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Meta didn’t hold back with their announcements at Meta Connect this year. As Facebook has done every year or so, the company is shaking up their avatar product. This year, the company made a big addition to their updated higher-detail avatars: legs. The announcement that the avatars, which were previously floating torsos with arms and […] Meta announces legs by Lucas Matney originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tech giants and news organisations sparring over news reporting isn’t new. Companies often complain to journalists about getting nuances wrong and usually air their dismay “off the record.” Journalists usually agree to include the rebuttals provided the companies can offer the same assertions on-record. The companies don’t follow through and the conversation typically ends there […] Meta and news outlet’s spar deepens India’s trust deficit by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Meta today announced a partnership with Microsoft to bring new content, including Windows apps and Teams integrations, to Meta’s various metaverse hardware efforts. During Meta’s Connect developer conference this morning, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that Microsoft Teams will integrate with Quest devices and that Microsoft will provide a way to stream Windows apps to […] Meta partners with Microsoft to bring Teams, Windows apps, and games to Quest devices by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrun... →

Even the best PLG products don’t propel their own viral popularity forever. All companies eventually face a similar challenge: To keep growing, sales teams must be hired, and a pipeline must be built. How to go from popular to profitable during a downturn by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

Huge news for, like, five people: you can take videos on Horizon Worlds and share them to Facebook and Instagram Reels, Meta’s TikTok clone. At today’s Meta Connect event, the company formerly known as Facebook announced this new way to share content from Horizon Worlds, Meta’s flagship social VR app. Despite launching about a year […] No one asked for this, but you can share Horizon Worlds videos to Instagram Reels by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Earlier this year, when we covered the news that Meta had signed on fast food giant McDonald’s as a customer for Workplace, the B2B service that was originally conceived as a Facebook for enterprises, we noted that Workplace the product had, curiously, been moved into a larger “Reality Labs” division to bring it closer to […] Meta’s next enterprise push is into the metaverse by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

At Meta Connect 2022, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s latest virtual reality headset, but after years of striving to bring down the cost-of-entry to the VR world, the newly announced Quest Pro appears to be all about pushing technical boundaries. The new device shares the Quest name, but has little in common with the […] Meta announces the $1,499 Quest Pro by Lucas Matney originally published on TechCrunch... →

Among Us may have had its heyday two full years ago, but Meta isn’t counting out 2020’s hottest multiplayer whodunnit. Today during its big VR developer event, Meta announced that the indie game will hit the Meta Quest 2 on November 10. Meta first announced Among Us back in April, promising that the game would […] Among Us is coming to the Meta Quest 2 on November 10 by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

We already know that Meta wants us to go to the office in in virtual reality — but what about The Office? As part of a multi-year partnership with NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal’s streaming app Peacock is coming to the Meta Quest virtual reality headset. “Starting next year, Meta and NBCU will co-create experiences around The Office, […] Meta partners with NBCUniversal to bring you into “The Office” by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

While outside research data suggests that the number of VR headsets being shipped over the past couple years has surged, the release of new VR titles hasn’t always kept pace. Today at its Connect event, Meta showcased some new data on the performance of the titles in its Quest Store. Meta shared that over  $1.5 […] Meta’s Quest Store hits $1.5 billion in total revenue to date by Lucas Matney originally published on TechCrunch... →

IMO, “growth hacking" is a sloppy way to describe the iterative work required to fine-tune marketing campaigns and systems. TechCrunch+ roundup: Growth hacking real talk, RPA market slowdown, AI and IP by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Snapchat is rolling out a new AR experience that lets you try on and purchase Halloween costumes directly within its app, the company announced today. Starting today, Snapchat users can try on and buy costumes of popular movie and TV characters from Stranger Things, Harry Potter, Squid Game, Minecraft, Ghostbusters and more. The new AR […] Snapchat now lets you virtually try on and buy Halloween costumes directly within its app by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Nicolás Giménez, the co-founder of Argentina-based startup Fidu, has convinced over 1,000 schools across the Latin America region to place their operations in the hands of a scrappy edtech startup. Fidu wants to build a new operating system for LatAm schools, so that institutions can digitally manage everything from finances to school-wide announcements. The company, […] Fidu wants to be a full stack solution for LatAm private schools by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Blockchain has quickly evolved beyond its financial origins and crypto pump-and-dump frenzy. From agricultural companies to auto manufacturers, established sectors have come to embrace the decentralized technology. But as with other nascent fields, web3 has a shortage of skilled programmers that is hindering the creative growth of the industry. That’s a gap that SettleMint is […] SettleMint lands €16M to beef up its web3 low-code platform and enter Japan by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

Stellantis' new circular economy business unit will focus on remanufacturing, reusing, repairing and recycling parts and accessories. Stellantis says circular economy business unit will rake in revenue of €2B by 2030 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Thoma Bravo knows what it likes, and apparently it likes identity access management – a lot. Today the firm announced its intention to acquire ForgeRock for $2.3 billion, the third company it has purchased in this category this year. In April it acquired SailPoint for $6.9 billion, and in August it snagged Ping Identity for […] Thoma Bravo buys third identity company this year with $2.3B ForgeRock acquisition by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Twitter is ramping up its efforts to filter sensitive content to prevent users under 18 from viewing inappropriate material by asking users to verify their birthdates. The company said it’s slowly rolling out a feature to restrict sensitive tweets unless users have a birthdate attached to their accounts and they’re over 18. Over the past […] Twitter is asking users to enter their birthdate to view sensitive content by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

BMW will partner with AirConsole to bring in-car gaming to new vehicles, starting with the BMW 7 series next year. BMW partners with AirConsole to bring in-car gaming in 2023 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Epic Games and Match Group are looking to fortify their antitrust lawsuits against Google by adding new counts to their initial complaint, filed last year, which illustrate the lengths Google supposedly went to in order to dominate the Android app market. The companies on Friday filed a motion to amend their complaints in their cases […] Epic Games and Match look to expand their antitrust claims against Google by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

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