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Meta Quest Didn’t Save VR Market, But Glasses May Take Over

VR headsets are out, and AR glasses are in. Research from analysis firm Counterpoint shows that the global VR shipments trended down through 2024 despite proliferation cheap headsets like the Meta Quest 3s. Worse, VR sales numbers may not improve any time soon. The next step for these companies are glasses—with or without augmented reality capabilities. Big tech now needs to convince consumers thin glasses filled to the brim with AI are better than shoving a heavy piece of plastic on their noggins.
https://gizmodo.com/the-vr-hype-cycle-is-over-and-just-in-time-for-the-ar-hype-cycle-to-begin-2000578035

Meta’s changed the Facebook Messenger logo at the worst possible time

image via creativebloq.com

Others have linked the decision to revert to a blue colour palette to Zuckerberg's much-mocked suggestion that corporate America needed more "masculine energy”. There's also some debate about how the rebrand will be read longer term. Blue is often considered to communicate trust – which Meta could do with earning more of as it pushes its Meta AI tools in Messenger. But some suggest the change will have the opposite effect. "This is a company going backwards to their 'old ways'," one person suggested on Reddit.
https://www.creativebloq.com/design/logos-icons/metas-changed-the-facebook-messenger-logo-at-the-worst-possible-time

UK’s first AI classroom without teachers sparks debate

"Teaching and education will be transformed by AI. There is no doubt about that, and AI is not going to go away," said co-principal John Dalton, urging people to become "agile and adopt it". Instead of teachers, the class at David Game College has real life "learning coaches", who are qualified as teachers but do not necessarily know the content of subjects and instead guide students through using the AI systems. They also mentor them in soft skills like debating and financial literacy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/uks-first-ai-classroom-without-132554022.html

Designers say AI is making stock image sites unusable

AI is supposed to make things quicker and easier, right? But while it's true that AI tools can automate or streamline some of the most tedious tasks, it appears that the tech, or its results, are making some tasks more difficult. Some designers who use stock image libraries to source photos, illustrations and vectors for their projects are finding that they have to wade through more unusable content to find an image that suits their needs, adding more time to their workflows.
https://www.creativebloq.com/ai/ai-art/designers-say-ai-is-making-stock-image-sites-unusable

Hate the new iOS 18 Photos app? Here’s how to fix it in a few taps

One of the biggest new features of iOS 18 is a completely redesigned Photos app. Apple calls it the “biggest redesign ever,” and the massive changes have been quite contentious, to put it mildly. Many users have expressed frustration with the new layout, complaining about missing features (some of which aren’t really missing) and difficulty finding what they’re looking for.
https://www.macworld.com/article/2547052/hate-the-new-ios-18-photos-app-heres-how-to-fix-it-in-a-few-taps.html

Every Adobe Sneak I saw at Adobe MAX 2024

These new early-stage tech innovations are literal sneaks into what Adobe is working on behind the scenes, and include new tool and software developments designs to improve the workflows, and lives, of digital artists, designers, 3D artists, photographers, video editors and anyone creative who simply wants to see their ideas realised.
https://www.creativebloq.com/ai/every-adobe-sneak-we-saw-at-adobe-max-2024

Google’s “AI slop” invasion feels like the beginning of the end

A Google image search screenshot has ruffled feathers online after it showed more AI-generated results than real-world examples of baby peacocks. Is it a little random? Yes, but the screenshot has sparked mass debate online, with many creatives calling for stricter rules for AI-generated search results to mitigate the spread of misinformation.
https://www.creativebloq.com/ai/googles-ai-slop-invasion-feels-like-the-beginning-of-the-end