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More staff policing illegal and violent footage join trade unions to demand higher pay and greater support
Computing platform shifts usually leave some industry leaders out in the cold
Yale academic was among the first to show that tech groups’ ‘free’ products could be anti-competitive
Spending on the metaverse may give users more tools to play with but it comes at a high price
Facebook and Instagram parent announces new cull as it strives to improve efficiency
Fulfilment of initial promise made for the technology remains elusive
New industry-wide collective in Germany is first of its kind in Europe
Social network claims successes with tool to counteract Apple’s privacy changes that resulted in billions in lost revenue
Do virtual reality games show us the promise of the metaverse? And are they a model for life itself?
FT tech writers on the questions you were afraid to ask
Mark Zuckerberg announces plan to allow users to verify their accounts for up to $14.99 a month
Enthusiasm for a virtual future is draining away — and so is investment
The FT’s Javier Espinoza explains who is leading the charge to regulate Big Tech
Mark Zuckerberg’s aim of wrestling costs in his ‘year of efficiency’ causes disruption at the social media company
Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft reveal hefty price tag as they rein in spending
Mark Zuckerberg promises ‘year of efficiency’ as parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp looks to contain costs
Mark Zuckerberg needs to rethink his spending on the metaverse
The FT’s Robert Armstrong explains why he thinks Big Tech is really cutting back
Picking out bloat isn’t so easy
Apple is the only one of the bunch to avoid mass job cuts so far
Also in today’s newsletter, Lockheed ready to supply F-16s and Musk upbeat on Tesla’s prospects
Former US president had been suspended from platforms after January 6 Capitol riots
Activists seem to think so
The complex challenge of moderating sensitive and potentially explicit live content for children and vulnerable users
Google parent to cut 12,000 jobs as tech sector sheds more than 200,000 posts over 12 months
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