Meta quietly launches Waddle World, a pet journal app with AI-driven virtual creatures

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Meta has released a low-profile app called Waddle World, which is styled as a 16-bit, Tamagotchi-like pet game. According to its App Store and Google Play listings, the product is better described as a daily journal disguised as a pet than as a conventional game. Users are encouraged to talk to their virtual pets rather than type, and the creatures reportedly respond and generate doodles that illustrate those conversations. The listings also advertise lighter activities such as stacking groceries and word games.

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