Hashtag Trends August 17 – Horizon Worlds hit France and Spain. FTC harassing Bezos?Amazon Freight Facility Strike

Meta launches Horizon Worlds in two new countries, Amazon says the FTC is harassing its founders, and workers go on strike at an Amazon cargo facility in California.

Meta’s Horizon Worlds virtual reality social platform has launched in France and Spain, expanding its established presence in North America and the UK around Avatar. Despite declining revenue in the second quarter and losing his $3 billion in building the metaverse, the company expects to be thriving by his 2030. Whether that bet pays off remains to be seen. In February, Meta said Horizon Worlds had around 300,000 users.

Amazon accused the Federal Trade Commission of harassing Jeff Bezos and causing business disruption. The FTC is issuing a subpoena as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged misleading tactics surrounding Amazon’s Prime membership. This is a personal summons. The filing says these orders are “overly burdensome” and serve no purpose other than to harass individuals. blaming.

Amazon workers at a cargo hub in California went on strike Monday, demanding a $5 an hour pay raise and better temperature control.The workers formed a group called Inland Empire Amazon Workers United. did. In July, the group filed a petition signed by 800 employees, calling for improved wages due to the rising cost of living. It could rise above 95F. There is debate about the scale of the strike. Workers’ groups said 160 workers had left their jobs on Monday, but an Amazon spokesperson told Business Insider that only 74 of the 1,500 workers had turned up.

Computer peripheral maker Drop has released perhaps the most mysterious keyboard ever. His two new keyboards come with keycaps engraved with Elvish and Dwarven, the languages ​​spoken by his two prominent factions in JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series. These keyboards are the first to be licensed by The Lord of the Rings and are priced at $169 each. But beyond legend, the keyboard uses high-quality his PBT keycaps and gorgeous Holy Panda X mechanical switches. The keyboard he will ship in early October.

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