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Internal memo: Andrew Bosworth says Meta's virtual worlds need “almost Disney levels of safety” but moderation at “meaningful scale is practically impossible” — Internal memo from Andrew Bosworth lays out the scale of the challenge
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| Maxwell Strachan / VICE: |
Interview with Sam Lessin and YouTuber Marina Mogilko about a $1.7M investment in her, in exchange for 5% of her creator-related earnings for the next 30 years — She gets $1.7 million. Sam Lessin's venture firm gets 5% of her creator earnings for 30 years. “it's def not indentured servitude,” he says.| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
US contract lawyers say remote work surveillance programs that use facial recognition have become widespread in the industry — The attorneys worry that if law firms, traditionally the defenders of workers' rights, are turning to the programs, why wouldn't every other business?
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| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
The latest iOS 15.2 beta adds a manual Macro mode toggle to the Camera app on the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max — The second beta of iOS 15.2 adds a toggle for Macro mode on the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max when Auto Macro is disabled in Settings, enabling users …
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| Helen Partz / Cointelegraph: |
AMC Theatres now accepts bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash, and litecoin for online payments; CEO Adam Aron says dogecoin will be accepted next — AMC Theaters now accepts online payments in Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin, with Dogecoin coming next. — 279 Total views — 4 Total shares
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| Robin Sloan / The Society of the Double Dagger: |
Web3 notes from a sci-fi writer and “enemy” of the tech: it shows new protocols are still possible, but is expensive, undemocratic, and impedes ephemerality — It's possible you have, in recent months, seen people writing with excitement (or curiosity, or consternation) about “Web3”.
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| Tanzeel Akhtar / CoinDesk: |
Forte, a blockchain-based gaming infrastructure startup, raises a $725M Series B led by Sea Capital and Kora Management, bringing its total funding to $900M — Forte will use the funding, which brings its total capital raised this year to more than $900 million, to expand its products and services.
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| Katie Silver / BBC: |
Alibaba's annual Singles Day event sees 8.5% YoY sales growth, the slowest since its launch in 2009, but customer spending still hit a record $84.5B — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's Singles Day is known for being the world's biggest online shopping extravaganza.
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Facebook rolls out new shopping features, including Shops in Groups, product recommendations in the News Feed, and a test of Live Shopping for Creators — Facebook announced today that it's rolling out new shopping features: Shops in Groups, product recommendations and a test of Live Shopping for Creators.| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Instagram tests paying $10,000+ bonuses to select Reels creators, as part of a program announced in July — Instagram really wants you to post Reels — they'll even pay you up to $10,000 for one, if you're lucky. — As TikTok surpasses the 1 billion monthly active users mark …
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| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Blackshark.ai, the Austrian startup that built the digital twin of Earth in Microsoft's Flight Simulator, raises a $20M Series A led by M12 and Point72 Ventures — Blackshark.ai, the Austrian startup behind the digital globe you fly over in Microsoft's Flight Simulator …
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| Reuters: |
Foxconn beats estimates as Q3 net profit rose 20% YoY to $1.33B and warns its smartphone business revenue could slide more than 15% in Q4 — Taiwan's Foxconn (2317.TW), which assembles iPhones for Apple (AAPL.O), reported a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Friday …
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
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