Meta plans to stop new software updates and some social features for the original Quest but will fix critical bugs until 2024; the headset launched in 2019 (Mitchell Clark/The Verge) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5

YouTube plans to begin sharing ad revenue with Shorts creators on February 1, and starts rolling out new terms for all creators in the YouTube Partner Program (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:42 Rating: 5

A shady iOS app selling IAP subs called "ChatGPT Chat GPT AI With GPT-3" that is not affiliated with OpenAI has been a top paid app on the App Store for days (Sami Fathi/MacRumors) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

In February, Instagram plans to replace the Shop tab with a Reels button in the app's bottom navigation bar and return the Compose button to the center (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:42 Rating: 5

Report: Apple VP of Services Peter Stern, who helped build Apple TV+'s business operations, is leaving, as Apple reorganizes its Services unit (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

UK-based Oxford Ionics, which is using trapped ions to scale quantum computing, raised a £30M Series A led by Oxford Science Enterprises and Braavos (Patricia Allen/EU-Startups) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 03:42 Rating: 5

People's Bank of China official Guo Shuqing says the government's two-year clampdown on financial units at Alibaba, Tencent, Didi, and others is winding down (Nikkei Asia) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 02:42 Rating: 5

How Telegram, TikTok, and Twitter were used to boost election fraud narratives in Brazil ahead of riots attacking congress and supreme court buildings (Elizabeth Dwoskin/Washington Post) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 20:41 Rating: 5

Russia's invasion of Ukraine boosted European investments in dual-use tech like autonomous drones, rockets for satellites, and more (Aggi Cantrill/Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 18:41 Rating: 5

Meta says it is weeks away from announcing its decision on reinstating Trump, who continues to harass 2020 election workers by name, as recently as last week (Naomi Nix/Washington Post) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5