Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor
The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.
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Last-minute Halloween costumes for tech nerds
No Halloween costume? Just be a deceptively cute AI agent icon, a PHP vulnerability, or sleepy time Bryan Johnson.
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Meta quietly launches AI fashion app Style Sketch
The app connects to Instagram to build a virtual closet from photos you've already shared, or lets you add items manually by snapping a photo, recording a quick video, or uploading images from your camera roll.
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Meta launches Waddle World, an AI-powered virtual pet app, in the Philippines
Meta has launched a new app called Waddle World, which essentially looks like a Tamagotchi clone, but with AI.
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Meta AI director Rohit Patel departs to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
Rohit Patel is leaving Meta after eight years working on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. His startup, Ndoc, aims to take on the Microsoft Office suite.
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Watch Out, YouTube: Instagram Moves From Short-Form to 90-Minute Videos
After years in which every social platform (even LinkedIn!) aggressively pursued short-form video, this is a notable shift in strategy for Instagram.
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