WhatsApp brought some Hispanic media might to its fact-checking arsenal with the addition of Telemundo and TelevisaUnivision. The Meta-owned messaging application’s global fact-checking program now includes more than 50 organizations using the WhatsApp Business app or Business API (application-programming interface) and certified by the International Fact-Checking Network. WhatsApp said the partnership it revealed Tuesday is…
Meta #MonthOfGood Returns to Mark Ramadan
Meta is marking Ramadan by rekindling its #MonthOfGood initiative for April, sharing the stories of Muslim communities making positive impact, providing Muslim creators with an entry point into immersive technology and offering ways for people to express themselves across its family of applications. Curated content and programming that will run across surfaces on Meta’s platforms…
IPG Mediabrands’ Magna Unveils 2nd Annual Equity Upfront
The hybrid in-person and virtual event includes presentations by suppliers representing Black, Hispanic, Asian-American Pacific Islander and LGBTQIA+ communities.
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Citing The ‘Macro Uncertainty’ Of War, Morgan Stanley Trims Digital Price Targets
Morgan Stanley’s Brian Nowak trimmed the stock price targets for Google, Meta, Pinterest, Twitter, Snap, Criteo and others.
New Form of NFTs Are Worth Their Weight In Gold, Literally
Dubbed the “world’s first generative NFT,” they are backed by a gold refining and marketing consortium agreement with Utah-based mining company.
The Financial Times Rolls Out News App to Drive Subscribers
In an effort to make its journalism accessible to a wider audience, and drive more subscriptions, U.K. business publisher the Financial Times introduced its new app today, FT Edit. Top line The app offers readers eight stories every weekday for 99 cents, in every currency, and is available in the iOS App Store. The eight…
Crypto Guapcoin Amplifies Voices of the Black Community
Back in 2015, Tavonia Evans was driving to various tech conferences across the U.S., pitching to investors to drum up funding for her startup, Safe2Meet, a peer-to-peer platform that identifies and verifies individuals’ background information. After several months, one notion eventually dawned on Evans, mother of eight and grandmother to two: Getting funding as a…