Facebook shutting down face recognition efforts & deleting data
Facebook will now limit the use of facial recognition in its products and, in the coming weeks, will delete all stored facial data of its users.
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Amber Neely
Facebook's 'Meta' shift may cost it $20 million
Facebook's plan to rebrand to Meta may cost the social network $20 million, with the founders of Meta PC telling the company that they're willing to hand over the trademark and name at that price.
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Malcolm Owen
App Tracking Transparency has hit social media for $10 billion in lost revenue so far
Apple's privacy push has cost social media companies dearly, with advertising revenue for Facebook, Twitter, Snap, and YouTube down almost $10 billion in the second half of 2021 due to iOS' App Tracking Transparency feature.
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Leaked photo of Meta's upcoming smartwatch reveals Apple Watch-esque design
An image of a smartwatch expected to be marketed by Meta, formerly known as Facebook, shows a device with design cues resembling Apple's market-leading Apple Watch.
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AppleInsider Staff
Meta's Zuckerberg takes shots at Apple App Store fees, maintains its own
Mark Zuckerberg continues to claim that Apple App Store costs stifle innovation while at the same time saying that he is maintaining developer fees on augmented and virtual reality.
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Mike Peterson
Facebook changes the one thing it doesn't need to, is now called 'Meta'
Amid a firestorm of controversy, Facebook has officially changed its company name to Meta, though its social media platforms will retain their previous monikers.
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US investigating Facebook, staff told to preserve all communications
In the wake of the Facebook papers revelations, staff have been told to retain documents and messages ranging back to 2016 as the US government and other authorities begin investigating the company's operations.
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William Gallagher
Customers accepting Apple's anti-tracking having 'modest' affect on Google
Google reports that its earnings have been only modestly affected by Apple's App Tracking Transparency since iOS 14, so far.
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Facebook posts $9.2B quarterly profit, continues to warn of iOS privacy headwinds
Facebook on Monday reported hefty third quarter profits despite dire warnings that the bottom of its advertising business would fall out due to newly implemented iOS privacy features.
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Mikey Campbell
