DirecTV will no longer carry RT America’s programming following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the satellite TV provider said Tuesday. RT is one of Russia’s state-controlled international television networks. DirecTV’s move comes hours after Facebook, YouTube and other social networks announced plans to limit access to Russian state-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik across Europe, amid calls to crack down …
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On the eve of the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Facebook parent company Meta issued a bid for partners to work with the company on bringing its vision for the metaverse to life. When Facebook announced it would change its name to Meta in October, it was staking its reputation on the idea that the metaverse — a …
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Turn your TV into a smart display with the Facebook Portal TV. The webcam makes it easy to call friends and family on their laptops or smartphones and is wide enough that a whole group of people can get in on the fun. The best part is that your loved ones do not need a Portal device of their own …
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If you’re looking to delete your Facebook account, you might have any number of reasons for pulling the plug. Perhaps you’ve noticed social media usage taking a toll on your mental health. Maybe you take issue with the platform for reports of privacy violations, political brawling, damaging misinformation and other content that could be harmful to teens. Or you could be trying to wipe your personal …
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Chatting with an AI assistant can feel frustrating, especially when the conversation doesn’t flow naturally or the assistant doesn’t understand a command. Meta, formerly Facebook, has been working on a solution. On Wednesday, the social media giant unveiled a new project that aims to improve AI assistants. Called Project CAIRaoke, the effort could also help Meta build better assistants in …
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Facebook’s competition with short-form video app TikTok continues to heat up. On Tuesday, the social network said it’s releasing Reels to more than 150 countries and adding new features that allow creators to earn money through short-form video. The expansion of Reels could help Facebook attract more daily users to the main social network as it competes with apps such …
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Several months after Meta’s Horizon Worlds social VR app entered public beta, Meta is starting to exhibit metaverse art experiences made with its own metaverse tools. A project created by VR sculptor Gabe Gault is the first of what Meta describes as a series of cultural and art experiences that will be launching inside Horizon Worlds. Gault’s work, called “I Am …
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In its latest attempt to limit the proliferation of misleading product reviews, Amazon has filed lawsuits against two companies, the retail giant announced Tuesday. The so-called “fake review brokers” allegedly tried to mislead consumers by posting false reviews on online stores like Amazon, eBay, Walmart and Etsy in exchange for money or free products. The e-commerce giant’s legal actions come after …
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is facing new whistleblower complaints accusing it of misleading investors about its efforts to fight climate change and COVID-19 misinformation. The two new complaints were filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission this month by Whistleblower Aid, a nonprofit group representing former Facebook product manager turned whistleblower Frances Haugen. The complaints allege that …
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Nextdoor, a social media platform for neighborhoods, hasn’t changed much over the past few years but that could start to shift. On Tuesday, the company unveiled new features, including the ability for users to send requests to connect with neighbors so that posts, comments and reactions from their connections are highlighted in the app’s news feed. Nextdoor users will also …
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