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What is the metaverse and why is Facebook betting big on it?
‘Metaverse’ refers to the merging of physical, augmented, and virtual reality in a shared online space. Facebook thinks it’s the future of the internet.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been a leading voice on the hype of the “metaverse,” a virtual reality version of…
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Euronews Debates | Profit vs public good: How can innovation benefit everyone?
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The technology sector is facing sharper scrutiny after a former Facebook employee turned whistleblower accused the company of knowingly choosing profits over public safety, providing thousands of internal…
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Euronews Debates | Profit vs public good: How can innovation benefit everyone?
How can we marry profit and people’s needs in the process of innovation? We assembled a panel of experts to debate this and give us their ideas on the future of their industries.
The technology sector is facing sharper scrutiny after a former Facebook employee turned…
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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp down: How a social giant disappeared from the Internet
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Facebook service has been restored after an outage lasting almost six hours hit the company’s services on Monday.
In a statement, Facebook’s vice president of infrastructure, Santosh Janardhan, said its…
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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp down: How a social giant disappeared from the Internet
The sheer scale of Facebook meant its downtime had ripple effects hitting businesses, advertisers and even locking the company’s employees out of their offices.
Facebook service has been restored after an outage lasting almost six hours hit the company’s services on…
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Russian actress and director en route to ISS for first movie shot in space
An actress and director are on board a rocket that is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), as Russia looks to score symbolic points against US competitors.
An actress and director have lifted off in a rocket on its way to the International Space Station…
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Russian actress and director en route to ISS for first movie shot in space
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Facebook profits off hate and that’s why it won’t change, says whistleblower Frances Haugen
The social media giant knows hate speech is a problem. It also knows it’s profitable, a former employee claimed on Sunday.
Facebook’s business model promotes hate speech, damages democracy and is even “tearing our societies apart,” a former product manager of the…
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Facebook profits off hate and that’s why it won’t change, says whistleblower Frances Haugen
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Facebook’s business model promotes hate speech, damages democracy and is even “tearing our societies apart,” a former product manager of the company’s civic misinformation team has said.
Frances Haugen, who…
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