Slashdot.org Stories for 2021

Metaverse Property Mogul Touts 10-Fold Appreciation In Virtual Real Estate Portfolio 65
Apple Reportedly Hires Away Meta's AR Public Relations Head 19
Despite EU Court Rulings, Facebook Says US Is Safe To Receive Europeans' Data 32
Facebook Bans 7 'Surveillance-For-Hire' Companies That Spied On 50,000 Users 9
Metaverse Vision Requires 1000x More Computational Power, Says Intel 79
Meta Opens Up Access To Its VR Social Platform Horizon Worlds 22
Meta Has a 'Moral Obligation' To Make Its Mental Health Research Transparent, Scientists Say 46
Meta Allows More Cryptocurrency Ads 32
UK Regulator Expected To Block Meta's Giphy Deal 14
Three Out of Four Adults Think Facebook Is Making Society Worse, Poll Finds 159
AMD Signs Up Meta in Another Big Win on Server Customers 58
Meta Quest 2 Is Already Replacing Oculus Quest 2 Branding 10
A Startup Says It Applied To Trademark Meta Before Facebook 81
Facebook Is Backing Away From Facial Recognition. Meta Isn't. 33
Zuckerberg's Meta Endgame Is Monetizing All Human Behavior 88
John Carmack Issues Some Words of Warning For Meta and Its Metaverse Plans 48
Leaked Photo Shows Meta's Planned Competitor To Apple Watch 28
Facebook Unceremoniously Kills Off 'Oculus' Brand 50
Facebook is Changing Its Name To Meta 149
71-Year-Old Slashdot Reader Describes His 'Moderate' Case of Covid 279

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