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Internal Meta docs detail its metaverse struggles; Horizon Worlds has ~200K MAUs vs. a 500K goal by the end of 2022; 9% of worlds are ever visited by 50+ people — Most visitors to Horizon Worlds generally don't return after first month; ‘an empty world is a sad world’
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The Wire responds to Meta's rebuttal to its XCheck report with a video of a source using an internal Instagram subdomain, DKIM verifying the email, and more — A point-by-point response to Meta's statement questioning The Wire's story on the ease with which the BJP IT Cell head is able to get Instagram to delete posts he reports.
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Sources: Apple plans to launch 11" and 12.9" iPad Pros with M2 in October and is working on a Mac mini with M2, Apple TV with A14, and a low-end iPad with USB-C — Apple's next product launch is just days away. Also: The company withholds new employee benefits from its unionized retail store …
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The WEEE Forum research estimates that about 5.3B out of 16B mobile phones worldwide will be thrown away in 2022; e-waste will grow to 74M tons per year by 2030 — This year, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be thrown away the international waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) forum says.
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Razer unveils Edge, its gaming handheld with Android 12, a 6.8" 144Hz screen, and Qualcomm's G3x Gen 1 chipset, available for $400 in January 2023 with Wi-Fi 6E — Razer is finally showing off the Edge, its portable Android gaming handheld. Good news: it looks a lot better than the last time we saw it in December 2021.
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A look at Spotify's podcast exclusivity strategy, which led to 75% audience drops for some Gimlet shows and caused others, like the Obamas, not to renew deals — The open podcast ecosystem isn't dead yet. — Welcome! I'm Simon Owens and this is my media newsletter.| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
A look at TikTok's rise, as US viewers spend longer in the video app than Facebook and Instagram combined, and ongoing issues with its Chinese ownership — The world's most popular app has pioneered a new age of instant attention. Can we trust it? — On the night Shelby Renae …
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Fewer than half of the US and European rapid delivery startups launched in the pandemic are still operating; they face huge losses, a funding drought, and more — As nervous consumers avoided supermarkets during the Covid-19 pandemic, tech entrepreneurs spied a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reinvent the humble grocery run.| Tim Keary / VentureBeat: |
New York City-based IronVest, which uses biometric authentication and AI to verify the identity of users online, raised a $23M seed led by Accomplice — The challenge of assuring identity is becoming more and more difficult. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …
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Stairwell, which scans companies' data to detect if they are currently compromised or were in the past, raised a $45M Series B led by Section 32 — Stairwell announced a $45M Series B capitalization. The funding round was led by Section 32, with additional investments from Sequoia Capital … | Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
NLRB: Apple's Penn Square store employees in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize with the CWA, with 56 votes in favor and 32 against — Workers at Apple's Penn Square store in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize with the Communications Workers of America, with 56 yeses, and 32 nos.| Bloomberg: |
Insight Partners to buy a minority stake in Aptean, which develops ERP and supply chain management software, sources say at a ~$3.55B valuation, including debt — Investment firm Insight Partners has agreed to purchase a stake in enterprise software developer Aptean, the companies announced.
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