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New PS5 VR horror game Switchback gets scarier every time you blink

The PS VR2 game tracks your pupils to unleash enemies at you when your eyelids flutter.

Evening Standard

Energy crisis drives Hungarian ballet to rehearse in Audi factory

Unable to pay its heating bill amid soaring energy costs, one Hungarian ballet company is getting a little extra help from one of its sponsors by rehearsing in an Audi factory. We take a closer look. Also, Meta unveils paid verification status for Facebook and Instagram. Plus, the US Supreme…

France 24

First Thing: Joe Biden arrives in Kyiv in surprise visit

US president meets Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of anniversary of invasion. Plus, the disruptors who want to make death greener

The Guardian - UK

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Meta starts selling Instagram and Facebook verification in the UK

For £9.99 per month, you can grab a blue badge and boost your profile’s visibility

Evening Standard

Facebook and Instagram to get paid verification as Twitter charges for two-factor SMS authentication

Mark Zuckerberg follows Elon Musk’s lead in introducing fee for blue ticks, while Twitter to restrict 2FA via SMS to paid users

The Guardian - AU

Kroger workers who quit are getting texts and emails from the company asking them to come back

A tight labor market has bosses doing something they don't generally do: Asking workers who left to please return.

Fortune

Instagram and Facebook set to get paid-for verification

The feature will be made available this week

Manchester Evening News

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Meta to test out monthly paid verification subscription service

Meta Verified is aimed at "increasing authenticity and security across our services," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.

Axios

Meta launches subscription service for Facebook and Instagram

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a subscription service called Meta Verified that will include a handful of additional perks and features, including account verification badges for those who pay.

Tribune News Service

Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta Verified subscription service for Facebook and Instagram following Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue

Facebook and Instagram users will need to confirm their identity with a government ID to receive a verification badge.

Fortune

Facebook and Instagram to roll out paid subscription

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter.

Bangkok Post

Brian Merchant: Minimum wage 'ghosts' keep Google and Microsoft's AI arms race from becoming a nightmare

When Google's algorithms work like they're supposed to — when they show you the bit of information you're looking for and not nonsense or weird porn or propaganda or dangerous medical advice — you have people like Ed Stackhouse to thank.

Los Angeles Times

Meta just gave thousands of employees poor performance reviews that could clear the way for more layoffs during its 'Year of Efficiency'

Threat comes after 11,000 workers lost their jobs in November.

Fortune

Google, Twitter, Meta, Apple Face Tougher EU Online Content Rules

Alphabet Inc's Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc, Twitter and Apple face stricter EU online content rules, based on monthly user numbers published by the companies, which exceeded an EU threshold for big online platforms. The new rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) label companies with more than…

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The Independent UK

Facebook ran ads in Moldova for oligarch sanctioned by US

Facebook allowed a Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to run ads on its platform urging protests against that country's government — even though he and his political party are subject to U.S. sanctions

Fortune

Bear market barely dents crypto lobby

Spending remains near all-time highs.

The Guardian - UK

Meta to pay more for Mark Zuckerberg’s personal security amid job losses

Spend increases by 40% to $14m after dismissing 11,000 employees

Reason

FTC Commissioner Resigns To Protest Agency's 'Disregard for the Rule of Law'

Chair Lina Khan has flouted the rule of law and due process, Commissioner Christine Wilson wrote.

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Fortune

Facebook’s increasingly cloudy future in Europe

Europe is Meta’s second most valuable market, after North America. The possibility of its being forced to leave is not just hypothetical.

Fortune

Can you make money following activist investors into a stock? It depends

Following an activist investor into a stock might not offer as big a financial win as expected. Here’s what to consider.

Miami Herald

Looking to come to the US, Cubans turn to an unusual market for boat parts: Facebook

When Amauri decided to leave Cuba for the United States, he bought metal sheets to build a rustic boat to take him to the Florida Keys.

Tribune News Service

Google case at Supreme Court risks upending the internet as we know it

An upcoming Supreme Court case could answer one of the toughest questions of the internet age: Should online companies be held responsible for promoting harmful speech?

Inverse

Sony PlayStation VR2 Review: Immersive VR Gaming on Easy Mode

Sony's PSVR 2 headset for the PS5 is packed full of technology that makes gaming more immersive. The only question mark is whether the VR headset will get exclusive games to support it longterm.

Fortune

Meta is cutting middle managers. Here’s how to tell if you should too

Companies should evaluate middle managers on their leadership skills.

Fortune

Elon Musk takes his marijuana friendliness to the next level as Twitter pitches itself as a home for cannabis ads

Twitter has updated its policies to allow licensed cannabis-related companies to run certain kinds of ads in states where the ads are legal.

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