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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Ben Ansell
      Parallel US and UK elections could bring dangers

      Cyber manipulation and contagious polarisation are higher risks if both polls are held next autumn

      Montage of images of a big ballot box in the foreground with a person posting in their ballot paper, against a background of the UK and US flags in red and white
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Chinese society
      Friendly foreign influencers win growing following in China

      New report finds social media stars speaking up for Beijing against critical overseas narratives

      Montage shows three foreign social media influencers
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      X Corp
      X chief Yaccarino resists pressure from advertisers to quit

      Brands have paused spending on social media platform over concerns about Elon Musk and antisemitic content

      Linda Yaccarino, right, and Elon Musk
    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      X Corp
      Apple and Disney join advertiser exodus from Elon Musk’s X

      Comcast, Paramount and Warner Bros also follow IBM in pulling back amid concerns about antisemitic content

      Elon Musk
    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      Ella Risbridger
      Can you keep a secret? Try, it’s good for you

      In the age of the like, the share and the overshare, enjoy the quiet glee of hanging on to good news

      A picture of a forest. If a tree falls in a forest and nobody posts a leaf-strewn, autumnal image on Instagram, did it really happen?
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      Microsoft tweaks AI image generator over Disney dogs poster trend

      Film company’s logo was visible in mock-ups of movie illustrations featuring users’ pets

      A Disney poster and an AI generated poster made to look like a Disney poster
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      X Corp
      IBM pulls adverts from X after report finding they ran next to Nazi content

      Tech company’s move is the latest setback to Linda Yaccarino’s efforts to convince brands Elon Musk’s platform is safe

      An IBM branch in Ehningen, Germany
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      X Corp
      Elon Musk’s X defends US university student in trouble over posts

      Billionaire ‘free-speech absolutist’ had promised to come to the aid of users targeted for what they write on his platform

      Elon Musk
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      TikTok and Meta challenge EU’s landmark digital rules

      Companies argue that their services should not come under the purview of new law designed to improve competition

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    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      SoftBank Group Corp
      SoftBank accused of ‘destroying’ social media app to protect reputation

      Founders of Gen Z app IRL allege Japanese group spread damaging lies about company

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    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Unhedged podcast20 min listen
      Big Tech roundup: Tesla, Nvidia, Apple and more

      Our stock-picking contest is midway through. How are the contestants doing?

    • Sunday, 12 November, 2023
      Jemima Kelly
      Free speech can’t flourish online

      Social media is an outrage machine, not a forum for sharing ideas and getting at the truth

      Ben Hickey illustration of a bubble speech on a screen with a mouse cursor prodding it from the side
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      Reach PLC
      Mirror publisher Reach to cut 450 jobs after Meta pulls back from news

      UK’s largest newspaper group cites slump in advertising revenues and drop in demand

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    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      Meta Platforms
      Political adverts must disclose the use of AI, Meta says

      Move by Facebook and Instagram parent comes as social media platforms confront concerns about digital alterations

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    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
      Special ReportNext Tech Growth Markets
      Virtual and augmented reality accelerates from gaming to cars

      Autonomous vehicles predicted to spur demand for VR and AR with passenger diversions such as movies and karaoke

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    • Monday, 30 October, 2023
      X Corp
      X says it is worth $19bn one year after Musk’s $44bn acquisition

      Social media platform to award equity to employees at $45 a share

      Workers install lighting on an ‘X’ sign atop the company headquarters
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      Inside BusinessRichard Waters
      Rating X: one chaotic year under Musk’s shock treatment

      Upheaval has left trophy purchase of social network seriously impaired

      Elon Musk in front of an X sign
    • Friday, 27 October, 2023
      TikTok Inc
      TikTok shops around for options in wake of Indonesia app ban

      Chinese group sets up teams to explore way forward after biggest ecommerce market imposes curbs

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    • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
      Unhedged
      Top-heavy markets are normal Premium content

      And the US economy is strong

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    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      LexMeta Platforms
      Meta: wave goodbye to the Year of Efficiency

      If the Facebook owner’s winning streak depends on low spending, it may not last

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    • Wednesday, 25 October, 2023
      Meta Platforms
      Meta posts strong revenue growth but warns on advertising demand

      Facebook and Instagram parent says it has seen more ‘volatility’ in economic conditions

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    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
      Meta Platforms
      US states accuse Meta of ‘manipulative’ practices towards young users

      Dozens of attorneys-general bring action against Facebook and Instagram-parent over years of alleged ‘harmful’ features

      A logo of mobile application Instagram is seen on a phone
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      InterviewArtificial intelligence
      AI will never threaten humans, says top Meta scientist

      Artificial intelligence is still dumber than cats, says pioneer Yann LeCun, so worries over existential risks are ‘premature’

      A montage of Yann LeCun’s photo and the Meta logo
    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
      X Corp
      Social platform X tests $1-a-year subscription model for new users

      Company formerly known as Twitter cites proliferation of bots as reason for experiment

      The X logo is displayed on a phone and a computer
    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
      Behind the Money podcast25 min listen
      ‘Dumb Money’ writers on the GameStop saga

      A behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood’s latest finance movie

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