Meta says ‘absolutely not leaving Europe’
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It made headlines all around the world for the last couple of days: Meta is threatening to leave Europe. Based on an original interpretation of an abstract from Meta’s annual
The Week That Was: the 7 things you need to know
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Meta, Amazon and Spotify all reported quarterly results. Facebook-owner Meta for the first time reported falling daily active users and that Apple´s new privacy function is negative for its advertising
Meta’s Personal Boundary feature and the importance of violence in virtual reality
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With the very descriptive name ‘Personal Boundary’, Meta’s Horizon Vice President, Vivek Sharma announced in a blog post a new feature that would protect users’ avatars from unwanted nearness and
Meta and Spotify shares falling 20% after quarterly results
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Shares in both Meta (Facebook-owner) and Spotify fell around 20% in post-market trading when the companies presented their quarterly reports. Meta’s daily active users fell for the first time and
The Week That Was: the 6 things you need to know
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Google launched a new alternative to third party cookies to target advertising since the markets did not accept company’s earlier proposal, called FLoC. The alternative, called Topics, replaces FLoC. Google
Spotify’s podcasts: next up for regulation discussion
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Facebook has done it, Twitter has done it and music giant Spotify is now also facing a discussion on what can be said and what can’t be said on social
The Week That Was: the 7 things you need to know
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Microsoft is buying gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion dollars, strengthening their gaming branch, with an eye towards the metaverse. “Gaming is the most dynamic and exciting category in
The Week That Was: the 5 things you need to know
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The EU Commission published a consultation on the planned European Media Freedom Act. After the consultation, the Commission will in the third quarter publish a proposal. The idea is to
The top 10 employers in 5 big markets, according to Glassdoor
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Two companies are on the top 10 best employers in four out of five countries in Glassdoor’s annual rating. Both of them software companies: American Salesforce and German SAP. Google
The Week That Was: the 6 things you need to know
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