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Hundreds of sexual ads using deepfakes ran on social media

A massive advertising campaign launched this week by a deepfake app featured the faces of actresses Emma Watson and Scarlett Johansson.

Tribune News Service

The days of free dry cleaning, massages and wellness retreats are ending for tech companies like Meta and Google

Lavish extras, especially at tech firms, are disappearing.

Fortune

Is Meta about to release a chatbot for Instagram and Facebook?

Mark Zuckerberg and co have big plans for artificial intelligence.

Evening Standard

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Should you pay for Meta's and Twitter’s verified identity subscriptions? A social media researcher explains how the choice you face affects everyone else

Social media services have generally been free of charge for users, but now, with ad revenues slowing down, social media companies are looking for new revenue streams beyond targeted ads. Now, Twitter is charging for its blue check verification, and Meta and Twitter both charge for identity protection.

The Conversation

AMD Announces The Last of Us Part 1 Game Bundle For Radeon RX 6000 & 7000 Video Cards

The Last of Us Part 1, a remaster of the original Playstation-hit, is making its way to the PC on March 28. To celebrate the feat or to let gamers relive the TV series, AMD has kicked off a new game bundle offer for Radeon RX 6000 and RX 7000…

AnandTech

Game Subscriptions Could be Meta’s Secret to Keeping People Interested in VR

Meta is rumored to be exploring a subscription service for its Quest headsets that could make it very easy to try what the platform offers.

Inverse

Meta plans thousands more layoffs as soon as this week

Meta Platforms Inc., the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is planning a fresh round of layoffs and will cut thousands of employees as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

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TechScape: Will Meta’s massive leak democratise AI – and at what cost?

4Chan users have posted the tech giant’s new ChatGPT-style language model online, putting the future of AI at a crossroads – and opening up a whole host of dangers

The Guardian - UK

Facebook parent Meta plans to cut thousands of jobs in fresh layoffs

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta Platforms Inc, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is planning a fresh round of layoffs and will cut thousands of employees as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Times of India

Quest 3: Potential Release Date, Leaks, and Rumors for Meta's New VR headset

Quest 3 renders and leaks tease the potential design of Meta's Quest 2 VR headset successor.

Inverse

More than just risk: LGBTQIA+ young people use social media to sustain and make sense of family relationships

Much of World Pride has been about the visibility of LGBTQIA+ people. This is important to affirming who we are, our place in the world, and celebrating ourselves as LGBTQIA+ individuals. Social media offers new opportunities to be visible, and many people have shared their celebrations of Pride during this…

The Conversation

Big tech in crisis: the cuts, lay-offs and worried workers at Twitter and Meta

After years of growth, the social media giants are slashing at budgets in post-Covid difficulties, leaving morale to slump...

Evening Standard

Why Meta’s embrace of a ‘flat’ management structure may not lead to the innovation and efficiency Mark Zuckerberg seeks

Big Tech, under pressure from dwindling profits and falling stock prices, is seeking some of that old startup magic.

The Conversation

Europe may try to force Netflix and Meta to pay up

Telecoms operators may have a shot at getting Netflix and Meta to pay for sending content to users.

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Big Tech companies aren't afraid of antitrust regulators, but they sure do dance for activist hedge funds

To judge by recent multibillion dollar deals, antitrust worries are not causing companies like Amazon or Microsoft to back off big acquisitions. But pressure from activist investors is a different story.

Inverse

Meta’s Huge $500 Quest Pro Price Cut Reeks of Desperation

The Quest Pro will now cost $999.99, one-third of its original price, while the 256GB Quest will start at $429.99. These drastic price cuts could position Quest headsets as way more affordable than Apple's rumored $3,000 mixed reality headset.

Fortune

Zuckerberg warned not to open Horizon Worlds to minors

Democrats from New England call the Meta chief's purported attempt to attract teenagers to his Horizon Worlds as 'just another flagrant attempt to exploit young people for profit'.

Fortune

Here's the week's top NFT and metaverse news

NFT volume reached $2 billion—the highest level since May.

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Dangerous selfies aren't just foolish. We need to treat them like the public health hazard they really are

Selfies have been called everything from an artform to narcissistic and a sign of a dysfunctional society.

Inverse

The Quest 3 Will Be a Make-or-Break Moment for Meta

Now that Meta's future Quest roadmap has leaked, it's clear that with Apple's headset arriving soon, Sony's PSVR 2 circling, and Quest Pro sales tanking, the Quest 3 needs to be successful or it could ruin the entire company.

Evening Standard

Meta Quest 3: new headset to be two times thinner and twice as powerful as Quest 2

The mixed-reality device will cost more than £400 when it lands later this year.

The Conversation

Debate: The multiple paradoxes of Meta and Mark Zuckerberg

From Facebook’s psychological experiments on unwitting users in 2014 to the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018 or the Facebook files in 2021, controversies involving the company have been numerous. Despite an increased demand for transparency, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta (formerly known as Facebook), has never been too inclined…

The Independent UK

Flights and firefighting: Companies push into the metaverse

The push is still on for the metaverse even as doubts of its viability have been creeping in as the initial hype wears off

Inverse

Screw It, Put a Chatbot in Every App

Other apps are following Bing's lead and incorporating AI chat features. All the hype might accidentally help us figure out what chatbots are really good for,

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg wants A.I. 'personas' for your Facebook and Instagram accounts

Meta says it hopes to bring A.I. features and "personas" to its social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

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