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NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision

Science & Nature In new images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to celebrate its fourth science anniversary, a familiar galaxy transforms into something...

Researchers in Switzerland invent a new type of pixel

Science & Nature Pixels either control light or analyze it. This one does both. The post Researchers in Switzerland invent a new type of pixel...

Farewell, atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider

Science & Nature After 18 years of discovery, it's goodbye LHC and hello High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider. The post Farewell, atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider appeared...

Meta’s first dedicated AI app is here with Llama 4 — but it’s more consumer than productivity or business oriented

April 29, 2025 11:19 AM Credit: VentureBeat made with Meta AI Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Facebook parent company Meta Platforms, Inc. has officially launched its own, free standalone Meta AI app, a move

Meta’s Oakley AI glasses start at $399 with 3K video recording, longer battery life, and IPX4 water resistance

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Something to look forward to: Weeks after updating its Ray-Ban smart glasses with real-time translation and other AI-powered features, Meta has unveiled a new pair in collaboration with Oakley, offering enhanced camera functionality and additional upgrades. Pre-orders begin on July 11

Meta’s antitrust trial, Nvidia’s stateside manufacturing, and 7 AI breakthroughs: Tech news roundup

Photo: Lintao Zhang (Getty Images), Anna Moneymaker (Getty Images), Andrew Harnik (Getty Images), Brandon Bell (Getty Images), Anna Moneymaker (Getty Images), Anthony Kwan (Getty Images), Justin Sullivan (Getty Images), Justin Sullivan (Getty Images), Sean Gallup (Getty Images), Joe R (Getty Images) Photo: Lintao Zhang (Getty Images) Artificial intelligence is scaling at an unprecedented speed. As

Will Meta’s Revised Approach to Moderation Impact its Ad Business?

Will Meta’s decision this week to loosen its moderation rules and get rid of fact-checking make Facebook and Instagram less brand safe as a result? That seems to be what happened on X following Elon Musk’s moves to reduce internal content moderation staff in favor of user-sourced Community Notes, with various reports and investigations suggesting that the

Meta’s 50,000 KM subsea cable to connect the world like never before—Here’s what it means

Meta has announced its most ambitious subsea cable project yet, Project Waterworth, a multi-billion-dollar initiative that will span over 50,000 km—longer than Earth’s circumference. Once completed, it will be the world's longest subsea cable project and will use the highest-capacity technology available to enhance global connectivity. Expanding global connectivity Project Waterworth aims to connect five

Soon to be out of a job, Meta’s fact-checkers battle a blaze of wildfire conspiracy theories

Los Angeles CNN  —  Just hours after Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg announced last Tuesday that the social media giant would eliminate its US-based fact-checkers, the iconic hills above Los Angeles began to smolder. As fire crews scrambled in vain to contain the resulting firestorm, the fact-checking partners...

The Download: mice with two dads, and Meta’s fact-checking challenges

Plus: AI investors are freaking out over DeepSeek This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Mice with two dads have been created using CRISPR What’s new: Mice with two fathers have been born—and have survived to adulthood—following a complex

Instagram to make up more than half of Meta’s US ad revenue in 2025: Report, Money News

Instagram is set to account for more than half of Meta Platforms' advertising revenue in the United States next year, as the social media platform improves monetisation of its products, according to research firm Emarketer. Why it's important Instagram's Reels competes with ByteDance's TikTok and YouTube Shorts, as users find short-form videos more engaging, driving marketers

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