Meta is all in on AI wearables while figuring out where the metaverse fits in Meta's CTO says 2025 is crunch time for the metaverse. Android Central · Feb 5, 2025
One year later, Apple's Vision Pro is more lost than ever With competition from Samsung, Meta, and more, the Vision Pro has more obstacles to success than ever Laptop · Feb 5, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg wants business to ‘man up’, but what it really needs is more women entrepreneurs By claiming workplaces need to “man up”, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ignoring one of the biggest untapped opportunities for economic growth – women entrepreneurs. The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025
How the FCC's 'Warrior for Free Speech' Became Our Censor in Chief Brendan Carr has a clear record of threatening to suppress constitutionally protected speech. Reason · Feb 5, 2025
Google owner Alphabet's share price drops overnight - have investors had enough of spending on AI? Alphabet opened more than seven per cent lower after drops this week for Meta and Nvidia The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025
Naga Munchetty ‘mortified and bemused’ by alleged scammers using her image Images of the BBC Breakfast presenter have been used to direct people to fake websites, Munchetty said. Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025
Why does Mark Zuckerberg want more ‘masculine energy’ in the corporate world? The patriarchy is still in charge Out of Mark Zuckerberg’s three-hour interview on Joe Rogan’s podcast, one comment stood out to me. The Meta CEO said that large companies needed more “masculine energy”, because the corporate world was becoming “culturally neutered”. The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025
Meta says it's now or never for mixed reality as Android XR threat looms Meta will see its most critical year in 2025, according to CTO Andrew Bosworth, and it will need to drive sales in mixed reality and more if the company is to succeed. Tom’s Guide · Feb 5, 2025
Salesforce will reportedly lay off 1,000 employees while hiring extra AI marketing roles to bolster agentic product sales Salesforce is reportedly set to lay off up to 1,000 employees from its workforce. However, it is recruiting in its market division to bolster AI product sales. Windows Central · Feb 5, 2025
China and Europe target Big Tech in scramble to fight back against Trump's tariff broadside Chinese antitrust authorities look into Google and Apple, as the EU threatens seismic moves if the U.S. uses tariffs to twist its arm. Fortune · Feb 5, 2025
Apple is making Samsung look good without even trying Foldable phones. Smart rings. Will smart glasses be the next category Apple decides isn't worth the trouble, while Samsung takes advantage? Android Central · Feb 5, 2025
The metaverse could be a 'legendary misadventure,' Meta executive says, if Reality Labs doesn't turn things around in 2025 Meta may finally be growing tired of bleeding money on VR development. PC Gamer · Feb 4, 2025
Why Apple's scrapped smart glasses are a bad omen for the Vision Pro Apple is scrapping an ambitious AR glasses project. What does it mean for the future of the Apple Vision Pro and VR at Apple? Laptop · Feb 4, 2025
Eisenberg is over his Zuckerberg era Eisenberg portrayed the Meta founder in 2010's "The Social Network" but would prefer to be known for other things Salon · Feb 4, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025 AI ‘godfather’ predicts another revolution in the tech in next five years Meta’s Yann LeCun says current systems too limited to create domestic robots and fully automated cars
The Conversation · Feb 4, 2025 Putting DeepSeek to the test: how its performance compares against other AI tools China’s new DeepSeek Large Language Model (LLM) has disrupted the US-dominated market, offering a relatively high-performance chatbot model at significantly lower cost.
Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025 What is Kakao? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman strikes AI deals in Asia amid DeepSeek rivalry Like Uber, Meta and Amazon rolled into one, the tech giant (and OpenAI’s newest partner) is a driving force in Korea’s digital world
Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025 Jesse Eisenberg: 'I don't want to be associated with Mark Zuckerberg' The actor and film-maker received an Oscar nomination for playing the Facebook and Meta chief in the 2010 movie The Social Network
TechRadar · Feb 4, 2025 Meta sets Oculus Quest headset shelf-life at six years, but there's still hope that the Meta Quest 2 will survive past 2026 Meta has ended all software updates to the Oculus Quest, which suggests the Quest 2 could enter stasis in 2026.
Android Central · Feb 4, 2025 Meta's VP of VR is leaving and it's time for the company to 'give a damn' again Mark Rabkin is leaving Meta and transferring power to Ryan Cairns who previously headed up Portal and Meta for Work initiatives.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025 Jesse Eisenberg no longer wants to be ‘associated’ with Mark Zuckerberg The actor, who played the Facebook founder in The Social Network, criticised Meta’s decision to scrap factcheckers
TechRadar · Feb 4, 2025 Meta reveals what kinds of AI even it would think too risky to release Meta wants to work with industry experts, governments, and others to stop AI from becoming a problem to society.
The Guardian - US · Feb 4, 2025 Does AI need all that money? (Tech giants say yes) Meta and Microsoft commit to tens of billions to build out AI infrastructure, having lavished tens of billions already
BANG Premier · Feb 4, 2025 I don't want to be associated with Mark Zuckerberg, says Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Eisenberg has stressed that he doesn't want to be linked to Mark Zuckerberg.
Tom’s Guide · Feb 4, 2025 Meta acknowledges 'critical risk' AI systems that are too dangerous to develop — here's what that means According to a policy document, there are some scenarios where Meta feels AI systems are just too risky to be worked on.