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Meta just had its best quarter since 2021, even as it continues to lose massive amounts of money on the metaverse. In fact, the company said it expects to lose even more money on its efforts in the year to come. Reality Labs, the Meta division overseeing its virtual and augmented reality projects, lost $3.7 billion during the second quarter of 2023 and generated just $276 million in revenue, according to the company’s latest earnings report. And the company, once again, said it expects its metaverse spending to…

Women are more at risk of losing their jobs to AI tools like ChatGPT compared to men according to a study that showed a disproportionate number of jobs filled by womenwill be eliminated by 2030. The study, published by the McKinsey Global Institute found that nearly eight in ten women will be forced to move to another company or lose their job to artificial intelligence and automation in the workplace.Generating Video Via Text? | Future TechJulia Pollak, a chief economist with ZipRecruiter, called the results “just…

Amid its rebranding to X, Twitter is reportedly hardballing advertisers in an effort to increase its bottom line. Reports earlier this month suggested that Twitter’s revenue had dropped by a staggering 50 percent. The company's latest strategy to increase revenue, according to The Wall Street Journal, is asking brands to spend at least $1,000 per month on ads in order to maintain their verified status on the platform. Responding to about The Wall Street Journal’s report, Musk says that the "moderately high" cost is a…

CLIMATEWIRE | U.S. forests could worsen global warming instead of easing it because they are being destroyed by natural disasters and are losing their ability to absorb planet-warming gases as they get older, a new Agriculture Department report says. The report predicts that the ability of forests to absorb carbon will start plummeting after 2025 and that forests could emit up to 100 million metric tons of carbon a year as their emissions from decaying trees exceed their carbon absorption. Forests could become a…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeCillian Murphy has said he was content with Christian Bale beating him to the role of Batman – one reason being his belief that he was not the right physical fit for the part.The Irish actor portrays atomic bomb physicist J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Oppenheimer, currently in cinemas. This film marks Murphy and Nolan’s sixth time working together, but the…

Cillian Murphy is earning rave reviews for his performance in Oppenheimer. In a new interview with GQ, the actor opened up about losing out on the leading role as Batman which went to his co-star Christian Bale. The actor lost out on the role in the trilogy but was eventually cast as the villain Dr. Jonathan Crane (aka The Scarecrow) in Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. (Also read: Oppenheimer Bhagavad Gita row: Nitish Bhardwaj says verse 'should also be understood from scientist's state of…

Hyundai recently launched its entry-level SUV, Exter, in the market. This micro SUV has already started reaching dealerships, and deliveries have also commenced. A detailed review of this all-new SUV, which rivals the Tata Punch, is available on our website and YouTube channel. Compared to the Tata Punch, Hyundai is offering a lot more in terms of features, safety, and build quality, showing great confidence in this new product. However, there are no official Global NCAP figures for this SUV yet. There’s a video…

In the second quarter of 2023, Spotify saw its million monthly active users (MAU) climb to 551 million after welcoming 36 million new listeners. That represents a 27 percent increase in MAUs and is an all-time high for the streaming giant, which has just published its earnings report. While not all new users signed up for a Premium account, Spotify also had a record-breaking second quarter when it comes to Premium subscriber numbers. It welcomed 10 million paying users — 3 million larger than guidance — and grew its…

The PS Plus Extra catalog is losing 10 games on August 15, including various entries in the Yakuza series, as well as Borderlands 3. This news comes just shortly after Sony revealed the next batch of games joining the service, including a slew of heavy hitters such as It Takes Two and Undertale.The PS4 and PS5 titles leaving the service in August (as spotted by Push Square) range in genre, from shooters, to driving games, and more. The list of games appeared in the Last Chance to Play section of the PS5…

Threads isn't the only Twitter alternative to gain and lose traction. Mastodon, a decentralized Twitter alternative, saw millions of signups immediately after Elon Musk purchased Twitter. But since late last year, Mastodon has failed to keep users' interest. Bluesky, another decentralized Twitter alternative backed by Twitter's co-founder, Jack Dorsey, has also piqued some interest but doesn't have the computing power to accommodate millions of users. Plus, invites are hard to come by.Also: Bluesky vs. Threads vs.…