Facebook rebrands to Meta, so what does this mean?
In Mark Zuckerberg’s pursuit of a universe where digital worlds and reality collide, he has renamed Facebook to Meta. So what does this actually mean?
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Facebook celebrates profitable quarter despite mounting criticism and allegations
Despite the recent whistleblower scandal, Facebook generated “better-than-expected” revenue this quarter, totalling US$9bn.
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Facebook to undergo rebrand following whistleblowing and metaverse news
According to a trusted source obtained by The Verge, Facebook is going to rebrand itself.
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The Facebook whistleblower demanding accountability
The Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, has revealed that Facebook harms children and is damaging democracy.
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Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp’s outages last so long?
Mark Zuckerberg has apologized for the 6-hour “disruption” to Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp.
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Facebook launches two new Portals, and one of them is portable
Facebook has launched two new products: portable Portal Go and the next-gen Portal+.
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The metaverse: Why it matters for business
James Morris-Manuel, EMEA Managing Director of Matterport, explores why the metaverse: virtual replica of the built world, made up of billions of digital twins, will fundamentally change how we experience, interact with, and analyse the space around us.
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Ray-Ban Stories: Are Facebook and Ray-Ban’s smart glasses a privacy nightmare?
Facebook and Ray-Ban’s smart glasses, Ray-Ban Stories, pose ethical and privacy-related concerns.
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Normalising data leaks: A dangerous step in the wrong direction
Following an internal email from Facebook being exposed, revealing that the social media platform believes the best approach is to normalise data leaks, Andrea Babbs, UK General Manager, VIPRE SafeSend, emphasises how worrying this statement is, as to give businesses an excuse to no longer invest time, money and effort in data security is a dangerous step in the wrong direction.
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Facebook bans deepfakes ahead of US election
Facebook has announced that it will tackle the rise of problematic deepfakes on the site
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Facebook’s struggling cryptocurrency Libra loses key partners
Libra has lost five key backers in just one day, dealing a huge blow to the fledgeling cryptocurrency and leaving it without a US payment processor
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Facebook is creating a virtual world
At an event this September, Facebook and Oculus unveiled Horizon, a new virtual reality world which allows users to immerse themselves in a digital environment
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Facebook and Ray-Ban are working on AR smart-glasses
Rumours have begun circulating around Facebook’s possible partnership with Ray-Ban. The two companies are believed to be working on a pair of augmented reality glasses.
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Facebook announces plan for Oversight Board
Facebook has announced a plan to form an independent “oversight” board in order to moderate the social network.
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Facebook leaked hundreds of millions of phone numbers
Hundreds of millions of phone numbers from the accounts of Facebook users have been found online, putting more pressure on the social network
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Twitter, Facebook, Google and Chinese misinformation
Twitter and Facebook have blocked Chinese news media from advertising on their platforms. Both sites say they’re putting a stop to a campaign of misinformation.
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Facebook is teaching an AI Minecraft
Researchers at Facebook are teaching an artificial intelligence to play Minecraft.
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Facebook pays contractors to transcribe users’ audio chats
Facebook has claimed that it has paid external human contractors to listen to recordings of users without their knowledge.
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Instagram bans ad supplier Hyp3r for data collection
Facebook has banned Hyp3r from delivering ads to Instagram, over fears of unlawful data collection
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AI: Facebook could soon read your mind with their new device
Facebook has announced its latest project: a mind-reading device. Can they be trusted with our deepest thoughts?
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