In Brief Meta plans to unveil a new AI research lab dedicated to “superintelligence” as the company works to compete in the AI race, according to several reports.Meta has tapped Scale AI founder and CEO Alexandr Wang to join the new lab, The New York Times reports. Meta has been in talks to invest billions into Scale AI as part of a deal that would bring Scale AI employees to Meta. Meta has also been poaching lead researchers from OpenAI and Google, per the Times.  The new lab comes as Meta CEO Mark Zucker ...

Apple said it’s bringing Visual Intelligence, its AI-powered image analysis tech, to the iPhone screen in iOS 26. Visual Intelligence will now make it easier and faster to do more with the content on your iPhone, Apple says, and it works automatically with any app. For example, if you open a social media app and see a gray jacket, you can use Visual Intelligence — which can be accessed by pressing the same button you use to take a screenshot — to do an image search for the jacket in Google Search and other ...

At WWDC on Monday, Apple unveiled a new dedicated gaming app that is designed to centralize gaming experiences on Apple devices. The app will serve as a launcher for games and allow users to track achievements and view leaderboards. The Games app will also include social features, including a “Play Together” tab that lets you see what your friends are playing, compare scores, and invite them to play with you. There’s also “Challenges,” which is a new way to compete with friends in score-based showdowns. Fo ...

Apple is introducing Live Translation, powered by Apple Intelligence, for Messages, FaceTime, and Phone calls. “Live translation can translate conversation on the fly,” Leslie Ikemoto, Apple’s director of input experience, said Monday during the WWDC event. The translation feature is “enabled by Apple Built models that run entirely on your device so your personal conversations stay personal.” In Messages, Live Translation will automatically translate text for you as you type and deliver it in your preferre ...

Apple announced a big change to how it names its operating systems at WWDC 2025 on Monday. Instead of using system names like iOS 19 and macOS 19, the company will now use the year as part of the name. This means all its operating systems will be called iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26. This new naming system aims to make things clearer and more consistent across all platforms. This change will not only simplify the naming process but also align with what rivals Samsung and ...

As cable television continues to experience stagnation, with the trend of cord-cutting growing stronger each year, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is adapting to the evolving media landscape by separating its streaming and cable operations. This landmark decision aims to maximize the potential of both businesses, according to WBD. The company announced Monday its plan to split into two publicly traded entities: The Streaming & Studios division, which will include Warner Bros. Television, Motion Picture Group, ...

A security researcher has discovered a bug that could be exploited to reveal the private recovery phone number of almost any Google account without alerting its owner, potentially exposing users to privacy and security risks. Google confirmed to TechCrunch that it fixed the bug after the researcher alerted the company in April.  The independent researcher, who goes by the handle brutecat and blogged their findings, told TechCrunch that they could obtain the recovery phone number of a Google account by expl ...

投资交易 - Meta正讨论对Scale AI进行数十亿美元的投资 交易金额可能超过100亿美元 这将成为Meta母公司Facebook有史以来最大的外部AI投资 也是私营公司有史以来规模最大的融资事件之一 [1] - Meta此前已参与Scale AI的10亿美元F轮融资 该轮融资对Scale AI的估值为138亿美元 [3] 公司业务 - Scale AI为微软和OpenAI等公司提供数据标注服务 帮助训练AI模型 大部分标注工作由承包商完成 [2] - 美国劳工部近期结束了对Scale AI是否错误分类和少付员工工资的调查 [2] - Scale AI基于Meta的Llama 3开发了军事用途大语言模型Defense Llama [3] 财务表现 - Scale AI去年营收为8.7亿美元 预计今年营收将达到20亿美元 [2]

Meta对Reality Labs的展望 - Meta首席技术官Andrew Bosworth预测2025年可能是Reality Labs（公司AR/VR部门）取得重大突破或成为"传奇性失败"的关键年份[1] - Bosworth近期更倾向于认为该部门具备成功潜力但最终由市场决定[1] - 公司认为2024年是决定性年份将在十年后进行最终评估[2] 智能眼镜市场表现 - Meta的Ray Ban AI眼镜自2023年10月上市至2024年2月已售出超过200万副[2] - 该产品在未推出AI功能前销量已超过传统Ray Ban眼镜[2] - 谷歌近期宣布与Gentle Monster和Warby Parker合作开发基于Android XR的智能眼镜[3] - 苹果计划于2026年推出智能眼镜产品[3] 行业竞争态势 - 智能眼镜产品已从边缘创新进入主流竞争阶段吸引消费者和竞争对手关注[4] - 2024年的技术进步对行业具有不成比例的重要性将决定未来竞争格局[4] - 行业技术标准化取决于市场对Meta AR/VR产品的接受程度[4] 公司战略执行 - 硬件市场的表现是滞后指标需要关注早期信号并保持内部信心[7] - 公司更关注自身计划执行而非竞争格局吸取Sheryl Sandberg的管理经验[8] - Meta已制定2024年雄心勃勃的发展计划并正按进度推进[8] - 2024年底将验证计划执行效果五年后才能判断是否足够成功[9]

特斯拉Optimus人形机器人项目负责人离职 - 特斯拉Optimus人形机器人项目负责人Milan Kovac即将离职 [1] - 离职时间点与公司CEO Elon Musk声称"今年底前将有数千台Optimus机器人在工厂运行"的计划重合 [1] - Musk上月表示期望Optimus实现"史上最快量产速度"并尽快达到年产百万台规模 [1] 人事变动细节 - Kovac在特斯拉任职近10年 早期担任Autopilot团队核心工程师 [2] - 2022年开始参与领导Optimus开发 2024年底升任项目副总裁 [2] - 其LinkedIn资料显示曾同时负责Optimus工程团队及与Autopilot共用的软件基础架构 [3] 项目交接安排 - 特斯拉AI软件部门副总裁Ashok Elluswamy将接管Optimus项目 [3] - Kovac原职责包括统筹所有Optimus工程团队及跨项目软件基础设施开发 [3]