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Meta Crypto Head David Marcus Departs Company to Pursue Own Ideas
Meta Crypto Head David Marcus Departs Company to Pursue Own Ideas
November 30, 2021  |  Facebook

Facebook parent Meta’s crypto head, David Marcus, is leaving the company at the end of the year, CNBC reported. Marcus had been a member of...

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UK’s CMA Demands That Meta Sell Giphy
UK’s CMA Demands That Meta Sell Giphy
November 30, 2021  |  Meta

Citing potential harm to social media users and U.K. advertisers, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced its decision to require Meta (formerly Facebook)...

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India’s JioMart Turns to WhatsApp in Grocery Wars 
India’s JioMart Turns to WhatsApp in Grocery Wars 
November 30, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

India’s JioMart will now let customers order groceries using WhatsApp, a move designed to carve out a space in a market dominated by Amazon and...

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Cyber Monday Provides Test for Retail Experiences in the Metaverse
Cyber Monday Provides Test for Retail Experiences in the Metaverse
November 29, 2021  |  Retail

The metaverse may be but a small portion of the overall retail landscape at the moment, but brands and marketplaces are already setting up shop,...

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Facebook and Instagram Encryption Delayed to 2023 
Facebook and Instagram Encryption Delayed to 2023 
November 22, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Amid warnings from child safety advocates that Meta’s plan to encrypt Facebook and Instagram could keep abusers from detection, Meta on Sunday (Nov. 21) announced...

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Commerce Gets Even More Social With Facebook Groups Shopping Upgrade
Commerce Gets Even More Social With Facebook Groups Shopping Upgrade
November 19, 2021  |  Retail

As social commerce continues to move toward becoming just another way for consumers to shop, social media networks are working to embed shopping even more...

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Metaverse: Big Tech and Wall Street Seek Real Profits in Virtual Space
Metaverse: Big Tech and Wall Street Seek Real Profits in Virtual Space
November 16, 2021  |  Big Tech

While technology enthusiasts and gaming and social media platforms are busy talking up the other-worldly experiences we’re all going to enjoy in the metaverse, a...

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Big Tech Firms Face Tough Week Following EU Clamp-Down
Big Tech Firms Face Tough Week Following EU Clamp-Down
November 12, 2021  |  Big Tech

The wrangling between Europe and Big Tech firms took a significant step up this week, as the European Union (EU) toughens its grip on some...

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Meta Workplace Social Network Integrates With Microsoft Teams
Meta Workplace Social Network Integrates With Microsoft Teams
November 10, 2021  |  Technology

Meta, formerly Facebook, and Microsoft on Wednesday (Nov. 10) rolled out plans for the integration of Meta’s Workplace enterprise social network software suite and Microsoft...

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