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Meta’s Threads sends 10m visitors to unaffiliated work app

August 4, 2023 News Centre 0

Meta’s launch of Threads(.com) has seen traffic to a Slack competitor, also named Threads(.net), explode by 12,148%, and catapulted over 10x in global rankings. Read more…

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Massive penalties for Meta companies misleading consumers

July 27, 2023 News Centre 0

The Australian Federal Court has ordered two subsidiaries of social media giant Meta to each pay AU$10 million for engaging in conduct misleading consumers. Read more…

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Is Meta doubling down on the Metaverse an insurance policy?

December 21, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

Meta is doubling down on its commitment to the Metaverse by voicing its intention to allocate 20% of its expenses to the Metaverse, is that an insurance policy? Read more…

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Meta accused of trying to buy dominance of the metaverse

December 11, 2022 News Centre 0

The Biden administration has accused Meta Platforms Inc of trying to buy its way to dominance in the metaverse, kicking off a high-profile trial. Read more…

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Diplomacy shows combining AI disciplines is the way forward

December 6, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

The success of Meta’s Diplomacy algorithm shows the way ahead for AI is to combine disciplines already in use, not just throw infinite data and compute at it. Read more…

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Meta’s Galactica shows just how dumb AI can be

November 22, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

The fast failure of Galactica shows that when it comes to AI, the machines remain too stupid to do anything that they haven’t been explicitly shown before. Read more…

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Meta will sack 11,000+ workers to pay for its metaverse

November 10, 2022 News Centre 0

Meta will cut 13% of its workforce in one of the year’s biggest layoffs as it battles soaring costs from its metaverse push amid a weak advertising market. Read more…

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Korea levies massive fines on Google and Meta over privacy

September 16, 2022 News Centre 0

South Korea has levied tens of millions of dollars in fines on Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms for privacy law violations. Read more…

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Meta taps Qualcomm to make chips for its VR devices

September 5, 2022 News Centre 0

Meta has signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm produce custom chipsets for its Quest VR devices, powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platforms. Read more…

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JioMart customers can now shop and buy via WhatsApp

September 1, 2022 Staff Writer 0

JioMart on WhatsApp allows consumers to browse JioMart’s grocery catalog, add items to their cart and pay for them without leaving the messaging app. Read more…

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Meta eyes up Indian prediction startup Better Opinions

July 26, 2022 Staff Writer 0

Meta hasn’t stopped hunting for startups in the Indian market and is now eyeing investment into the early-stage startup Better Opinions. Read more…

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Meta’s developer revenue split: hypocritical, yes, but not unfair

July 5, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

The idea that Meta is treating developers unfairly when it is losing billions from subsidizing devices developers benefit from has no merit. Read more…

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Meta braces for economic downturn, cuts new hire numbers

July 2, 2022 News Centre 0

Facebook owner, Meta Platforms Inc, has cut plans to hire engineers by at least 30% warning to brace for economic downturn. Read more…

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Metaverse Standards Forum launches, but key names are missing

June 22, 2022 News Centre 0

Tech giants have formed the Metaverse Standards Forum to make nascent digital worlds compatible with each other. Apple is not a member. Read more…

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African subsea cables controlled by Big Tech – what could go wrong?

May 13, 2022 John C. Tanner 0

Google and Meta’s African subsea networks are raising questions about how much control Big Tech should have over internet infrastructure. Read more…

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Meta is testing tools to sell digital assets inside Horizon Worlds

April 12, 2022 News Centre 0

Meta has begun test tools for selling digital assets and experiences within Horizon Worlds, a key part of its plan for creating a metaverse. Read more…

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Facebook moderators can’t keep up with Russian war propaganda

April 11, 2022 News Centre 0

Meta’s moderators say Facebook’s content policies and enforcement mechanisms have enabled pro-Russian propaganda during the Ukraine invasion. Read more…

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TikTok is eating Meta’s lunch, and the metaverse is too distant to help

April 8, 2022 Richard Windsor 0

Meta’s failure to repel TikTok is a rare example of a Chinese company using tech to take market share from a giant US digital ecosystem. Read more…

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Virtual tokens and crypto are coming to Meta apps soon

April 7, 2022 News Centre 0

Meta Platforms is readying plans to introduce virtual tokens and cryptocurrencies to its apps. They’re called Zuck Bucks, reportedly. Read more…

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3D ads are coming to Facebook and Instagram – it’s a metaverse thing

March 24, 2022 News Centre 0

Meta will make it easier for brands to run 3D ads on Facebook and Instagram through a new partnership with e-commerce tech firm VNTANA. Read more…

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