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Today in the Connected Economy: Goodbye Facebook Pay, Hello Meta Pay
Today in the Connected Economy: Goodbye Facebook Pay, Hello Meta Pay
May 13, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Meta Platforms announces plans to rename its Facebook Pay system to Meta Pay, while Airbnb launches a coalition to ensure...

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Stablecoin Collapse Heightens Calls for Crypto Controls Worldwide
Stablecoin Collapse Heightens Calls for Crypto Controls Worldwide
May 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Calls for global cryptocurrency regulation are growing louder and could be in place within a year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Facebook Pay to Be Rebranded Meta Pay
Facebook Pay to Be Rebranded Meta Pay
May 13, 2022  |  Meta

Meta Platforms will rename Facebook Pay — its payment system available across Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp — as Meta Pay “soon,” according to a...

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Ex-Meta Exec David Marcus Launches Crypto Payments Startup
Ex-Meta Exec David Marcus Launches Crypto Payments Startup
May 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Former Meta executive David Marcus — head of Facebook’s stablecoin Diem efforts — is launching a new cryptocurrency payments startup on the Lightning Network called...

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Metaverse Weekly: Meta Opens Brick-and-Mortar Store; an NFT Casino Crackdown; Metaverse Search Engine In the Works
Metaverse Weekly: Meta Opens Brick-and-Mortar Store; an NFT Casino Crackdown; Metaverse Search Engine In the...
May 12, 2022  |  Metaverse

A lot of blockchain metaverse boosters like to paint the newly renamed Meta as a threat to the dream of a decentralized immersive virtual world...

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Meta, AMD Team to Boost 5G Availability
Meta, AMD Team to Boost 5G Availability
May 11, 2022  |  Partnerships

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has teamed up with computer hardware firm AMD on a mobile infrastructure program to develop multiple Evenstar radio units (RUs)...

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Meta Eyes Cutting Funds to News Companies After Reader Drop
Meta Eyes Cutting Funds to News Companies After Reader Drop
May 10, 2022  |  Meta

Meta is looking into cutting the funds it gives to news organizations, Reuters reported Monday (May 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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NFT Weekly: Instagram Launches NFT Support With Sales in Its Sights; Metaverse Lawsuit Seeks Fair Use; Bored Ape Bloodbath
NFT Weekly: Instagram Launches NFT Support With Sales in Its Sights; Metaverse Lawsuit Seeks Fair...
May 10, 2022  |  NFTs

The biggest news in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) this week is that Instagram is launching a pilot allowing NFT owners to display — and hopefully help...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Instagram Previews NFT Sharing
Today in the Connected Economy: Instagram Previews NFT Sharing
May 10, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Meta’s Instagram platform begins a pilot program that lets NFT creators and collectors share their work. Get the Full Story...

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