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The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, announced yesterday that the company is abandoning its efforts to destroy content. Meta is suspending its fact-checking program to migrate to the X-Community Notes format for Facebook, Instagram and Threads. We go in detail on Meta’s promised changes, but is the company trying to back Trump’s new administration?
Well, along with donations to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, replacing policy director Nick Clegg with former George W. Bush aide and adding Trump’s friend (and UFC CEO) Dana White to his organization…yeah . Maybe.
Meta banned Trump from using his accounts on his platforms for years after he came under fire for impeachment on January 6, 2021. At the time, Zuckerberg said, “His decision to use his platform to acknowledge rather than criticize what he did. Capitol supporters have confused people from in the US and around the world.”
But who cares about that when you’ve got the approval of the incoming administration? Zuckerberg, who revealed the change to Fox News, said Trump’s election victory was part of the reason for Meta’s change, calling it a “cultural catalyst” for free speech. He said the company would work with Trump to push back against other governments, including China.
He added, “Europe has more and more regulations that impose censorship and make it difficult to create anything new there.” It is not wisdom social media contributor, Mark. Also, Marko.
Along with Zuckerberg’s video, Meta had a blog post – “More Talk and Fewer Mistakes” – explaining the upcoming changes and policy changes – or more lies with less results.
— Matt Smith
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Making the agent a better communicator.
Google is integrating Gemini technology into its smart home platform through devices, such as Nest Audio, Nest Hub and Nest Cameras, and at CES we finally saw them in action. The main thing is that conversations with Google Assistant are understandable. Perhaps the most interesting scam we saw was the issue of missing cookies. The representative asked the Nest Hub what happened to the cookies on the counter, and it produced images from the connected Nest Cam, showing the dog walking into the kitchen, moving the cookie and running away. Cheeky. These Gemini-powered smarts will reach Nest Aware subscribers in public previews later this year. Subscribers? Cheeky.
In case you missed it, Gemini is coming too .
Install the solar panel.
Following Anker’s fun beach umbrella, we’re moving on to other products. EcoFlow’s Solar Hat is a floppy number that can charge two devices at once. EcoFlow claims to output a maximum 5V / 2.4A, so you can expect your phone or tablet to be a bit larger, if not more powerful. Fashionistas can rejoice: It’s already on sale for $129. The Solar Hat also marks the beginning of my favorite part of CES: breaking out photos of our designers looking silly in tech. Wait until you see Cherlynn Low tomorrow.
Don’t tell the Daleks.
I don’t know why this year everyone is working so hard to make robot releases, but here we are. The new version of Dreame has no arm, but it can climb stairs. For only $1,699.
There is also a version of Windows 11 that will arrive earlier.
Ready to replace the Legion Go, Lenovo announces a simpler version called the Legion Go S, which supports two OSes: Windows 11 and SteamOS. Both specifications are the same, either the AMD Ryzen Z2 Go chip or the Z1 Extreme APU Lenovo used in the previous version, up to 32GB of RAM, 1TB SSD and a 55.5Wh battery. Compared to the original Legion Go, the S has a smaller but larger 8-inch 120 Hz OLED display (down from 8.8 inches) with a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution and VRR instead of the 2,560 x 1,600 144Hz panel like the original. This should translate into better battery life, but we’ll have to see when we get one to test.
