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The next stage of generative AI is AI agents, or chatbot tools that will also be able to undertake projects or functions on your behalf. OpenAI recently took its first steps towards this, with the launch of its “Operator” app,…

Meta’s controversial switch to a Community Notes model, while phasing out third-party fact-checking, is set to get underway very soon, with the company today posting a new overview of how Community Notes will function, and how users will now be…

Meta has announced the date of its 2025 Connect conference, where it will showcase all of its latest developments in AR, VR, wearables, and more. And this year, it will also be holding its first-ever AI conference as well, with…

Okay, quick PSA: Meta says that some Page managers recently received an alert in error asking them to confirm that their Page is not aimed at kids under the age of 13. Late last week, Facebook marketing expert Mari Smith…

Meta’s looking to give advertisers more control over their ad placements, via an expansion of its support for third-party blocklists. Blocklists created by brand safety and measurement providers make it easier for brands to ensure that their ads are not…

Okay, don’t freak out, but Meta is about to start processing your private DMs through its AI tools. Well, kind of. Over the last couple of days, Meta users have reported seeing this new pop-up in the app which alerts…

In honor of Safer Internet Day, Meta has announced the launch of a new digital literacy program for middle schoolers, which aims to highlight the dangers of online interaction, and how kids can spot concerns, and avoid such, both in…

Amid rising competition in AI development, Meta’s re-aligning its workforce to maximize its AI efforts, by cutting around 4,000 jobs, while hiring more AI engineers. As reported by Business Insider, Meta’s looking to cull around 5% of its global workforce…

While I do think that Meta went early with its metaverse-inspired rebrand, which has negatively impacted the perception of its next-level initiatives, there are growing signs that the metaverse is coming, and that Meta will be the leader in the…

With Meta encouraging its users to try out its generative AI image creation tools at every turn, it’s also now looking to integrate more transparency into the usage of AI images, in order to help users ascertain what’s real and…