Meta says time spent on Instagram grew 24%+ since Reels launched thanks to AI recommendations, and expects Reels to be revenue-neutral by year end or early 2024 (Darrell Etherington/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:42 Rating: 5

Mark Zuckerberg disputes the narrative that Meta is moving its focus away from a metaverse vision and sees AI tech working in tandem with the metaverse (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5

A Brazilian court orders a temporary ban on Telegram in the country after the company refused to share information about neo-Nazi groups with the federal police (Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5

YouTube Music contractors from Cognizant vote to unionize with the Alphabet Workers Union; Alphabet is appealing a ruling that Google is their joint employer (Josh Eidelson/Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5

Mexico-based Clara, which sells corporate spend management tools in Latin America, raised a $60M Series B+ led by GGV, after a $70M Series B in December 2021 (Christine Hall/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:43 Rating: 5

Nick Clegg says TikTok's presence in the US, while China bars Meta, isn't a level playing field, and new tech like AI shouldn't be based on autocratic values (Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

Yelp announces a series of updates, including AI-powered search suggestions and review highlights, and the ability to upload short videos up to 12 seconds long (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

In the latest macOS Ventura beta, Apple removes the Virtual Scanner II app including Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin whitepaper that shipped with macOS Mojave and up (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:42 Rating: 5

Microsoft reports Q3 Intelligent Cloud revenue up 16% YoY to $22.08B, vs. $21.94B est., with Azure and other cloud services revenue up 27% YoY (Jordan Novet/CNBC) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5

Alphabet reports Q1 Google ad revenue of $54.55B, vs. $54.66B YoY, the second straight drop following a 3.6% drop in Q4, and the third drop since it went public (Miles Kruppa/Wall Street Journal) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5