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Meta developed a ‘neural interface’ for its next-gen Orion AR glasses

At the Meta Connect 2024 conference, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company’s developing a “neural interface” that can be used to control its prototypical Orion AR glasses. The interface, which seems inspired by devices developed by CTRL-Labs, a brain-machine interface company Meta acquired in 2019, takes the form of a wrist-worn wearable. Wearers […]

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Meta updates Ray-Ban smart glasses with real-time AI video, reminders, and QR code scanning

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced updates to the company’s Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses at Meta Connect 2024 on Wednesday. Meta continued to make the case that smart glasses can be the next big consumer device, announcing some new AI capabilities and familiar features from smartphones coming to Ray-Ban Meta later this year. Some of Meta’s

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Meta has rebuilt Instagram and Facebook for its Quest headsets

At its annual Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company has rebuilt its social apps for mixed reality. “We’ve got all new Instagram and Facebook experiences to bring your feeds and your Reels with you into mixed reality,” Zuckerberg said. “A really nice interface so you can lean back

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Meta AI’s GenAI ‘Imagine’ features expand across Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger

Meta AI’s Imagine features, which use generative AI to turn text prompts into images, are now being expanded across Facebook and Instagram, the company announced at Meta Connect 2024 on Wednesday. With the update, users will be able to use prompts to generate AI photos directly in their feed, Stories, and for their Facebook profile

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Meta lets businesses create ad-embedded chatbots

At the Meta Connect 2024 developer conference in Menlo Park on Wednesday, Meta announced that it’s expanding its AI-powered business chatbots using click-to-message ads on WhatsApp and Messenger in English. Now, businesses can set up ad-embedded chatbots that talk to customers, offer support, and facilitate orders, Meta says. “From answering common customer questions to discussing

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Meta AI gets lip-synced translations and celebrity voices, like Judi Dench and John Cena

Meta’s AI assistant, Meta AI, is getting a new voice mode of sorts. At the Meta Connect 2024 developer conference in Menlo Park on Wednesday morning, Meta announced that Meta AI can now respond back to questions out loud across platforms where it’s available: Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Facebook. You can choose from several voices,

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