Meta says the segment at Connect 2022 announcing the addition of legs to Horizon World avatars in 2023 “featured animations created from motion capture”
A subsequent statement from Meta says ‘the segment featured animations created from motion capture’
Netflix says Basic with Ads will cost $6.99/month in the US and debut on November 3 in 12 countries, offering most titles, at up to 720p, and without downloads
Starting in November, Netflix will finally roll out its new ad-supported tier for just a few bucks a month …
Docs: SpaceX told the Pentagon that it can't donate more Starlink terminals to Ukraine or keep funding the service there indefinitely, and asks for funding
Since they first started arriving in Ukraine last spring, the Starlink satellite internet terminals made by Elon Musk's SpaceX …
Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg on selling the Quest 3 at break-even or a loss, from $300-$500, to grow the ecosystem, missing the shift to TikTok-like feeds, and more
At Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg makes one last case to steer XR before Apple arrives... Wired : Meta Is Still Betting on a VR Revolution That May Never Come Peter Cohen / RCR Wireless News : Meta pit...
In a July 2022 filing, Twitter said Elon Musk was under US federal investigation for his acquisition bid; the company has requested related documents
Billionaire Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities related to his attempted acquisition of Twitter Inc. …
Twitter tests letting users control whether others can mention them; if so, the user can pick if mentions can be from anyone or only those they follow
Twitter is working on a feature that lets you control who can mention you, with the test version discovered by app researcher …
Chinese internet censors suspend thousands of WeChat accounts and remove posts after a rare protest in central Beijing against “dictator and traitor Xi Jinping”
Banners hung from bridge call for leader's removal ahead of Communist party congress
A hacker leaks 5TB of data from the Colombian government, exposing the identities and methods of Australian Federal Police anti-narcotics agents
A massive leak of classified government documents has exposed the identities and methods of secret agents working to stop major drug importations to Australia.
Sources: Crypto broker NYDIG, which raised $1B at a $7B+ valuation in December 2021, laid off ~110 people, about a third of its workforce, in September 2022
Company said last year that it had raised $1 billion at a valuation of more than $7 billion — NYDIG, the bitcoin trading and banking firm …
Study: Chinese netizens are permitted to air environmental concerns and criticize polluters on social media, resulting in lower emissions from some factories
Coco Liu / Bloomberg :
Meta adviser and ex-Oculus CTO John Carmack expresses heavy skepticism at pushing for avatar fidelity, focusing on the Quest Pro to drive VR adoption, and more
Sources: Apple's mixed reality headset is expected to have the ability to scan the irises of users to let them log in and make payments inside the headset
By the time Apple introduces its much-anticipated mixed reality headset—planned for sometime next year—Meta Platforms …
Apple plans to offer Apple Card users a “high-yield” Goldman Sachs savings account in the coming months and automatically deposit their Daily Cash with no fees
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors :
How Netflix plans to fight slowing growth, including quickly building an ad tier; Netflix accounts for ~8% of all US TV viewership, the most of any network
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg :
Sources: Cloud computing company Nutanix is exploring a sale after receiving takeover interest; Nutanix has a market cap of $5B+, down from $9B+ in Sept. 2021
The cloud-computing company is expected to target private-equity and industry players, people familiar with the matter said
For search results on mobile, Google is replacing the “Ad” label with “Sponsored” in bold and moving it above the site URL in a separate line
Over the years, Google has made it harder to separate ads from organic search results at a glance.
A letter to Senate leaders from ~250 industry groups urges a Senate floor vote for FCC nominee Gigi Sohn to end a 21-month deadlock and enable Biden's agenda
Almost 250 groups will send a letter Friday to congressional leaders, calling for the Senate to vote to confirm Democratic nominee Gigi Sohn Tweets: @digiphile , @efffalcon , @cat_zakrzewski , and @ev...
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried backtracks on spending $1B on US political races by 2024, saying it was a “dumb quote”; SBF has donated ~$40M in the 2022 cycle
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Stablecoin issuer Tether claims to have reduced its commercial paper holdings to zero, replaced with US Treasury bills, after saying it would by the end of 2022
Nelson Wang / CoinDesk :
OnlyFans exec Keily Blair says the platform wants to move away from its “secretive” past, engage with lawmakers and journalists, and expand beyond adult content
OnlyFans Ltd. executives have mapped out a plan to become more transparent and highlight less-explicit content …
IT teams are hiring more freelancers and slowing recruiting full-time staff; Freelancer.com says software developer job postings rose 54.7% YoY in Q3 2022
New wave of IT freelancers prefer to tackle digital projects, then move on, recruiters say — Facing economic headwinds … Tweets: @freelancer and @thekimkavin Tweets: @freelancer : The surge in deman...
The US Department of Veterans Affairs delays its new electronic health record system, developed by Oracle Cerner under a $10B contract, until at least June 2023
Orion Donovan-Smith / Spokesman.com :
Turkey passes a “disinformation” law ahead of its 2023 elections, mandating one to three years in jail for sharing online content deemed as “false information”
Bloomberg :
Amazon confirms Gregg Zehr, who led the Lab126 R&D unit, and Tom Taylor, SVP for Alexa, are retiring after over a decade, the latest to depart under Andy Jassy
Eugene Kim / Insider :
Source: nearly a month after Google launched a pilot to let political campaign emails avoid Gmail's spam folder, the RNC hasn't joined or applied to the program
Makena Kelly / The Verge :
Meta begins rolling out AI-powered Instagram age verification to India and Brazil; the system uses AI to analyze video selfies or lets users provide IDs
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch :
Meta files to dismiss the FTC's attempt to block its Within acquisition, arguing the agency's claims rely on “pure speculation of a hypothetical future state”
Ashley Gold / Axios :
Cybercrime in gaming has increased substantially since the start of the pandemic, with threats lurking in cheat codes, microtransactions, and players' messages
Amanda Holpuch / New York Times : Tweets: @nytimes Tweets: @nytimes : “A lot of people I know don't think this stuff is going to happen to them. They don't realize it can happen and it will happen.” ...
A survey of US adults on misinformation: 91% say its spread is a problem, 77% think it increases hate crimes, and 73% say it increases extreme political views
David Klepper / Associated Press : Tweets: @alexmahadevan Tweets: Alex Mahadevan / @alexmahadevan : Misinformation leads to violence. This has been proven time and time again. https://apnews.com/...
Sources: Biden's crackdown on Chinese tech exports was driven by fears of China using supercomputers and AI to develop weapons and crack US encrypted messaging
NYC-based NorthOne, which offers digital banking services for small business owners, raised a $67M Series B, bringing its total funding to $90.3M
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
A look at Google's Project Starline 3D video chat booths, as Google plans to install them for some enterprise partners, such as Salesforce, WeWork, and T-Mobile
How cosmic rays can alter computers' memory, a phenomenon understood since at least the 1970s, and why it is hard to tie specific errors to ionizing radiation
Chris Baraniuk / BBC :
DataGrail, which helps companies navigate privacy regulations, raised a $45M Series C led by Third Point Ventures, and debuts an automated risk monitoring tool
Ron Miller / TechCrunch :
Sources: the EU could file antitrust charges against Google over its ad business in early 2023, putting the company at risk of its fourth €1B+ fine
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI.
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.