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By Syndicated Content Apr 5, 2022 | 12:56 PM (Reuters) – Canada on Tuesday laid out details of a proposed legislation that would compel digital platforms like Facebook and Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content, in a move similar to Australia’s ground-breaking law passed last year. The ‘Online News Act’ will require digital platforms that have a bargaining imbalance, measured by metrics like a firm’s global revenue, with news businesses to make fair deals, that would then be assessed by a regulator. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Bengaluru; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) On Air Now Holland, MI, USA 56 °F Sunny  » Read More

Facebook is adding the ability to post Reels from third-party apps, its parent company Meta announced on Tuesday. The company is introducing a “Sharing to Reels” integration, which will allow developers to make it easy for people to share video from their apps directly to Facebook. “Once integrated, third-party apps will have a Reels button so people can share short videos, then customize with Reels editing tools like audio, text, effects, captions and stickers,” said John McCarthy, Meta’s director of product management, in a blog post. “Instead of downloading their video content and uploading it later, they can now create and share video seamlessly with one tap of a button.” Meta highlighted that as part of the launch, several of its partners, including Smule, Vita and VivaVideo have already integrated the “Sharing to Reels” button in their apps. Developers who are interested in integrating the button in their apps can learn more about doing so on Meta’s developer website. The company says the new feature will help people reach new audiences on Facebook and builds on its “Sharing to Stories” feature,  » Read More

We are thrilled to announce that Diego Ribadeneira will be joining the International desk to help run our coverage of the Americas. Diego has nearly 20 years of experience at The Times. He started on Metro in 2004 and has been there ever since, playing almost every role — copy editor, weekend editor, day editor, deputy Metropolitan editor and even working on the old City Room blog during Hurricane Sandy and the Sandy Hook school massacre. Most recently, he’s helped oversee the coverage of public transit, the airports, infrastructure, the local economy, small businesses, real estate, housing and New Jersey. “It’s hard to describe what Diego’s departure will mean for Metro because he does so many things for us so well,” said Jim Dao, Metro editor. “He has led our coverage of the city’s economy during the pandemic, lent a vital hand on live briefings, and has been our representative to the weekend team. We’ll miss him — and his wry Slack quips — dearly.” But his passions run beyond local news. He covered Latin American as a foreign correspondent at The Boston Globe for three years,  » Read More

Twitter has its own unique vibe and energy. Any of you Pandas who have ever been on the platform probably know what we’re talking about—the platform is unlike any other social media site. For better or for worse… usually both!Comedian Trevor Lewis, who is from Illinois but is now based in Los Angeles in California, created ‘The Best and Worst Of Twitter 2’ as a way to show the highest highs and lowest lows that the platform has to offer. The Facebook group has amassed nearly 175k members since being founded in September 2021. And its popularity is all because of its relatable content and the candid tweets that it features.Scroll down for the best of the worst and the best of the best, dear Pandas. Hold on to your hats because it’s a wild ride full of unexpected twists, turns, laughs, and groans, dear Pandas. These tweets are bound to restore your faith in humanity, potentially make you lose it again, only to restore it again.Bored Panda got in touch with the creator of the group,  » Read More

... who also serves as the Director of the Burlington County Health Department, will be featured in an upcoming Facebook Live with the New Jersey.  » Read More

A Belfast woman has been overwhelmed with the response to a group she began to help those struggling with the rising cost of living. The Facebook group, named 'Help is at hand for those in need', was started by Louise McKee three months ago and currently has almost 5,000 members. As the cost of living continues to rise in Northern Ireland, the requests for essential items including food, clothes, and furniture have continued to pour in with Louise trying her best to help as many people as she can. Read more: Major retailers' latest updates on if NI petrol and diesel prices will rise But without a base, and all items being stored between Louise's house and her sister's, there's only so much they can do to help those who need it. Speaking to Belfast Live about starting the group, Louise said: "I always wanted to start this and always said even if we could only help one family a week it would be great.  » Read More

(NEXSTAR) – Is Apple shading Meta? On Saturday, iPhone users noted the company’s showcase of “Essential” suggested apps in its App Store leaves a few digital giants off the list — a list that recently included a “Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures” game. Many other popular apps, like TikTok, YouTube and Amazon, appear on the “Essentials” list. But it omits other giants like Facebook, Instagram and instant messenger WhatsApp, all owned by parent company Meta. Facebook currently has 1.929 billion daily active users, according to BBC. Instagram, meanwhile, boasts 120 million active users. For comparison, Facebook has far higher DAU numbers than Twitter (206 million) and TikTok (15.5 million), per Statistica data. Snapchat — one of Meta’s closest competitors with around 428 million monthly active users — is listed first by Apple. There is currently no active user data for “Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures,” developed by Budge Studios. Apple, however, lists the fashion and design game as no. 43 on its gaming charts.  » Read More

The bald eagle started to eat the fish parts, but was frightened and flew into the front bumper of a truck and was killed, agents said. SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. — South Carolina wildlife officers are using the recent death of a bald eagle to remind people that illegal dumping can have unintended consequences. Someone dumped a cooler with fish parts, plastic bottles, and worm cups recently along a Sumter County road, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said in a Facebook post. The bald eagle started to eat the fish parts, but was frightened and flew into the front bumper of a truck and was killed, agents said. Wildlife officials posted a picture of the litter and the dead eagle to ask people to try to prevent another incident.  » Read More

April Fool's Day is an annual custom on April 1, consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. On April Fool's Day, you spend the day cautiously because you never know what pranks your friends, family or co-workers may be planning to play on you. The first day of the month of April has its own charm. There is fun in the air and everyone is on a hunt to pull a prank on near and dear ones. April Fool's Day is perhaps one of its kind when you can pull practical pranks on friends, and even get away with them! The player of the joke or hoax often exposes their action later by shouting 'April fools' at the recipient.Although popular since the 19th century, the day is not a public holiday in any country. The only exception is Odessa in Ukraine, where the first of April is an official city holiday. Aside from April Fools' Day, the custom of setting aside a day for the playing of harmless pranks upon one's neighbor has historically been relatively common in the world.  » Read More

Mark Zuckerberg told the world last October that he was rebranding Facebook to Meta as the company pushes toward the metaverse.Facebook | via ReutersFacebook parent Meta has lost some of its top artificial intelligence scientists this year as the company continues its pivot toward the metaverse.At least four prominent members of Meta AI have departed in recent months, according to people familiar with the matter and LinkedIn analysis. Between them, the scientists have published dozens of academic papers in world-renowned journals and made multiple breakthroughs that Meta has used to enhance Facebook and Instagram.Karl Hermann, an AI entrepreneur who used to work at rival lab DeepMind, told CNBC on Monday the true figure could be more like half a dozen, adding that the company's London AI lab had seen an alarming number of exits. "Meta's London office just collapsed and they lost most of their researchers in the span of six weeks," he said.Neil Lawrence, professor of machine learning at the University of Cambridge,  » Read More