Meta says it will be shutting down the long-held facial recognition system on its Facebook social platform “in the coming weeks,” according to a blog post by Jerome Pesenti, vice-president of artificial intelligence at Meta. What’s more, the company will be deleting over one billion recognized faces in its database, citing societal concerns as the reason for the move and to pre-empt regulatory control after a tumultuous year for the brand.
How To
How to use SharePlay on FaceTime
One of the new features that iOS 15 offers is the ability to share your iPhone and iPad screen during FaceTime sessions so that you can enjoy films, music, and other media along with friends and family. This new feature, called SharePlay, has been included in iOS 15.1 and can now be used to a limited extent.
How to scan a QR code with Android phones
QR codes can be a great time-saver but they’re not always obvious in how to use them, particularly if you have an older Android phone. Here’s what you need to know.
How to enable background noise in iOS 15
Every software update Apple issues comes packed with new-and-improved features designed to help users get more out of their iPhones, and iOS 15 is no exception. But perhaps the most useful among the hotly anticipated features that iOS 15 offers is a new suite of accessibility options for people with mobility, vision, hearing, and cognitive disabilities
How to make Mac speak announcements and notifications
Your Mac’s Speak Announcements feature belongs to Apple’s Accessibility settings, which include several features designed to help more people access and navigate their devices efficiently.
How to mute Group Texts on iPhone
You don’t have to leave a group text on an iPhone just because you want it to stop buzzing with new message notifications! Instead, you can silence alerts and read the text messages later.
How to locate your Android phone with Find My Device
If you have an Android phone, you can use the Find My Device feature to locate your phone.
How to get AR walking directions in iOS 15
In iOS 15, Apple’s Maps app benefits from a range of new features and improvements, including the ability to use augmented reality walking directions in big cities.
How to change to Alexa’s new voice and Ziggy wake word
Alexa has always had a feminine-sounding voice. But Amazon finally began rolling out a masculine-sounding voice last week – when it introduced a Shaq celebrity voice option. Amazon has also added a new wake word – Ziggy – to trigger Alexa. It isn’t specifically associating Ziggy with the masculine-sounding voice or Alexa with the feminine-sounding voice, however. You can use either voice option with any of Alexa’s wake words.
How to use automated captions for voice tweets
Twitter has introduced a new feature that adds captions for voice tweets. This means users will now be able to add captions to their voice tweets. Voice Tweets is a creative way to express users on the micro-blogging platform that would limit people to 280 characters only.
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