EXPLAINED: What is Metaverse and Why Facebook/ Meta Thinks it's the Future of Internet
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINED: What is Metaverse and Why Facebook/ Meta Thinks it's the Future of Internet

News 18  

The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination — so much so that one of the best-known internet platforms is rebranding to signal its embrace of the futuristic idea. In an interview with The Verge, Zuckerberg said that “the metaverse isn’t just virtual reality” and would be accessible across various computing platforms like virtual and augmented reality and also on the personal computer, mobile devices and gaming consoles. A blog post in September by Andrew Bosworth, the VP of Facebook Reality Labs, and Nick Clegg, the company’s VP of Global Affairs had said that “the metaverse isn’t a single product one company can build alone”, mentioning how it would exist “whether Facebook is there or not”. As for the Facebook metaverse, the company said it’ll “require continued investment in product and tech talent, as well as growth across the business”. After former Facebook employee Frances Haugens shared internal documents that suggest the company knew that its products can have a negative impact on children and that it may have pulled back on its crackdown on hate speech, The Washington Post — a publication owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — last month said Facebook’s metaverse drive is “part of a broader push to rehabilitate the company’s reputation with policymakers and reposition Facebook to shape the regulation of next-wave Internet technologies”.

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Why Mark Zuckerberg's style transformation worked.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why Mark Zuckerberg's style transformation worked.

Slate  

Mark Zuckerberg looks different. But if you’ve seen any images of Zuckerberg in the past year, you’ll know it’s not anomalous: At a funky-fresh 40 years young, the former boy-wonder has embraced a style transformation and vibe makeover. A digitally rendered avatar of Zuckerberg appeared in Meta’s new world, donning a buzz cut and long-sleeved henley t-shirt—a look that could …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes having hobbies and free time makes going back to work easier
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes having hobbies and free time makes going back to work easier

India Today  

We're seeing a new side of Mark Zuckerberg, or we can call it Zuckerberg 2.0. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Zuckerberg revealed that lately, he's been enjoying a lot of activities in his free time, including farming cattle, practising jiu-jitsu, and wakesurfing. While Zuckerberg is sharing a sneak peek into his rich billionaire life and navigating a personal transformation, …

Meta Has A New Plan For The Mixed Reality Headset Segment To Rival Apple: Here’s What We Know
8 months ago

Meta Has A New Plan For The Mixed Reality Headset Segment To Rival Apple: Here’s What We Know

News 18  

Meta is ready to partner with more hardware brands to help them make affordable mixed reality headsets to give Apple a tough run in the market. The Meta chief is hopeful that Apple’s launch in this segment gets more people’s attention and also gives a new lease of life to a stagnating category. In fact, reports say, Zuckerberg hopes that …

Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse, review: how Facebook changed (then ruined) the world
11 months, 1 week ago

Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse, review: how Facebook changed (then ruined) the world

The Telegraph  

Remember when Facebook seemed harmless? In Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse, one former executive put it this way: “When I first joined, movies were being made; the founder was on the cover of Time magazine; you’re overthrowing dictators. Now, you’re being told you destroyed democracy.” The film traced Facebook from Zuckerberg’s invention to world domination and scandals involving data harvesting, …

Meta to signal future of AR/VR investments at annual Connect conference
1 year, 2 months ago

Meta to signal future of AR/VR investments at annual Connect conference

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday is set to update investors on his plan to build the immersive metaverse that he has pitched as the future of computing at the company's first in-person conference since the start of the pandemic. Announcements at Meta Connect, Meta's biggest event of the year, will indicate how Zuckerberg plans to navigate the shift this …

Apple mixed-reality headset to take aim at the metaverse
1 year, 6 months ago

Apple mixed-reality headset to take aim at the metaverse

The Hindu  

Apple on Monday is expected to show off pricy mixed-reality headgear at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, challenging Facebook-owner Meta in a market that has yet to sizzle. It could also invite more tensions between Apple CEO Tim Cook and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg who have feuded over the handling of their sprawling tech empires, especially over data issues and China …

Days before Apple WWDC, Meta unveils its mixed reality headset Quest 3
1 year, 6 months ago

Days before Apple WWDC, Meta unveils its mixed reality headset Quest 3

Hindustan Times  

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday revealed the company's next generation mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, as the company braces for Apple to potentially reshape a nascent market that Meta has dominated so far. Priced starting at $499, the device will be 40% thinner than the company's previous headset and feature color mixed reality, which combines augmented and …

Facebook Owner Meta Slashes Business Workforce In Final Round Of Layoffs
1 year, 6 months ago

Facebook Owner Meta Slashes Business Workforce In Final Round Of Layoffs

ABP News  

Owner of Facebook, Meta Platforms Inc, cut jobs across its business and operations units on Wednesday, reported by news agency Reuters. Earlier this year, Meta became the first Big Tech firm to announce a second round of mass layoffs, after showing more than 11,000 employees the door in the fall. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta Inc, in March had said the …

Facebook owner Meta starts final round of layoffs
1 year, 7 months ago

Facebook owner Meta starts final round of layoffs

Live Mint  

Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday started a fresh round of layoffs, as part of its plan to cut 10,000 jobs across all its platforms- WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. In March, Mark Zuckerberg, the Chief Executive of Meta, stated that the majority of the company's layoffs in the second round would occur in three distinct phases spanning several months, with the …

The “remarkable shift” in Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership of Meta.
54 years, 11 months ago

The “remarkable shift” in Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership of Meta.

Slate  

In March, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg held a town hall meeting where employees could ask him about the future of the company. On Sunday’s episode of What Next: TBD, I spoke with Nix about Meta’s growing pains—and whether the company will be able to regain its footing amid layoffs, competition from TikTok, and a somewhat baffling bet on the Metaverse. …

Boost for Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook-owner Meta breaks year-long slump
1 year, 7 months ago

Boost for Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook-owner Meta breaks year-long slump

The Telegraph  

Shares in Facebook’s parent company Meta soared last night as it broke a losing streak to post its first rise in sales in a year. However, profits fell by 24pc and the company revealed a big drop in sales at its virtual reality division, showing that Mark Zuckerberg’s expensive bet on the metaverse is stuttering. The company’s overall revenue rise, …

A 2nd wave of layoffs at Meta; 10,000 jobs are cut
1 year, 9 months ago

A 2nd wave of layoffs at Meta; 10,000 jobs are cut

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta is slashing 10,000 jobs, about as many as the social media company announced late last year in its first round of cuts, as uncertainly about the global economy hits the technology sector particularly hard. The Menlo Park, company said Tuesday it will reduce the size of its recruiting team and make further cuts in its tech groups …

Why Zuckerberg's Meta has undertaken second round of layoffs slashing 10k jobs?
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Zuckerberg's Meta has undertaken second round of layoffs slashing 10k jobs?

Hindustan Times  

Meta Platforms Inc. plans to lay off around 10,000 employees and close about 5,000 additional open roles in its second major round of job cuts in the past six months. As part of those efforts, Meta is flattening the organization, canceling lower priority projects and slowing hiring, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement on Tuesday. But Zuckerberg …

Zuckerberg's Meta to sell Kustomer business software to cut costs? It says…
1 year, 9 months ago

Zuckerberg's Meta to sell Kustomer business software to cut costs? It says…

Hindustan Times  

Meta Platforms Inc said on Friday it is exploring strategic alternatives for customer service company Kustomer that it acquired in a process ending last year. "We are currently exploring strategic alternatives for Kustomer and will continue to support Kustomer's product and customer base throughout this process," the Facebook owner said in an emailed statement to Reuters, without providing additional details …

Don't Focus On Teens With Metaverse: US Senator to Meta CEO Zuckerberg
1 year, 9 months ago

Don't Focus On Teens With Metaverse: US Senator to Meta CEO Zuckerberg

News 18  

US Senators have urged Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to stop plans to open its metaverse platforms to teenagers. Meta may open access to its social virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds for users aged 13 to 17 this month as it struggles to grow its VR business. According to TechCrunch, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Ed Markey wrote a letter …

Meta launches paid subscription: What will it offer and who will benefit?
1 year, 10 months ago

Meta launches paid subscription: What will it offer and who will benefit?

Firstpost  

The new service will cost $11.99 a month for users who sign up via the Internet and $14.99 for those using mobile apps. The subscription will be voluntary and only users who are over the age of 18 will be allowed to subscribe San Francisco: Meta platform users will soon be able to follow in Twitter denizens’ footsteps in affixing …

Meta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling
1 year, 10 months ago

Meta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling

Associated Press  

A federal judge has sided with Facebook parent Meta and cleared the way for the company to buy virtual reality startup Within Unlimited, the maker of the popular fitness app Supernatural. The FTC had argued that Meta’s acquisition of the small company — reminiscent of Facebook’s early purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp — would hurt competition in the emerging virtual …

EXPLAINER: What is the metaverse and how will it work?
1 year, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: What is the metaverse and how will it work?

Associated Press  

The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination — and while Facebook parent Meta is the best-known entrant into this futuristic virtual concept, it’s certainly not the only one. Mark Zuckerberg’s all-in embrace — including renaming his company and investing tens of billions of dollars — might be the biggest thing to happen to the …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes witness stand in FTC case
2 years ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes witness stand in FTC case

Associated Press  

SAN JOSE, California — Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta, took the witness stand Tuesday in a trial over U.S. antitrust regulators’ effort to stop the tech giant from buying a virtual reality startup called Within Unlimited. If the deal is allowed to go through, the Federal Trade Commission argues, it would violate antitrust laws and dampen …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies in FTC case to block virtual-reality deal
2 years ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies in FTC case to block virtual-reality deal

Live Mint  

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand Tuesday in a case in which the Federal Trade Commission is seeking to prevent the social-media company from acquiring a virtual-reality startup. The FTC is seeking an injunction blocking Meta’s planned acquisition of Within Unlimited Inc., the company behind the popular virtual-reality fitness game “Supernatural." Mr. Zuckerberg said …

Frustrated virtual reality pioneer leaves Facebook’s parent
2 years ago

Frustrated virtual reality pioneer leaves Facebook’s parent

Associated Press  

BERKELEY, Calif. — A prominent video game creator who helped lead Facebook’s expansion into virtual reality has resigned from the social networking service’s corporate parent after becoming disillusioned with the way the technology is being managed. Carmack’s departure comes at a time that Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO, has been battling widespread perceptions that he has been wasting billions of dollars trying …

FTC didn’t stop Facebook-Instagram. How about Meta-Within?
2 years ago

FTC didn’t stop Facebook-Instagram. How about Meta-Within?

Associated Press  

SAN JOSE, California — Facebook parent Meta is sparring with government regulators in federal court over its pending acquisition of a virtual reality fitness company Within Unlimited CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify as a witness at the trial in San Jose, California. At issue is whether Meta’s acquisition of the small company that makes a VR fitness app …

FTC challenges Meta acquisition of VR company in court
2 years ago

FTC challenges Meta acquisition of VR company in court

Associated Press  

Federal regulators opened their campaign to block Facebook parent Meta’s acquisition of a virtual-reality company Thursday in a San Jose, California, courtroom. In a landmark legal challenge to a Big Tech merger, the Federal Trade Commission has sued to prevent Meta’s acquisition of Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural, asserting it would hurt competition and violate antitrust laws. “Meta …

Meta sees itself as dwarfed by 'Giant Tech' Apple
2 years ago

Meta sees itself as dwarfed by 'Giant Tech' Apple

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta may be in the Big Tech club but it sees itself as being dwarfed by "Giant Tech" company -- and corporate foe -- Apple, a top executive, Nick Clegg, said Wednesday. "There's Big Tech and there's Giant Tech," Clegg told an audience in Brussels, where Meta was courting policymakers with its latest virtual-reality gear. Apple last year …

Meta’s sad quest to convince corporates to join the metaverse
2 years ago

Meta’s sad quest to convince corporates to join the metaverse

The Telegraph  

A year after its launch, the Metaverse is still baffling to many. As Meta struggles with slowing sales amid founder Mark Zuckerberg’s fixation with computerised virtual reality worlds, brands are wondering whether they too need to follow the 38-year-old tech whizz into his bizarre vision of the future. Many companies have piled their marketing millions into metaverse experiments, launching virtual …

Zuckerberg says WhatsApp business chat will drive sales sooner than metaverse
2 years, 1 month ago

Zuckerberg says WhatsApp business chat will drive sales sooner than metaverse

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday that WhatsApp and Messenger would drive the company's next wave of sales growth, as he sought to assuage concerns about Meta's finances after its first mass layoffs. Mr. Zuckerberg, addressing pointed questions at a company-wide meeting a week after Meta said it would lay off 11,000 workers, described the …

Facebook parent Meta cuts 11,000 jobs, 13% of workforce
2 years, 1 month ago

Facebook parent Meta cuts 11,000 jobs, 13% of workforce

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday. Although Meta has been hurt by broader economic trends that have curtailed spending on digital ads, the company’s challenges have been compounded by the rise of …

Facebook owner Meta lays off 13% of its employees, announces hiring freeze for Q1
2 years, 1 month ago

Facebook owner Meta lays off 13% of its employees, announces hiring freeze for Q1

The Hindu  

Meta, in a blog post, on Wednesday shared that it will be firing 13% of its workforce around 11,000 employees. In a direct message to employees, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that staff reductions will be made across the company’s family of apps and Reality Labs. Meta, like other social media companies, enjoyed a financial boost during the pandemic lockdown …

Facebook parent Meta plans large-scale layoffs this week: report
2 years, 1 month ago

Facebook parent Meta plans large-scale layoffs this week: report

The Hindu  

Facebook-parent Meta will become the latest tech firm to scale back its workforce, with plans to layoff thousands of employees this week, U.S. media reported on November 6. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the layoffs could impact "many thousands" of Meta employees and that an announcement was expected as soon as November 9. …

After Twitter, Facebook Parent Meta Is Preparing Large-scale Layoffs Soon
2 years, 1 month ago

After Twitter, Facebook Parent Meta Is Preparing Large-scale Layoffs Soon

News 18  

Meta Platforms Inc is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter, with an announcement planned as early as Wednesday. Facebook parent Meta in October forecasted a weak holiday quarter and significantly more costs next year wiping about $67 billion off Meta's …

Column: Meta and Twitter show the drawbacks of giving self-satisfied billionaires too much power
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Meta and Twitter show the drawbacks of giving self-satisfied billionaires too much power

LA Times  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces the new name for his company, formerly Facebook, in October 2021. Back in the prehistoric era — in 2012, when Facebook staged one of the most hyped initial public stock offerings of all time — I warned the company’s newly minted shareholders that they had become wedded to Mark Zuckerberg. The stock reached its all-time …

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse buffers as Meta shares burn
2 years, 1 month ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse buffers as Meta shares burn

The Hindu  

The early 90s ushered in the Internet era which enabled people to access content remotely from the world wide web. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse adventure is in some ways similar to the roughly three-decades old dial-up modem. Manufacturing virtual reality About a year ago, in an effort to push away the spotlight from whistle-blower Frances Haugen and her allegations …

Zuckerberg to testify in U.S. case against Facebook’s virtual reality deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Zuckerberg to testify in U.S. case against Facebook’s virtual reality deal

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a case by the Federal Trade Commission that argues the company's proposed deal to buy virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited should be blocked. In a court document filed with U.S. District Court Northern District Of California on Friday, the FTC listed 18 witnesses it plans to question, including …

Mark Zuckerberg to testify in US case against Facebook's virtual reality deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Mark Zuckerberg to testify in US case against Facebook's virtual reality deal

Hindustan Times  

Meta Platforms Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a case by the Federal Trade Commission that argues the company's proposed deal to buy virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited should be blocked. In a court document filed with U.S. District Court Northern District Of California on Friday, the FTC listed 18 witnesses it plans to question, including …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify in US case against Facebook’s VR deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify in US case against Facebook’s VR deal

Live Mint  

Meta Platforms Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to testify in a case by the Federal Trade Commission that argues the company's proposed deal to buy virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited should be blocked. In a court document filed with US District Court Northern District Of California on Friday, the FTC listed 18 witnesses it plans to question, including …

Is Zuckerberg’s metaverse buffering?
2 years, 1 month ago

Is Zuckerberg’s metaverse buffering?

The Hindu  

At the start of the Internet Age in the early 90s people accessed the world wide web through a dial-up connection. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse adventure is similar in some ways to the roughly three-decades old dial-up modem. About a year ago, in an effort to push away the spotlight from whistle-blower Frances Haugen and her revelations on how …

Why Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse vanity project threatens to destroy Facebook
2 years, 1 month ago

Why Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse vanity project threatens to destroy Facebook

The Telegraph  

His push into virtual worlds is increasingly seen by investors as an expensive hobby. Meta employees have taken to calling metaverse projects “make Mark happy” or MMH, according to a report in the New York Times. Yet on Wednesday, an increasingly isolated Zuckerberg – who lost former right-hand woman Sheryl Sandberg earlier this year – insisted he was heading down …

Facebook parent Meta’s revenue, profit decline amid ad slump
2 years, 1 month ago

Facebook parent Meta’s revenue, profit decline amid ad slump

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday reported that its revenue declined for a second consecutive quarter, hurt by falling advertising sales as it faces competition from TikTok’s wildly popular video app. “We’re approaching 2023 with a focus on prioritization and efficiency that will help us navigate the current environment and emerge an even stronger company.” Meta said it expects staffing levels …

Meta shareholder wants Facebook parent to cut jobs, spending
2 years, 2 months ago

Meta shareholder wants Facebook parent to cut jobs, spending

The Hindu  

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc. needs to streamline by cutting jobs and capital expenditure, its shareholder Altimeter Capital Management said on Monday in an open letter to Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg. The company has lost investor confidence as it ramped up spending and pivoted to the metaverse, the technology-focused hedge fund with a 0.1% stake said, and suggested a three-step plan. …

Facebook parent Meta’s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut
2 years, 2 months ago

Facebook parent Meta’s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms unveiled its Quest Pro virtual and mixed reality headset on Tuesday, marking a milestone for Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's break into the higher-end market for extended reality computing devices. The Quest Pro features several upgrades over Meta's existing Quest 2 headset, which overwhelmingly dominates the consumer virtual reality market. For fully immersive virtual reality, Meta has added tracking …

Facebook owner Meta unveils $1,500 VR headset: Will it sell?
2 years, 2 months ago

Facebook owner Meta unveils $1,500 VR headset: Will it sell?

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta unveiled a high-end virtual reality headset Tuesday with the hope that people will soon be using it to work and play in the still-elusive place called the “metaverse.” The $1,500 Meta Quest Pro headset sports high-resolution sensors that let people see mixed virtual and augmented reality in full color, as well as eye tracking and so-called “natural …

Zuckerberg sets for 'Meta Connect' amid quality issues with VR project
2 years, 2 months ago

Zuckerberg sets for 'Meta Connect' amid quality issues with VR project

India TV News  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to announce the company's progress towards building the $10 billion metaverse, as internal reports claim there are still several quality issues and those building the virtual reality social network at the company are barely using it. Zuckerberg will share updates on the VR developer ecosystem, the progress building toward the metaverse, and 'Project Cambria', …

Meta is taking its dying breaths – but Facebook’s media legacy will live in, like it or not
2 years, 3 months ago

Meta is taking its dying breaths – but Facebook’s media legacy will live in, like it or not

The Independent  

Meta is starting to look like one of those middle-aged divorced guys wearing a shiny leather jacket and driving a second-hand sports car. The company’s Instagram app now has a candid photo challenge that looks suspiciously like hot Gen Z app BeReal; which comes shortly after IG prioritized Reels, which look suspiciously like TikTok. Provided Facebook doesn’t backtrack on its …

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse demo of Horizon Worlds looks so crappy for a reason.
2 years, 4 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse demo of Horizon Worlds looks so crappy for a reason.

Slate  

To hear it from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in just a few years the entire world will be able to step inside a virtual-reality utopia where they can live their best lives. The graphics look like they came out of a computer game developed in 1997. pic.twitter.com/KuGMBMF3O1 — Chris Bakke August 17, 2022 I JUST realized that the entire reason …

Meta Platforms agrees to delay closing Within deal given U.S. challenge
2 years, 4 months ago

Meta Platforms agrees to delay closing Within deal given U.S. challenge

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms, the parent of Facebook which is making a big play for virtual reality, has agreed to delay closing its deal for Within Unlimited, maker of the popular fitness app "Supernatural," according to a court filing. The Federal Trade Commission had filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the deal in July, and had asked a judge in federal court …

FTC acts to block Meta from buying VR company, fitness app
2 years, 4 months ago

FTC acts to block Meta from buying VR company, fitness app

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Wednesday took legal action to block Facebook parent Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg from acquiring virtual reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural, asserting the deal would hurt competition and violate antitrust laws. The regulators said that Meta already is a key player “at each level of the virtual reality sector,” owning the …

Facebook suffers first ever fall in revenues as advertising slows
2 years, 4 months ago

Facebook suffers first ever fall in revenues as advertising slows

The Telegraph  

Mr Zuckerberg, 38, bet big on the metaverse last year in an effort to return the company to growth. On Wednesday, the US Federal Trade Commission filed an injunction to block Meta’s purchase of Within, a virtual reality company, and accused Mr Zuckerberg of an “illegal acquisition to expand virtual reality empire”. Revenues from its WhatsApp messaging app and virtual …

Meta is changing Facebook, Instagram to look more like its trendier rival TikTok
2 years, 5 months ago

Meta is changing Facebook, Instagram to look more like its trendier rival TikTok

Live Mint  

Facebook and Instagram users may be in a for a surprise, albeit a good one. According to Bloomberg report, the Facebook parent company is changing the way it shows users posts and videos on its flagship social network, part of an effort to get people to watch content from accounts they don’t already follow and better compete with the video …

Meta VR headset users will not require Facebook account to log in
2 years, 5 months ago

Meta VR headset users will not require Facebook account to log in

The Hindu  

Meta said its virtual reality headset users do not need a Facebook account to log into their headsets, which was a concern among several users. Some VR users will have to create a Meta account sooner than others, but they must be 13 or older to set it up. People new to Facebook’s VR devices or who have previously merged …

Meta announces new way to login to its Oculus VR system
2 years, 5 months ago

Meta announces new way to login to its Oculus VR system

Live Mint  

Meta Platforms Inc is modifying how users log onto its virtual reality headsets, backtracking on an earlier change to require accounts from the company's flagship Facebook app on the devices while preserving links to social connections there. The social media giant announced plans to remove the Facebook login requirement last year, after a backlash from users who had previously accessed …

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