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Blue badge rage: Creators are up in arms about pay-to-play verification

Giving the vaunted blue badge to anyone willing to pay a monthly fee devalues creators' hard work and will unleash a flood of bad behavior, numerous creators say.

Fortune

How to invest in the A.I. boom: 11 stocks and 4 funds to buy now

Generating returns in your portfolio from the growing field of artificial intelligence.

Fortune

Spotify may start using Sliding Doors-style 'what if?' AI to suggest your new music

Burden of choice, be gone! Spotify's counterfactual math AI can delve into the realms of ‘what if this never happened – what then?’ to suggest your next favorite album…

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'Penned' tech specialists are earning six-figure salaries to 'do nothing' and string out 10-minute tasks

Vanity hiring and task bloating aren't exclusive to Big Tech—developers in the finance industry say they too get massive paychecks for barely any work.

Fortune

WhatsApp beta brings a more convenient bottom navigation bar for Android

The Meta-owned messaging platform tests a tweaked UI interface for Android devices with its latest beta.

Android Central

I worked on Google’s layoffs during the Great Financial Crisis. Here’s what feels different about Big Tech redundancies in the era of ‘loud firing’

Silicon Valley is becoming more transactional. It’s too early to tell whether this mass experiment in efficiency over emotional intelligence was worth it.

Fortune

Meta AI tool lets you cut objects out of any photo

The owner of Instagram and Facebook has made an AI tool that can recognise different objects in images and video

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As TikTok remains in limbo, it’s time for YouTube Shorts to have a major glow-up

As lawmakers in the U.S. debate whether or not to ban TikTok permanently, Google and Meta should start thinking about how it can capitalize on this moment with Shorts and Reels, analysts suggest.

Android Central

Three of Meta’s top execs—including Mark Zuckerberg—are now spending most of their time on A.I.

The company behind Facebook and Instagram has no plans to sign the proposal to temporarily ban the development of advanced A.I., the Reality Labs chief confirmed.

Fortune

Did an AI harvest your Facebook photos?

In a BBC interview, Clearview's CEO admitted to scraping user photos for its software

Salon

British regulators are gunning for Big Tech

British regulators are gunning for Big Tech, together.

Fortune

Tech companies have been pouring billions into VR tech that teens don't really care about

Only 4% of teens use VR devices daily, according to a new survey, but companies like Facebook parent Meta continue to pump money into the tech.

Fortune

Laid off on leave: Yes, it's legal and it's hitting some workers hard

The wave of layoffs in tech, media and elsewhere is affecting a sizable number of people who are out on medical or parental leave. While legal, it can make a bad situation even worse.

WEKU

Eyes on Apple to Join Quest for the Metaverse

Apple fans are watching to see whether the iPhone-maker puts a culture-changing spin on virtual reality, even as rivals slow their march toward the metaverse. All eyes are on whether Apple will commit to releasing long-rumored VR or augmented reality (AR) "goggles" at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June,…

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Weenies are back on the menu for Silicon Valley

In the "Year of Efficiency," executives could take a page out of Microsoft's infamous "Shrimp and Weenie" memo.

Bangkok Post

Meta lays out plan to support Thai election

Meta is recommending five approaches to support Thailand's upcoming general election, in a bid to combat misinformation and information-influence operations (IO), as well as interference from other countries.

Tribune News Service

Meta is the hottest tech stock in the market right now

A leaner Meta Platforms Inc. is impressing Wall Street, with analysts turning more bullish as cost cuts coupled with stabilizing advertising trends make the Facebook owner’s stock look more durable in a looming economic slowdown.

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More Analysts Turning Bullish on Meta Platforms

After the recent actions that Meta Platforms (META ) took to lower costs and increase its profitability, more analysts have jumped on the bull bandwagon for the stock. As a result, shares of Meta Platforms have surged +140% from a seven-year low in November to an 11-month high today as...

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Sheryl Sandberg backs NWSL Bay Area team

The former Meta COO and her husband, Tom Bernthal, joined a bid to bring a National Women's Soccer League franchise to their home city.

The New Daily

Experts divided over TikTok ban

All social media companies pass on data to governments, so why is TikTok being singled out in a game of 'whack-a-mole'?

TechRadar

Tim Cook's vision for AR/VR is more boring than Meta's, but that's why it might work

Apple's Tim Cook is focused on the most practical AR/VR applications and that's why his version may be better than the Metaverse

Android Central

Augmented vs. virtual vs. mixed reality explained

A simple breakdown showing how these three related but distinct technologies compare to one another.

Financial Times

Rajiv Jain, the investor betting Adani will bounce back from crisis

Founder of GQG ploughed $1.9bn into Indian billionaire’s companies after short seller attack triggered stock plunge

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The State of VR: How Meta dropped the ball

Meta fumbled the bag with the Meta Quest Pro, what does that mean for the company and the industry at large?

TechRadar

I love the HTC Vive XR Elite, but the Meta Quest Pro beats it in 4 important ways

The HTC Vive XR Elite has awesome qualities, but the Meta Quest Pro is better in some key areas.

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