How Facebook users can apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement

How Facebook users can apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement
Anyone in the US who has had a Facebook account at any time since May 24, 2007 can claim their share of the $725 million privacy settlement that Meta's parent company has agreed to pay.Meta settled a lawsuit alleging that the world's largest social media platform allowed millions of users' personal data to be released to Cambridge Analytica, the company that supported Donald Trump's 2016 presidential...

Meta opens up its social VR space Horizon Worlds to teens

Meta opens up its social VR space Horizon Worlds to teens
Meta announced today that it is opening up Horizon Worlds to teen users in the US and Canada, after restricting the social VR platform to users 18 and older. As part of the expansion, the company says it is introducing age-appropriate protection and security features.The move prompted lawmakers and children's rights activists to call on Meta to abandon plans to open the platform to younger users.Read...

Snapchat Expands Creator Content; Launches Public Stories, Monetization Program

Snapchat Expands Creator Content; Launches Public Stories, Monetization Program
Snapchat wants to help content creators to monetize their content on the platform through Ads between Public Stories. Aside from the monetization programs, the company is also rolling out AI tools to the community with "My AI."Snapchat Brings Monetization ProgramsAccording to TechCrunch, Snapchat previously piloted a program focused on helping creators earn a bit of revenue from ads on Stories.The...

Microsoft is reportedly working on a smaller Surface Pro and Arm-powered Surface Go 4

Microsoft is reportedly working on a smaller Surface Pro and Arm-powered Surface Go 4
Microsoft is reportedly working on a smaller Surface Pro with an 11-inch display and an arm-powered Surface Go 4 model. Windows Central reports that the smaller Surface Pro is codenamed Luxor and will be similar in size and shape to the Surface Go, a more budget 10.5-inch tablet designed to look like a smaller Surface Pro.Read Also: Apple, Google issue ‘warning’ to Amazon over Kindle AppCurrently,...