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Source: at a Meta-wide meeting, Mark Zuckerberg told staff to focus on growing short-video products, citing an “unprecedented level of competition” from TikTok — Mark Zuckerberg quipped that if he started to cry, it wasn't because of the day's news.
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| David McLaughlin / Bloomberg: |
Meta's dismal earnings highlight the challenging competitive landscape, especially TikTok, adding ammunition for the company to fight the FTC's antitrust suit — Meta Platforms Inc.'s dismal earnings report had one potential silver lining for Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple plans to charge dating app developers using alternative payment systems a 27% commission in The Netherlands, instead of its usual 30% for in-app purchases — Apple today provided some additional details about how it will allow dating apps in the Netherlands to offer alternative payment systems …
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| Amazon: |
Amazon reports Q4 revenue up 9% YoY to $137.4B, net income up 98% to $14.3B, AWS revenue up 40% to $17.8B, and FY 2021 revenue up 22% to $469.8B; stock up 10%+ — SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE) February 3, 2022—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Meta adds a “personal boundary” system, on by default, to VR avatars in Horizon Worlds and its Horizon Venues live event service, aiming to stop harassment — It's rolling out in Horizon Worlds and Venues — Meta is adding a “personal boundary” system to its Horizon virtual …
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| Bloomberg: |
Two more employees from Google's Ethical AI research group leave to join Timnit Gebru's new nonprofit research institute DAIR, adding to the turmoil at the unit — Google's Ethical AI research group lost two more employees, adding to the turmoil at the unit studying an area that is vitally important …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Twitter begins expanding its reply downvote test globally on web and mobile; downvotes are not public and are used to tweak which replies Twitter shows — Votes aren't public and are used to surface relevant replies — If you've seen the option to downvote replies on Twitter, you're not alone.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Filing: News Corp discovered a hack on January 20 that accessed emails and documents of some staff; an expert says the attack is likely linked to China — The attack, discovered on Jan. 20, affected publications including The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and the company's U.K. news operation
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Report details future of Stadia as a white-label game streaming service called Google Stream, including talks with Capcom, Bungie, and Peloton — Stadia's future as a white-label streaming platform has been clear for some months now, especially after the first partnership with AT&T …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple reduces the Apple Music free-trial offer from three months to one month; new AirPods, HomePod, or Beats owners still get six months free — Apple has quietly made a big change to Apple Music this week, reducing the initial free-trial offer from three months.
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| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
Apple and Broadcom win a new trial after persuading a US appeals court to vacate a $1.1B verdict in a patent-infringement case over Caltech's Wi-Fi patents — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O)on Friday convinced a U.S. appeals court to throw out a jury verdict requiring …
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Source: Tiger Global has raised $11B+ for its latest VC fund as of January and expects to close the fund at $12B in March, up from the $10B target set last year — Tiger Global Management, the New York-based hedge fund that made more private tech investments than any other firm last year … | Bloomberg: |
The UK's CMA fines Meta £1.5M during its Giphy probe for breaching its merger investigation rules by failing to inform the CMA of three “key” US staff leaving — Meta Inc. was fined 1.5 million pounds ($2 million) from the U.K.'s competition regulator for breaching …
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