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Ex-Meta scientists want to bring visual AI to the factory floor | TechCrunch

AI is transforming everything around us but, thus far, it has largely remained contained to the digital realm....

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AI

Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India | TechCrunch

Meta’s India and Southeast Asia vice president, Sandhya Devanathan, is leaving the social media giant to join OpenAI,...

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, devices that show a combined view of the digital and physical worlds, a key step in Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
AI

Meta is paying to peek at how you use their latest AI model | TechCrunch

Most AI tools allow you to opt out of sharing your usage with the model provider to improve...

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Apps

Instagram now lets you swap out the music in your old posts | TechCrunch

Instagram announced on Tuesday that users can now swap out the music on their published feed posts and...

Apps

Threads rolls out parental supervision tools | TechCrunch

Meta is bringing parental supervision tools to Threads, the company announced on Tuesday. With the new tools, parents...

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In Brief

WhatsApp says it is fixing an issue that disabled several accounts | TechCrunch

For the last few hours, several people across social media have reported that their WhatsApp accounts have been...

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WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses | TechCrunch

During Meta’s Q2 2026 earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg said that other revenue in the family of apps segment...

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Social

Meta now lets AI agents handle the boring parts of WhatsApp Business setup | TechCrunch

Alongside news of its new AI-focused subscription plans, Meta announced on Tuesday that it will now allow AI...

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, devices that show a combined view of the digital and physical worlds, a key step in Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Apps

Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are coming | TechCrunch

Meta is using AI to quickly launch apps, and more are on the way. During this week’s second-quarter...

In Brief

WhatsApp now lets you make calls using its web app | TechCrunch

For years, WhatsApp calls have been supported only on the smartphone app or its native desktop app. Now...