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| Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal: |
Meta reports its first-ever YoY quarterly revenue decline and issues a lowered Q3 forecast, citing a weak ad demand environment and macroeconomic uncertainty — Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. META 6.55%▲ posted its first decline in revenue and issued a muted outlook …
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| Meta - Investor Relations: |
Meta reports Q2 revenue down 1% YoY to $28.8B, net income down 36% YoY to $6.69B, and Family of Apps daily active people up 4% YoY to 2.88B — Announces Plans for Chief Financial Officer Transition and Chief Strategy Officer Appointment MENLO PARK, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Mark Zuckerberg: the economic downturn will broadly impact the digital ad business and Meta thus plans to “steadily reduce headcount growth over the next year” — - It appears the economy has begun a downturn, said Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, on the company's Q2 earnings call.
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
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| New York Times: |
The FTC files to block Meta's acquisition of VR company Within, saying Meta “chose to buy” instead of compete, the first antitrust lawsuit filed under Lina Khan — The move is a blow to Meta's metaverse efforts and signals a shift in how the Federal Trade Commission is approaching tech deals.
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| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Interviews with 20+ people detail GTA developer Rockstar's attempts to change its “boys' club” workplace culture, starting in 2018, after complaints and burnout — In the summer of 2020, after a police officer killed George Floyd, Rockstar Games quietly shelved a mode of play …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Spotify has “decided to stop further production of Car Thing units” and will take a €31M charge, citing factors like “product demand and supply chain issues” — Spotify's push to complement its music streaming with a big move into podcasting and related content appears …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google delays phasing out third-party cookies in Chrome to H2 2024, after deferring the plan from 2022 to 2023, citing the need for more Privacy Sandbox tests — Google was originally planning to get rid of third-party cookies in its browser by 2022, but that was later pushed back to 2023.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils new Chromebook productivity features, including video editing for Google Photos, PDF editing in Gallery, and the ability to save a virtual desk — Google today announced that it is adding a new movie editor and a few new video editing features to Google Photos …
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| Chris Stokel-Walker / Gizmodo: |
Internal TikTok PR documents reveal suggested responses to difficult questions, including downplaying AI, parent company ByteDance, and “the China association” — Leaked documents detail what TikTok tells the media—and what it doesn't. — Leaked documents from within TikTok reveal …
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
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| Kevin Breuninger / CNBC: |
The US Senate passes the Chips and Science Act, including $52B+ for US chipmakers plus tax credits to encourage investment; the bill now heads to the House — - The Senate passed bipartisan legislation aimed to help the U.S. compete with China by injecting tens of billions of dollars into the domestic production of semiconductors.
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg told employees that Meta and Apple are in a “very deep, philosophical competition” to build the metaverse and set the internet's direction — “This is a competition of philosophies and ideas,” Meta's CEO recently told employees — Mark Zuckerberg believes …
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google announces Maps updates: photorealistic aerial views of nearly 100 landmarks, more detailed cycling route information, and location sharing notifications — Google — facing increasing competition from other apps like Instagram and TikTok when it comes to consumers searching for things …
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The Keyword, The Verge, BigTechWire, Livemint, Android Central, Engadget, Location Business News, and Gizmodo
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| Taylor Lorenz / Taylor Lorenz's Newsletter: |
Nostalgia for the “old”, chronological Instagram makes sense but belies changing norms around online sharing, communication, privacy, and engaging content — It isn't just the platform that has changed, we have too. — Over the past few days there's been a movement to “Make Instagram Instagram again.”
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| Ry Crist / CNET: |
Like Amazon's Ring, Google's Nest reserves the right to comply with emergency US law enforcement requests for video footage without a warrant or user consent — The law lets Ring and Google share user footage with police during emergencies without consent and without warrants. Here's everything you should know.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Qualcomm reports Q3 revenue up 37% YoY to $10.93B, vs. $10.88B est., net income up 53% YoY to $3.36B, and chip segment revenue up 45% YoY to $9.38B — - Qualcomm reported third-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday, slightly beating Wall Street expectations, but guidance … | Jeff Stone / Bloomberg: |
How two college students used an IP address grabbing tool to find who hacked one of their Snapchat accounts in a sextortion scheme, putting the attacker in jail — Natalie Claus was getting accustomed to her sorority and preparing for winter break one evening in December 2019 when people …
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| Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told donors at a fundraiser that the AICO Act to pare back the power of Big Tech companies doesn't have the votes — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told a group of donors that he doesn't believe that there are enough votes in the Senate …
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| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
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