I’m a European iPhone user, and Meta’s DMA requests to Apple worry me
As a longtime iPhone user directly affected, I’ve followed the rollout of the European Union’s big Digital Markets Act (DMA) over the past few years, …
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Meta fined $101.8M for storing 600M Facebook passwords in plain text
Remember when Facebook stored some 600 million Facebook account passwords in plaintext and then pretended like it was no big deal? It all went down …
Meta Orion AR glasses are a declaration of war against the iPhone
Meta hosted its Connect 2024 event on Wednesday, where it detailed its progress with various products, including hardware and software. AI was obviously one of …
Mark Zuckerberg now says Meta shouldn’t have complied with White House Covid censorship requests
Free speech and potential censorship are at the heart of two separate tech stories that are dominating headlines around the world as we kick off …
Meta’s new AI model can track any object in a picture or video
One reason I’ve been underwhelmed by AI is that companies consistently frame it as a solution to every problem under the sun. That’s why Meta’s …
Instagram users, get ready for an onslaught of AI avatars
Your Instagram app is about to get another healthy (or unhealthy, depending on how you look at it) dose of generative AI. Meta wants to …
WhatsApp voice messages will finally get transcription support
The ability to leave voice messages in WhatsApp and other chat apps is useful when you’re in a hurry or when you don’t feel like …
Threads turns 1 with 175M active users, so why does it still feel empty?
A year ago, Meta debuted Threads, its response to Elon Musk acquiring and quickly destroying Twitter. As users wanted somewhere new to migrate, mostly because …
WhatsApp’s Modern Family ad fires shots at iMessage and RCS
Apple confirmed last week what we’ve been expecting: iOS 18 will bring RCS support to the iPhone this year, finally ending the blue vs. green …
Unskippable ads may soon make Instagram a nightmare just like YouTube
Instagram has been testing one of its most controversial features yet: unskippable ads. The new feature, called Ad Breaks, will interrupt the user’s browsing experience …
Meta’s update to its AI-powered Ray-Bans make the case for Apple to make smart glasses
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses aren’t as popular as our phones yet, and they probably never will be. Still, as the company continues to invest in them …
Meta opens up its Horizon OS to third-party hardware, including a limited-edition Xbox VR headset
Since PlayStation announced PS VR years ago, rumors of a virtual or mixed-reality headset coming from Xbox have swirled. With Meta’s latest announcement, that dream …
Meta AI’s image generation is unlike anything ChatGPT can do
It’s official: Meta is ready to join the AI fray. Meta AI received a massive update this week. Llama 3 is Meta’s new large language …
Can’t afford a $3,499 Apple Vision Pro? Meta Quest 2 is an even better alternative now
Apple’s exciting new Vision Pro headset is now available in several regions, and most people agree that it looks amazing. Unfortunately, most people also agree …
Meta AI assistant has entered the chat with claims of more advanced intelligence
ChatGPT is probably the first generative AI product you think of when the genAI topic comes up, and that’s because OpenAI was the first to …
WhatsApp’s new Chat Filters will help you make sense of your inbox
Navigating any instant messenger app can be a huge pain. It’s not just one-to-one chats that pile up each day on different platforms. It’s also …
WhatsApp Chat Lock will get the security feature you’ve been asking for
WhatsApp is an end-to-end encrypted chat app, but those conversations can’t be protected if someone gains access to your phone or if you don’t lock …
Meta might drop the price of ad-free Facebook and Instagram, but I still wouldn’t pay
Meta’s ad-free subscription started rolling out for Facebook and Instagram users in the European Union back in November 2023. We are only four months into …
WhatsApp chats might tell you if they’re end-to-end encrypted
Anyone using WhatsApp should know that their chats and calls are end-to-end encrypted, just like on iMessage and Signal. It’s a security feature WhatsApp had …
WhatsApp interop explanation proves how unnecessary the DMA is for chat apps
It’s March 7th, the big deadline day for the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The law came into effect on Thursday, so all the big tech …
WhatsApp leak shows its best interoperability feature
March 7th is nearly here, and it’s going to be a big day in Europe. All of the companies that have been designated as gatekeepers …
Widespread outage takes down Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Update: After an hour of this outage, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are working again. Users seem to be experiencing an outage with Meta products. At …
Instagram will now let you fix that embarrassing DM you sent by mistake
There’s nothing like sending someone an embarrassing DM on Instagram. You type, send, and then realize you mistyped something, and boy does that message not …
Zuckerberg is very afraid of the Vision Pro, period
When videos like this one exist, and I’m linking to Steve Ballmer mocking the iPhone, why go out of your way as the CEO of …
Facebook users, here’s how to turn off that super-annoying chirping sound in the mobile app
If any of you have found yourself using the Facebook mobile app this week and noticed it seeming to “chirp” at you — multiple times, …
There’s a big problem with Instagram and Threads no longer amplifying political content
Much of tech journalism these days amounts to the rewriting of press releases and corporate blog posts. A good example of this came on Friday, …
WhatsApp will work with other chat apps in Europe, but I’ll never use it
The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) law is about to change the tech landscape in ways that other markets can only dream of, or dread, …
