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African subsea cables controlled by Big Tech – what could go wrong?
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
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
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
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
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
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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Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scams
Australian watchdog files lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms alleging it failed to prevent scammers using its platform. Read more…
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Meta is working on AI tools for Zuckerberg’s metaverse
Meta is working on AI research for speech-generated generate world-building, better chatbot comms and translation, says Mark Zuckerberg. Read more…
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Legs are the hardest part of you to put in the metaverse
How come Meta’s metaverse avatars got no legs? The answer: legs are hard to replicate, and users may not want them anyway. Read more…
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Mixed reality will be a thing in a few years, Meta tells advertisers
Mixed reality could become a reality for consumers in a few years, Meta tells ad agencies, giving more details of its metaverse vision. Read more…
