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Jul 2022
15m 53s

Thu. 07/28 – Meta Goes Backwards For The...

Brian McCullough
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Meta has reported its first-ever YoY quarterly revenue decline. The FTC has moved to block a Meta acquisition, the first big regulatory move of the Lina Khan era. Google delays it’s cookie cleanup. Again. You’re not seeing things. There’s been a Gmail redesign. And DeepMind has solved one of the oldest problems in biology. Sponsors: StitchFix.com/ride for ... Show More
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