Friday, February 4, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Plunges by $31 Billion After Meta Shock

Mark Zuckerberg’s wealth dropped as much as $31 billion (roughly Rs. 2,31,600 crore), among the biggest one-day drops in wealth ever, after Meta’s fourth-quarter results fell short of analysts’ expectations.

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Facebook-Parent Meta Faces Historic Drop as Stock Tanks, Trims $230 Billion Off Company’s Overall Value

Meta is putting a lot of virtual eggs — and billions of dollars — into the metaverse basket, and Wall Street is pretty anxious about it.

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NFTs of India’s First Metaverse Wedding See Quick Sales on Beyondlife.Club, Avatars of Couple Included

NFTs based on India’s first metaverse wedding were dropped on the Beyondlife.Club and witnessed rapid sales. The collection was launched by GuardianLink.io and was sponsored by Indian exchange CoinSwitch Kuber.

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Cardano Developer IOHK Increases Block Size by 11 Percent to Accommodate More Transactions

Cardano developer Input Output has proposed increasing the network’s block size by 11 percent from 72KB to 80KB after network load surged above 90 percent with the launch of a number of decentralized apps (dApps) on the platform.

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

Pegasus: FBI Confirms It Bought Spyware From Israel's NSO Group

The FBI has confirmed purchasing NSO Group's powerful spyware tool Pegasus, whose chronic abuse to surveil journalists, dissidents. and human rights activists has long been established. It suggested its motivation was to “stay abreast of emerging technologies and tradecraft.”

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Apple-Accusing Lawsuit Over iPhone Water Resistance Claims Dismissed by US Judge

A US federal judge dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Apple of misleading consumers about how resistant its iPhone handsets are to water exposure.

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PayPal, Hit by eBay Loss, Reports Major Loss in Q4 Revenue

PayPal shares slumped nearly 17 percent as investors questioned the company's growth prospects after it disclosed a big hit to revenue from the impending loss of marquee client eBay.

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Spotify Reports 180 Million Premium Subscribers, Solid Gain in Monthly Active Users in Q4 2021

Spotify shares tumbled after the music streaming service — roiled in controversy over its star podcaster Joe Rogan — projected lower profit margins in the coming earnings period as subscriber growth slows.

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Facebook Reports Lesser-Than-Expected 1.93 Billion Daily Active Users in Q4 2021, Meta Profit Slips

Facebook-parent Meta delivered a gloomy mix of a sharper-than-expected drop in profit, a decrease in users and threats to its advertisement business that plunged shares some 22 percent in after-hours trading.

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

AMD Charts Stronger 2022 as Data-Centre Revenue Booms

AMD forecast 2022 revenue above expectations, driving its shares up as much as 11 percent in after-hours trading, as stellar demand for its chips used in data centre servers is expected to continue to drive growth.

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iPhone SE 3, New iPad Models Imported to India Ahead of Upcoming Launch: Report

iPhone SE 3 smartphone has reportedly been imported to India for testing, ahead of the launch of the budget iPhone in India. The company has also imported two new iPad models ahead of its Spring Launch event, where the company is tipped to launch a new budget iPhone, a new iPad Air (5th generation), new M1 Mac mini, and a new iMac Pro with Apple Silicon.

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Xiaomi Mix Flip 2 Confirmed to Launch Later This Month With Leica-Branded Cameras

Xiaomi has started teasing the Xiaomi Mix Flip 2 in China and the foldable is confirmed to debut later this month. The upcoming clamshell fo...