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
Julian Lennon selling Beatles memorabilia as NFTs
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John Lennon’s clothes, Paul McCartney’s hand-written notes for ‘Hey Jude’ and other Beatles’ memorabilia are auctioned as NFT collectibles, his son Julian announced in a tweet. The physical items, which
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
NFT copyright wars: Hermès Birkin vs MetaBirkins
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The luxury fashion brand Hermès is suing an NFT creator who has been selling digital ‘MetaBirkins’ bags as NFTs. According to the complain, filed in the United States District Court,
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