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Apple's slower hiring allows it to avoid wave of big tech layoffsApple has managed to avoid joining the wave of mass layoffs at other tech giants, with its slower rate of hiring allowing it to avoid issues that Alp…
... avoid issues that Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon have run into ... avoided announcing mass layoffs. Following Meta's 11,000 job cut ... 53%, Alphabet by 57%, and Meta by 94% during the same ... something offered by Google and Meta to their workforces, but other ... -
Banks teaming up to fight Apple Wallet & PayPalSeven major banks are working with money-transfer service Zelle to create a separate digital wallet system to compete with <a href="https://appleinsi…
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Apple hit new record high for lobbying in 2022, but still behind peersApple significantly increased its spending on lobbying in 2022, increasing by 44% compared to 2021, but the company is still spending less than its p…
... at $19.7 million, while Meta reached a close second place ... a 4.6% decrease for Meta. The five tech giants spent ... -
Apple's headset to use 3D operating system that looks like iOSApple's VR headset will feature a 3D operating system that will resemble iOS with hand and finger gesture recognition -- and can be used as a macOS d…
... 's attempt to take on Meta and others will rely on ... would be wildly different from Meta's approach, which relies on ... system is available elsewhere, including Meta's Horizon Workrooms, which also ... -
Advertisers call out Apple's 'hypocrisy' over ad trackingThe Interactive Advertising Bureau has used its annual conference to accuse Apple of "cynicism and hypocrisy" over how it treats advertisers compared…
... (IAB) members include Google and Meta, and Cohen said that Apple ... -
Native WhatsApp software coming to Mac thanks to CatalystWhatsApp is working on a new <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/mac" title="Mac" data-kpt="1">Mac</a> app that uses Apple's <a href="https://ap…
... Mac app WhatsApp -- owned by Meta -- currently offers a web-based ... them into compatible macOS features. Meta has yet to release WhatsApp ... -
Apple plans health and wellness experiences for Apple AR headsetInternal Apple demonstrations of its planned <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/Apple-AR">Apple AR</a> technology have reportedly concentrated …
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Samsung partners with Google & Qualcomm for mixed realitySamsung Gear VR may have been abandoned, but Samsung isn't out of the mixed reality game yet as it has entered a partnership with Qualcomm and Google…
... VR failed to gain traction. Meta's announcement to commit to ... a difficult task For example, Meta didn't quite achieve its ... 's move into the space. Meta and Microsoft won't be ... -
Dell to cut 6,650 jobs as PC market downturn continuesDell has become the latest major tech company to confirm it will be laying off workers, with an estimated 6,650 jobs expected to be culled as PC sale…
... ,000 employees respectively. In November Meta warned it was culling 11 ... -
Holokit X Review: Still-developing stereoscopic ARThe Holokit X is representative of what AR on <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone" title="iPhone" data-kpt="1">iPhone</a> can be, but its…
... , and more ambitious projects from Meta and a forthcoming one from ... -
How Apple avoided Big Tech's mass layoffsApple has not had to make thousands of employees redundant because it was careful not to hire too many over the pandemic -- and new figures show just…
... throughout the pandemic (source: Bloomberg) Meta, Facebook's parent, added approximately ... -
House Judiciary subpoenas Tim Cook & rest of big tech about alleged collusionHouse Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has subpoenaed Big Tech executives to try to discover if they colluded to suppress free speech. <div al…
... CEOs of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft to see if ... -
Apple may be cutting contractors in an effort to slash costsWhile Apple may have avoided the significant layoffs that have plagued other Big Tech companies like Amazon and Meta until now, it now seems that the…
... Tech companies like Amazon and Meta until now, it now seems ... over the last several months. Meta, the parent company of Facebook ... -
Apple will surrender info on how many users it has to the EUBig Tech platforms including Apple, Google, and Twitter, have given monthly user data to the European Union, to comply with stringent content regulat…
... . According to Reuters, Apple, Google, Meta, and Twitter, have all confirmed ... 401.7 million on YouTube. Meta reported 255 million average monthly ... -
Will Apple's headset drive an augmented reality renaissance?Just about every supplier of augmented reality headset components is reportedly gearing up to make more components in the expectation that where Appl…
... draws from its information. Currently, Meta would appear to be the ... said at the time that Meta had a "ridiculous amount of ... -
WhatsApp adds picture-in-picture video calls to iOS appAn update to WhatsApp has enabled picture-in-picture mode for video calls, bringing the Meta-owned messaging service in line with <a href="https://ap…
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Facebook has decided that paid user validation is also the way to goMeta is joining Twitter in providing a paid verification subscription to customers, with Meta Verified allowing other users to confirm the identity o…
... subscription to customers, with Meta Verified allowing other ... new product announcement introducing "Meta Verified." Following in ... authenticity and security" across Meta's services, including Facebook ... below Meta Verified's price tag. Whether Meta will make ... -
Apple's AR headset probably won't need an iPhone to functionApple's highly anticipated mixed-reality headset may not require an <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone" title="iPhone" data-kpt="1">iPho…
... hardware is highly plausible, since Meta's Quest 2 is already ... -
Hands on with VR and AR for work: A currently insane view of the futureVirtual and augmented reality could eventually revolutionize how you work, but as we look at it in early 2023, it is an expensive pipe dream. <div…
... where the problems start. The Meta Quest Pro is the premium ... the most mainstream options available, Meta's Quest 2 and Quest ... try being Horizon Workrooms. This Meta software is still classed as ... . A quick installation of the Meta Remote Desktop app, and your ... -
How Apple wants to integrate its AR headset with iPhone & MacApple's forthcoming headset was always going to work alongside <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone" title="iPhone" data-kpt="1">iPhone</a…
... it's the same method Meta has just described. A user ... -
This could be the first real leak of Apple VR headset componentsA set of clear images that claim to be a pair of ribbon cables are perhaps the first look at real components for Apple's long-rumored and highly anti…
... a similar way to the Meta Quest 2, namely a "ski ... -
Apple cutting costs with bonus payment changes, hiring freezeApple's efforts to cut costs has led it to extend its hiring freeze into more areas, a report claims, as well as making changes to how it doles out p…
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Facebook also launches blue-check Verified programMeta's Facebook is rolling out its own verification program to users that gives access to a blue check mark and exclusive features, very similar to T…
... Twitter's paid offering. Meta Verified The company announced ... a government-issued ID. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg describes ... Center, then Meta Verified. An option called "Meta Verified available" ... the verification procedure again, Meta Verified subscribers won't ... -
iPhone 15 Pro images leak, iOS 16.4 & new AirPods imminentNew images have leaked of the iPhone 15 Pro with controversial changes to the mute switch, plus <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios" title="…
... people's playlists Apple, Alphabet, Meta push back against US spy ... -
Clearer pictures of rumored Apple AR headet cable emergeA closer look at a cable said to be from Apple's AR headset has popped up from a well-known leaker, showing serialization and part numbers for the as…
... to be similar to the Meta Quest 2, with a "ski ... -
UK antitrust case versus Apple's browser dominance dies on a technicalityThe UK antitrust authority's bid to investigate Apple's browser dominance on iOS has been stopped before it really got going -- but not because of th…
... DuckDuckGo, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Meta, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Vodaphone. Microsoft ... -
The Facebook privacy settlement is real -- how to claim your shareFacebook users can submit a claim for a share of the $725 million class action settlement of a lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Here's h…
... since discontinued operations. Facebook owner Meta agreed in December to pay ... -
Apple's MR headset to use magnetically-attached tethered batteryApple's mixed reality <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/01/03/apples-ar-headset-to-automatically-adjust-lenses-for-perfect-images">headse…
... complaint of other headsets like Meta's Quest, though users will ...
