Yesterday, Meta introduced a new map feature that's almost identical to Snapchat's Snap Map. The feature has quickly sparked a backlash, though, and not just because it's yet another example of Instagram ripping off a Snapchat feature.<br /> While the map requires users to opt-in to share their location, many users were surprised and alarmed to see that their Instagram map was [...]
A former Meta employee in the UK is under investigation after allegations that he illicitly downloaded about 30,000 private photos from Facebook. According to The Guardian, the accused developed a software program to evade Facebook's internal security systems and access users' private images. Meta uncovered the breach more than a year ago and referred the case to law enforcement, where i [...]
Anthropic had its Claude models design small proteins on their own that dock onto target structures in the body, a key step in early drug development. The hit rate reached up to 35 percent, far above the industry average of 10 to 15 percent. Claude only steered existing specialized tools, and an independent review is still pending.<br /> The article Anthropic says any lab can now let a langu [...]