Getting punched in the face in the metaverse - a podcast by Sanjay Parekh & Adam Walker

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Taking a break next week

In this episode:

• Five points for anger, one for a ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation


• Facebook is changing its name to Meta as it focuses on the virtual world


• FTC Study Confirms ISPs Collect a Scary Amount of Your Personal Data


• Amazon now delivers more US packages than FedEx


• Faze Clan to go public through $1 billion SPAC deal


• PayPal says it is currently not pursuing Pinterest acquisition

AD BREAK

• Tesco opens first “just walk out” store to take on Amazon


• Paleontologist Jack Horner of Jurassic Park Fame Launches Dinosaur NFTs To Fund Scientific Research


• Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor may let you DJ your own radio show


• Adobe brings Photoshop and Illustrator to the web


• Chipotle cancels in-restaurant Boorito deal for $1 million free burrito giveaway, $5 Halloween meals

Weird and Wacky:

• China's Lipstick King sold an astonishing $1.7 billion in goods in 12 hours — and that was just in a promotion for the country's biggest shopping day


• Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor.


• BJ Novac’s photo got put in the public domain, and great endorsements insued

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - This Sneaker Does Not Exist

Adam - Castro Podcast Player

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