In brief: Meta VP Vivek Sharma, who heads the Horizon metaverse platform, is leaving the company for another undisclosed opportunity.

In brief: Participating cinemas in the UK and US will sell tickets for less than half price on for National Cinema Day. 

In brief: The FTC alleges that data collected and sold by Kochava is not properly anonymized and could be used, for example, to identify abortion-seekers.

In brief: Snap has introduced a dual camera feature so users can create content using the front and back-facing cameras simultaneously.

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In brief: the BBC says it “did not take action as a result of any pressure from Number 10 or Government and to suggest otherwise is wrong”.

In brief: Google has created a waitlist for users interested in helping test the company’s latest LaMDA 2 (Language Model for Dialog Applications) AI chatbot.

In brief: Instagram has updated its Sensitive Content Control policy to show under-16s less content the platform deems “potentially sensitive”.

In brief: Brands using Semasio will now be able to enable pre-bid suppression ad placements on sites NewsGuard has flagged for publishing unreliable news.

In brief: Twitter whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept 13.