Innovation or Extinction — Why Complacency Is the Real Business Killer (and How to Foster an Innovative Culture)
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The Download: how AI is used for military targeting, and the Pentagon’s war on Claude
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions The US military might use generative AI systems to rank targets and recommend which to strike first, according to a Defense Department…
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Ray-Ban’s new Meta smart glasses will be able to translate text
Meta just took the wraps off its latest smart glasses at today’s Connect event in Menlo Park. We were able to spend a bit of time with the new wearables and were impressed by what they can do — specifically livestreaming, the biggest missing feature from the last gen. Turns out Ray-Ban Meta will be […]
Meta debuts AI Studio to let developers build custom chatbots
Today at its annual Connect developer conference, Meta launched AI Studio, a platform that’ll let businesses build AI chatbots for the company’s messaging services, including Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. Starting with Messenger, AI Studio will let companies “create AIs that reflect their brand’s values and improve customer service experiences,” Meta writes in a press release. […]
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses livestream to Instagram and Facebook
The original Ray-Ban Stories didn’t catch on quite like Meta had hoped. According to a recent report, the company managed to sell a bit over one-third of what the internal 300,000 unit goal it set for the first seven months the device was on sale. Perhaps even more damning is a section from the same […]
Generative AI stickers are coming to Meta’s apps along with AI editing
At its Meta Connect event today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that generative AI stickers would be coming to Meta’s messaging apps. The feature, which is powered by its new foundational model for image generation, Emu, will allow users to create unique AI stickers in a matter of seconds across Meta apps including WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, […]
Qualcomm launches its next-gen chips for XR and AR platforms
Right in time for the launch of Meta’s Quest 3 VR goggles, Qualcomm today announced its newest chips for XR and AR platforms: the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 for VR and mixed reality devices and the AR1 Gen 1, specifically designed for smart glasses. It’s been a while since Qualcomm released a new XR platform. […]
Meta Connect 2023: Everything announced so far
Meta’s annual Connect conference started today, and this means lots of new hardware and perhaps a Metaverse sighting.
Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Meta Quest 3 in December
The next-generation of Meta Quest hardware is here, and Meta announced a bunch of software news alongside the Quest 3 VR headset hardware reveal. One such announcement was the debut of Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service on Meta Quest 3, which is actually a huge boon for fans of the Facebook owner’s mixed reality gear. […]
TC Startup Battlefield master class with Canvas Ventures: Creating strategic defensibility as an early-stage startup
Canvas Ventures’ Mike Ghaffary outlines the important components of defensibility, the key strategic advantage buckets, and how startups can stay competitive.