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• Twitter officially bans third-party clients after cutting off prominent devs / #

  After cutting off prominent app makers like Tweetbot and Twitterific, Twitter today quietly updated its developer terms to ban third-party clients altogether.

• Meta’s bundling your Instagram and Facebook account settings in one place / #

  Meta’s putting your Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger account settings in one place.

• Meta Launches Centralized Data Privacy and Ad Targeting Controls for Facebook, IG and Messenger / #

  The updated tool will better enable users to manage their settings across Meta's apps.

• Podcast videos are taking over the place of audio ones / #

  When we hear Podcasts, apps like audible, and Spotify come to our minds where speakers talk to people or just talk because they are meant for hearing only.

• LinkedIn Insights on Engagement and Ad Performance / #

  Linkedin shares some data about its growing impact. In 2022 user were more active then ever before.

• Game devs remain skeptical about metaverse and blockchain projects / #

  Game developers are more skeptical of metaverse and blockchain projects, according to a new survey by the Game Developers Conference.

• Instagram Rolls Out Quiet Mode / #

  Instagram is reminding its users, particularly teens, that it's OK to unplug sometimes.

• People Forced to “Go to Work” in the Metaverse Say It’s a Complete Nightmare / #

  Future of WorkIn an apparent attempt to both appeal to the broader public and ink every corporate partnership fathomable, Facebook-turned-Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has put a lot of effort into marketing his expensive metaverse as the future of work.

• German teens went crazy for this ‘compliments’ app, and now VCs are backing its next phase / #

  The teenage market for apps is a tough nut to crack and stay relevant in.

• Donald Trump prepares for his return to Facebook and Twitter / #

  Trump's presidential campaign formally petitioned Facebook's parent company Tuesday to unblock his account, according to a letter reviewed by NBC News. Also, Trump campaign advisers have workshopped ideas for his first tweet.

• TikTok’s Management Ties to China, bypassing the brands CEO and reporting to China's Bytedance directly / #

  For the past two years, TikTok executives have denied US allegations of Chinese interference and positioned themselves as an independent entity from its Chinese parent company ByteDance. But new revelations about the company's leadership structure paint a different picture.

• OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers to Filter Traumatic and Toxic Content from ChatGPT / #

  The work was vital for OpenAI. But despite their integral role in building ChatGPT, the workers faced grueling conditions and low pay of less than $2 per hour, an exclusive report of TIME Magazin shows.

• Spotify, Basecamp, and Deezer ask European regulators to crack down on Apple / #

  Spotify and a group of European companies are calling on the European Commission to take “swift and decisive action” against Apple over what they describe as anti-competitive practices that have hampered their businesses.

• TikTok Is Testing a Podcast Tool That Allows for Background Listening / #

  TikTok's push into podcasting comes as more and more consumers see podcasts as of a video-based medium than an audio one. Of a recent survey's respondents in the U.S., 46% said they preferred podcasts that include video, with 33% prefering YouTube as their podcast app, followed by Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

• Microsoft Laying Off 10,000 Employees Amid Business Slowdown / #

  Tech giant Microsoft said it is cutting 10,000 jobs, representing about 5% of its global workforce, in an effort to cut costs amid signs of an economic slowdown.

• Twitter Confirms Third-Party Apps Like Tweetbot Were Intentionally Blocked / #

  Twitter says it's enforcing "long-standing third-party API rules" that "may result in some apps not working" but does not specify the rules allegedly broken

• Rumour mill: Apple might postpones some of its plans for VR/AR-Glasses / #

  Apple is still planning to unveil its first mixed-reality headset this year, but indefinitely postpones its lightweight AR glasses due to technical difficulties and is instead planning a Mixed Reality headset.

• Discord Acquires Anonymous Teen Connection App ‘Gas’ / #

  Gas has proven highly popular among high school students, and could become a new challenger for Snapchat.

• Tesla engineer testifies that 2016 video promoting self-driving was faked / #

  Tesla faked a 2016 video promoting its self-driving technology, according to testimony by a senior engineer reviewed by Reuters.

• The Twitter drama is not going to end any time soon: With a $1.5bn bill due at the end of the month, Elon Musk's options aren't great / #

  Purchased for $44 billion, company is likely worth as little as $15 billion today. Now, the looming Twitter interest payment leaves Elon Musk with unpalatable options.

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