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Meta’s LLaMA: Advancing AI research with a groundbreaking language model
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is releasing a new AI language generator called LLaMA, which is not a system that anyone can talk to but rather a research tool aimed at democratizing access…
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Meta joins AI chatbot race with own large language model for researchers
New Delhi: After Microsoft ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, Meta is joining the AI chatbot race with its own state-of-the-art foundational large language model designed to help researchers advance their work in the…
- Technology
Meta rolls out its paid verification in Australia, New Zealand
San Francisco: Meta has rolled out its paid subscription plan for Facebook and Instagram to users based in Australia and New Zealand. The subscription plan known as “Meta Verified” offers a verified…
- Technology
Meta Verified: This is what you get in return after shelling out money
New Delhi: As Meta announced a new paid verification subscription service on Instagram and Facebook — copying Twitter CEO Elon Musk who already charges users for Blue badges — here is what…
- Business
After Twitter, Meta announces paid verification for FB, Instagram
Delhi: Inspired by Elon Musk-run Twitter, Meta on Sunday announced it is testing paid verification for Instagram and Facebook for $11.99 per month for the web and $14.99 per month for mobile.…
- Business
Meta introduces broadcast channels on Instagram
San Francisco: Meta has introduced new broadcast channels on Instagram, which is a one-to-many messaging tool that will allow creators to engage directly with their followers at scale. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
- World
Indian-American judge slaps $1 mn fine on Facebook
New York: Indian-American judge Vince Chhabria has slapped a fine of almost $1 million on Meta, Facebook’s parent company, and its law firm for creating obstacles for court and users in a…
- Jobs
Over 17,400 tech employees got fired in Feb globally to date
New Delhi: More than 17,400 employees in the tech industry have lost jobs in the month of February globally to date, with many workers in India receiving pink slips amid deepening global…
- Technology
WhatsApp introduces ‘Voice Status’, ‘Status Reactions’ features
New Delhi: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Tuesday announced new features coming to its status, including ‘Voice Status’, ‘Status Reactions’ and much more. The new features have started rolling out to users…
- Technology
WhatsApp rolling out longer group subjects, descriptions on iOS beta
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out longer group subjects and descriptions on iOS beta. This will make it easier for users to better describe groups, reports WABetaInfo. Beta…
- World
Close to 1 lakh tech employees lost jobs in Jan alone globally
New Delhi: In what could be touted as the worst month ever for tech workers, close to 1 lakh of them lost jobs in the month of January globally, dominated by companies…
- Business
Meta’s new headset to feature better MR tech: Zuckerberg
San Francisco: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the new next-generation consumer headset which will be launched “later this year” will feature better mixed reality (MR) technology. “The Meta Reality…
- Technology
Meta purged over 34 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Instagram in India in Dec
New Delhi: Meta has said that it took down over 22.54 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 12.03 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram…
- Technology
After layoffs, Zuckerberg now wants 2023 to be ‘year of efficiency’
San Francisco: After laying off 11,000 employees, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg now wants 2023 to be the “year of efficiency”. In his quarterly earnings call with analysts late on Wednesday,…
- Business
Meta surprises analysts with good results, $40 bn stock buyback
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has surprised the market analysts with posting better-than-expected results for its quarter that ended December 31, 2022, and announcing a $40 billion stock buyback. The company reported…
