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It wasn't just you; Instagram was down on Sunday for a couple of hours

Meta-owned social media app just went for a break on Sunday evening for many users across regions.

Android Central

Markets Today: Stocks Mixed as Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue

Morning Markets U.S. stock indexes this morning are mixed. The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) ( SPY ) is up +0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ( $DOWI ) ( DIA ) is down -0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ( $IUXX ) ( QQQ ) is up +0.41%....

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Meta breached your privacy for the sake of adverts — and has been fined $1.3bn as a result

Meta was sending data where it shouldn't, landing it in hot water – and now it has to pay the very, very high price.

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Meta fined record amount in EU over US data transfers

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. was hit by a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) European Union privacy fine and given a deadline to stop shipping users’ data to the US after regulators said it failed to protect personal information from the American security services.

Tribune News Service

EU privacy regulator hits Meta with record $2 billion fine for data transfers

Meta has been hit with a record 1.2 billion euro fine by its lead European Union privacy regulator over its handling of user information.

The New Daily

Markets Today: Stocks Slightly Higher as Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.10%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +0.04%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are slightly higher. M&A activity today is lifting the overall market after Chevron agreed to buy PDC Energy for...

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Is Instagram’s new text-based Twitter-like the social media sanctuary users are looking for?

Twitter, a once unflappable landmark on the internet, appears to be in choppy waters as of late. But is a text-based Instagram offering the social media sanctuary troubled tweeters are looking for?

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Instagram plans rival to Twitter, codenamed ‘P92’

Meta is joining the rush to introduce an alternative to Twitter, as tech companies look to poach the blue bird's users.

The New Daily

Meta fined $1.3bn over transfer of EU user data to the US

Facebook, Instagram owner says ruling ‘flawed, unjustified, sets a dangerous precedent for countless other companies’.

Al Jazeera

Facebook owner Meta fined £1billion for breach in user data rules

The record fine was levied after a three-year probe

Wales Online

Meta slapped with fine of €1.2 billion over data breach concerns

Concerns have been raised over how data was harvested from Europe to the US through the Facebook platform

Dublin Live

Meta hit with record $1.3bn fine for its handling of EU user data

As predicted, Meta’s fine is the largest under the EU’s stringent data privacy policy, putting European access to Meta services under threat.

TechRadar

Ireland's data watchdog hits Facebook owner Meta with €1.2 billion fine

The record fine was levied by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) after a three-year probe into the social media giant

Irish Mirror

Meta hit with $1.3 billion privacy fine and told to stop sending Europeans' data to U.S.

The company could have to pull Facebook and Instagram out of Europe.

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The Independent UK

Facebook parent Meta hit with record fine for transferring European user data to US

The European Union has slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine and ordered it to stop transferring user data across the Atlantic

The Times of India

Meta fined record $1.3 billion in EU over US data transfers

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc was hit by a record €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) European Union privacy fine and given a deadline to stop shipping users’ data to the US after regulators said it failed to protect personal information from the prying eyes of American security services.

Tech&Learning

Can Metaverse Education Survive the Rise of AI?

Generative AI has stolen the metaverse’s thunder as the “it” technology of the moment. What does that mean for the future of immersive technology in the classroom?

Evening Standard

Meta slapped with record £1 billion by EU regulators over data transfers

Meta is to be fined a record-busting £1 billion by the European Union over the transfer of user data to the US.

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Meta blames tech issue for widespread Instagram disruption

Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app owned by Meta Platforms Inc., appeared to suffer an outage Sunday evening in the U.S., with tens of thousands of users reporting that they could not access the service.

Fortune

Linda Yaccarino says ‘game on’ as Instagram prepares Twitter clone

Elon Musk's successor as Twitter CEO can add competition from Meta to her list of challenges.

The Guardian - UK

Facebook to be fined £648m for mishandling user information

Decision by Ireland’s privacy regulator will set record for breach of EU’s data protection rules

The Guardian - UK

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse vision is over. Can Apple save it?

The CEO of the social media giant has spent billions – and still no one understands the idea. But now the world’s richest firm could change the game

Android Central

Instagram comment section now plays nice with GIFs worldwide

Instagram now supports GIF comments on posts and Reels for all users across the world.

TechRadar

I've lived with the Meta Quest Pro – and the Apple VR headset needs one thing to beat it

The Apple VR headset is rumored to have incredible specs, but it needs equally impressive software to take the VR crown.

The Guardian - UK

When the tech boys start asking for new regulations, you know something’s up

The OpenAI CEO says his industry needs government intervention. Whether it’s a ploy or a plea for help, we should be concerned

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