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Tag: meta
The metaverse could be ripe for crime, child abuse, and misinformation without regulation
Investors are throwing cash at the possibilities of a virtual world—but we also need to think about what can go wrong. Read More
Hemmed in by regulators, Meta’s real growing pains are still to come
Meta’s M&A ambitions are in trouble and its organic reinvention efforts keep failing. Read More
Washington grinds Diem to a halt
The Mark Zuckerberg-backed crypto effort appears DOA amid regulatory wavering. Read More
Meta’s cryptocurrency ploy all but dead with Libra/Diem seeking to sell assets
Enlarge / With an image of Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell on a screen in the background, Facebook/Meta co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on October 23, 2019, in Washington, DC. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) After years of effort, Meta’s cryptocurrency initiative has collapsed under the weight of […]
Should the U. S. fight or embrace TSMC?
The CHIPS Act presents hard questions about America’s relationship with the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer. Read More
Netflix once again faces a pivot point
Slowing subscriber growth raises questions about the streamer’s ability to gain traction abroad and develop new sources of revenue. Read More
The hot air behind Congress’ social media subpoenas
A House select committee gets aggressive with Facebook, Twitter, and others. Big Tech probably doesn’t have much to worry about. Read More
More of Meta’s dirty laundry may soon get aired
A judge’s ruling Tuesday in a federal antitrust case sets the stage for potentially damaging disclosures of internal company records. Read More
Facebook loses bid to kill FTC antitrust lawsuit
Enlarge / A worker picks up trash in front of the new logo in front of Meta’s headquarters on October 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust suit against Facebook may proceed, a federal judge has ruled. The company had filed a motion to dismiss the case, […]