Meta Platforms is set to open its first physical store where shoppers can try out and buy virtual reality headsets and other gadgets as the company plots a course to take its highly touted “metaverse” mainstream.
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Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41bn
Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for about $41 billion, just days after rejecting a seat on the social media company’s board.
Elon Musk decides not to join Twitter board
Elon Musk has decided not to join the Twitter board, the chief executive of the micro-blogging site said.
Be prepared for the Metaverse
Dario Betti, The Mobile Ecosystem Forum explains that the Metaverse—a virtual digital world where interconnected platforms replicate and improve real life experiences or create new digital and hybrid services
Twitter working on edit button but says idea did not come from Elon Musk
Twitter has confirmed it has been working on an edit button, but denied the idea came after the company’s new largest shareholder, Elon Musk, held a poll on it.
Rishi Sunak asks Royal Mint to launch non-fungible token
Rishi Sunak has asked the Royal Mint to launch a non-fungible token (NFT) as part of plans to turn Britain into a “global cryptoassets hub”.
Musk handed seat on Twitter board
Twitter will appoint Elon Musk to its board as he advocated for “significant improvements” to the social network after acquiring a 9.2 per cent stake.
UK consumers urged to stay safe online amid ‘heightened international tensions’
UK and Commonwealth consumers have been urged to be even more cautious with their digital activity amid “heightened international tensions”.
Bot calls out firms over gender pay gap
British companies posting messages for International Women’s Day are having their gender pay gaps exposed by a Twitter bot, leading some to delete their posts.
Amazon is to close all of its physical bookshops and 4-star stores
Amazon is closing all 68 of its bricks-and-mortar bookstores and “4-star” shops in the UK and the US, the ecommerce giant has confirmed.
Google to stop advert tracking across apps on Android
Google has announced that it will stop advertisers tracking users across apps on Android smartphones, following in the footsteps of Apple and causing a significant blow to Meta Platform’s advertising business.
Meta promotes Nick Clegg to be equal to founder Mark Zuckerberg – making former UK deputy PM one of most powerful people in tech
The former leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg has been promoted to top policy executive at Facebook parent company Meta – making him one of the most powerful people in tech.
Virgin Media O2 commits £10bn investment in UK as London boasts largest 5G footprint
Virgin Media O2 has revealed that its 5G network has now hit two thirds of the capital, giving London the largest 5G footprint within the group.
Openreach creates 4,000 jobs for broadband rollout
Openreach is to create 4,000 jobs this year as part of its plans to expand its full-fibre broadband across the UK.
Mark Zuckerberg and team consider shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if Meta can not process Europeans’ data on US servers
If Meta is not given the option to transfer, store and process data from its European users on US-based servers, Facebook and Instagram may be shut down across Europe, the social media giants’ owner reportedly warned in its annual report.
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