Facebook parent Meta’s bet on the metaverse may never pay off

This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wednesday by 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Facebook parent Meta is making a risky bet on the metaverse The hits keep coming for Facebook parent company Meta (FB). After a devastating earnings report last week, the company’s stock price has fallen off a cliff. On Tuesday the precipitous drop pushed Meta’s… Source link

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West Virginia born Toni Stone featured in Wednesday’s Google Doodle

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A woman born in West Virginia is featured on Wednesday’s Google Doodle on Google’s homepage worldwide, paying homage to her trailblazing in baseball. In honor of Black History Month, Google is celebrating Marcenia “Toni” Stone, who became the first woman in history to play professional baseball as a regular in a men’s major baseball league. Stone was born in 1921 in Bluefield and later moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1931 and became a star on the baseball field… Source link

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Silicon Valley’s Congressman wants to rein in Big Tech in 3 areas

Facebook parent Meta (FB) took a huge earnings hit last week in part because of privacy changes Apple (AAPL) made to its iOS platform, but lawmakers may be poised to force Big Tech to take additional steps to protect users’ privacy. In a new interview with Yahoo Finance Live, Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Calif), whose district is in the heart of Silicon Valley, outlined three areas that lawmakers should focus on when it comes to tech regulation: privacy, antitrust regulation, and free speech. On… Source link

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Samsung, Google expand Wear OS partnership with the arrival of Assistant and Play apps – TechCrunch

It’s been a little under a year since Google and Samsung announced a joint wearables effort aimed at taking on Apple’s utter dominance of the category. It’s been clear from the beginning that such an effort wouldn’t happen overnight. Back in August, we got the first glimpse at “the new Wear OS Powered by Samsung,” as part of the Galaxy Watch 4 launch. The company’s wearable line didn’t get a lot of love at today’s Unpacked event — the company had more than enough to… Source link

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Google Duo’s video chat app gains a SharePlay-inspired feature called ‘live sharing’ – TechCrunch

Google is introducing its own take on Apple’s SharePlay feature for FaceTime with today’s launch of a new “live sharing” feature for users of its Google Duo video calling service. In Google’s case, however, the interactive, co-viewing experience is not nearly as robust or as broadly available as Apple’s. It only works with a handful of Google and Samsung apps, for starters. And, at launch, it’s a Samsung exclusive. The changes were announced as part of Samsung’s Galaxy… Source link

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In The Know by Yahoo Honors: Kahlil Greene

Gen Z Historian Age: 21 Hometown: Germantown, Maryland Make no mistake, Kahlil Greene is just getting started. Though he is only 21 years old, he’s already served as the student body president at Yale University, been a featured guest on CNN and had a New York Times profile written about him. Greene’s TikTok series, “How Everything on This App Originated with Black People,” has garnered millions of collective views but, more importantly, has shined a necessary spotlight on how Black… Source link

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In The Know by Yahoo Honors: Kahlil Greene

Gen Z Historian Age: 21 Hometown: Germantown, Maryland Make no mistake, Kahlil Greene is just getting started. Though he is only 21 years old, he’s already served as the student body president at Yale University, been a featured guest on CNN and had a New York Times profile written about him. Greene’s TikTok series, “How Everything on This App Originated with Black People,” has garnered millions of collective views but, more importantly, has shined a necessary spotlight on how Black… Source link

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In The Know by Yahoo Honors: Joel Bervell

Medical Student Age: 26 Hometown: Mukilteo, Washington Joel Bervell isn’t your ordinary medical student. When he’s not hard at work studying towards his M.D., Bervell is on his social channels educating his followers and the public about racial disparities in medicine. He currently has over 391,000 followers on TikTok and more than 60,000 followers on Instagram. Some of his most popular content includes a video explaining why skin color in medical illustrations matters and an explainer on… Source link

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In The Know by Yahoo Honors: Tyler Gordon

Artist Age: 15 Hometown: San Jose, California Tyler Gordon is a 15-year-old artist seeking to inspire others through his work. He often paints his heroes. His portrait of Kamala Harris went viral in 2020 and earned him a call from the Vice President herself. However, his own story is just as empowering. He’s dealt with his own obstacles: A stutter, being partially deaf and he was in a wheelchair for two years after finding out he had a vitamin D deficiency. Nevertheless, he’s broken these… Source link

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