Google’s strategy includes integrating its advanced Gemini AI model into its Android app and focusing on vernacular language support to engage a largely untapped market, the head of its DeepMind research division in India told Mint, even as it lags behind its competitors in appealing to developers in India and around the world. Manish Gupta,…
Meta Platforms, Facebook’s parent company, is likely to unveil a new feature this week that allows users to select celebrity voices for its AI chatbot, according to a report by Reuters on Monday. Well-known actors, including Judi Dench, Kristen Bell, and John Cena, have reportedly signed on to lend their voices to the company’s digital…
1) Meta AI chatbot coming to WhatsApp and Instagram: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is now testing its generative AI chatbot, called ‘Meta AI’, on Instagram. Similar to other chatbots in the market, Meta AI will be able to craft poetry, generate images and answer other questions based on a single text prompt. Notably, Meta had also…
Meta’s communications director, Andy Stone, has strongly denied the accusations that Facebook allowed Netflix to read DM of users on its platform. In a post on the social media website X, formerly Twitter, Stone wrote, “Shockingly untrue, Meta didn’t share people’s private messages with Netflix. The agreement allowed people to message their friends on Facebook…
WhatsApp is currently working on a feature that will let users edit their images using an editing tool that is powered by artificial intelligence (AI), according to details shared by a feature tracker. Users might be able to quickly modify an image’s background, restyle it, or ‘expand’ it using AI, when the feature is rolled…
Meta, the owner of popular social media companies like Instagram, Threads and Facebook, has unveiled a ‘comprehensive approach’ to limit misinformation, eliminate voter interference and increase transparency and accountability on its platform during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Recently, the Election Commission had announced that the 18th general elections will be held in seven phases…
Instagram has announced five features that are coming to messaging on the platform. These include editing ability and pinning of chats to top of the inbox. These features are rolling out to direct messages (DMs) on the Meta-owned company. “Today, we are excited to announce a number of new DM features to help you better…
WhatsApp, Meta’s popular messaging platform, has unveiled a new feature that enhances the app’s search capabilities. This latest addition allows users to search for messages based on specific dates, in an attempt to offer users a more efficient way to navigate through extensive chat histories. The new ‘Search by Date’ feature allows users to choose…
LG Electronics (LG) and Facebook parent company Meta have announced a collaboration to expedite their extended reality (XR) and augmented reality (AR) ventures. As a part of this, the companies aim to combine their technologies across products, content, services and platforms, driving innovation in customer experiences within the growing virtual space.The announcement comes as Facebook…
Meta failed to protect children from sexual exploitation on its platforms, Facebook and Instagram, according to an internal investigation reported by The Wall Street Journal.Last year, Meta introduced new paid subscription tools, allowing influencers to monetize their content. However, these tools were misused by hundreds of adults to profit from content showing their own children…
