🤔 Wiser! #95: This Week In Tech

☕️ Wiser! #95: Meta Connect | Starbucks’ NFTs | BeReal | EU Crypto Regs | TikTok

w/Wiser! #95 — Sunday 16th October

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On to business…here’s what caught my eye this week in the world of tech:

• Meta Connect, Facebook’s annual show and tell. What did it tell us about what’s happening and what’s next with, arguably, the worst business decision ever?
• Starbucks has the world’s largest loyalty program that drives 50% of its revenues. Now they’re expanding it into NFTs — what does that mean and why should you care?
• I look at how brands are using (exploiting) the new kid on the social media block, BeReal. Ads are banned on the platform but that’s not stopping ingenious brands…