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Meta shuts down hardware side projects
Meta is based in Mountain View In the hardware area, savings are to be made in the future. (Photo: Reuters) Oakland The Facebook parent Meta shuts down by-products in the…
This is how the alternative to Twitter works
Berlin, Dusseldorf There is always hype about new platforms – some grow to global size, such as Instagram and Tiktok, some disappear from the public eye again after the initial…
Facebook group: Meta lays off 11,000 employees
Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg Dusseldorf The Facebook group Meta is laying off more than 11,000 employees – the largest job cuts in the company’s history. CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke…
How misinformation on social media affects the midterms
new York Politicians are carrying out the hot phase of the US election campaign via social media such as Facebook, Twitter or Tiktok. However, the platforms have difficulties in curbing…
Many German companies continue to advertise on the short message service
Dusseldorf According to Volkswagen, Allianz also no longer wants to use Twitter for advertising activities for the time being. The insurer announced this on Monday in a survey by the…
Blue tick for $8
On Tuesday, the Tesla boss announced a new payment service: For eight dollars a month, users can have their accounts verified with a blue tick (previously this was free), see…
Tax return: last-minute guide – how investors can save
Dusseldorf The deadline for submitting the 2021 tax return will end in a few days. For many citizens, the deadline is October 31st. The Elster tax portal should be running…
Amazon, Google & Co.: Crash on the stock exchange
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg Time is also running out for the image service Instagram. (Photo: imago/IP3press) Tech investors won’t soon forget this week. On Wednesday, the shares of the Facebook…
Numbers from Google parent Alphabet fall short of expectations
Google The numbers fell short of expert expectations. (Photo: dpa) san francisco The Google parent company Alphabet has missed the expectations of analysts, the company’s price collapsed by more than…
Tech stock outlook: Apple & Co.
Apple Final preparations before a store opening in China – how well is the new iPhone 14 selling? (Photo: Chance Chan) Dusseldorf A few days ago, it became apparent how…
VR glasses, crime scenes in 3D and big data: Insights into digital forensics
Digital manhunt Technological developments in forensic science are rapid. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy, Getty, PR) Zurich When the Institute for Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich examines a corpse, it…
Snap stock plummets after quarterly earnings
Snap The social network has presented disappointing figures. (Photo: dpa) new York Current figures on the business of the photo app Snapchat are driving investors to flee. The stock slumped…
Snap stock plummets after quarterly earnings
Snap The social network has presented disappointing figures. (Photo: dpa) Venice Current figures on the business of the photo app Snapchat are driving investors to flee. The stock slumped by…
Bafin warns against false recommendations for follow-up financing – and gives these tips
home Many homebuyers have reached their financial limits. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Dusseldorf When homeowners look for help in Internet forums on how to secure their follow-up financing because of the…
Publicist Miriam Meckel on technology
Dusseldorf “In the perception of many people, technology has arrived where it belongs,” says Meckel – namely “as a medium of civilizational upheaval”. Never before has technology – positively or…
Publicist Miriam Meckel on technology
Dusseldorf “In the perception of many people, technology has arrived where it belongs,” says Meckel – namely “as a medium of civilizational upheaval”. Never before has technology – positively or…
Will we be censored? Why the cell phone forbids us to swear
chat history On smartphones, swear words are filtered out by list. (Photo: dpa) Berlin “Ping!” my cell phone goes, and I look at the photo my date sent me: Flat…
How to remain attractive as an employer
Young employees Employees expect more flexibility and meaningfulness in the workplace. (Photo: DEEPOL by plainpicture) Dusseldorf “Work doesn’t have to be number one in your life”. With her Tiktok clip,…
False prophet: Elon Musk with peace proposal
We start this shortened week with afterthoughts on the celebrations of German unity, which alarmingly often included references to a lack of unity. Immediately, however, the events of the war…
The double force of the government against Putin
The recently doubled impact can be found in the same category as Mario Draghi’s “Whatever it takes”, issued against the anti-euro hedge fund brigades of the “markets”. Now it’s really…