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There’s a reason the first successful smart specs look like they’re from the 1950s. That extra thickness isn’t just retro flair, it’s hiding a processor and a battery. But that technical constraint creates a creative opportunity: In the right frame, smart tech can disappear. And transforming functional, medical-grade eyewear—like prescription glasses—into stylish, mass-market fashion accessories is exactly what EssilorLuxotica does …

Meta reportedly plans to introduce its new smart glasses at next month’s “Connect” conference. Those glasses, Meta’s first to feature a consumer-ready display, will be announced at the annual conference along with a wristband that lets users control the glasses via hand gestures, CNBC reported Friday (Aug. 22), citing sources familiar with the matter. The glasses, codenamed “Hypernova” inside Meta, …

Meta’s former policy chief Nick Clegg seems to be walking a tightrope as he promotes his upcoming book, “How to Save the Internet.” Unlike certain other Meta employee memoirs, “How to Save the Internet” doesn’t sound like a tell-all or a scathing critique. And in an interview with the Guardian, Clegg (who previously led the U.K.’s Liberal Democrats) seems to …

On a quiet patch of former farmland in northeastern Louisiana, a fleet of excavators has leveled more than 2,000 acres of reddish clay earth. This is rural Richland Parish, once a floodplain tangled with meandering bayous and wild canebrake where black bears still wander and a quarter of the 20,000 residents live below the poverty line. Enter Meta—the sixth-largest company …

Meta Platforms (META), the social network giant, has entered into a licensing agreement with one of the prominent text-to-image generative AI companies, Midjourney. The deal gives Meta access to Midjourney’s image technology for future models and products. In addition, Meta said the agreement will link the research teams of both companies to share knowledge and improve product design. During Friday’s …

Why is Facebook cloud-processing my device’s camera roll? Meta is uploading and analyzing your camera roll photos and videos, even ones you haven’t posted, in its cloud in order to generate AI-powered suggestions like collages, monthly recaps, themed albums, or AI-restyled versions of your images. Where is this feature being tested? Meta has confirmed the feature is a test, saying, …

Meta signs over $10 billion cloud deal with Google, source says  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Meta Poaches Apple AI Executive Frank Chu Even as It Plans Hiring Slowdown  Bloomberg.com Mark Zuckerberg Shakes Up Meta’s A.I. Efforts, Again  The New York Times Exclusive | Meta Freezes AI Hiring After Blockbuster Spending Spree – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Mark Zuckerberg’s pricey new AI hires — including 28-year-old billionaire Alexandr Wang — are clashing with Meta’s old guard: report  Yahoo Finance …

Meta Signs $10 Billion-Plus Cloud Deal With Google  The Information Google scores six-year Meta cloud deal worth over $10 billion  CNBC Meta Signs $10 Billion Google Cloud Computing Deal Amid AI Race  Bloomberg.com Meta signs $10 billion-plus cloud deal with Google, The Information reports  Yahoo Finance Meta signs over $10 billion cloud deal with Google, source says  Reuters Source link

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is freezing all hiring in its artificial intelligence division. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the company characterized the hiring freeze as “basic organizational planning,” coinciding with a broader restructuring of its AI division’s leadership. It’s a notable admission that comes as Zuckerberg has been desperately offering key talent mind-boggling financial offers, reportedly reaching $1 billion — …