Meta | Latest News & Updates - Dec 05, 2024 Release
On December 5, Meta launched 'Shattered,' a mixed reality escape room game on Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S, developed with PlaySide Studios and available with a Meta Quest+ subscription for a limited time...
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🌎 meta.comMeta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Originally launched as Facebook in 2004, the company has evolved to include apps like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and is now focusing on immersive experiences such as augmented and virtual reality. Meta aims to create a safe online space that fosters community and constructive conversations.
Meta - Latest News and Updates
- On December 5, Meta launched 'Shattered,' a mixed reality escape room game on Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S, developed with PlaySide Studios and available with a Meta Quest+ subscription for a limited time.
- Meta updated Instagram broadcast channels to help creators engage and grow their audiences with new features like replies, prompts, and insights.
- Meta has released the Meta Quest 3S, a new virtual reality headset.
- Meta is investing over $10 billion in a new data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana, which will be its largest to date and support over 500 operational jobs, with a focus on sustainability and local community contributions.
- Meta announced plans for a new datacenter in Richland Parish, Louisiana to accelerate AI progress and support training future open source LLMs.
- In November, Meta tested resetting Instagram content recommendations, improved Messenger calling, and introduced reading WhatsApp voice messages.
- Meta is hiring engineers to develop data-driven products that address complex data challenges at a large scale.
- Mayel Espino has joined Meta as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer in the United States, previously working in a similar role.
- Ryan Ji has left Meta as a Researcher in the United States to join NVIDIA as a Deep Learning Engineer.
- Yann Lecun, Director of AI Science at Meta, emphasized the need for a new approach to AI development beyond generative, probabilistic, or supervised learning models.
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