The recent surprise announcement that Meta will soon be shutting down a Facebook Groups API is throwing some businesses and social media marketers into disarray.
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Feb 27
Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount
In a one-two punch of centibillion-dollar offers, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix has lost. Plus, Plaid valued at $8B in employee share sale. The new valuation is a 31% increase from $6 ... Show More
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Feb 27
Walmart agrees to $100M settlement; plus, Read AI launches an email-based ‘digital twin’
The suit said Walmart mislead drivers about their possible tips and would reduce their base pay, among other things. Also, Read AI is launching Ada, which can reply with your availability and extract answers from the company knowledge base and the web. Learn more about your ad ch ... Show More
7m 3s
Feb 26
Memory shortage could cause the biggest smartphone shipments dip in over a decade; plus, Mistral AI inks a deal with global consulting giant Accenture
IDC says phone makers will ship only 1.12 billion smartphones as compared to 1.26 billion last year Also, Mistral AI lands a partnership with Accenture, the consultant that has also recently announced partnerships with rivals OpenAI and Anthropic. Learn more about your ad choices ... Show More
4m 56s
Feb 2022
Tech News: Investors Change Their Relationship Status With Facebook To "It's Complicated"
Yesterday, Meta/Facebook held an earnings call and things went poorly right out of the gate. By the time the call was over, the company was poised to shed 200 billion dollars in value. What happened? Plus, more news in tech. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp ... Show More
38m 58s
Sep 2023
Facebook Is Giving Up on News—Again
Meta says it will retire Facebook's "news" tag in the UK, France, and Germany, ahead of rules that might force it to pay for content. Users may not care, but it has left the media scrambling. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and ... Show More
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<li>Google Shopping ads have a new placement — one that’s huge</li>
<li>Bing went down, Google’s buggy, Spotify upgrades, and TikTok moves more of itself to the desktop</li>
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