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Plex lays off player team; Meta ordered to pay $25B; Oura Ring adds cardio features

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Plex has reportedly laid off its entire player development team, impacting the creation of new features for its media server software. Separately, Meta has been ordered by a judge to pay $25 billion in a lawsuit related to a decade-old Facebook scandal, a decision New Mexico's Attorney General described as a clear message to Silicon Valley. In other tech news, Oura Ring has introduced new cardio health features, including Cardio Effort and Automatic VO2 Max, to enhance user cardiovascular health tracking. AI

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Plex laid off the whole player team Article URL: https:// forums.plex.tv/t/2026-20-0-bet a-ios-and-tvos-4k-dovi-hdr10-won-t-play-infinite-spinning-circle/943966

    Plex laid off the whole player team Article URL: https:// forums.plex.tv/t/2026-20-0-bet a-ios-and-tvos-4k-dovi-hdr10-won-t-play-infinite-spinning-circle/943966?page=5 Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0186318 Points: 26 # Comments: 8 https:// forums.plex.tv/t…

    LINKS forums.plex.tv/…/943966 forums.plex.tv/…/2026
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Judge Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion Over Decade-Old Facebook Scandal New Mexico's Attorney General called it "an unambiguous message to Silicon Valley." https:

    Judge Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion Over Decade-Old Facebook Scandal New Mexico's Attorney General called it "an unambiguous message to Silicon Valley." https:// gizmodo.com/judge-orders-meta- to-pay-25-billion-over-decade-old-facebook-scandal-2000828968 # Tech # Technology # Te…

    LINKS gizmodo.com/judge-orders-meta-to-pay-25-b…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Oura Ring Heats Up With New Cardio Health Features The company's new Cardio Effort and Automatic VO2 Max features are focused on improving your cardiovascul

    The Oura Ring Heats Up With New Cardio Health Features The company's new Cardio Effort and Automatic VO2 Max features are focused on improving your cardiovascular health in a sea of similar offerings. https:// gizmodo.com/oura-ring-cardio-h ealth-features-2000829070 # Tech # Tech…

    LINKS gizmodo.com/oura-ring-cardio-health-featu…

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