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Facebook Ads Falsely Claim Jaden Smith and Rowan Atkinson Died to Promote This Very Dangerous Scam

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In mid-April 2024, Meta – Facebook’s multibillion-dollar company – accepted money from advertisers promoting false claims that American rapper and actor Jaden Smith and British actor Rowan Atkinson had died. People who clicked on thumbnails showing the death hoax were taken to scam pages with alleged malware warnings and a phone number to share personal … Read more

Tesla, Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Amazon and Nvidia

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Beautiful Seven: Tesla, Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Amazon and Nvidia. Photo: Alamy/Getty/AP/Reuters (©Alamy/Getty/AP/Reuters) The Magnificent Seven accounted for about two-thirds of the S&P 500’s (^GSPC) gains last year, but can they repeat these extraordinary returns in 2024? This group of mega-cap tech giants – Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), … Read more

How Meta, TikTok, and the Social Media Industry Are Changing to Survive

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Social media is on the cusp of profound change – and the biggest players will have to adapt or be left behind. In the European Union, regulation is looming, while in the US long-dormant concerns about privacy and security are becoming increasingly visible. Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover of Twitter, now X, has put the sector … Read more