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 1 year ago 0

Let's get ready to rumble: Zuckerberg agrees to fight Musk in cage match

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg could step into the octagon after openly teasing each other on social media.

Amber Neely 2 years ago 25

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 93

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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 years ago 14

Facebook reports record ad revenue after grousing about iOS privacy features

Facebook is making money hand over fist despite warnings of impending doom due to new iOS privacy features Apple introduced in April.

Mikey Campbell 3 years ago 20

Tim Cook to speak at Europe's VivaTech conference

Tim Cook has been announced as a guest speaker at "Europe's biggest startup and tech event" Viva Tech, just after Apple's WWDC.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 1

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