Attention all Jurassic Park lovers (and let's be real – who isn't?). We've partnered with
@JurassicWorld
: Fallen Kingdom to unleash shareable in-store and in-home
#AR
experiences promoting the 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release. Jump in and enjoy all the fun without the danger!
We've announced SceneScript, a novel approach for 3D scene reconstruction. This tool leverages the same concept of next token prediction used by LLMs to generate scene layouts.
SceneScript was trained in simulation using the Aria Synthetic Environments dataset. Read more:…
Looking for a
#coding
challenge website to help you learn some new
#skills
or brush up on the basics?
@Catalinmpit
rounded up four of the best ones for beginners for
@ThePracticalDev
. Check them out:
The team at
@FacebookAI
is researching
#NLP
through gaming — a large-scale fantasy text adventure game, to be precise. In this video, Research Engineer Jack Urbanek talks us through the game and its purpose.
#AI
#research
A free in-depth course on
#deeplearning
is now available on
@udacity
. Learn how to build your own deep neural networks with
@PyTorch
, an open source framework used for cutting edge
#AI
research and large scale deployment.
Meet the lighter, faster version of
@Messenger
, powering business everywhere with brand new capabilities to drive in-store traffic, generate leads, and provide customer care.
#F82019
Today, we’re launching the
@Instagram
Content Publishing API, which allows businesses to schedule and publish posts to their
#Instagram
Feeds from developer apps. Learn more in our announcement here:
📣 Registrations are open for our first online
#FBHackathon
! Join to build software solutions with
#SparkAR
,
@FacebookAI
, or
@Messenger
, and compete for up to $21K in cash prizes and a chance to attend F8! Submissions close March 16th.
Learn how
@fb_Engineering
created a Border Gateway Protocol-based routing design that marries the stringent requirements of
#datacenters
with
#BGP
’s functionality to provide us with flexible control while keeping the network reliable:
Introducing
@WhatsApp
verification codes for Account Kit. Developers can now give people the option to use WhatsApp to send verification codes as an alternative to SMS for phone number login.
#F82019
PHYRE, the new research by
@facebookai
, is designed to encourage the development of physical reasoning systems that are as versatile & fast-learning, & to help foster the development of techniques that can be used in the real world:
In light of the growing concerns around COVID-19, the in-person component of F8 will not be taking place this year. We plan to replace the in-person F8 event with locally hosted events, videos and live streamed content. Check out our blog for more details:
Our long-term vision at Meta is to build artificial general intelligence (AGI) that is open and built responsibly for everyone to benefit. We recently announced two 24k GPU clusters to help power this ambition, marking a major investment in our AI future. Read more on our blog:…
Meet Mesh API and the experimental Depth API in SDK v57, revolutionizing
#MixedReality
experiences. These tools allow you to seamlessly blend virtual and physical elements for a more dynamic MR world. Read more:
Mesh API grants developers access to the…
We're calling for
#devs
to build locally and globally focused software solutions that drive social impact, tackling some of the challenges related to COVID-19. See Mark Zuckerberg's announcement for more info on our new online
#hackathon
:
#BuildforCOVID19
The team at
@facebookai
has led new
#research
that will help bridge the gap between audio & visual experiences, and prove useful for designing hearing aids, and even for
#AR
and
#VR
.
With a completely revamped core graphics engine, RapiD 2.0 is an
@openstreetmap
editor that improves feature rendering, labeling capabilities, speed and interactivity. Explore the latest updates and try out the alpha version now in preview:
Facebook and
@udacity
launched a new course “Mobile Design and Usability” focused on designing intuitive user-centered mobile apps. Sign up for the free course here:
Get a primer on building secure and private AI using new techniques like differential privacy and federated learning. We’re working with
@udacity
to make this free course available to ML developers.
Meta Connect is almost here! Sign up and join us for a two-day virtual event focused on AI and virtual, mixed and augmented realities.
#MetaConnect2023
Leading African bank
@UBAGroup
wanted to provide customers with a digital banking experience that enhanced the customer journey. UBA used
@Messenger
-powered
#digitalassistant
LEO to better help customers with their accounts, transactions & FAQs. See more:
Meta is teaming up with
@GirlsWhoCode
, RCA Records, and Doja Cat to inspire and teach young women to start creating in
#AR
. Learn more about the five creators the program is already supporting:
.
@fb_engineering
leveraged
@Reactjs
to integrate enhanced
#accessibility
features when they rebuilt the website from the ground up. Learn how they introduced improvements for text legibility, screen readers, text navigation, and other tools:
📢
#WebXR
developers and 3D artists, join us for a WebXR Mixed Reality hackathon co-hosted with AWS! Register now! 🔗
Happening soon on November 14-16, 2023, in Seattle. Showcase your skills, collaborate, and innovate in mixed reality. Limited spots…
.
@PyTorch
co-creator, Soumith Chintala, discusses the new production capabilities in the free
@udacity
course. Learn how to build your own
#neuralnetwork
.
Lots of news from
@FacebookAI
lately. The team has released A-GEM, which is a
#code
implementation associated with the paper “Efficient Lifelong Learning with A-GEM.
#AI
Facebook's Director of Platform Partnerships
@papamiltiadisk
explains how Facebook is committed to helping our developer network grow their careers through 3 pillars: education, innovation, and community. Hear the vision in full:
The 2019 Developer Circles Community Challenge is here! We're connecting
#devs
from across the 🌏 to build software with
@reactjs
,
#SparkAR
, and
#HTML5
Games, awarding projects with over $165K in prizes. See more details and register now:
#DevCChallenge
Join us virtually at Connect 2021 to take part in building the future of AR/VR. Help create the experiences of tomorrow, together. Register now for updates:
“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.” - Stephen Hawking
The past couple of months have been packed with a lot of exciting announcements and updates for
#Oculusdevelopers
. Check out this recap of recent developer blog posts:
Thank you to all who joined us in person and tuned in from home for Facebook iD8 in Nairobi last Friday! The day was filled with informative sessions, networking, and time with our regional developers. Where should Facebook iD8 go next?
#FBiD8
To create a standard for scalable, automatic
#peering
management,
@fb_Engineering
developed
@PeeringDB
OAuth to compliment the
#opensource
, not-for-profit, volunteer-run database. Learn how they developed this fast and reliable solution:
🚀Major Announcement🚀
Introducing Relay Hooks: Improved React APIs for Relay!
The Relay team has worked on a new set of APIs called Relay Hooks, with the future of
@reactjs
in mind. These changes emphasize DevX and performance.
Learn more:
Read about the “Top 10 React Libraries on GitHub” and learn how these libraries take advantage of the React JS framework for an easier experience for developers
Have you heard about
#FBiD8
? They're an opportunity for you to meet face-to-face with Facebook team members, fellow devs and partners to learn the latest tech updates from FB. Check out highlights from our event in Singapore, and register for upcoming Facebook iD8s.
.
@SoundCloud
just made it easier to share your favorite songs with our Stories platform. Now, SoundCloud fans can share songs on
#FacebookStories
, right from the SoundCloud app. See how it works, and learn how to enable Sharing to Stories for your
#app
.
We’re expanding the Spark AR Curriculum with a new certification program, a new AR Professional course, job board, and more. Get all of the details in today’s post:
We’re just a few days away from Facebook iD8 in Nairobi! We’ll be broadcasting four livestreams on our Facebook page this Friday 11/22 between 11am and 2:30pm EAT with Facebook Developer Programs Leads and notable panelists. RSVP now!
#FBiD8Nairobi
We’re so inspired by the winners of our Presence Platform Hackathon. Over 3 days, great MR projects were presented, using Meta Quest 3 and Presence Platform capabilities in different categories. Huge congratulations to our 5 winners, who each won a $10k prize!
As Mark Zuckberg just announced, the new
#PyTorchFoundation
will support PyTorch’s
#opensource
community, which has already developed over 150k projects over 5 years. See how the
@LinuxFoundation
and a new governing board will further AI research:
Congrats to all of the innovators behind the highlighted projects just announced in the
#BuildforCOVID19
hackathon! From supply chain solutions to online games, get inspired by all of the ideas at the linked site, created by the student
#devs
at
@HackClub
!
Understanding how your machine learns is key to your success as a trainer, and its success as a smarter piece of
#technology
. Dive in to learn more.
#MachineLearning
Thank you to all who attended
#FBiD8NewYork
and followed along on our pages. From discussions about empowering
#dev
teams to panels on building your business on
@Facebook
, it was great connecting with our local New York community.
Let us know where you'd like
#FBiD8
to go next!
MiniHack, an environment-creation framework built by Meta AI based on NetHack, helps
#ReinforcementLearning
researchers create well-controlled tasks for specific questions. Learn how MiniHack enables the testing of specific
#AI
capabilities:
Make-A-Video is a new AI system that lets people turn text prompts into brief, high-quality video clips sourced from publically available datasets. See samples of some of the videos our AI created from just a few lines of text:
#XRHackathon
submissions are now open and will run online until Nov 22nd. Global developers and creators may choose between 3 challenges focusing on Spark AR & Presence Platform for the chance to win a total of $700K USD. Register to
#BuildwithMeta
here:
Leading up to
#F8Refresh
, we're inviting developers & creators to build AR/AI solutions for the chance to win up to USD$100K. The Hackathon will run 5/3-5/10. Participants will choose between two product areas,
#SparkAR
&
#Witai
. Register to get details:
”We are bringing the leading edge research of
@PyTorch
, the 200 trillion scale of
@caffe2ai
and the open industry collaboration of
@onnxai
together into the next major release of PyTorch. We call it PyTorch 1.0” - Mike Schroepfer
@schrep
, CTO at
@Facebook
.
Today we celebrate the glass ceiling-smashing women in science who have made history with their genius, and paved the way for those who will follow in their footsteps. Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
#IDWGS
#WomenInScience
#technology
#science
We aren’t just developing in
#VR
, we’re designing in it, too. Registration for
@oculus
Connect 5—where developers, creators and designers come together to make the impossible, possible—is now open.
#oculusconnect
@Oculus_Dev
[1/2] Following the preview at Connect 2021, more details on Meta Immersive Learning are being shared today. Through this initiative, Meta is investing $150 million in new learning programs and partnerships...