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CNBC
31 minutes ago
- Business
- CNBC
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta AI has 1 billion monthly active users
Meta's AI assistant now has 1 billion monthly active users across the company's family of apps, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday at the company's annual shareholder meeting. The "focus for this year is deepening the experience and making Meta AI the leading personal AI with an emphasis on personalization, voice conversations and entertainment," Zuckerberg said. The artificial intelligent assistant's 1 billion milestone comes after the company in April released a standalone app for the tool. The plan is for Meta to keep growing the product before building a business around it, Zuckerberg said on Wednesday. As Meta AI improves overtime, Zuckerberg said "there will be opportunities to either insert paid recommendations" or offer "a subscription service so that people can pay to use more compute." In February, CNBC reported that Meta was planning to debut a standalone Meta AI app during the second quarter and test a paid-subscription service akin to rival chat apps like OpenAI's ChatGPT. "It may seem kind of funny that a billion monthly actives doesn't seem like it's at scale for us, but that's where we're at," Zuckerberg told shareholders. During the Meta shareholder meeting, investors voted on 14 different items related to the company's business, nine of which were shareholder proposals covering topics such as child safety, greenhouse gas emissions and a proposed bitcoin treasury assessment. Shareholder proposal 8, for example, was submitted by JLens, which is an investment advisor and affiliate of the Anti-Defamation League, and called for Meta to prepare an annual report detailing and addressing hate content, including antisemitism, on its services following January policy changes that relaxed content-moderation guidelines. Early voting results on Wednesday showed the proposals that Meta's board did not recommend were unlikely to pass, including one calling for the company to end its dual-class share structure, which gives Zuckerberg significant voting power. Meanwhile, the voting items that the board favored, including those pertaining to approving the company's board of director nominees and an equity incentive plan, were likely to pass, based on the preliminary results. Meta said final polling results will be released within four business days on the company's website and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
xAI to invest $300M in Telegram, integrate Grok into app
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday said Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, is investing $300 million worth of cash and equity in the chat app. As part of the deal, xAI's chatbot, Grok, will be distributed via Telegram and integrated into apps available on Telegram's platform for one year. Durov said Telegram will earn 50% of the revenue from xAI subscriptions that are purchased through the app. Earlier this year, xAI made the Grok chatbot available to Telegram's premium users. The new partnership sounds like Grok might now be available to all users. A video posted by Durov on X suggested that Grok can be pinned on top of chats within the app, and users can also ask questions to Grok from the search bar. Notably, Meta has also integrated Meta AI into the search bar for Instagram and WhatsApp. The video also shows that you will be able to use Grok for writing suggestions, summarizing chats, links and documents, and creating stickers. Grok will supposedly also help answer questions for businesses and assist with moderation.
TechCrunch
8 hours ago
- Business
- TechCrunch
xAI to invest $300M in Telegram, integrate Grok into app
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday said Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, is investing $300 million worth of cash and equity in the chat app. As part of the deal, xAI's chatbot, Grok, will be distributed via Telegram and integrated into apps available on Telegram's platform. Durov said Telegram will earn 50% of the revenue from xAI subscriptions that are purchased through the app. Earlier this year, xAI made the Grok chatbot available to Telegram's premium users. The new partnership sounds like Grok might now be available to all users. A video posted by Durov on X suggested that Grok can be pinned on top of chats within the app, and users can also ask questions to Grok from the search bar. Notably, Meta has also integrated Meta AI into the search bar for Instagram and WhatsApp. The video also shows that you will be able to use Grok for writing suggestions, summarizing chats, links and documents, and creating stickers. Grok will supposedly also help answer questions for businesses and assist with moderation.
Fashion Value Chain
13 hours ago
- Business
- Fashion Value Chain
GKB Opticals Launches Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses in India
GKB Opticals, one of India's foremost premium eyewear retail chains, has officially launched the Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses across its stores nationwide. This innovative collection, a result of a dynamic collaboration between Ray-Ban and Meta, merges iconic eyewear style with cutting-edge AI-powered functionality, marking a major milestone in wearable technology in India. Priced starting at INR 29,900, the collection features two models and offers users an immersive hands-free experience. With the Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses, wearers can effortlessly capture photos and videos, stream music, make calls, and access Meta AI directly through their eyewear – all while maintaining a stylish, timeless aesthetic. Commenting on the launch, Priyanka Gupta, Director at GKB Opticals, stated: 'We are excited to introduce this game-changing innovation to Indian consumers. This launch reinforces our mission to blend technology and vision, bringing world-class smart eyewear to our customers.' Available in major metros like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Chennai, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Pune, customers can visit GKB Opticals stores for a live demo and hands-on experience of the product.
The Citizen
a day ago
- Business
- The Citizen
Report reveals alarming collection of data by AI chatbots
The analysis revealed striking differences in data collection among popular AI services, with some collecting up to 90% of possible data types. A new Surfshark report has revealed that while AI-powered chatbots have become essential tools for gathering information and creating content, they come with a significant trade-off in privacy. The analysis revealed striking differences in data collection practices among popular AI services, with some platforms collecting up to 90% of possible data types. AI data collection Karolis Kaciulis, a Leading System Engineer at Surfshark, stated that a comprehensive examination of AI data collection practices reveals the hidden costs of 'free' AI assistance and emphasises the importance of privacy awareness when selecting AI tools. 'We identified the 10 most popular AI chatbots, with Meta AI added as an additional app on May 20, 2025, and analysed their privacy details on the Apple App Store. 'The comparison was based on how many types of data each app collects, whether it collects any data linked to you, and whether the app includes third-party advertisers. We also checked the privacy policies of DeepSeek and ChatGPT to better understand what kind of data is kept on servers and for how long,' Kaciulis said. ALSO READ: Hidden dangers of increasingly advanced AI assistants AI apps According to the study, nearly half (45%) of the examined AI apps gather location data from users, while 30% of the AI services track user information for targeted advertising purposes. Meta's recently introduced chatbot app, Meta AI, collects the most user data among the analysed apps, gathering 32 out of 35 possible data types — over 90% of the total. Google Gemini collects 22 unique data types. This includes precise location data, which only Gemini, Meta AI, Copilot, and Perplexity collect. ChatGPT collects 10 types of data, such as contact information, user content, identifiers, usage data, and diagnostics, while avoiding tracking data or using third-party advertising within the app. Copilot, Poe, and Jasper are the three apps that collect data used to track you. This data could be sold to data brokers or used to display targeted advertisements in your app. Chatbots Kaciulis said AI chatbots learn from diverse sources of information, with Meta AI having the additional factor of learning from Facebook and Instagram posts and images. 'People should keep in mind that even though these chatbots may provide you with a quick answer, the results they get are mediocre. Why is that? AI chatbots are being fed with all kinds of information, and the majority of it can be inaccurate. 'Every person is responsible for the results they provide at their job, but generative AI is not; it is unaccountable and is not legally subject to the same scrutiny as a human,' Kaciulis said. Kaciulis said the latest example of how X's Grok responded to unrelated prompts and discussed white nationalist themes with X users highlights the challenge with current generative AI standards. ALSO READ: The rise of AI tools and their impact on smartphone use
