Oculus Quest Becomes a Paperweight When Facebook Goes Down
When Facebook went down yesterday for nearly six hours, so did Oculus' services. Since Facebook owns VR headset maker Oculus, and controversially requires Oculus Quest users to log in with a Facebook account, many Quest owners reported not being able.....»»
Jitsi Meet ditches anonymity—here"s why
Users now need to use a Gmail, Facebook, or GitHub account to create a meeting room on meet.jit.si. What does this mean for their privacy?.....»»
Meta Quest 3 firmware leak reveals big depth mapping upgrade
Get a glimpse of how the Meta Quest 3 is going to recognize objects around you and add them to mixed reality......»»
New survey suggests general society not willing to allow more rights for transgender people
With the subject more in the public eye than ever before, you might assume transgender people's quest for rights would be gaining significant support across the country. Not so, reveals a survey conducted in three southwestern and western states, and.....»»
Europe’s Sweeping New Rules for Big Tech Are About to Kick In. Here’s What to Know
The first phase of the European Union’s groundbreaking new digital rules will take effect this week. Which platforms are affected? What’s changing? And what about the rest of the world? LONDON — Google, Facebook, TikTok an.....»»
Facebook Messenger E2E encryption rolling out to millions more; to all by year end
Facebook Messenger E2E encryption has been available to some users for some years now, but a full rollout has taken longer than expected. The company says it is now expanding end-to-end encrypted messaging to “millions” more people, and promis.....»»
iPhone 15 Pre-Order Date & Time: What You Need to Know
iPhone 15 Pre-Order Date & Time: What You Need to Know is a post by Adam Mills from Gotta Be Mobile. Apple’s new iPhone isn’t official yet, but the 2023 iPhone models will go on sale in a few weeks. We’ve been getting a lot of quest.....»»
The race to build the world"s smallest atomic clock, again
Yuan-Yu Jau is on a quest to build the world's smallest atomic clock, a device that measures time with extreme accuracy. If successful, he and his team at Sandia will have made one smaller than a sugar cube......»»
Meta Quest 3: price, design, and everything we know so far
Here's our breakdown of everything you need to know about the Meta Quest 3, from its expected features to potential price......»»
Opt out of algorithmic feeds on Instagram and Facebook – but only if you’re in Europe
Meta has announced that European users can now opt out of algorithmic feeds on Instagram and Facebook, in order to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA). However, the company is not extending the same choice to app users in the US or.....»»
Canada wildfires: Trudeau criticises Facebook over news ban amid crisis
The prime minister accuses the company of putting profits over safety amid Canada's wildfire crisis......»»
Justin Trudeau blasts Facebook for blocking news as Canada"s wildfires rage
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasted Facebook for "putting corporate profits ahead of people's safety" as the social media platform continues to block news content while wildfires rage in Canada's Northwest Territories and British Columbia......»»
Why I gave up selling tech on Facebook Marketplace
A nightmarish week of trying to sell a MacBook and a gaming PC convinced me that Facebook Marketplace isn't worth your time for tech......»»
Pro-Wagner accounts keep showing up on Facebook and Instagram after Meta"s ban, report shows
A large network of accounts on Facebook and Instagram have been promoting Russia's Wagner mercenary group to hundreds of thousands of followers, months after Meta vowed to remove content glorifying the group, according to a new report by disinformati.....»»
ChatGPT may soon moderate illegal content on sites like Facebook
OpenAI says GPT-4 -- the AI behind ChatGPT Plus -- could soon moderate content online. That may end the stress for human moderators at Facebook and elsewhere......»»
GM invests in battery materials startup in quest for lower-cost EVs
GM is the primary automaker customer of Mitra Chem, which aims to reduce battery costs through the use of iron-based cathodes......»»
Firm regrets taking Facebook moderation work
The chief executive of Sama says it will no longer take work involving moderating harmful content......»»
Universal linear processing of spatially incoherent light through diffractive optical networks
Information processing with light is a topic of ever-increasing interest among optics and photonics researchers. Apart from the quest for an energy-efficient and fast alternative to electronic computing for future computing needs, this interest is al.....»»
NASA"s Europa probe gets a hotline to Earth
NASA's Europa Clipper is designed to seek out conditions suitable for life on an ice-covered moon of Jupiter. On Aug. 14, the spacecraft received a piece of hardware central to that quest: the massive dish-shaped high-gain antenna......»»
Researchers design efficient iridium catalyst for hydrogen generation
The energy demands of the world are ever increasing. In our quest for clean and eco-friendly energy solutions, transportable hydrogen energy offers considerable promise. In this regard, proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs) that conve.....»»
Meta criticized for making reproductive health an R-rated issue
Female reproductive health experts are calling on Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to rethink its restrictions on reproductive health content......»»