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Facebook Dating to add age verification

It comes after parent company Meta added similar technology to another of its services, Instagram

Wales Online

Can the minister please explain?

National’s spokesperson on broadcasting, Melissa Lee, predictably called it a “train wreck” but Willie Jackson’s interview with TVNZ’s Jack Tame appeared to be another example of a bumbling government minister unable to clearly articulate government strategy.

Newsroom.co.nz

Facebook Dating adds age verification tools to protect under 18s

The platform is using age assurance technology from UK firm Yoti.

Evening Standard

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British Basketball League appoints former Meta director as chief executive

Aaron Radin began his career with the NBA and has gone on to hold senior roles at US media giants Disney and NBCUniversal

Birmingham Post

The metaverse offers challenges and possibilities for the future of the retail industry

In 1968, American computer scientist Ivan Sutherland predicted the future of augmented and virtual reality with his concept of the “Ultimate Display. The Ultimate Display relied on the kinetic depth effect to create two dimensional images that moved with its users, giving the illusion of a three-dimensional display.

The Conversation

As Chatbot Sophistication Grows, AI Debate Intensifies

California start-up OpenAI has released a chatbot capable of answering a variety of questions, but its impressive performance has reopened the debate on the risks linked to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The conversations with ChatGPT, posted on Twitter by fascinated users, show a kind of omniscient machine, capable of explaining…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Facebook asked for nudes to help stop revenge porn and it worked. Can our culture change next?

A tool to stop non-consensual distribution of intimate images has been successful – but there’s still the problem that collecting digital trophies is part of being a man

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Could we have one app for everything? We ask an expert

Super apps can revolutionise your life – but do you want to pay the price, wonders AI and innovation professor David Shrier

The Guardian - UK

Zuckerberg skeptical of skeptics, $1 billion in NFT creator royalties, and real-life metaverse clothing from Forever 21

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg said he doesn't care what people say about his metaverse, plus news on OpenSea's $1 billion creator royalty program and real-life metaverse clothing.

Fortune

Twitter and TikTok could be called to negotiate under Australia’s news media code

Review of Google and Meta agreements suggests ACCC look at what other social media platforms should be brought to table with publishers

The Guardian - AU

Review gives tick to social media code

A review of Australia's news media bargaining code has found it successful in forcing social media giants to the table with publishers and broadcasters.

AAP

3 takeaways on SBF, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Fink from DealBook’s buzzy Summit

The former FTX CEO took the lawyerly route, while the Meta chief blasted Apple and the BlackRock leader forecasted change in tech.

Fortune

Urgent WhatsApp warning issued to millions after phone numbers stolen by hackers

Users of the instant messaging service are being urged not to fall for phishing texts - after it was announced that cyber criminals have access to millions of phone numbers

Chronicle Live

Musk reignites debate over Apple's power

Twitter owner's complaints about the App Store echo those by other business leaders and some lawmakers.

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The Conversation

The Galactica AI model was trained on scientific knowledge – but it spat out alarmingly plausible nonsense

Earlier this month, Meta announced new AI software called Galactica: “a large language model that can store, combine and reason about scientific knowledge”.

Axios

What are all those "chief metaverse officers" actually doing?

Metaverse execs are working on strategy, evangelizing and more.

The Guardian - UK

Social media firms face big UK fines if they fail to stop sexist and racist content

Revised online safety bill proposes fines of 10% of revenue but drops harmful communications offence

The Guardian - UK

Meta fined €265m over data protection breach that hit more than 500m users

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp owner has been fined nearly €1bn by EU since September 2021

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The Independent UK

Facebook parent company fined 265 million euro by Irish data watchdog

Meta has been hit by almost one billion euro in fines by the Data Protection Commission in the past 18 months over EU data breaches.

Dublin Live

Meta fined €265m after personal details of millions of Facebook users leaked

Facebook parent company Meta has been fined €265 million by the Irish watchdog after a data breach which saw personal details of more than 530 million Facebook users published online

The Independent UK

Irish watchdog fines Meta 265M euros in latest privacy case

Irish regulators have slapped Facebook parent Meta with a 265 million euro fine in what is the company’s latest punishment for breaching strict European Union data privacy rules

Inverse

30 years later, Nintendo's weirdest hardware flop could finally catch on

After decades of little progress, VR gloves could be making a comeback and enriching the Metaverse.

Daily Mirror

Nick Clegg sends son to £22k school after branding private education 'corrosive'

While he was Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Nick said the "rift" between state and private schools was "corrosive for our society and damaging to our economy"

The New Daily

Nike the latest fashion icon to step into the metaverse with new virtual trading platform

Nike has announced its new .Swoosh online platform, where users will be able to "collect, trade, and flex" virtual Nike products.

The Guardian - UK

Met monitoring song lyrics of rap artist it tried to censor on Instagram

Drill artist Chinx (OS) reveals he has to send new song lyrics to police and probation service in case they are deemed to incite violence

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