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The worst thing about the Quest Pro isn't its price, it's the speakers

The speakers on Meta's $400 Quest 2 sound better than on the $1,500 Quest Pro. At least to this editor.

Inverse

Who could replace Elon Musk as Twitter CEO?

Here’s a look at six candidates in the running for the coveted role should the billionaire follow through with his poll promise

Evening Standard

Meta Quest 2's crappy data privacy policy is just the opening the new HTC VR headset needs

HTC's newest standalone VR headset will be announced next month, and in a dig at Meta, it's highlighted that user privacy at the forefront of the hardware.

Daily Mirror

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Zuckerberg testifies that Meta's lack of VR fitness app doesn’t keep him up at night

Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg says the fact his company doesn’t have a virtual reality fitness app up doesn’t keep him up at night, but acquiring it would boost competition and improve such applications.

Tribune News Service

Review: Incase Carrying Case is a Quest Pro essential accessory

The Met Quest Pro's charging dock makes use it that much easier. Unfortunately, it also means you'll want a carrying case if you're going to take it anywhere.

Inverse

Bill Gates derides Elon Musk for using a 'seat-of-the-pants' management style at Twitter

Elon Musk’s errant leadership is worsening polarization on social media, says Bill Gates.

Fortune

Mother’s ‘meddling’ kept tablets in order

Brief letters: Organising your pillbox | Bird in the hand | Meta moment | Promoting peace | Rwanda deportations

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Why Does Funding Government Take $1.7 Trillion and 4,000 Pages?

Plus: Title 42 order termination is on hold, the FTC vs. Meta, and more...

Reason

TechScape: Elon Musk’s poll own goal proves he can’t get out of his own way

In this week’s newsletter: Musk has a talent for trying to wiggle out of trouble on Twitter, only to land deeper in it – this time by asking users if he should quit as chief executive

The Guardian - UK

Slow fade for Google and Meta's ad dominance

Online advertising's dominant "duopoly" faces a wave of new challenges that are eating away at their numbers.

Axios

Commentary: Unions in big tech are essential

The past six months have been brutal for tech workers across the industry. Tens of thousands of our colleagues at Twitter, Meta, Amazon and other companies have been stripped of their livelihoods. Those who remain are subject to an increased pressure to deliver with fewer teammates to help do the…

Tribune News Service

Twitter users voted Elon Musk out. But CEO or not, he’ll still call the shots

Even if the multi-billionaire owner accepts his user poll and stands down, his machinations seem likely to ruin the company, says tech writer Sarah Manavis

The Guardian - UK

Quest Pro review: Weak software holds back excellent hardware

The Quest Pro costs $1,500 and offers Meta's most advanced VR features yet, but it might not have the software experience to make just anyone more productive.

Inverse

Doom co-creator is leaving Meta

John Carmack is leaving the company's VR division behind.

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The Independent UK

Meta faces record-breaking fine after being accused of breaking EU rules

Fine for Facebook owner would smash previous European Union record of 4.125 billion euros

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Accuses Meta of Antitrust Breaches with Classified Ads

The European Union on Monday accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching antitrust rules by distorting competition in the online classified ads business, the bloc’s latest maneuver to curb the power of Big Tech companies. In its complaint following an investigation launched last year, the EU’s executive commission took issue with…

The Independent UK

EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads

The European Union has accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching the bloc’s antitrust rules by distorting competition in the online classified ads business

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Unions in big tech are essential

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Fortune

Tech titan John Carmack leaves Meta as doubts swirl about Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse push

Comments like "we constantly self-sabotage and squander effort" in his exit letter will do little to reassure nervous Meta investors.

WEKU

A $1.6 billion lawsuit alleges Facebook's inaction fueled violence in Ethiopia

One of the plaintiffs says he contacted Facebook several times about posts threatening violence against his father, who was murdered by members of a militant group.

Tribune News Service

Silicon Valley’s economy trampled Austin, Seattle by billions of dollars during COVID’s first two years

Silicon Valley as an economic juggernaut has reigned supreme throughout the pandemic compared to its rivals in the Sunbelt and Pacific Northwest, newly released numbers show.

Fortune

Why Washington will become the epicenter of Big Tech in 2023

All three branches of government are poised to exert influence over the tech industry next year.

The Independent UK

FTC didn't stop Facebook-Instagram. How about Meta-Within?

Facebook parent Meta is sparring with the FTC over its pending acquisition of a virtual reality fitness company Within Unlimited in federal court in San Jose, California, where CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify as a witness

Asharq Al-Awsat

Google Rivals Join Forces in Online Maps

Google rivals on Thursday unveiled a project to make freely available data sets for map features to be built into online offerings. Alphabet-owned Google dominates online mapping, selling its services to other companies or platforms and using location and navigation capabilities to enhance its other offerings, including online advertising, AFP…

The Independent UK

Parents of teen who died by suicide sue Meta over simulated hanging video they say she copied

The simulated hanging video circulated for more than a year after the girl’s death

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