# Meta goes Brazil to trademark Bitcoin and crypto services

# Meta goes Brazil to trademark Bitcoin and crypto services

“# Meta goes Brazil to trademark Bitcoin and crypto services ” Meta, the world’s biggest social media platform, has filed a trademark registration with the Brazilian authorities to design, develop and provision hardware and software for various Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-related services.  Meta recently rebranded from Facebook as a move to better align with the…

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# Zuckerberg’s Diem reportedly weighing sale after stablecoin plans falter

# Zuckerberg’s Diem reportedly weighing sale after stablecoin plans falter

“# Zuckerberg’s Diem reportedly weighing sale after stablecoin plans falter ” Meta-backed crypto initiative “Diem” is reportedly trying to sell its assets, seemingly calling time on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s grand ambitions for a stablecoin to act as the internet’s currency. Diem — which was previously known as Libra — is Meta Platform’s cryptocurrency initiative….

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# Meta unveils Metaverse AI supercomputer, claims it will be world’s fastest

# Meta unveils Metaverse AI supercomputer, claims it will be world’s fastest

“# Meta unveils Metaverse AI supercomputer, claims it will be world’s fastest ” Facebook’s parent company Meta says that its newly-created artificial intelligence (AI) “Research SuperCluster” (RSC) will “pave the way” towards building the Metaverse. The social media giant said that it believes RSC is already one of the fastest supercomputers in the world and…

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#Google, Amazon, Meta up lobbying as Big Tech scrutiny rises

#Google, Amazon, Meta up lobbying as Big Tech scrutiny rises

“#Google, Amazon, Meta up lobbying as Big Tech scrutiny rises” Google, Amazon, and Meta spent tens of millions of dollars lobbying Congress last year as the tech behemoths came under increasing scrutiny from antitrust regulators and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. boosted spending on lobbyists by 27.5% last…

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#Mark Zuckerberg defies critics with latest Meta board member

#Mark Zuckerberg defies critics with latest Meta board member

“#Mark Zuckerberg defies critics with latest Meta board member” Mark Zuckerberg appears to be sending a message with the latest addition to Meta’s board: The company is going to keep doing things his way — activists, politicians and concerned shareholders be damned.  Zuckerberg’s company said last week that Tony Xu, the co-founder and CEO of…

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#FTC can proceed with Facebook lawsuit

#FTC can proceed with Facebook lawsuit

“#FTC can proceed with Facebook lawsuit” The Biden administration was given another chance to pursue legal action against Facebook over claims that the social network is a monopoly. A federal judge rejected parent company Meta Platforms’ attempt to throw out the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint. The ruling by US District Judge James Boasberg on…

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