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Social media is an outrage machine, not a forum for sharing ideas and getting at the truth
UK’s largest newspaper group cites slump in advertising revenues and drop in demand
Move by Facebook and Instagram parent comes as social media platforms confront concerns about digital alterations
Autonomous vehicles predicted to spur demand for VR and AR with passenger diversions such as movies and karaoke
Social media platform to award equity to employees at $45 a share
Upheaval has left trophy purchase of social network seriously impaired
Chinese group sets up teams to explore way forward after biggest ecommerce market imposes curbs
And the US economy is strong
If the Facebook owner’s winning streak depends on low spending, it may not last
Facebook and Instagram parent says it has seen more ‘volatility’ in economic conditions
Dozens of attorneys-general bring action against Facebook and Instagram-parent over years of alleged ‘harmful’ features
Artificial intelligence is still dumber than cats, says pioneer Yann LeCun, so worries over existential risks are ‘premature’
Company formerly known as Twitter cites proliferation of bots as reason for experiment
A behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood’s latest finance movie
Platforms are again under scrutiny for failing to curb misinformation
Once purely a jobs board, users say the platform is now more valuable than rivals
Investigation is first under bloc’s Digital Services Act and follows letter raising concerns about platform
Also in this newsletter: international tax treaty, IMF warns on deficits, ExxonMobil strikes a mega-deal
The country has become a Petri dish for examining how business messaging can work — and bring in revenue
Platform’s owner contends with wave of false or misleading content that has alarmed EU officials and advertisers
Investigation will review social media giant’s guidelines after ‘manipulated’ clip wrongfully calls US president a paedophile
Entrepreneur may have bigger problem than US regulator’s probe into his purchase of X shares
Rise in bond yields means there are more alternatives to betting on the fortunes of the Magnificent Seven tech giants
We’ll stop writing these stories when you stop clicking on them
US securities regulator’s court filing signals yet another fight with billionaire
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