Alex Heath / The Verge: Meta unveils a Meta AI assistant for WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, and 28 AI characters based on celebrities like MrBeast, Charli D’Amelio, and Snoop Dogg  —  The Meta AI assistant is coming to WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, along with dozens of AI characters based on celebrities like MrBeast and Charli D’Amelio. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mia Sato / The Verge: Meta announces AI-generated chat stickers for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, and unveils new AI-powered image editing tools for Instagram  —  New generative AI tools announced Wednesday at Meta’s Connect event will allow users to edit images and create stickers using text prompts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg announces that Xbox Cloud Gaming is “coming to Quest in December”, letting users play hundreds of titles on “a massive screen, anywhere you go”  —  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. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Meta teases Meta Quest for business, set to launch in October with a focus on enterprise AR applications including Microsoft 360, which is coming later in 2023  —  Meta’s Quest headsets have long been reliably consumer focused – at least until last year’s Quest Pro launch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Roblox launches on Meta’s Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest Pro headsets, after an open beta started in July 2023  —  Roblox is launching on Meta Quest VR headsets today, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at the company’s Connect event.  The announcement comes as Roblox, a major player in the metaverse space … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Verge: Interview with Mark Zuckerberg on Threads, the future of AI, Quest 3, his rivalry with Elon Musk, decentralization, “open source” AI tools, and more  —  In a rare interview, Meta’s CEO dives into where AI is going next, the new Quest 3 headset, and his ongoing rivalry with Elon Musk. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pierce / The Verge: Meta announces the $299 Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, featuring a 12MP camera, speakers, five mics, Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 processor, and more, on sale October 17  —  Meta’s smart glasses are not called “Stories” anymore.  They’re just called smart glasses now. Lees verder op Tech Meme