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Google is following the Facebook playbook and threatening to cut off access to news in Canada unless lawmakers agree to gut legislation aimed at making tech companies pay publishers for their content.

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Artifact, the self-described “personalized news feed powered by artificial intelligence,” is now live and ready for use by the public.

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Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Elon Musk.
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With Elon Musk’s Twitter making an absolute mess with paid verification and Twitter Blue, rival Meta has stepped up to the plate with a similarly ludicrous plan to have users pay for the privilege of proving they are who they say they are on Facebook and Instagram. More than that, Meta is advertising those who pay…

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Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Elon Musk both are now charging customers for a service that used to be free.
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A smiling person is shown from the shoulders to their nose, with computer cursor hands surrounding them in an animated gif. The cursor hands hold smoothies, a lobster dinner, ping pong paddle and iced coffee. The cursors and objects disappear, causing the person to frown.
Tech companies spoiled workers with perks for decades, adding to a feeling of tech exceptionalism.
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Elon Musk disses Mark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk said it was "inevitable" Mark Zuckerberg's Meta would go Twitter's way.
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Do you live with your parents, reader? I don't. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and maybe I've made all the wrong life decisions.

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Instagram is getting a new ‘channels’ feature added to its platform, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday on Facebook. The new addition to the app is a broadcast channel feature that will be familiar to Telegram users.