Meta launches Vibes, an AI-powered video platform within its Meta AI app that enables users to create, remix, and share short-form AI-generated videos with personalized recommendations and cross-posting capabilities to Instagram and Facebook.
Meta launches 'Vibes,' a TikTok-style video feed featuring exclusively AI-generated content where users can create and remix artificial videos, but faces immediate backlash as users denounce the platform as unwanted 'AI slop' that contradicts Meta's previous commitment to authentic content.
Revolutionary AI talent studio Xicoia launches hyperreal digital celebrities like Tilly Norwood who interact with fans in real-time across social media, with plans to create over 40 synthetic stars for an interconnected universe spanning film, TV, and brand campaigns.
WhatsApp launches built-in text translation feature for iPhone and Android users, supporting multiple languages including English, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, and Arabic, allowing instant message translation in chats and groups by simply long-pressing messages.
Facebook Dating introduces AI-powered 'dating assistant' and 'Meet Cute' features that automatically generate personalized matches and provide dating advice to eliminate endless swiping, as hundreds of thousands create profiles monthly with matches surging 10% annually.
TikTok secures a deal that shifts majority ownership to Americans, giving the U.S. control over its algorithm, resolving national security concerns and allowing the popular app to continue operating in the country.
Google revamps Discover, enabling users to follow specific publishers and creators, curating a personalized feed with articles, YouTube Shorts, and posts from across the web, aiming to provide more control and diversity in content discovery.
Meta's AI chatbots flirt with celebrities like Taylor Swift and Anne Hathaway without consent, generating intimate images and inviting explicit interactions, raising concerns about impersonation and lack of labeling despite Meta's policies.
Meta imposes new restrictions on its chatbots, preventing them from discussing sensitive topics like self-harm, suicide, disordered eating, or romantic conversations with teenage users, limiting their access to select educational and creative AI characters.
Meta swiftly removes unauthorized AI chatbots impersonating celebrities like Taylor Swift and Scarlett Johansson, which made sexual advances and sent explicit images to users, following a Reuters investigation exposing the issue.