Kalley Huang

1 week ago | theinformation.com | Kalley Huang

Source: The InformationAfter six weeks of testimony, the trial for the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta Platforms concluded on Tuesday. Both sides can now file additional briefs in the case this summer. Judge James Boasberg, who is presiding over the case, will then issue an opinion on whether Meta broke the law by buying Instagram and WhatsApp.

1 week ago | theinformation.com | Kalley Huang

In recent weeks, there were growing signs that all wasn’t well inside Meta Platforms’ generative artificial intelligence group. The group’s pulse score—an internal measure of employee satisfaction—was among the lowest in the company, according to a person familiar with the matter. In feedback to leaders, group members complained about burnout, infighting and a lack of focus, the person said.

1 week ago | theinformation.com | Kalley Huang

Source: The InformationMeta Platforms on Tuesday overhauled its generative artificial intelligence group, which is responsible for the company’s key bets in AI, including its flagship large language model Llama and its Meta AI assistant, according to an internal post reviewed by The Information. As part of the changes, Meta has split its generative AI group in two: one team to oversee the company’s AI research and another to handle its consumer AI products, which includes Meta AI.

3 weeks ago | theinformation.com | Kalley Huang

Source: The InformationMeta Platforms has delayed the largest version of its flagship large language model Llama 4 to as late as this fall—or even later—over performance problems, according to a person familiar with the matter. Llama 4 has encountered other delays in the past. Meta previously pushed back Llama 4’s release date because, during its development, the model didn’t perform as well on technical benchmarks as the company had hoped.

1 month ago | theinformation.com | Kalley Huang

Source: The InformationMeta Platforms earlier this year discussed adding facial recognition to its smart glasses and other devices, The Information reported. The technology would allow somebody wearing the glasses to, for example, identify a person they met at a party by name. If implemented, facial recognition would be part of a feature internally referred to as “super sensing,” which Meta hopes will help its smart glasses become more popular.