Nokia and Meta partner with… who?
The company formerly known as Etisalat has partnered with the company formerly known as Facebook, essentially to highlight the significance of its recent rebrand.
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EU messaging interoperability demands raise concerns
The part of the EU’s Digital Marketing Act concerning messaging interoperability is getting some heat from the tech world – but the bigger question is how would such a thing curb big tech dominance?
Meta makes a big noise about AI and, of course, the metaverse
US Internet giant Meta/Facebook has launched a barrage of information on AI projects it is working on, including translation systems, virtual assistants and metaverse voice command tools.
Facebook announces a meaningless roster of ‘new values’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has informed his employees they are now called Metamates, that it’s time for a new cultural operating system at Meta, and more miscellaneous corporate dribble.
Facebook shares tank as it pivots towards unproven metaverse strategy
Despite a 20% Q4 revenue hike, stock in tech giant Meta/Facebook dropped 20% amid negative outlook for the next quarter.
Facebook teases AI supercomputer built to power the metaverse
Meta, the artist formally known as Facebook, is showing off its new AI Research SuperCluster which it claims will be the fastest AI supercomputer on the planet.
Facebook is being sued for £2.3 billion for ‘exploiting users’
A class action law suit claims social media giant Meta abused its dominant position and exploited the data of 44 million UK Facebook users.
T-Mobile limits presence at CES but the show goes on
US operator T-Mobile says the vast majority of its team will no longer be attending CES, while Amazon, Meta, Twitter and Pintrest have reportedly pulled out entirely.
UK orders Facebook to sell Giphy
The UK Competition and Markets Authority isn’t happy about Facebook’s acquisition of GIF image provider Giphy, so has demanded its sale.
Microsoft and Facebook get cozy over workplace collaboration
Users of Microsoft Teams will be able to directly access Workplace stuff without leaving the app, in a move that will add to concerns over the ubiquity of big tech.
Facebook does an about-face on facial recognition
As if to symbolise its rebrand, Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition system and deleting over a billion individuals’ facial templates.
Facebook addresses its tarnished image with Meta rebrand
The company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is now called Meta, ostensibly to signal a pivot towards AR and VR.
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