Facebook unveils new research lab, hires ex-Google executive
8 years, 11 months ago

Facebook unveils new research lab, hires ex-Google executive

India TV News  

New York: In a fresh bid to connect the world better, Facebook has announced a new research lab to build hardware products based on its software and has hired a former top Google executive to achieve its goal. "I am excited to have Regina apply DARPA-style breakthrough development at the intersection of science and products to our mission," Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Thursday. "Building 8" will help Facebook realise its dream to focus on connectivity, artificial intelligence and augmented reality over the next 10 years as Zuckerberg outlined to people at its annual F8 conference in San Francisco this week. The new 3D video camera called "Facebook Surround360" produces sharp, truly spherical footage in 3D.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse buffers as Meta shares burn
2 years, 5 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse buffers as Meta shares burn

The Hindu  

The early 90s ushered in the Internet era which enabled people to access content remotely from the world wide web. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse adventure is in some ways similar to the roughly three-decades old dial-up modem. Manufacturing virtual reality About a year ago, in an effort to push away the spotlight from whistle-blower Frances Haugen and her allegations …

Facebook ‘planning to rebrand company’ with new name
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook ‘planning to rebrand company’ with new name

Al Jazeera  

CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about the name change at its annual conference on October 28, but it could be sooner. Social media giant Facebook Inc is planning to rebrand itself with a new name next week, American technology blog the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter. Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark …

Facebook Plans To Hire 10,000 People In Europe To Build Its ‘Metaverse’
3 years, 5 months ago

Facebook Plans To Hire 10,000 People In Europe To Build Its ‘Metaverse’

ABP News  

New Delhi: Facebook has said it plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to build the "metaverse", a new computing platform that aims to connect people virtually. The hiring will be done over the next five years, Metaverse is a virtual reality version of the internet which Facebook visualises as the future. In a blog post, Facebook said …

Facebook launches ‘smart glasses’ that take photos of what you’re seeing
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook launches ‘smart glasses’ that take photos of what you’re seeing

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook has finally announced its long-rumoured ‘smart glasses’ in partnership with Ray-Ban, which …

Facebook reveals 'horizon workrooms' that allow people to work together in virtual rooms
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook reveals 'horizon workrooms' that allow people to work together in virtual rooms

Firstpost  

This enables participants to join a meeting as an avatar in virtual reality or by video calling. Facebook on Thursday unveiled technology for “workrooms,” allowing remote collaboration for people using its Oculus virtual reality gear. The “Horizon Workrooms” project allows users to switch back and forth from virtual reality to web conferencing to adapt to different situations. “Workrooms is our …

Facebook puts wearers’ actual 3D eyes on VR headset to make talking to people less ‘jarring’ and ‘unnatural’
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook puts wearers’ actual 3D eyes on VR headset to make talking to people less ‘jarring’ and ‘unnatural’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The idea for this experimental reverse passthrough research occurred to Matsuda after he spent a day in …

Facebook Working on New Voice-Based Chat Platform to Rival Clubhouse
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook Working on New Voice-Based Chat Platform to Rival Clubhouse

News 18  

Facebook is reportedly working on its own version of Clubhouse – the invitation-only audio-chat social networking app. According to a report in The New York Times, the social media giant has asked employees to create a similar product like Clubhouse, though the development is said to be in early stages. “We’ve been connecting people through audio and video technologies for …

Facebook moves to your face with new augmented reality glasses project
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook moves to your face with new augmented reality glasses project

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During the Oculus Connect live stream on 16 September, the social media giant revealed Project Aria, which …

Facebook Messenger Rooms is here to compete with Zoom, Microsoft Teams and more
4 years, 11 months ago

Facebook Messenger Rooms is here to compete with Zoom, Microsoft Teams and more

India TV News  

Alarmed at the popularity of Zoom in social distancing times that allows up to 100 people to join a video meeting from the comfort of their homes, Facebook has announced Messenger Rooms that will allow group video calls of up to 50 people with no time limit. In many countries, video calling on Messenger and WhatsApp more than doubled, and …

The Facebook Portal Smart Speaker Is Back, Now With More AI
5 years, 6 months ago

The Facebook Portal Smart Speaker Is Back, Now With More AI

Wired  

Facebook’s 2018 was a parade of privacy scandals, congressional pressure, and executive squabbles. Portal’s person-tracking algorithms, courtesy of Facebook’s AI researchers, are also used for filters that can enliven video calls by giving someone fuzzy ears or oversized spectacles. Andrew Bosworth, who leads the division that produces Portal and Facebook’s virtual reality gear, says that means Portal could gain more …

Facebook, Microsoft and academic institutions announce Deepfake Detection Challenge
5 years, 6 months ago

Facebook, Microsoft and academic institutions announce Deepfake Detection Challenge

Firstpost  

Facebook Inc is teaming up with Microsoft Corp, the Partnership on AI coalition and academics from several universities to launch a contest to better detect deepfakes, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The social media giant is putting $10 million into the “Deepfake Detection Challenge,” which aims to spur detection research. If I design a detection for …

Facebook to launch updated ’Portal’ devices in 2019
5 years, 9 months ago

Facebook to launch updated ’Portal’ devices in 2019

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Social networking giant Facebook is set to launch an updated version of its video chat device 'Portal' later in 2019. Andrew Bosworth, Vice President of Facebook's Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality confirmed that the company has a lot more to unveil "later this fall", related to Portal, The Verge reported on Monday. According to Bosworth, Facebook would also …

Facebook's new 'Portal' device set to launch later this year
5 years, 9 months ago

Facebook's new 'Portal' device set to launch later this year

India TV News  

Social networking giant Facebook is set to launch an updated version of its video chat device 'Portal' later in 2019. Also, read: Samsung Galaxy M40 set to launch in India today: Expected specs, price and more Andrew Bosworth, Vice President of Facebook's Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality confirmed that the company has a lot more to unveil "later this fall", …

Facebook to announce second version of its video chat device Portal later this year
5 years, 9 months ago

Facebook to announce second version of its video chat device Portal later this year

Firstpost  

The release of new video chat devices fits into Facebook’s focus toward private messaging by encryption of conversations on more of its messaging services. Facebook Inc plans to release new versions of its Portal video chatting devices this autumn, the company’s vice president of AR/VR, Andrew Bosworth, said during an interview at the Code Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. “We have …

Facebook overhauls design
5 years, 11 months ago

Facebook overhauls design

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc debuted an overhaul of its core social network on Tuesday, taking its first concrete steps to refashion itself into a private messaging and e-commerce company as it tries to move past scandals while tapping new revenue sources. Facebook had delayed rolling out certain products at last year’s F8 event, which came soon after revelations it inappropriately shared information …

Facebook confirms it's working on an Alexa-like virtual assistant
5 years, 11 months ago

Facebook confirms it's working on an Alexa-like virtual assistant

India Today  

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple's Siri are some of the most popular virtual assistants in the digital world right. According to a report by CNBC, the social media giant has been working on its AI-based virtual assistant since early 2018 and the project is being led by the company's augmented reality and virtual reality division, the one that works …

Facebook wants to make a virtual assistant that has common sense
6 years, 1 month ago

Facebook wants to make a virtual assistant that has common sense

India Today  

Virtual Assistants, like Siri or Google Assistant, that we encounter in our day-to-day life are fairly smart. The social media giant announced a strategic partnership with Intel to develop AI chips last month and it is now planning to build a virtual assistant that is smarter than other digital assistants like Alexa, Siri, Cortana and Google Assistant, that will have …

Facebook Messenger now gets Boomerang videos, new selfie features and more
6 years, 3 months ago

Facebook Messenger now gets Boomerang videos, new selfie features and more

India TV News  

Facebook, the social media giant has added a new feature to the Messenger app that includes native support for looping Boomerang videos. The app gets augmented reality feature, which lets users place Messenger's stickers in the photos and videos. Facebook Messenger already comes with Augmented reality effects and the new AR stickers are the company’s attempt to pair these effects …

Facebook Portal device can follow you around the room with its camera
6 years, 5 months ago

Facebook Portal device can follow you around the room with its camera

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook has introduced a pair of camera-equipped devices – the Portal and Portal …

Facebook launches Portal, Portal+ for video calls, they come with smart camera that follows callers
6 years, 5 months ago

Facebook launches Portal, Portal+ for video calls, they come with smart camera that follows callers

India Today  

It got delayed after Facebook found itself in the privacy scandal earlier this year, but finally Facebook's smart video calling device is here. The social media company on Monday evening launched Portal and Portal+ smart cameras with large screens, which will allow people to make immersive video calls. Facebook also says that cameras in the Portal and Portal+ come with …

Facebook to unveil its own Alexa-powered video chat device, Portal next week
6 years, 6 months ago

Facebook to unveil its own Alexa-powered video chat device, Portal next week

Firstpost  

Similar to Amazon’s Echo Show, the device will be Facebook’s first foray into consumer technology space Taking on Amazon smart home devices, Facebook is reportedly set to announce its own video chat device called Portal next week. Similar to Amazon’s Echo Show, the device will be Facebook’s first foray into the consumer technology space, Cheddar reported on 21 September. Amazon …

Facebook to unveil 'Portal' chat device with video camera that FOLLOWS YOU around the room
6 years, 6 months ago

Facebook to unveil 'Portal' chat device with video camera that FOLLOWS YOU around the room

Daily Mail  

Facebook may be planning to release its own smart home device, after all – and it may come equipped with a camera that can recognize different people, and even track your movements around the room. While reports of Facebook’s upcoming smart device have been mounting all year, it briefly appeared the plan was put on hold amid privacy concerns in …

Facebook patents eye-tracking technology, but has denied using it at the moment
6 years, 9 months ago

Facebook patents eye-tracking technology, but has denied using it at the moment

Firstpost  

Facebook says that currently it has no plans of implementing the technology, but when it does it will keep user privacy in mind. Facebook is bullish on eye-tracking technology tools that will let the social media giant detect users’ eye movement and emotions but has denied using it at the moment, the media reported. In a 229-page document addressed to …

Facebook is designing its own chips to analyze and filter live video
6 years, 10 months ago

Facebook is designing its own chips to analyze and filter live video

Daily Mail  

Facebook is designing its own chips to help analyze live video. Current methods require 'a huge amount of compute power' to monitor every video, said Yann LeCun, Facebook's chief artificial intelligence scientist. The hope is that the chips can make the process of filtering real-time footage more energy efficient and not so costly 'Let's imagine someone users Facebook Live to …

Facebook and RED to partner up for making a professional-grade virtual reality camera system
6 years, 10 months ago

Facebook and RED to partner up for making a professional-grade virtual reality camera system

Firstpost  

At F8 2018, American camera maker RED and social media giant Facebook have announced a partnership to develop a professional-grade virtual reality camera system. We suspect that just like it did with the second generation Surround 360 camera, Facebook is using software tools to emulate a 3D environment by predicting the depth of every element in a scene. The year …

Facebook could be forming a team to develop its own chipsets to be used in its data servers or hardware devices
6 years, 11 months ago

Facebook could be forming a team to develop its own chipsets to be used in its data servers or hardware devices

Firstpost  

Facebook will not be the first tech major to try and develop its own chips after Apple did so in 2010 followed by Google which makes its own AI chips. While tech giants are still largely dependent on chipmakers such as Intel and Qualcomm for chips, a new report states that Facebook could be in the early stages of trying …

WHAT IS FACEBOOK PORTAL?
7 years, 1 month ago

WHAT IS FACEBOOK PORTAL?

Daily Mail  

Facebook is reportedly creating a pair of smart speakers - the 'more sophisticated' of which, nicknamed Aloha, will eventually be known as Facebook Portal. In response to the Cheddar rumours, Andrew Bosworth, Facebook's Vice Preident of augmented and virtual reality, wrote on Twitter: 'Can’t comment on speculation but can confirm it's going to be an exciting year for AR/VR. #F8' …

Facebook expected to launch its first consumer hardware device called Portal, in an attempt to compete with Amazon Echo Show
7 years, 2 months ago

Facebook expected to launch its first consumer hardware device called Portal, in an attempt to compete with Amazon Echo Show

Firstpost  

Facebook is expected to make a formal announcement of the Portal at the F8 Developers conference in May this year It looks like smart displays with support for virtual assistants and video chats are the in-thing. After Amazon Echo Show, we are seeing a lot of Google Assistant supporting smart displays being announced at CES 2018. Portal could be Facebook’s …

Facebook’s latest ambition: becoming a hub for TV-style content
7 years, 10 months ago

Facebook’s latest ambition: becoming a hub for TV-style content

LA Times  

To make its mobile app as indispensable as possible, Facebook has introduced live streams, a booming virtual bazaar and free access to some of the best journalism. “Facebook’s business model has been built around driving users to access Facebook multiple times per day,” said Brett Sappington, director of research of consulting firm Parks Associates. Facebook has gleaned much from the …

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg wants to augment your reality
7 years, 11 months ago

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg wants to augment your reality

China Daily  

SAN JOSE, Califonia - Facebook wants you to sit in your bedroom wearing a headset and take a virtual vacation with faraway friends and family. Zuckerberg envisions the marriage of augmented reality and Facebook's camera feature enabling people to make even mundane chores, like doing the dishes, look entertaining with digital effects. But Facebook could still have the edge on …

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg wants to augment your reality
7 years, 11 months ago

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg wants to augment your reality

China Daily  

China Daily | Updated: 2017-04-21 07:09 SAN JOSE, Califonia - Facebook wants you to sit in your bedroom wearing a headset and take a virtual vacation with faraway friends and family. Zuckerberg envisions the marriage of augmented reality and Facebook's camera feature enabling people to make even mundane chores, like doing the dishes, look entertaining with digital effects. But Facebook …

Facebook's Augmented Reality Engine Brings AI Right to Your Phone
7 years, 11 months ago

Facebook's Augmented Reality Engine Brings AI Right to Your Phone

Wired  

When Hussein Mehanna showed off a new incarnation of Facebook's Big Blue App back in November, it seemed a tiny improvement—at least on the surface. Making AI Local In applying Picasso's style to personal snapshots, that new Facebook app leans on deep neural networks, a form of artificial intelligence that's rapidly reinventing the tech world. "You can think of those …

Facebook wants to augment your reality
7 years, 11 months ago

Facebook wants to augment your reality

Associated Press  

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Facebook wants you to sit in your bedroom wearing a headset and take a virtual vacation with faraway friends and family. Zuckerberg envisions the marriage of augmented reality and Facebook’s camera feature enabling people to make even mundane chores, like doing the dishes, look entertaining with digital effects. EVENTUALLY While the new tools and features are …

Facebook F8 conference: AI and bots could be the major draws at the F8 developer conference
7 years, 11 months ago

Facebook F8 conference: AI and bots could be the major draws at the F8 developer conference

Firstpost  

Apart from updates to the products and services, Artificial Intelligence and bots could be the main talking points at Facebook’s big F8 developer conference this year. At the April 18-19 conference in San Jose, the company might also lay out plans and updates for some of its key initiatives, like messaging and live video, Re/Code reported on Monday. Last year, …

Faster, simpler, more fun: Facebook upgrades Messenger camera with new features
8 years, 3 months ago

Faster, simpler, more fun: Facebook upgrades Messenger camera with new features

India TV News  

In its continuing bid to keep their services at par with other media sharing platforms, social networking giant Facebook on Friday introduced a faster and easier-to-use camera with art and special effects in its Messenger app. In fact, over 2.5 billion emojis, photos, stickers and videos are sent every day on Messenger," the company said in a blog. The social …

Facebook demonstrates Prisma like photo processing for live video
8 years, 5 months ago

Facebook demonstrates Prisma like photo processing for live video

Firstpost  

Facebook demonstrated a prototype application to show the direction they want to go head in while implementing augmented reality to enhance video streams. Facebook demonstrated Prisma like photo filters for live video in a Live panel discussion hosted by the Wall Street Journal. In the Wall Street Journal panel discussion, Facebook demonstrated a prototype application to show the direction they …

Facebook shows Oculus Rift-powered social network of the future, complete with VR versions of your friends
8 years, 5 months ago

Facebook shows Oculus Rift-powered social network of the future, complete with VR versions of your friends

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Many had wondered what Facebook planned to do with its new $2 billion virtual reality company and …

Facebook on a copying spree; this time it's a Snapchat-like camera with filters
8 years, 7 months ago

Facebook on a copying spree; this time it's a Snapchat-like camera with filters

Firstpost  

The dust on the Snapchat-inspired Stories had barely settled down, and Facebook is out with yet another feature and this time emulating a Snapchat-like camera-first main screen. Going by the user base, Snapchat, who refused to sellout to Facebook, unlike WhatsApp and Instagram, seems like a potential threat, or at least Facebook thinks so. Well, some have even mocked Facebook …

Facebook opens a hardware lab, signaling broader ambitions
8 years, 7 months ago

Facebook opens a hardware lab, signaling broader ambitions

LA Times  

Model maker Spencer Burns looks over a globe under construction inside a vertical milling machine during a tour of the hardware R&D lab at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook Inc. built its fortune on the Internet, that nonphysical space where people share updates and digital videos with one another. And like Google’s celebrated X lab, where the Internet …

Facebook a bigger player at this year’s VidCon
8 years, 9 months ago

Facebook a bigger player at this year’s VidCon

LA Times  

Skyy John owes much of his early Internet fame to YouTube, where he’s amassed nearly 3 million subscribers to his cocktail tutorial channel, Tipsy Bartender. “That’s what turned me on to Facebook -- when people would recognize me at the supermarket,” the 36-year-old former Barney’s Beanery bartender said. He’s the type of closely followed video creator Facebook is now trying …

Facebook success defies struggling US tech sector
8 years, 10 months ago

Facebook success defies struggling US tech sector

ABC  

It has been a tough month for Silicon Valley technology companies. "It's playing off the two strongest trends in internet advertising that are currently going on," said top internet analyst, RBC Capital Markets' Mark Mahaney. Zuckerberg moves to cement control Facebook's market capitalisation is $330 billion - $50 billion of which is cofounder Mark Zuckerberg's. Facebook's virtual reality Mark Zuckerberg …

Facebook Unveils New Research Lab, Hires ex-Google Executive
8 years, 11 months ago

Facebook Unveils New Research Lab, Hires ex-Google Executive

The Quint  

In a fresh bid to connect the world better, Facebook has announced a new research lab to build hardware products based on its software and has hired a former top Google executive to achieve its goal. The team at the new group called “Building 8” will be led by Regina Dugan who worked at the “Advanced Technology and Projects” group …

Facebook's Massive New Antennas Can Beam Internet for Miles
8 years, 11 months ago

Facebook's Massive New Antennas Can Beam Internet for Miles

Wired  

This year's Facebook F8 conference is all about feats of hardware engineering---which is remarkable when you consider that Facebook is a social networking company. Yesterday, there was the 360-degree 3-D video camera, and this rather extravagant device pales next to the invention Facebook revealed today: a massive array of wireless antennas that can deliver Internet access to phones and other …

Facebook F8 event: Chatbots, 360-degree 3D video camera, Virtual Reality and more – India TV
8 years, 11 months ago

Facebook F8 event: Chatbots, 360-degree 3D video camera, Virtual Reality and more – India TV

India TV News  

San Fransico: Shopping for your favourite shirt would be as easy as sending a text on Facebook Messenger as social media giant’s latest feature chatbot, unveiled at its annual, two-day F8 developer conference in San Fransico today, would allow users to interact with businesses and get updates from them. Over the course of the next two days we're expecting to …

Facebook’s next frontier: chatbots, live video
8 years, 11 months ago

Facebook’s next frontier: chatbots, live video

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Facebook Inc. said on Tuesday it has opened up its Messenger app to developers to create chatbots, hoping that by simulating one-on-one conversations between users and companies it will expand its reach in customer service and enterprise transactions. “You’ll never have to call 1-800-Flowers again,” Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said during the company’s annual developer conference in …

Facebook F8 conference as it happened: Zuckerberg gets ready to unveil chatbots, live video and more
8 years, 11 months ago

Facebook F8 conference as it happened: Zuckerberg gets ready to unveil chatbots, live video and more

The Independent  

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, speaks at the 2014 F8 developer conference in San Francisco Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy …

How Will Zuckerberg Rule the World? By Giving Facebook's Tech Away
8 years, 11 months ago

How Will Zuckerberg Rule the World? By Giving Facebook's Tech Away

Wired  

When Mark Zuckerberg took his first steps, his parents marked the date in a good old fashioned baby book. Mark Zuckerberg Today at Facebook's F8 conference in San Francisco, the centerpiece of its year, Zuckerberg and company revealed that they've spent the past year building such a camera, a device they call the Facebook Surround360. Facebook plans on freely sharing …

Facebook Built a 360-Degree Video Camera. Oh, and the Design Is Yours for Free
8 years, 11 months ago

Facebook Built a 360-Degree Video Camera. Oh, and the Design Is Yours for Free

Wired  

Facebook has built its own 360-degree stereoscopic 3D video camera. The company calls this new device the Facebook Surround360, and this summer, it will give away both the camera's hardware designs and the complex software that weaves the camera's myriad images into one complete three-dimensional landscape. Built from off-the-shelf hardware worth roughly $30,000, this black circular camera---with its 17 evenly …

Facebook F8 livestream: How to watch the company’s biggest event of the year live
8 years, 11 months ago

Facebook F8 livestream: How to watch the company’s biggest event of the year live

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook is about to hold the biggest event of its year, and reveal …

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