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Meta Unveils More Cautious Approach to ChatGPT Frenzy

Facebook-owner Meta on Friday unveiled its own version of the artificial intelligence behind apps such as ChatGPT, saying it would give access to researchers to find fixes to the technology's potential dangers. Meta described its own AI, called LLaMA, as a "smaller, more performant" model designed to "help researchers advance…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Colombia court moves to metaverse to host hearing

A Colombian court this month hosted its first legal trial in the metaverse, and now hopes to experiment again with virtual reality, authorities told Reuters.

Reuters

Facebook rule-breakers to receive additional warnings before being ‘thrown in Facebook jail’

You’ll be suspended from posting for one day after seven strikes instead of two previously.

Evening Standard

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This week in the metaverse: BlackRock's new ETF, Titanic artifacts as NFTs, and a Snow Crash Sotheby’s auction

The new BlackRock ETF invests in a bundle of public companies, including Meta, Nvidia, and Apple.

Fortune

Meta will now give persistent content violators up to 7 chances to be better before sending them to 'Facebook jail'

Meta announced a new policy change that will give Facebook and Instagram users seven chances for less-serious violations before they are suspended to "Facebook jail."

Fortune

Facebook, Instagram roll out paid subscription

SYDNEY: Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free.

Bangkok Post

Facebook, Instagram Roll Out Paid Subscription in Australia, New Zealand

Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free. Facing a drop in advertising revenues, parent company Meta is piloting a subscription in Australia and New Zealand before it…

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Meta profited from anti-LGBTQ+ ads despite entering float in Sydney Mardi Gras

Company accepted money from groups such as Australian Christian Lobby, who labelling a drag queen event as ‘attempt to sexualise innocent toddlers’

The Guardian - AU

Apple Can Beat Meta by Finally Making VR User-Friendly

If Apple does release a VR headset, creating an interface that feels natural and easier to use than the Quest 2 or Sony's PSVR2 is the biggest way to stand out.

Inverse

The FDA Will Let the Soy Boys Have Their Milk

Plus: Google blocks news to Canadian users in advance of pending media law, Arizona considers zoning reform bill, and more...

Reason

Offices may never fill up again as remote work takes hold

Offices may become "obsolete" in larger numbers by the end of the decade due to the rise of remote work.

Fortune

‘I was flabbergasted’: Canceled job offers, once rare, are on the rise

After a successful summer internship at a mortgage tech company, Alana Klopstein was thrilled to get a job offer.

Los Angeles Times

Sony PSVR 2 Has an Exclusive Games Issue — And Here’s the Proof

Of the 49 games in the Sony PSVR 2's launch window, 42 are on Meta's Quest 2/Pro VR headsets. The lineup is proof Sony's headset desperately needs exclusive titles.

Inverse

Meta has profited from more than 60 ads using homophobic slur ‘groomer’ since December

Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta has profited from more than 60 ads featuring the anti-LGBTQ slur “groomer” since December, according to a new report from Media Matters for America.

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Inverse

Is VR Gaming in Trouble? Not at All, Even if Tencent Is Withdrawing Its VR Plans

Tencent is reportedly axing its VR plans, but with Meta and PlayStation pouring huge sums of money into VR, the future of VR gaming has little to worry about.

ABC News

Twitter, TikTok and Google ordered to explain efforts to crack down on child abuse trade

Five social media companies face daily fines of up to $700,000 if they do not reveal to Australia's eSafety commissioner what they are doing to combat the trade in child exploitation material on their platforms.

Reason

AI Goes off the Rails

Episode 443 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

ABC News

Tasmanian Hemp Association fights Facebook ban after clarifying 'prohibited' products

The government-funded Tasmanian Hemp Association was initially banned from advertising on the platform, which they say happens to producers across the globe due to strict algorithms, before it successfully argued its case.

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The Guardian - UK

Child abuse image offences in UK have soared, NSPCC report shows

Charity says police recording has improved but online grooming has risen and tech firms are failing to act

Fortune

Big Tech goes back to moving fast and breaking things

Thanks to financial woes and an A.I. arms race, it’s back to the future.

The Conversation

Five emerging trends that could change our lives online

The way we live our lives online is rapidly changing. Artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality and innovations such as blockchain – a kind of digital record for transactions — are set to transform the online world, affecting everything from social media to how people and businesses make money from their…

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse ambitions could get a big boost as Tencent discusses selling the Meta Quest 2 headset in China

Facebook has been blocked in the country for 14 years.

Fortune

Leaders: Buying Meta’s blue tick won’t buy you respect

When the entry requirement for verification is a monthly fee, instead of actual influence, the badge is no longer an indicator of anything other than that you paid for it.

Tribune News Service

Silicon Valley tech layoffs: Why so many jobs were slashed, and who’s hiring amid fierce competition?

A growing barrage of technology industry layoffs means slim pickings for job-seeking software engineers and other tech workers amid a fiercely competitive Bay Area job market that has tipped from bountiful to brutal.

Axios

Quality of life on the internet is coming at a higher price

Major platforms are looking for more ways to charge users for novelties and in some cases basics.

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