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Meta’s Zuckerberg Touts AI Progress but Warns of ‘Serious Infrastructure’
Meta // October 30, 2024

The old saying is you’ve got to spend money to make money. For Meta, notching a third quarter earnings report with record revenues, the fact remains that the long-term artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap will require as yet undefined billions of dollars of capital investments in...

Meta Expanding AI Chatbot to Brazil and UK
artificial intelligence // October 09, 2024

Meta is bringing its AI chatbot to Brazil, the U.K. and four other new countries. Aside from Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay and the Philippines, the social media giant plans to add the artificial intelligence (AI) tool to more countries more gradually, TechCrunch reported Wednesday (Oct. 7), citing an announcement...

How Meta’s AI Advancements May Impact Social Commerce
artificial intelligence // September 25, 2024

Meta’s latest AI upgrades, unveiled at its annual Connect conference, could change online shopping through voice-activated assistants and image-recognition technology on social media platforms. The tech giant reported that over 400 million people use Meta AI monthly, with 185 million engaging weekly across its products....

OpenAI Taps Ex-Meta Exec to Lead Strategic Initiatives
artificial intelligence // August 25, 2024

OpenAI has reportedly named former Meta executive Irina Kofman to oversee the company’s strategic initiatives. Kofman will report to OpenAI tech chief Mira Murati, with an initial focus on preparedness and safety, Bloomberg News reported Friday (Aug. 23), citing a company spokesperson. She worked for...

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Meta’s Zuckerberg Touts AI Progress but Warns of ‘Serious Infrastructure’

October 30, 2024
The old saying is you’ve got to spend money to make money. For Meta, notching a third quarter earnings report with record revenues, the fact remains that the long-term artificial intelligence (AI) roadmap will require as yet undefined billions of dollars of capital investments in the next year and beyond. The read across might be […]

Does Meta’s 3.59 Billion Users Give It Competitive AI Moat?

September 29, 2023
Big Tech’s artificial intelligence (AI) arms race shows no signs of slowing to a cold war. At least not any time soon, while there are still consumers to convert and...

Quick Reads
Meta Launches AI-Powered Ray-Bans for Users in Europe

November 18, 2024
Meta AI says its Ray-Ban smartglasses are now available in four European countries. Beginning Monday (Nov. 18), users in France, Spain, Ireland and Italy can use these artificial intelligence (AI)-powered glasses to get answers to questions, with those responses now available in French, Italian and Spanish, as well as in English. “With Meta AI on […]

Meta Expanding AI Chatbot to Brazil and UK

October 09, 2024
Meta is bringing its AI chatbot to Brazil, the U.K. and four other new countries. Aside from Bolivia, Guatemala, Paraguay and the Philippines, the social media giant plans to add the...

OpenAI Taps Ex-Meta Exec to Lead Strategic Initiatives

August 25, 2024
OpenAI has reportedly named former Meta executive Irina Kofman to oversee the company’s strategic initiatives. Kofman will report to OpenAI tech chief Mira Murati, with an initial focus on preparedness...

Apple and Meta Reportedly Pursuing AI Collaboration

June 23, 2024
Apple has reportedly held discussions with Meta about partnering on artificial intelligence (AI). The iPhone maker and the social media giant have discussed integrating Meta’s AI model into Apple’s recently...