🪐 Inside Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse Struggles

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Skepticism, Confusion, Frustration: Inside Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse Struggles. Last October, when Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, announced that the company would change its name to Meta and become a “metaverse company,” he sketched a vision of a utopian future many years off in which billions… (Ryan Mac / The New York Times)

Ryan Mac 🙃 @RMac18

We took a look at the past year of metaverse developments at Faceb— *Meta* and the ups and downs Mark Zuckerberg has gone through to convince consumers (and his own employees) that he made the right call in changing his company's focus to virtual reality.

nytimes.comSkepticism, Confusion, Frustration: Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse StrugglesMeta’s push to develop virtual and augmented reality technology has had a bumpy year.

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'The Owner of This iPhone Was in a Severe Car Crash'-or Just on a Roller Coaster. Apple’s crash detection for the iPhone 14 and new Apple Watch models can alert 911 and emergency contacts in the event of a collision. But it sometimes triggers when people aren’t in danger. (Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal)

Joanna Stern @JoannaStern

Since the iPhone 14 went on sale, the 911 dispatch center near Kings Island amusement park has received at least six phones calls saying: “The owner of this iPhone was in a severe car crash...” Except, the owner was just on a roller coaster. 🆕 by me: on.wsj.com/3CkEJJz

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Twitter locks Kanye West's account for anti-semitic tweet following warm Elon Musk welcome. Elon Musk's troubling, nascent vision for Twitter was on full display this weekend after the SpaceX and Tesla CEO strode into the center of a content moderation controversy created… (Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch)

Taylor Hatmaker @tayhatmaker

Kanye West posted anti-semitism on Instagram and got his account frozen. Elon Musk immediately gave him a green light to say the same stuff on Twitter, so he did and worse — but Musk doesn't own Twitter yet

techcrunch.comTwitter locks Kanye West’s account for antisemitic tweet following warm Elon Musk welcomeAfter Instagram restricted Kanye West’s account over antisemitic content, West hopped to Twitter and received a warm welcome from Elon Musk.

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Supply Chain 'Normal' Appears on Horizon, With Sights Set on March. Several gauges show ship congestion continues to clear up even as shortages persist. (Brendan Murray / Bloomberg)

Peter Tirschwell @PeterTirschwell

Still historically huge vessel backups off the East and Gulf coasts but several of our sources agree it will be largely if not completely cleared in 1H’23 https://t.co/GtWpr7WsUM

Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss

Supply chain ‘normal’ appears on the horizon, with sights set on March https://t.co/pmOpnL2Ldg via @b_muzz https://t.co/WCYHm5KL7r

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Europe's Plan to Beat Silicon Valley at Its Own Game. Skype was arguably the first breakout European tech company. Nearly two decades after its creation, cofounder Niklas Zennström reflects on the growth of the European ecosystem, posits that combining profit and purpose is critical—and… (Stephen Armstrong / WIRED)

WIRED @WIRED

Why Europe is set to beat Silicon Valley at its own game.

wired.trib.alEurope’s Plan to Beat Silicon Valley at Its Own GameWIRED spoke with Skype cofounder Niklas Zennström about why the burgeoning European startup scene is poised to lead the technological revolution.

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