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9 disastrous rebrands, from WH Smith to Royal Mail

As the retailer moves into a new era, we look back at other marketing fails

The Independent UK

Studies Keep Finding That Social Media Algorithms Don't Increase Polarization. Why Is the Press So Skeptical?

New research on Facebook before the 2020 election finds scant evidence to suggest algorithms are shifting our political views.

Reason

WhatsApp just got a big upgrade for sending video messages

WhatsApp adds instant video messaging so you can share up to 60-second videos as easily as you can send a voice message.

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Difference In Social Media Algorithms Does Not Reduce Political Polarisation, Study Finds

97% of political news sources on Facebook identified as having spread misinformation more popular with conservatives

Zenger

Who won the A.I. buzzword contest this earnings season?

The language of Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft executives says a lot about their priorities.

Fortune

Biden White House Pressured Facebook To Censor Lab Leak Posts

"Can someone quickly remind me why we were removing—rather than demoting/labeling—claims that Covid is man made," asked Meta's president for global affairs.

Reason

WhatsApp is testing a new way to help you reduce spam

Spam may be an unwanted nuisance, but WhatsApp is working on a tool to help you manage those pesky unwanted messages.

Android Central

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Zuckerberg Spent $43M On Security But $5.5M To Back Defund The Police, Says Report

In only three years, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) has allocated $43

Zenger

New WhatsApp feature lets you send short video clips to get the message across

Meta-owned WhatsApp is introducing a new feature that lets users send short-form videos with up to 60 seconds of run time in the chat.

Android Central

Mark Zuckerberg is exploring 'retention-driving hooks' to keep Threads users engaged

More than half the social media site’s users have wandered away.

Fortune

Why Dunkin' and Lego rebrands succeeded – but X missed the mark

Twitter has swapped the fluffy bird that used to symbolize the social media platform for a spindly black X. Ditching the company’s well-known logo and changing its name to a letter often associated with danger, death and the unknown is only the latest user-aggravating step CEO Elon Musk has taken…

The Conversation

WhatsApp now allows users to record, share video messages

Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced a new feature on WhatsApp, which allows users to send short video messages. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Apple Maps is getting new competition from Big Tech

Apple Maps is in the firing line as Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon are teaming up to compete.

iMore

Today’s Cache | E.U. investigates Microsoft; OpenAI pulls back AI-generated text detector; Meta working to retain Threads’ userbase

News snippets for Microsoft facing antitrust probe in the E.U., OpenAI pulling back AI-generated text detector, and Meta working to retain Threads’ userbase.

The Hindu

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Zenger

Investors Urged Caution As S&P 500 Nears Prior Highs, Morgan Stanley Analyst Warns

U.S. stocks set for solid start on Fed relief rally, boosted by strong Meta Platforms earnings

Fortune

Threads can become the 'purest form' of social media as long as Meta and Mark Zuckerberg agree to one thing, says tech exec

The president of a once-trendy social app believes Meta should operate Threads as a loss leader to help it reclaim the goodwill it lost over the past few years.

The Guardian - US

Changing Meta’s algorithms did not help US political polarization, study finds

Study of Facebook and Instagram data from 2020 election shows chronological lists had no measurable impact on polarization

Kiplinger

Stock Market Today: Stocks Drop Despite Solid Meta Earnings

The major benchmarks couldn't hold on for a win Thursday, though Meta stock popped on impressive Q2 results.

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Android Central

Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft team up to take on Google Maps

The Overture Maps Foundation releases its first map dataset as it looks to power the next generation of open map data.

TechRadar

WhatsApp will save you from typing fatigue via its new video messages feature

You're now able to send 60 second video messages, but the clips are confined to a small space.

WEKU

New study shows just how Facebook's algorithm shapes conservative and liberal bubbles

Research conducted at the height of the 2020 election reveals new details about how Facebook's algorithms handle political content. But it suggests there are no easy fixes to political polarization.

The Independent UK

Deep dive into Meta's algorithms shows that America's political polarization has no easy fix

A team of some of the world's leading social media researchers has published four studies looking at the relationship between the algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram and America's widening political divide

The Independent UK

Republican-led committee calls off vote to hold Meta's Mark Zuckerberg in contempt

A House committee has called off a vote on a recommendation that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg be held in contempt of Congress for failing to fully supply documents related to an investigation into supposed censorship of conservatives by tech companies

The Guardian - US

Republicans shelve Zuckerberg contempt vote in ‘censorship’ inquiry ‘for now’

House panel was to consider resolution on Meta chief for allegedly failing to turn over internal documents to investigators

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse meltdown: Meta’s Reality Labs has lost $21 billion in roughly 18 months

Zuckerberg isn’t taking his foot off the gas, though.

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