Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft snub Nvidia
Published in AI
Thursday, 07 December 2023 10:16

Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft snub Nvidia


Moving to AMD's Instinct MI300X

Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft told an AMD investor event today that they will use AMD's newest AI chip, the Instinct MI300X, as an alternative to Nvidia's expensive graphic processors.

MediaTek and Meta team up on glasses
Published in News
Friday, 17 November 2023 11:07

MediaTek and Meta team up on glasses


Next generation

MediaTek executive Vince Hu announced a new partnership with Meta that would allow it to develop smart glasses capable of augmented or mixed reality.

MediaTek working with Meta on AI
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 23 August 2023 11:50

MediaTek working with Meta on AI


Dimensity platform 9300 works with Llama 2

MediaTek has announced that it is teaming up with Meta to bring on-device generative AI to its next Dimensity platform.

Rise and Fall of Skype
Published in News
Monday, 03 July 2023 11:28

Rise and Fall of Skype


How Microsoft messed up

CNBC has created a 15-minute video The Rise and Fall of Skype which explains how the messaging app was ruined by the software king of the world Microsoft.

Musk’s mum begs him not to fight Zuckerberg
Published in News


He is not worth it Elon

Elon [look at me] Musk’s mum is asking the interwebs not to encourage her boy to have a cage fight with Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg.

US antics divide subsea cable market into East and West
Published in News


Returning to the cold war

The subsea cable market is in danger of dividing into eastern and western blocs as the US is putting pressure on companies to avoid Chinese ties.  

Social media will allow fake news during the elections
Published in News


Not even worth trying

Big Tech is rolling back all the censorship and policies to curb misinformation ahead of the 2024 election cycle.

AI generated content should be labelled
Published in AI
Tuesday, 06 June 2023 10:25

AI generated content should be labelled


Says EU

Companies deploying generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Bard with the potential to generate disinformation should label such content as part of their efforts to combat fake news, European Commission deputy head Vera Jourova said.

Meta releases Quest 3 VR headset
Published in IoT
Friday, 02 June 2023 11:45

Meta releases Quest 3 VR headset


$499.99 headset arrives in Autumn 

Meta has officially announced its Quest 3 VR headset in a post on Mark Zuckerberg's Instagram.

Meta threatens to banish Californian news
Published in News
Thursday, 01 June 2023 09:31

Meta threatens to banish Californian news


If it is forced to pay for it 

Social notworking company Meta has threatened to ban news content from its platform in California if the state government passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay publishers.