Meet the company: DIVE XR in Seoul
DIVE XR's dream to help digitally isolated people DIVE XR is a visual tech start-up founded in 2021, represented by its flagship metaverse game "Table Party", currently available on Meta and PICO. The company's founding members are university friends who were part of the same
Meta overhauls rules on deepfakes, other altered media
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Meta’s WhatsApp down for thousands, Downdetector shows
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Ray-Ban Meta, much more than a camera on the eyes
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Meta cannot delay US FTC from reopening privacy probe, court says
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Meta, Microsoft, X and Match join Epic Games’ battle against Apple
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Turkey moves against Meta over Threads-Instagram data sharing
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Meta urged by US states to combat Facebook, Instagram account hijackings
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forty U.S. states and Washington, D.C. called on Meta Platforms to crack down on scammers who hijack Facebook and Instagram accounts, to address a "dramatic" surge in account takeovers. In a letter to Meta's chief
Meta targeted in privacy complaints by EU consumer groups
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