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Meta reportedly plans to slash Metaverse budget by up to 30%
Meta may be planning to make serious cuts to its Metaverse division, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. Company…
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Meta centralizes Facebook and Instagram support, tests AI support assistant
Meta is launching a new centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram users, the company announced on Thursday,…
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Meta poaches Apple design exec Alan Dye to lead new creative studio in Reality Labs
Alan Dye, the design executive who led Apple’s user interface team for the last decade, is leaving the…
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Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15
Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot will no longer be available on WhatsApp after January 15, the company has shared.…
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Facebook takes on Reddit with launch of nicknames for Facebook Groups
Facebook Groups are getting more Reddit-like with newly added support for nicknames. The feature, which allows users to…
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Pew’s latest social media report shows X’s staying power in the U.S., despite competition
Threads and Bluesky still have quite a way to go to catch up with X in the U.S.,…
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Meta wants to get into the electricity trading business
In order to accelerate the construction of new power plants needed to provide energy for its data centers,…
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WhatsApp gets its own Instagram Notes-like feature
WhatsApp is getting its own version of a status update feature, similar to Instagram Notes. As on Instagram,…
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With upcoming ban, Meta begins to notify Australian teens that their accounts will be shut down
As Australia’s social media ban for teens under the age of 16 looms, Meta has started notifying teenage…
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Meta wins antitrust trial as judge denies that it’s a monopoly
After five years, Meta has emerged victorious from a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit over its acquisitions…