EU interoperability spat shows Apple and Meta will never agree about privacy

While Apple is accusing Meta of trying to use EU laws to abuse privacy, Meta is saying Apple is worse. This is just the latest chapter in a long-running fight between the tech giants.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 6

Unsurprisingly, Mark Zuckerberg believes Meta Quest 3 is the 'better product, period'

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally tried Apple Vision Pro, stating the "seven times less expensive" Meta Quest 3 is "better for the vast majority of things that people use mixed reality for."

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 61

Apple's June 2023 in review: Vision Pro, Mac Pro, and tech titan fighting talk

In June, Apple's WWDC took place, Apple hit $3 trillion again, there was a slim chance of a tech titan cage match, and the not-so quiet launch of the Apple Vision Pro, too.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 0

Mark Zuckerberg says the Vision Pro doesn't present 'any breakthroughs'

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that Apple's newly announced Apple Vision Pro does not offer the future of computing he wants.

Amber Neely 2 years ago 92

Third round of Meta layoffs sends another 6,000 to the unemployment line

Meta has begun making the last of what it has claimed would be three major rounds of layoffs, although there may yet be further smaller series of redundancies to come.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 5

Meta cuts another 10,000 jobs in 'year of efficiency'

Facebook owner Meta is almost doubling the number of employees that is laying off that it previously announced, and also plans to leave many further jobs that it has advertised, vacant.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 28

Facebook has decided that paid user validation is also the way to go

Meta is joining Twitter in providing a paid verification subscription to customers, with Meta Verified allowing other users to confirm the identity of its subscribers on Facebook and Instagram.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 16

Cambridge Analytica suit settled for historic $725 million [u]

In the largest privacy class action lawsuit settlement yet, Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle charges over use of customer data without permission.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 4

Meta's 11,000 job cuts may be only the beginning

Mark Zuckerberg says that laying off 13% of Meta's workforce is a "sad moment" — and analysts predict more cuts are coming as ad revenues continue to crumble.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 24

Zuckerberg really wants iPhone users to shift to WhatsApp

A campaign from Meta-owned WhatsApp says iMessage is less secure, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushing incorrect claims about the Apple messaging service.

Wesley Hilliard 3 years ago 31

Zuckerberg thinks Apple is making aggressive moves now to control the metaverse

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat down for an hour-long discussion and held court on Facebook's future, the new Meta Quest Pro — and the moves Apple is making that have hurt his company.

Mike Wuerthele 3 years ago 49

Facebook will make it it easier to move Whatsapp from Android to iPhone

A brief announcement by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg promises that Whatsapp will gain the ability to migrate data from Android to iPhone

William Gallagher 3 years ago 1

Apple's billions, Facebook whining, and MagSafe warnings - Apple's January 2021 in review

Apple revealed just how much money we've paid it, plus it got into a spat with Facebook, and it stepped up its fitness workouts.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 5

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.

Mikey Campbell 4 years ago 2

Mark Zuckerberg may have lied to Congress about who can see WhatsApp messages

The Facebook-owned WhatsApp regularly boasts of using end-to-end encryption and keeping communications between users private, but a report alleges that some monitoring of messages does take place, and that Mark Zuckerberg may not have told the truth to the U.S. Senate.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 14

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