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Meta on Tuesday told US news partners on Facebook News that itno longer plans to fund publishersfor providing content, the company confirmed to CNET on Thursday. The move,previously reported by Axios, comes in the midst of a slew of changes to Facebook and Instagram as parent company Meta overhauls its social media platforms toprioritize video and creator contentand contends withrevenue dropsand potential layoffs. News publishers can still have their content published to thenews tab, but will no longer receive funding from Meta for providing content as a series of three-year deals with companies like CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times expire....

In the first year of the pandemic,science happened at light speed. It would have been impossible to read and comprehend every one of those studies. No human being could (and, perhaps, none would want to). But,in theory,Galactica could. The tool is pitched as a kind of evolution of the search engine but specifically for scientific literature. At first, it seems like a clever way to synthesize and disseminate scientific knowledge....

The technology is great for any drawings your kids may have created to make them literally come to life. Meta

Facebookparent company Meta has warned that it may have to withdraw products and services, including Facebook andInstagram, from Europe if it’s prevented from transferring data from the EU to the US due to the lack of an international agreement. The warning, issued inits annual reportlast week, was followed up by a statement from a Meta spokesperson on Monday that called for the two powers to establish “clear, global rules to protect transatlantic data flows over the long term....

Asus’s Republic of Gamers, Lenovo, and Xbox are already onboard New headsets with Meta Quest operating system means more hardware to VR with. Virtual reality essentially belongs to a few companies at this point: Apple and Meta are the biggest names, but with the newest announcement from Meta, that’s all about to change. On theMeta Quest Blogon Monday, the company announced it’sopening up its virtual reality operating system, which it now calls Meta Horizon OS, to third-party developers so they can develop their own hardware based on the operating system....

Image Segmentation in AI Meta’s software could be a significant boon to computer vision researchers. The vast dataset lets SAM generalize new types of objects and images beyond what it was trained on. SAM has a head start in recognizing objects and has already learned a general idea of what things are. Prostock Studio / Getty Images Meta researchers said SAM is general enough for many uses. Meta SAM is one of a growing number of improvements to how computers see things....

Imagine sitting down at your empty work desk, putting on a pair of glasses and seeing an array of computer screens and controls projected around you. WithMeta’s Quest Pro mixed-reality headset, I did just that and experienced an early, impressive version of this future. Using the Quest Pro within Meta’s virtual office, calledHorizon Workrooms, I could project three digital monitors and see a digital representation of my keyboard. I could have a productive work experience researching and writing in both digital environments or my actual surroundings using Passthrough....

CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off a handful of VR devices, each designed to improve an element of VR. Better Sight Zuckerberg revealed a high-end prototype called Half Dome 3. He also showed off headsets dubbed Butterscotch, Starburst, Holocake 2, and Mirror Lake. Artur Debat / Getty Images To improve the headsets, Meta is developing next-generation virtual reality displays. Other visual processing issues that Zuckerberg hopes to fix are the color and lens distortion, Hidem pointed out....

Meta outlined these cybersecurity threats in a quarterly report released Thursday. The Russia-Ukraine war has posed challenges for social media companies. When asked about the status of that case, Meta said it couldn’t comment on legal proceedings. The actors had previously posted content that accused Poland of mistreating migrants from the Middle East. On March 14, they created a Facebook event in Warsaw calling for a protest against the Polish government....

Reward types generally determine redemption value and options. Cash back rewards are simpler with fewer redemption options, with 1% equating to 1 cent. Are metal credit cards worth it? How to apply for a metal credit card 1. Choose a card that matches your needs and budget.2. Go to the credit card issuer’s website to submit a secure program.3. Supply all the required financial and personal information.4. Pay your bill on time and in full each month....

A high-end Chinese restaurant in Californiawill launch a virtual reality room. The experience includes a tasting menu that costs a minimum of $4,500 for ten people. It’s part of a growing effort to make dining a part of the virtual realm. Donald Iain Smith / Getty Images Montreal restaurant The Famous Cosmos has alsoentered the metaverse via a 3D virtual worldplatform called Decentraland. Customers will be able to view restaurant workers in the metaverse and chat with them....

Instructions apply to Outlook.com and Outlook Online. To search for emails in Outlook Mail on the web: Go to theSearchbox. If you use Outlook keyboard shortcuts, pressAlt+Q. pop in the words for which you want to search, and pressEnter. Or, select from the autocomplete suggestions. Outlook Mail understands a few search operators: Outlook does search theCcandBccfields. Add additional search words using search operators, such as looking for a specific sender....

“I said, but that’s not what I have an interest in doing. I’d like to play lawyers. I’d like to play cops. I’d like to play doctors.” “I was OK with never being uber-famous or uber-wealthy. It’s just not why I came into the business. And quite frankly, I’m still not either of those things. And I had been typecast and enjoyed being typecast in those roles. “When you have more women in positions of power, you’ll see greater roles for women....