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Meta’s first dedicated AI app is here with Llama 4 — but it’s more consumer than productivity or business oriented
- Meta Platforms, Inc. has launched its own Meta AI app, focused on personalized and integrated AI experiences across various platforms.
- Powered by Llama 4, the app emphasizes learning user preferences and supporting voice-first interaction.
- The app requires a Meta products account for login and is currently available on iOS and the web.
- The launch precedes Meta's AI developer conference, Llamacon 2025, showcasing its Llama model family.
- The Meta AI app enables users to have voice conversations with AI, edit images, and access unique features like the Discover feed.
- While the app introduces innovative voice functionalities, it may have technical inconsistencies and limited real-time web access.
- Meta is also testing document editing features and offers deep personalization based on user profiles and preferences.
- Users can interact with AI through the app, web, and Meta's smart glasses, ensuring seamless conversation history across devices.
- The Discover section allows users to browse and share prompts and creative outputs, fostering community engagement with AI.
- Mark Zuckerberg highlights Meta's focus on personalization and low-latency interactions, positioning AI as integral to daily life.
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Fostering Innovation and Economic Opportunity: The Llama Impact Grant Recipients
- The Llama Impact Grants were awarded to 10 international recipients at LlamaCon, a technology event emphasizing AI advancement.
- With over $1.5 million in awards, the grants aim to encourage innovation for economic and social benefits using Llama's open-source platform.
- Llama enables anyone to create tools and start companies without cost, fostering economic growth and technological advancements.
- Recipients include E.E.R.S., Solo Tech, Doses AI, University of Padova, Counterfake, FoondaMate, Nova Escola, BluEye, University of Auckland, and Nayana.
- Projects range from AI chatbots for public service navigation to AI support for rural communities and autonomous pharmacy systems.
- The grants support initiatives in antibiotic discovery, brand protection, education tools, and disaster preparedness in various regions globally.
- Open source AI adoption has allowed for high-quality, multilingual interactions and innovative learning experiences, as stated by the University of Auckland.
- The grants will enhance the recipients' capabilities to bring positive change and drive technological advancements for societal benefit.
- Llama has facilitated numerous global events and initiatives to support the open-source AI community, fostering technical mentorship and innovation.
- Overall, the Llama Impact Grants celebrate and advance innovative solutions that harness AI for positive impact worldwide.
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Mark Zuckerberg prefers to 'rawdog' reality
- Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, revealed in an interview that he avoids caffeine and mind-altering substances in his daily life.
- Zuckerberg prefers to experience reality without the help of 'chemicals' and does not drink coffee regularly.
- Instead, he focuses on physical activities like mixed martial arts to 'recenter' himself and prepare for his role as the head of a major company.
- Zuckerberg's substances of choice include creatine and vitamins, and he credits the DARE program for shaping his view on controlled substances.
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Meta Challenges OpenAI’s Social Media Plans, Launches AI App to Rival ChatGPT
- Meta has released its standalone AI app, designed to offer a personalised assistant experience across devices, including Ray-Ban glasses and the web.
- The app features voice-based interaction, contextual memory, and a Discover feed to explore AI usage. It is built on Meta's Llama 4 model and connects to the broader Meta AI ecosystem.
- In addition, OpenAI is developing a social media platform with AI features, combining a social feed with ChatGPT's image generation tools.
- The platform is intended to allow users to create and share visuals directly in the feed, focusing on co-creating content with AI.
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Meta launches a standalone AI app to compete with ChatGPT
- Meta launches a standalone AI app to compete with ChatGPT
- Meta unveils a standalone AI app at LlamaCon event
- App leverages user data from Meta products for personalized responses
- Meta's AI app introduces a Discover feed for users
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Meta needs to win over AI developers at its first LlamaCon
- Meta is hosting its first-ever LlamaCon AI developer conference to pitch developers on building applications with its open Llama AI models.
- Meta has struggled to keep up with open AI labs like DeepSeek and closed commercial competitors such as OpenAI in the rapidly evolving AI race.
- The launch of Llama 4 underwhelmed developers, and Meta's previous Llama 3 models still have a higher download rate than Llama 4.
- Meta needs to deliver superior models to regain the lead in open models and take more risks to outperform competitors like OpenAI and Google.
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Introducing the Meta AI App: A New Way to Access Your AI Assistant
- Meta AI has launched a new app built with Llama 4 for a more personal AI experience, focusing on voice conversations.
- The app offers improved voice interactions with a conversational tone and integrates features like image generation through AI.
- Users can try a voice demo with full-duplex speech technology to experience a more natural voice experience trained on the dialogue.
- Meta AI assists in problem-solving, daily questions, and web searches, offering personalized responses based on shared information.
- Voice conversations and personalized responses are currently available in the US and Canada.
- The app includes a Discover feed for sharing and exploring AI usage, providing prompts for user engagement.
- Meta AI is accessible across all Meta products and devices and merges with the Meta View app for Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
- Users can seamlessly switch between interacting with Meta AI on glasses and the app or web for a continuous experience.
- Meta AI on the web offers voice interactions, Discover feed, image generation, and document editing features optimized for larger screens.
- Users can control their experience with voice interactions and toggle settings for a seamless conversation with Meta AI.
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Meta’s ChatGPT competitor shows how your friends use AI
- Meta's ChatGPT competitor is an AI assistant that allows users to type or talk with it, generate images, and get real-time web results.
- The app features a Discover feed, where users can see interactions with Meta AI shared by other people, including friends on Instagram and Facebook.
- Users can like, comment on, share, or remix these shared AI posts to demystify AI and showcase its capabilities.
- Meta's AI assistant is the first to incorporate a social component, but other companies like Elon Musk's X and OpenAI are also exploring social integration with their AI chatbots.
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Metaverse Applications in Business: Separating Hype from Reality
- The global metaverse market is valued at $316.34 billion as of 2025, with enterprise adoption showing a nuanced landscape focused on practical use cases over comprehensive strategies.
- Targeted sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, and education are leveraging metaverse technologies for training and simulation to enhance learning outcomes and operational efficiency.
- Employee training stands out as a successful application of the metaverse, with immersive environments improving knowledge retention, engagement, and cost efficiency.
- The integration of metaverse technologies into product development, such as digital twins and virtual prototyping, is reducing costs, accelerating time to market, and enhancing collaboration in industries like automotive and aerospace.
- Customer-facing applications of the metaverse, like virtual showrooms and immersive experiences, vary in success across industries, with challenges including consumer adoption and equipment costs.
- Enterprise training, virtual product prototyping, and industrial simulations consistently demonstrate measurable value and ROI, while consumer-facing platforms often struggle with uncertain returns.
- Metaverse implementation faces challenges like hardware costs, connectivity limitations, and user adoption barriers, emphasizing the need for strategic planning and phased approaches.
- Organizations focusing on high-value applications like training and product development, integrating AI with virtual environments, and prioritizing user experience are set to drive metaverse adoption in business.
- Success in metaverse adoption will hinge on targeted pilot programs, user-centric design, and a focus on outcomes over scale, enhancing specific business processes through immersive environments.
- The metaverse's role in enterprise lies in improving specific processes, increasing efficiency, and enabling smarter workflows, rather than aiming for total immersion or broad consumer engagement.
- As the metaverse matures and becomes more accessible, its future in business will be characterized by precision and value-driven applications that enhance business operations.
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World of Warcraft’s Children’s Week festivities have returned through May 5
- World of Warcraft's Children's Week festivities have returned through May 5.
- During the event, players can adopt four new orphans and use a new currency called Well-Loved Figurines to purchase cosmetic gear.
- Players can also earn new battle pets, complete meta-achievements, and participate in various activities with orphans.
- The event is available in both World of Warcraft and WoW Classic versions of the game.
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Can US monopoly laws rein in Silicon Valley?
- The European Union fined Apple and Meta for violations under the EU Digital Markets Act, sparking tensions with the US administration.
- US tech giants face significant antitrust scrutiny, with cases filed against Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Google.
- The US antitrust cases threaten the core corporate structure and profits of tech giants, unlike the fines imposed by the EU.
- Regulatory actions in the US could lead to substantial changes in tech companies' operations and consumer experiences.
- Google faces possible divestment of Chrome, which would impact internet user experiences and advertising.
- Tesla reported dismal earnings for the first quarter of 2025, with a 9% drop in revenue and a 71% decline in net income.
- Elon Musk's net worth has decreased, primarily tied to his Tesla ownership, as the company faces challenges in vehicle deliveries and profitability.
- Musk aims to reduce his involvement in Dogecoin starting May, following Tesla's disappointing financial performance.
- Tech news also includes updates on AI-generated child sexual abuse images, lawsuits against Meta, and Apple's plans to source US iPhones from India.
- In other news, US food delivery app DoorDash made a substantial offer to acquire UK rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn.
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Here’s how to watch LlamaCon, Meta’s first AI developer event
- Meta is hosting its first-ever AI developer event called LlamaCon.
- The event will feature updates on Meta's Llama family of open AI models.
- There will be keynotes from Meta executives and fireside chats with Big Tech CEOs, including Mark Zuckerberg.
- The event is both in-person and livestreamed for global participation.
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Grab an Odin Valhalla Rising mount and avatar key from MOP and Kakao to celebrate the global launch
- Kakao has granted MassivelyOP a thousand keys to get players started in Odin Valhalla Rising MMO.
- The keys grant summoning tickets for the divine avatar and divine mount, as well as in-game currency and other bonuses.
- The code can be redeemed through Kakao's official redemption page or in-game.
- The keys are valid for redemption until May 31st, 10:59 a.m. EDT.
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An internal Meta planning deck reveals its early strategy for Threads, code-named Project 92
- Meta launched its text platform Threads as a stand-alone app in 2023.
- An internal Meta deck reveals the company's original plans for its text-based platform Threads.
- Threads' initial goal was to 'build the most engaging online space for public conversation.'
- The launch strategy for Threads, code-named Project 92, included using Instagram as a funnel for sign-ups.
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MeWe vs. Facebook? The FTC’s Surprising Take in the Monopoly Case
- MeWe, a privacy-first alternative to Big Tech social media, is mentioned in the FTC's case against Facebook's monopoly.
- With about 20 million users, MeWe's presence as a viable competitor to Facebook is questionable.
- While MeWe's commitment to privacy and user empowerment is appealing, it is still considered a niche player.
- MeWe's cameo in the FTC lawsuit highlights the challenge of defining true competition in social media.
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