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Zuckerberg blames ‘headwinds’ from Apple’s new iOS and changes in privacy for the record drop in value Mark Zuckerberg blamed “headwinds” this week after investors wiped about $220bn off Meta’s market value. One of the biggest blows came from longtime rival Apple. Apple has long marketed itself as a champion of privacy, explicitly positioning itself …

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PC, PS4/5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X; Roll7For those feeling worn down by the daily grind, this calming skater with popping pastel colours and a soothing soundtrack is a charming alternative From Ozark to Returnal, Euphoria to Uncut Gems, it increasingly feels like modern entertainment exists solely to stress audiences out. While it’s undeniably …

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PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Playstation 4; DotEmuWith its special combos and metres, this frenetic and summery Air Hockey-style game has more in common with Street Fighter than with other sports games Windjammers 2 has a character selection screen cheat code. It’s a simple thing: spin the analogue stick in circles a few times and …

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Move follows warnings Mark Zuckerberg’s plan for metaverse could lead to increased online harassment Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual reality business is to introduce a mandatory distance between people’s digital avatars after warnings that the social media tycoon’s plans for a metaverse will lead to a new wave of online harassment. Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, is …

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Hacking of emails at Murdoch company raises fears for safety of journalists’ confidential sources Journalists working for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp have had their email accounts hacked in what the company believes was an espionage operation linked to China, raising fears for the safety of confidential sources. The cyber-attack affected a limited number of individuals …

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Streaming firm is facing a cocktail of crises, from culture wars to competition concerns He was supposed to be Spotify’s biggest acquisition, one who would transform the music streaming company into a one-stop shop for all kinds of online audio. But controversy over “misinformation” on Joe Rogan’s podcast precipitated a hellish week for the Swedish …

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Zooey Deschanel, Hannah Simone and Lamorne Morris reunite to reminisce about their Emmy-nominated show. Plus: top actors read the hilarious uncommissioned scripts of talented female writers Welcome to Our ShowIt’s official: “millennial TV show rewatches with the original cast” is the podcast genre du jour. We’ve had The OC, Scrubs and Sex and the City …

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Shares in parent company Meta fall 26.4% on Thursday Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth tumbles by $30bn-plus A historic plunge in the stock price of Facebook’s parent company has erased more than $230bn in its market value, easily the biggest one-day loss in history for a US company. The 26.4% wipeout in Meta comes amid concerns …

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The e-commerce giant announced gains of more than $14bn last holiday season in its latest earnings report Amazon’s profits surged to $14.32bn in a fourth quarter marked by record holiday sales, the company said in its earnings report on Thursday, while also announcing an increase in the price of Amazon Prime membership to help compensate …

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Analysis: shares in parent company Meta fell by 20% after the latest results revealed a first-ever fall in daily users Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire felt the full force of investors’ concerns about its growth prospects on Wednesday, as the revelation of Facebook’s first-ever drop in daily users helped trigger a share price rout. It …

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