular vertical format by default with new video controls, such as fast-forward.
WhatsApp might release a picture-in-picture mode for videos in a future update. The underdevelopment feature was spotted in the WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.6.10.74, which is available through TestFlight.
Homeworld: Vast Reaches has been announced. It will be an all-new game in the space-based RTS series that's being developed by FarBridge for the Meta Quest 2 and 3 virtual reality headsets.
Opera will allow users using Opera One to run LLMs locally on their computers. The browser supports more than 150 models from 50 families including LLMs from Meta, Google, and more.
AWS is giving startups up to $500,000 in credits for using different AI models by Anthropic, Meta, and more to be used on its own AI platform, Amazon Bedrock in partnership with Y Combinator.
WhatsApp's new Favorites feature for the Calls tab is now available to try. The feature has started rolling out to some beta testers running the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.7.18.
You can now skip videos in WhatsApp by 10 seconds using the double-tap gesture. After testing for several months, the feature has started rolling to everyone on WhatsApp for iOS v24.6.77.
The Meta Quest 2 VR headset is now available on Amazon for just $199. This is the lowest it has ever been priced and is $50 cheaper than the new $249 price announced at the end of 2023.
The EU's regulatory body, the European Commission, has launched an investigation against Apple, Alphabet, and Meta to see if they have violated compliance with the Digital Markets Act.
WhatsApp is currently working to add third-party chat support to its app. A new video has appeared on the web, showing the possible onboarding process of the underdevelopment feature.