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Meta beats Apple to the mixed-reality punch with $499 Quest 3 coming this fall: Quest 2's starting price is also going back down to $299.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/meta-beats-apple-to-the-mixed-reality-punch-with-499-quest-3-coming-this-fall/
Meta is launching a $500 headset days before Apple is set to unveil its $3,000 offering as the battle for VR heats up
fortune.com/2023/06/01/meta-headset-quest-3-announced/
Smiley seal spotted in Ely becomes social media hit: A smiley seal "basking" in the sun has been photographed and has become a hit on social media.
bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-65776079
Meta unveils Quest 3 mixed reality headset ahead of Apple's VR debut: Meta Platforms (META.O) CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday revealed the company's next ...
reuters.com/technology/metas-zuckerberg-unveils-quest-3-mixed-reality-headset-2023-06-01/
A First Look at the Headset That Could Be Apple’s Biggest Competition: This week, I go hands-on with Meta’s yet-to-be-announced Quest 3 and explain how it may be ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-05-28/meta-quest-3-real-life-hands-on-how-it-compares-to-apple-mixed-reality-headset-li7h3suy
Mark Zuckerberg Got Knocked Out Cold in His First Jiu-Jitsu Competition: One of his opponents put him to sleep with a chokehold.
thedailybeast.com/mark-zuckerberg-got-knocked-out-cold-in-his-first-jiu-jitsu-competition
Meta will require staff to be in the office at least three days a week: Meta will make workers return to the office at least three times a week starting ...
engadget.com/meta-will-require-staff-to-be-in-the-office-at-least-three-days-a-week-172443689.html
Meta threatens to pull all news from California rather than pay El Reg a penny: And, ahem, other publishers
theregister.com/2023/06/01/meta_california_news_ban/
Elon Musk Is All About the Nonstop Grind. And He Can’t Stop Talking About It.: The billionaire is trying to motivate workers with talk of sacrifice as many of ...
wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-is-all-about-the-nonstop-grind-and-he-cant-stop-talking-about-it-551d2abd
Buff billionaires are latest sign that bulk is now beautiful for male body image: Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg have been busy morphing from nerds to musclemen ...
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/03/buff-billionaires-jeff-bezos-mark-zuckerberg-body-image
Carolyn Hax: Only some old college friends ‘make the cut’ for wedding: She wasn't invited to the wedding of the son of her longtime friend--but others in their ...
washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/06/04/carolyn-hax-college-friends-invite-wedding/
Take a look inside.
This 29-year-old and her partner pay $1,000/month for a 3-bedroom apartment in San Juan, Puerto Rico
cnbc.com/2022/12/31/puerto-rico-facebook-marketplace-apartment-unlocked.html
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Rihanna, Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, Michael Jordan Are Billionaires: A Look At T
benzinga.com/general/entertainment/23/06/32692111/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-rihanna-mark-cuban-bill-gates-michael-jordan-are-billionaires-a-l
Meta to test blocking news on Facebook, Instagram in Canada over Bill C-18: The company says it wants to work out the kinks before permanently blocking news on ...
globalnews.ca/news/9740610/bill-c18-online-news-meta-facebook-instagram-block/
WhatsApp allows users to edit messages: WhatsApp has granted users one of its most awaited features - the ability to edit messages.
reuters.com/technology/whatsapp-allows-users-edit-messages-2023-05-22/
Meta Disputes that Mark Zuckerberg Got Knocked Out in Jiu-Jitsu Match: Mark Zuckerberg, his coach, and his nearly $700 billion company are stepping in to dispute ...
thedailybeast.com/meta-disputes-that-mark-zuckerberg-got-knocked-out-in-jiu-jitsu-match
Meta Tells Office Workers to Come In Three Days per Week This Fall: Meta Platforms Inc. is asking employees assigned to an office to come in three times a week ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-01/meta-office-workers-to-return-three-days-per-week-this-fall
We all hate Facebook. So why aren't we deleting our accounts?: "I do not enjoy the platform at all."
mashable.com/article/why-we-dont-delete-facebook-account
Fitness isn't going to sell me on Apple's new AR/VR headset. Here's why: Reality Pro will need a killer feature to justify its rumored $3,000 price tag. For me ...
zdnet.com/article/fitness-isnt-going-to-sell-me-on-apples-new-arvr-headset-heres-why/
The Spence family is one of more than 1,800 families suing social media giant Meta. They allege that Instagram led their daughter Alexis into depression and ... Show more
Meta’s Quest 3 headset could feature color cameras for more lifelike pass-through video
engadget.com/metas-quest-3-headset-could-feature-color-cameras-for-more-lifelike-pass-through-video-155645837.html
Missing dog rings her owner's front doorbell at 3 a.m.: After her owners dog Rajah had been missing for hours, she suddenly stood in front of their front door - ...
merkur.de/welt/huendin-vermisst-kehrt-zurueck-zuhause-klingelt-an-haustuer-von-besitzerin-zr-90939425.html
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, as the company braces for Apple to potentially ... Show more
Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Are Launching A New App Directly Targeting Twitter: This could be a real challenger for Elon Musk and Twitter.
thestreet.com/technology/mark-zuckerberg-and-instagram-are-launching-a-new-app-directly-targeting-twitter
Nvidia $NVDA just hit $1 trillion market cap.
Which company will be next??
A) Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A: $699.3 billion
B) Meta $META: $679 ... Show more
WTF is solid state active cooling? We’ve just seen it working on a mini PC: Very handy technology, literally
theregister.com/2023/06/01/frore_systems_airjet_cooling/
Meta Employees Are Selling the Metaverse, But Not Working In it: Meta employees don’t seem interested in working in the metaverse. But first...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-06-02/meta-quest-3-is-coming-but-employees-aren-t-really-using-vr
Meta has no choice but to sell Giphy at $262M loss to Shutterstock: With UK forcing a sale and GIFs losing popularity, Meta was bound to take a hit.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/fire-sale-shutterstock-to-buy-giphy-for-262-million-less-than-meta-paid/
Instagram back up after global outage affecting thousands of users: Meta Platform Inc's (META.O) Instagram was back up for most users, the company said on Sunday ...
reuters.com/technology/instagram-down-more-than-98000-users-downdetector-2023-05-21/
Meta's shareholders voted against an inquiry into political bias and hate speech in India
qz.com/meta-shareholders-vote-inquiry-political-bias-india-1850494840
Apple's Revenue Could Get a $70 Billion Boost From AR/VR Device: If a headset is unveiled at Monday's WWDC, Apple shares might get a big boost too.
barrons.com/articles/apple-vr-ar-headset-wwdc-revenue-boost-fdf1a6e0
Facebook parent Meta hit with record fine for transferring European user data to US
apnews.com/article/meta-facebook-data-privacy-fine-europe-9aa912200226c3d53aa293dca8968f84
Peter Simonischek passed away at age 76: The popular Austrian actor passed away on Tuesday night, a Facebook post suggests.
kleinezeitung.at/kultur/6293595/Schauspieler_Peter-Simonischek-im-Alter-von-76-Jahren-verstorben
Mark Zuckerberg completes extreme fitness challenge in 9kg vest: Facebook founder’s intensive workout is part of a recent trend of tech billionaires going buff
theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/01/mark-zuckerberg-completes-extreme-fitness-challenge-in-20kg-vest
How to make Meta delete your personal phone number and email address: And, yes, it's a "hidden" tool.
mashable.com/article/facebook-how-to-delete-contact-info-meta
Chat app: Whatsapp could get usernames instead of phone numbers - Golem.de: There are hints of usernames in the new beta version of Whatsapp - so it would be ...
golem.de/news/chat-app-whatsapp-koennte-benutzernamen-statt-telefonnummern-bekommen-2305-174501.html
Though things have calmed down a little since Donald Trump left office and covid-19 died down, last year the world’s three largest social media ... Show more
The speech police are coming for social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are in the firing line
economist.com/international/2023/05/29/the-speech-police-are-coming-for-social-media
ICYMI: Facebook owner Meta Platforms was hit with a record $1.3 billion fine by the EU’s lead privacy regulator for privacy violations and given the company ... Show more
She Divorced Me Because I Left Dishes By The Sink: It wasn’t a big deal to me when I was married. But it was a big deal to her.
huffpost.com/entry/she-divorced-me-i-left-dishes-by-the-sink_b_9055288
Apple To ‘Immediately’ Dominate High-End AR Headset Market With Its First Model, But Company Will Also B…
wccftech.com/apple-dominate-ar-headset-market-but-will-benefit-meta-too/
Ancestry.com CEO Deb Liu gets personal about her childhood struggles —and how some tough words from Sheryl Sandberg changed her life and career.
The CEO of a $4.7 billion company says 5 words from Sheryl Sandberg changed her life: 'You can stop fighting now'
cnbc.com/2021/12/21/ancestry-ceo-deb-liu-5-words-from-sheryl-sandberg-changed-my-life.html
Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Are Launching A New App Directly Targeting Twitter: This could be a real challenger for Elon Musk and Twitter.
thestreet.com/technology/mark-zuckerberg-and-instagram-are-launching-a-new-app-directly-targeting-twitter
Twitter has withdrawn from an EU deal to combat disinformation: EU’s Code of Practice has 38 signatories, including tech majors like Google, Meta, TikTok ...
qz.com/twitter-withdrawn-from-eu-deal-to-combat-disinformation-1850484215
Mark Zuckerberg shares his rigorous Memorial Day ‘Murph challenge’ workout with his daughters
fortune.com/2023/05/31/mark-zuckerberg-shares-rigorous-memorial-day-murph-challenge-workout-with-daughters/
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak: Get off Facebook: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says for many people the loss of privacy that comes with having a Facebook ...
cnbc.com/2019/07/09/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-get-off-facebook.html
Apple Reality Pro VR Headset Could Be 50X Brighter Than The Quest 2 And Support HDR
hothardware.com/news/apple-reality-pro-vr-screens-may-be-50x-brighter-than-the-quest-2
Let's just get this out of the way: Everything you do on Instagram is tracked. In fact, almost every online service you use collects information about ... Show more
What happens if the US can’t pay all its bills: If the debt ceiling isn’t raised in time, Treasury and the White House will have to make difficult decisions ...
cnn.com/2023/05/26/politics/debt-ceiling-what-happens-if-us-cant-pay-bills-dg/
Meta’s Twitter alternative could be a big boost for the company: Instagram is reportedly leading the charge on the new app, which would enter a crowded ...
f-st.co/0Eio8e6
Linda Yaccarino says ‘game on’ as Instagram prepares Twitter clone: Elon Musk's successor as Twitter CEO can add competition from Meta to her list of challenges.
fortune.com/2023/05/21/linda-yaccarino-says-game-on-as-instagram-prepares-twitter-clone/
90+ orgs tell Slack to stop slacking when it comes to full encryption: Protests planned for Wednesday in San Francisco and Denver
theregister.com/2023/05/30/slack_e2ee_protest/
Apple Is Stepping Into the Metaverse. Will Anyone Care?: Interest in the futuristic, immersive digital world is fading just as Apple plans to debut a virtual ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/02/technology/apple-metaverse-vr.html
Mark Zuckerberg's Fortune Grew $44 Billion This Year, Most Among Billionaires: Mark Zuckerberg was all-in on the metaverse last year, willing to spend whatever ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-19/mark-zuckerberg-rides-44-billion-wealth-gain-into-twitter-fight
Mark Zuckerberg unveils ‘scrappier’ future at Meta after layoffs: Facebook parent company Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the company’s staff on Thursday ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/25/meta-layoffs-future-facebook-instagram-company/
Reddit will charge hefty fees to the many third-party apps that access its data: According to one developer, Reddit will charge $12,000 for 50 million API ...
cnbc.com/2023/06/01/reddit-eyeing-ipo-charge-millions-in-fees-for-third-party-api-access.html
California law would make tech giants pay for news: The bill is designed to support local news organizations, which have been decimated in recent years as ad ...
thejakartapost.com/business/2023/06/03/california-law-would-make-tech-giants-pay-for-news.html
Self-made millionaire says parents need to stop giving young people ‘terrible life advice’—here are the worst 5
cnbc.com/2023/05/22/self-made-millionaire-ceo-shares-worst-most-outdated-life-advice-young-people-should-ignore.html
Musk Urges Meta AI Scientist To Try Tesla Self-Driving - Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA
benzinga.com/news/23/05/32611631/you-should-try-tesla-self-driving-says-elon-musk-to-meta-chief-ai-scientist
“I needed help. And instead of getting help, I was getting advice on how to continue.”
Alexis Spence says that diet and weight loss content shown to ... Show more
Factbox: How megacap stocks fared after hitting $1 trillion in market cap: A mammoth run in shares of Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) has vaulted the chipmaker into a ...
reuters.com/markets/us/how-megacap-stocks-fared-after-hitting-1-trillion-market-cap-2023-05-30/
The Meta Quest 3 refines the formula with power and comfort — and it might cost more
theverge.com/2023/5/28/23740500/meta-quest-3-vr-ar-headset-preview-leak-hands-on-rumor
The Facebook Generation Wants Some Boundaries: How would you feel if millions of people watched your childhood tantrums?
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/parents-posting-kids-online-tiktok-social-media/674137/
Judge dismisses Washington, DC, privacy lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta: A 2018 privacy lawsuit brought by Washington, D.C., against Facebook owner Meta ...
reuters.com/legal/judge-dismisses-washington-dc-privacy-lawsuit-against-facebook-owner-meta-2023-06-02/
Mark Zuckerberg's Fortune Grew $44 Billion This Year, Most Among Billionaires: Mark Zuckerberg was all-in on the metaverse last year, willing to spend whatever ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-19/mark-zuckerberg-rides-44-billion-wealth-gain-into-twitter-fight
Tech Giants Stand To Profit The Most From The Data Privacy Revolution, Beringer Capital Says - Alphabet (
benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/23/05/32599068/tech-giants-stand-to-profit-the-most-from-the-data-privacy-revolution-beringer-capi
Don’t judge Apple’s VR headset too soon: Apple has its work cut out for it in VR as it unveils a virtual reality headset — but WWDC is the wrong time to issue a ...
theverge.com/2023/6/2/23746354/apple-vr-headset-rumors-metaverse-potential
Windows adds support for RAR, Netflix cracks down on passwords, and Meta lays off workers
techcrunch.com/2023/05/27/windows-adds-support-for-rar-netflix-cracks-down-on-passwords-and-meta-lays-off-workers/
Bluesky’s Custom Algorithms Could Be the Future of Social Media: The option to choose the algorithms that power your feed is taking off on Bluesky—and there’s ...
wired.com/story/bluesky-my-feeds-custom-algorithms/
The children of the Facebook era are facing the consequences of their parents’ posting, Kate Lindsay reports: http://on.theatln.tc/FE5v1E6
Hello Neighbor VR is terrifyingly fun: the VR games and apps I played in May 2023
techradar.com/features/the-vr-games-and-apps-ive-been-playing-in-may-2023
Meta fixed a Facebook bug that sent automatic friend requests to users: Meta apologized for a bug that saw Facebook send an automatic friend request anytime.
engadget.com/meta-fixed-a-facebook-bug-that-sent-automatic-friend-requests-to-users-194753983.html
Linda Yaccarino says ‘game on’ as Instagram prepares Twitter clone: Elon Musk's successor as Twitter CEO can add competition from Meta to her list of challenges.
finance.yahoo.com/news/linda-yaccarino-says-game-instagram-202759968.html
Meta Fined $1.3 Billion Over Data Transfers to U.S.: The decision puts pressure on Washington to implement surveillance changes for Europe to allow Meta to keep ...
wsj.com/articles/meta-fined-1-3-billion-over-data-transfers-to-u-s-b53dbb04
Man fined $13,000 for selling 11 cars in one year on Facebook Marketplace: The man was fined $18,000 for a similar crime in 2016.
nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-fined-13000-for-selling-11-cars-in-one-year-on-facebook-marketplace/TE335P63URFXRNTLTNGD3ZILFI/
The Facebook founder almost had a very different career path.
Mark Zuckerberg's dad said he could go to Harvard or have a McDonald's franchise: Mark Zuckerberg's sister Randi told CNN all the siblings got the same offer.
cnbc.com/2019/02/06/mark-zuckerbergs-dad-offered-him-college-or-a-mcdonalds-franchise.html
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