MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - In a momentous deal, Meta Platforms Inc. is stepping up its renewable energy endeavors by teaming up with Sage Geosystems Inc. in geothermal energy usage in its US data centers. The initial stage of this innovative geothermal undertaking with a capacity of 150-MW is expected to be finalized by the year
SAN FRANCISCO - The pace of AI development is moving at breakneck speed. And as Meta showed this week with the commercial release of its second-generation, open-source-ish Llama model, the competitive landscape is being constantly redrawn. I’ve spent the past few days reading reactions to the news and talking to people in the AI field. Many
MOUNTAIN VIEWS, Ca. - Meta may be the loudest company building AR and VR hardware. Microsoft has HoloLens. Apple is working on something, too. But don’t count out Google. The search giant has recently begun ramping up work on an AR headset, internally codenamed Project Iris, that it hopes to ship in 2024, according to
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook said Thursday it's rebranding itself as Meta to reflect the company's focus on building the metaverse, a virtual world where people work, play, learn and connect with their friends and family. Meta will be a new corporate brand that will preside over Facebook and its services including photo app Instagram, messaging app WhatsApp and its virtual and augmented reality
