Facebook made views the main metric for evaluating content
The social network Facebook✴ has made views the main metric for assessing the effectiveness of content, similar to what was previously done on Instagram✴. Views have become the main metric…
“Hardcore and cool” Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell movie with “Venom” star finally canceled
Announced more than 10 years ago, the feature-length film based on the series of cult stealth action games Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell from Ubisoft, it seems, will never come out…
Threads boasted 15 million new users in two weeks
The social network Bluesky has achieved significant success, having managed to attract many users after the recent US presidential elections. However, the achievements of the main competitor, the Threads platform,…
American regulator is investigating Microsoft’s cloud business
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to open an investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices by Microsoft’s cloud division. The department is studying the company’s accusations of abusing its dominance…
The “best alternative” to Chrome has been released on Android – the Arc Search browser
The Browser Company has announced the availability of its Arc Search browser to all Android users following the completion of an open beta last month. The developer calls Arc Search…
EU fines Meta a record €798 million for anti-competitive abuses in Facebook Marketplace
The European Commission has fined Meta✴, the parent company of Facebook✴, Instagram✴ and WhatsApp, €797.72 million (almost $840 million) for violating EU antitrust rules. The regulator claims that the Facebook✴…
The British caught Apple imposing iCloud and demanded compensation of 3 billion pounds.
Apple faces a class action lawsuit worth around £3 billion for allegedly violating UK antitrust laws. The company allegedly monopolized the cloud storage market, forcing about 40 million Britons to…
Google will remove news from EU publishers from search results as part of an experiment
Google is launching an experiment to remove news from publishers in the European Union from its search engine, Google News and Discover, to find out how much such changes will…
YouTube is testing a new format for viewing long videos like Shorts
YouTube can launch infinite scrolling with autoplay for long videos, like in Shorts. When you scroll up, the next video starts, and so on ad infinitum. The experiment, which launched…
YouTube on Quest launches co-viewing feature – up to 7 friends in one VR cinema
The YouTube app for the Meta✴ Quest virtual reality headset has received an important update. Now you can watch videos not only alone, but also with friends. Users will be…