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Instagram social media platform is testing a new “Blend” feature

04/05/202404/04/2024 Stephanie Beck

Social Media Platform - Instagram New Feature

The new feature is being designed to allow friends to privately watch a Reel feed together Instagram has reportedly been working on a new “Blend” feature for its social media platform, which is focused on allowing two users to be able to watch Reels together. The first step would be to have one person invite another into the Blend In this way, the social media platform users will be able to create a Private Reel feed that they will be able to watch together. The feed will be composed of…

4 Canadian school boards sue social media companies for $2.96B

04/02/202404/01/2024 Sam Lambert

The school boards have included several giants such as Meta Platforms and Snap in the suit Four school boards in Canada have filed a lawsuit against social media giants such as Meta Platforms and Snap for over $2.96 billion (CAD$4 billion. The lawsuit accuses the companies of causing harm to the school boards’ students. According to a statement released jointly by the four participating school boards, the products released and maintained by the social media companies have been “negligently designed for compulsive use, have rewired the way children think, behave,…

Meta VR headsets vulnerable to “inception attacks”

03/26/202403/25/2024 Jennifer Goula

These device attacks can trap users in an artificial virtual reality environment. Researchers examining the Meta VR headsets have identified a possible major security vulnerability, according to a recently published study. The virtual reality security researchers were part of a University of Chicago team The research team discovered a way that the Meta Quest VR headsets could be hacked without the knowledge of the user. This gave the researchers control over the VR environment of the user, through which they could not only steal data but also manipulate the way…

Meta to launch “world’s most advanced” augmented reality glasses in 2024

03/05/202403/04/2024 Sam Lambert

Augmented reality - Concept image of AR glasses - Meta

Facebook’s parent company has all but confirmed that the AR glasses prototype will be unveiled Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth recently all but confirmed that the company will unveil a pair of augmented reality glasses before the close of 2024. Likely this year, but no specific unveiling timeline In a recent AMA posted on Instagram, Bosworth was asked about the company’s work on its augmented reality smart glasses with a heads-up display (HUD) and how close the company is to having them ready. “Heads-up-displays are a very specific concept of what…

Meta’s Zuckerberg continues to pour billions into virtual reality Multiverse

02/13/202402/12/2024 Jennifer Goula

Despite the massive expense and the lack of popularity and interest, the CEO isn’t giving up. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has been dumping billions of dollars into the development and production of virtual reality hardware, software and experiences, even as consumers remain essentially disinterested in taking part. From 2019 through 2022, Meta poured a tremendous $36 billion into its VR-focused division. The company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been highly enthusiastic about virtual reality technology and has been convinced that the world will follow. That said, even when the company’s Quest…