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Internal documents show Facebook is struggling to attract US users under the age of 30, with US teenage users of the Facebook app declining by 13% since 2019 — The world's largest social network is internally grappling with an existential crisis: an aging user base
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| Leah Nylen / Politico: |
Internal Facebook docs: employees touted its scale and dominance in presentations, including showing 78% of US adults and nearly all US teens use its services — Documents collected by whistleblower Frances Haugen could give the company “a lot to regret” in its fights to prove it's not a monopoly.
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| Facebook: |
Facebook reports Q3 revenue up 35% YoY to $29.0B, profit of $9.2B, up 17% YoY, DAUs up 6% to 1.93B, headcount up 20% to 68,177, and ups share buybacks by $50B — Third Quarter 2021 Operational and Other Financial Highlights 1 Facebook daily active users (DAUs) - DAUs were 1.93 billion …
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| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Facebook says Q3 ad revenue grew 33% YoY to $28.28B but warns of “continued headwinds” in Q4 due to Apple's ATT changes in iOS — The social media giant also expects its “metaverse” investments will reduce operating profits by $10B for FY 2021, as it begins breaking out Facebook Reality Labs as its own business segment| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Facebook misses on Q3 revenue, $29.01B vs $29.57B expected, and monthly active users, 2.91B vs 2.93B expected, but beat on EPS of $3.22 vs $3.19 expected — - Facebook's third-quarter earning report comes as the company faces an onslaught of stories related to its internal research.
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| Washington Post: |
Sources detail Zuckerberg's decisions to put growth over safety, like to ban anti-state posts in Vietnam and to halt a WhatsApp US voting info center in Spanish — Late last year, Mark Zuckerberg faced a choice: Comply with demands from Vietnam's ruling Communist Party to censor anti-government dissidents …
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
MacBook Pro (2021) hands-on: bringing back ports and removing the Touch Bar is welcome, mini-LED display looks great, and the 1080p webcam is an improvement — New chips, familiar ports, and actual volume buttons — it might be love — It's easy to be excited about the new MacBook Pros …
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| Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
Apple M1 Pro and Max review: CPU and GPU improvements offer an unparalleled combination of raw performance, unique acceleration, and power efficiency — Last week, Apple had unveiled their new generation MacBook Pro laptop series, a new range of flagship devices that bring with them significant updates …
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Microsoft says Russia-backed Nobelium, behind the 2020 SolarWinds hack, is still targeting the global IT supply chain with 14 providers breached since May 2021 — Microsoft says the Russian-backed Nobelium threat group behind last year's SolarWinds hack is still targeting the global IT supply chain …
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| Gilad Edelman / Wired: |
Leaked docs detail staff's suggestions to solve Facebook's problems: deprioritize engagement, reduce AI reliance, and focus on safety in developing countries — Internal research documents provide a blueprint for solving the company's biggest problems. — The Facebook Papers
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Pixel 6 Pro review: an impressive flagship with excellent cameras, all day battery, and charging speeds up to 30W, but fingerprint sensor is “not super quick” — 2016 marked a major year for Google, with the launch of Assistant and its first self-made smartphone, the Google Pixel.
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| Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg: |
Mastercard partners with Bakkt to let banks offer cryptocurrency rewards on credit and debit card purchases; Bakkt's stock closes at $30.60, up 234.43% — Mastercard Inc. is making it easier for banks to offer cryptocurrency rewards on their credit and debit cards as part of the payment network's recent embrace of digital currencies.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
AirPods (third-gen) review: less conspicuous design, IPX4 water resistance, and improved sound quality, but spatial audio is inconsistent and no ANC — The new regular AirPods get a lot right even before the gimmicky spatial audio part — For the first time since their introduction in 2016 …
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Internal docs: Facebook tested hiding the Like button to alleviate stress and anxiety, which didn't work and caused users to interact with and share fewer posts — Likes and shares made the social media site what it is. Now, company documents show, it's struggling to deal with their effects.
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