At Meta Connect 2022, the tech giant announced a three-year partnership with NBCUniversal to bring Peacock to the Meta Quest VR headset. Meta Quest 2 and Pro devices now have the streaming app. Peacock, available in the Meta Store, lets subscribers stream 90,000 hours of VR movies and TV shows, …
Read More »LinkedIn offers free identity and employment verification
On Wednesday, LinkedIn announced new identity and work verification methods. LinkedIn’s new verification doesn’t require paid subscriptions or blue checkmarks like Twitter and Meta. LinkedIn US users are verified by CLEAR, a secure identity platform. Starting this month, users can display CLEAR identity verification on their profiles. You’ll need a …
Read More »Pinterest introduces safety tools and parental controls after an investigation reveals its dangers
On Tuesday, Pinterest announced new parental controls and age verification policies following last month’s NBC News investigation into pedophiles using the service to curate image boards of young girls. However, the company said it would soon reopen some of its locked-down features for teens to message and share content. The …
Read More »Musk says he bought Twitter because he thought he’d be forced to
Late Tuesday, BBC reporter James Clayton interviewed Elon Musk on Twitter Spaces. Clayton asked Musk whether he bought Twitter willingly or because the court case forcing him to sell was going poorly. Musk did the deal because he believed he would be forced to do so legally, as we all …
Read More »3CX blames North Korea for supply chain mass-hack
North Korea-backed hackers were behind last month’s supply chain attack on cryptocurrency companies, according to enterprise phone provider 3CX. 3CX, a business voice, video, and messaging provider, investigated the attack with Mandiant. Hackers infiltrated hundreds of thousands of organizations’ corporate networks using the company’s desktop phone software. On Tuesday, 3CX …
Read More »Instagram adds new features to its creator marketplace, expands access to brand agencies
Instagram announced today that it is extending API access to its creator marketplace to make it easier for brands to discover and work with creators on their third-party creator marketing platform. Brand agencies will also have creator marketplace access. Last July, Facebook launched its creator marketplace to help brands find …
Read More »Instagram adds creator marketplace features and brand agency access
Visa is working with several financial service and payment companies to create an interoperable peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service that lets people send money to friends regardless of their payment service. Digital payments have revolutionized commerce, but the sheer number of payment apps has made sending money to others difficult. Both …
Read More »Alibaba wants a copilot as China scrutinizes generative AI
The world’s two largest economies have raced to demonstrate their generative AI capabilities in recent months. ChatGPT, Midjourney, the new Bing, and others have tens of millions of users worldwide. Chinese entrepreneurs strive to match American ones. Baidu launched ChatGPT-like software. Alibaba, another Chinese tech giant, unveiled its latest generative …
Read More »YouTube begins NFL Sunday Ticket presales
Today YouTube begins NFL Sunday Ticket presales. The season-long add-on costs $249 for YouTube TV Base subscribers. NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL RedZone bundles are $289 for the season during presales. The streaming company will raise both packages by $100 after the presale period ends on June 6. All local, …
Read More »Twitter is showing official Russian accounts in search results
After a year, Twitter appears to have unblocked Russian government accounts. The Elon Musk-owned platform now shows Putin and Russian Embassy accounts in search results. The Telegraph also noticed the Russian authorities’ timetables and recommendations. According to a former Twitter employee, a policy change may have caused this. Twitter has …
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