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WPP Slashes Profit Outlook After Sluggish Quarter

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WPP issued a reduction of its profit outlook for the second time in consecutive quarters on Thursday, citing major headwinds.

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Big Tech

Meta Faces Lawsuit From 41 States Alleging Harm to Young Users

A sprawling lawsuit alleging Meta intentionally designed Instagram and Facebook with features it knew were harmful to younger users.

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Meta Wants to Put The Metaverse to Work

Meta sunk a lot of cash into its metaverse bet. Now, it wants it to work.

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Meta Patents Aim to Read Brain and Body signals

Meta’s patents highlight a recent consumer tech trend: Tech firms are testing the boundaries of just how close they can get to users.

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Meta May Turn to Synthetic Data to Feed its AI Growth

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Meta might want to make synthetic data from your Facebook posts. While this helps solve the privacy issue, the issue of bias is still present.

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Big Tech

Meta Plans an Ad-Free Subscription Service in the EU

Meta is rolling out subscription versions of Instagram and Facebook in Europe that won’t feature targeted ads.

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Meta may use AI to Build its Metaverse

The patent shows that, despite the company’s public interest in large language models, it’s still hard at work on artificial reality.

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Social Media

Unpicking The Myth of Social Media Addiction

You’d be forgiven for thinking social media addiction is scientific fact, but there’s no hard evidence it exists. So why is it a thing?

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Technology

Meta Changes Its Tone on the Metaverse

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Patent Drop

Meta’s Smartwatch Patent May Show That It Wants Your Health Data

A new patent reveals details about a Meta-branded smartwatch.

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Patent Drop

Meta’s on a Quest to Make VR Crisper

Meta’s latest patent may make for a less choppy metaverse.

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Technology

Meta Working on Generative AI Chatbots With Personalities

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Meta’s Click Tracker

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Meta is adding to it’s ads.

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Meta’s Recording Studio

Meta wants to make your voice heard… literally.

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Meta Gets Collaborative

Meta wants you to get over posting anxiety.

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Meta Runs Interference

Meta has a plan to pry teenagers’ eyes away from their phones.

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