Facebook researchers this week introduced Situated Interactive MultiModal Conversations (SIMMC), a novel research direction aimed at training AI chatbots that take actions like showing an…
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Facebook AI Research applies Transformer architecture to streamline object detection models
A team of 6 members of Facebook AI Research (FAIR) tapped the popular Transformer neural network architecture to create end-to-end object detection AI, an approach…
Hand Tracking on Oculus Quest: Grasping the Basics
Last week was Oculus Quest’s first birthday and as part of the celebrations, Facebook officially brought hand tracking out of the ‘Experimental Features’ section as…
Facebook Shows Prototype AR/VR Interface Designed to Replace Your Laptop – Road to VR
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email,…
Facebook: VR Fitness, Social Apps Seeing 'The Bulk' Of Increased Usage In Lockdown
According to Facebook’s VP of consumer hardware, Andrew Bosworth, VR fitness and social apps are seeking “the bulk” of increased usage during the ongoing COVID-19…
Facebook: $100M+ Spent On Content In Oculus Quest's 1st Year
Facebook revealed new sales figures regarding content sold through its Oculus store for Quest to mark the one-year anniversary of the standalone headset going on…
Facebook Reportedly Working on a Smaller, Lighter Oculus Quest
A couple of months back a leak on the Oculus Developer website made reference to a new standalone headset codenamed ‘Del Mar’. This week, a…
Facebook now lets U.S. users transfer images and videos directly to Google Photos
(Reuters) — Facebook will allow users in the United States and Canada to transfer photos and videos to a rival tech platform for the first…
EU wants Facebook, Google, Amazon, and others to crack down on coronavirus scams
European regulators are asking a wide range of digital platforms, social networks, search engines and online marketplaces to take tougher actions against scams related to…
Watch All of Facebook's GDC 2020 Developer Talks Here – Road to VR
The Entire VR Industry in One Little Email The Daily Roundup is our comprehensive coverage of the VR industry wrapped up into one daily email,…