News & Reviews:   meta

Meta has started testing a spoiler-hiding feature on Threads, allowing users to blur specific parts of their posts. Announced by Instagram and Threads head Adam Mosseri, the tool gives creators the ability to mark text or images as spoilers during post creation. Once published, this content is blurred, and viewers can choose whether or not to tap and reveal it.

Recently, we mentioned that Meta invested $14.3 billion in Scale AI to take a 49% stake in the company. As a result, Google, Microsoft and xAI are now in the process of ending their business relationships with Scale AI.

Instagram is now introducing a new feature that allows you to set currently playing Spotify songs as Notes. By linking a Spotify account to Notes, Instagram can now identify the song being played and allow you to automatically add it to Notes.

Previously, we mentioned Meta looking to invest in the Scale AI firm. Today, Meta has finally confirmed that it has invested $14.3 billion (~RM 60.4 billion) in Scale AI to hold a 49% stake in the company, according to Bloomberg.

WhatsApp is currently testing a new feature that allows users to choose the quality of automatically downloaded photos and videos. So, what should you know about it?

Instagram has long allowed users to use avatars as an alternative to profile pictures . Now, WhatsApp is also testing a similar feature in its latest update that allows users to add avatars to their profiles.

Meta has already invested heavily in developing its artificial intelligence features, Meta AI. Additionally, Meta offers its open-source model. This should allow a variety of companies to develop their features using it.

Instagram is currently testing a teleprompter feature in the Edits app to make it more creator-friendly. Being a content creator is no easy task, especially when you have to memorise scripts, but with the help of a teleprompter, this process can be smoother.

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said today that Meta and X are not doing enough to curb cyberbullying, scams, and harmful online content on their platforms. He made the statement during the launch of guidelines for reporting and sharing suicide-related content at the Cybertorium Star Tower, Petaling Jaya, today. So, what should you know about it?

Meta is reportedly working on a tablet version of the Instagram app for the Apple iPad, which is touted for release later this year. For context, the Instagram app on the iPad is nothing more than the iOS version of the app that doesn’t take advantage of the tablet’s larger screen.