Hashtag Trending Dec. 9 – Apple's 5-year deal with China; Snapchat Spectacles …

With files from Samira Balsara Apple made a secret $275 billion dollar deal with China, Snapchat steps into the metaverse, and Instagram announces new features to protect teens and control app use. That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now, welcome to Hashtag Trending, it’s Thursday, December 9, and I’m your host Tom Li. A report released this week claims that when Apple was dealing with regulatory activity in China, CEO Tim Cook visited the country in 2016 where he signed an agreement with the Chinese government. According to Apple Insider, the deal would have Apple improving China’s economy and tech profile with various investments and training its workforce. Allegedly, the total value of the five-year deal was worth $275 billion dollars. As part of the agreement, Apple said it would work with manufacturers to create “the most advanced manufacturing technologies” and “support the training of high-quality Chinese talents.” Following Facebook’s (now Meta) announcement about the metaverse, other social media platforms are immersing into the world in their own way. This week, Snap, the creator of Snapchat, is holding Lens Fest, an event that highlights the company’s growing community of over 200,000 creators of augmented reality (AR) filters. As…
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