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ByteDance's first hardware product is a $119 educational lamp

TechSpot

ByteDance is known for making one of the fastest growing social media apps, TikTok. However, the company is now expanding into the consumer hardware market, with the announcement of a gadget aimed at facilitating online education.

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Xbox hardware sales spike 172% as Microsoft reports $3.7B in quarterly gaming revenue

GeekWire

While 2021’s slow release calendar has created a sluggish market for third-party games, Xbox reported continued growth on hardware sales and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. Hardware revenue grew by 172% due to continued high demand for the new Xbox Series X|S. Content and services revenue was down 4%, or $128 million.

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Meta’s social VR platform Horizon hits 300,000 users

The Verge

Facebook has bet its future on virtual reality and the metaverse, rebranding to Meta and spending billions a year to build hardware and software that extends beyond traditional social media. Meta’s highest-profile bet right now is a social VR platform for the Quest headset called Horizon Worlds.

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Razer, the gaming lifestyle brand and hardware supplier, opening new store in Seattle

GeekWire

Razer, which was founded in 2005, sells gaming hardware such as laptop and desktop computers, headphones and controllers, as well as apparel, bags, chairs and more. Gamers can also use an “unboxing station” to record “the perfect social media story.” The RazerStore is the third in the U.S. Razer Photo).

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Malware Response Checklist

Tech Republic Security

Whether an infection is the result of a disgruntled employee, hardware vulnerability, software-based threat, social engineering penetration, robotic attack or human error, all organizations must be prepared to immediately respond effectively to such an issue if the corresponding damage is to be minimized.

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No One Should Be Surprised About The Facebook, Inc. Lawsuit In The U.S.

Forrester IT

inclusive of Facebook app, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and its other apps, services, and hardware) is a social media monopoly. Today the US government and 40+ states filed a lawsuit claiming that Facebook, Inc. This US lawsuit was more a question of “when” and joins a roster of European lawsuits already in existence.

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Meta Launches New Custom Artificial Intelligence Chip

IT Toolbox

Learn more about the development and its significance for the social media giant. Meta has revealed the latest version of its custom artificial intelligence chip, the Meta Training and Inference Accelerator(MTIA). The post Meta Launches New Custom Artificial Intelligence Chip appeared first on Spiceworks.