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Meta axes 10,000 jobs in new round of cuts
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Facebook owner Meta announced a fresh wave of job cuts on Tuesday, part of what CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the company's "year of efficiency" as the US tech sector continues to downsize.
Warnings over AI, toxic beauty myths dog TikTok filter
AFP, Published on 10/03/2023
» WASHINGTON: TikTok's latest sensation is a real-time filter called Bold Glamour that sashays right past debates over toxic beauty standards on social media, going all in on giving users a new face.
Contract killings come cheap in South Africa
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - Getting rid of an insufferable husband comes relatively cheap in South Africa, while political hits are more expensive.
Nigeria gets early results from tight election race
AFP, Published on 27/02/2023
» LAGOS - Nigeria announced initial results on Sunday after a tight election for the presidency of Africa's most populous nation, marked by widespread voting delays and early accusations of attempts to manipulate ballot counts.
In Nigeria, voters set on defending a free election
AFP, Published on 26/02/2023
» AWKA (NIGERIA) - Nigerians of all ages were determined to ensure a credible election outcome, monitoring polling centres as initial results from a presidential election trickled in on Sunday.
Facebook, Instagram roll out paid subscription
AFP, Published on 24/02/2023
» SYDNEY: Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free.
Meta subscriber plan risks digital divide, say critics
AFP, Published on 21/02/2023
» PARIS - Years after Facebook quietly removed a slogan that declared the site was "free and always will be", parent company Meta announced on Sunday a paid-for subscription service that has already been widely criticised.
Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription
AFP, Published on 20/02/2023
» 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.
Fakery and fraud: Energy scammers cast 'wide net' on Facebook
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: A Filipino consumer fumes as she rips open a portable charger to discover she has been conned -- the batteries are choked with sand, making her yet another victim of scammers on Facebook.
Google, Apple disappoint as tech earnings hit by gloom
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google and Apple on Thursday reported downbeat results for the last quarter of 2022 as Amazon beat expectations, but warned that the coming months would be uncertain in a difficult moment for Big Tech.