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Instagram launches new TV app for Reels, only on Fire TV for now
Meta has today announced that Instagram is getting a TV app designed to let you watch Reels on the big screen, but it’s only on Amazon’s Fire TV platform to sta...
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Instagram is putting Reels on your TV
Meta is starting to test a new Instagram app for TVs that lets you watch Reels on a big screen. The app will be available first as a pilot for Amazon Fire TV de...
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Elizabeth Warren, other U.S. senators concerned about big tech pushing up electricity costs — demands explanation from Amazon, Google, Meta as AI data centers drive up residential energy bills
Three Democratic Senators are investigating the impact of the massive AI data center build out on the electricity bill of the average American....
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Trump is recruiting Big Tech workers for the government
President Donald Trump will recruit workers from Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other tech giants to form the US Tech Force, a new program that aim...
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Threads adds new communities, tests badges for highly engaged members
Threads, which has more than 150 million daily active users, adds more communities to its platform....
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Threads expands its communities feature with badges, new interest topics, more
Last October, Threads rolled out over 100 communities, which built on the fact that users were referring to in-app groups as “Books Threads,” “NBA Threads,” and...
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How AI Is Transforming the Adoption of Secure-by-Default Mobile Frameworks
Meta’s secure-by-default frameworks wrap potentially unsafe OS and third-party functions, making security the default while preserving developer speed and usabi...
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WhatsApp’s biggest market is becoming its toughest test
Meta has three months to comply with Indian government directions that could affect how WhatsApp operates in the country....
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Relax, grown-ups: VR is doing fine
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a w...
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Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/11/meta-shuts-down-global-accounts-linked-to-abortion-advice-and-queer-content Comments URL...
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No one knows what to call these things
Meta calls its Ray-Ban glasses AI glasses. I asked a simple question at Google's Project Aura demo last week. What do you call these things? To my surprise, mul...
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Instagram now lets you take control of your feed (somewhat)
A commonly expressed frustration with algorithmically-driven apps like Instagram is that users have no control over their feeds. They are instead shown what the...