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Meta opens up VR headset software to third parties — including Lenovo and Microsoft Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. is “opening up” its Meta Quest headset operating system to other hardware makers, part of an effort to boost its standing in the nascent augmented reality and virtual reality...

Zuck insists Musk fight won't happen Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., said it’s “time to move on” from speculation that there will be a cage fight match between him and Elon Musk. “If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to...

Zuck throws cold water on Musk's fight claims Mark Zuckerberg, head of Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc., threw cold water on claims by Elon Musk that the two billionaires are working out plans for a cage match in Rome. “I love this sport and I’ve been ready to fight since the day Elon...

Zuckerberg promises Threads will get web version "in the next few weeks" Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company will roll out a web version of Threads and add a proper search function to the platform. He said the new features are "coming in the next few weeks" and...

Elon says cage fight with Zuckerberg will be live-streamed on Twitter/X Elon Musk said a potential fight with Mark Zuckerberg will be streamed on the rebranded social network known as X. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X,” Musk wrote Sunday in a post on his platform, formerly known...

Threads hits 100 million users in four days Meta Platforms' Twitter rival Threads has amassed 100 million sign-ups in less than a week, Engadget reports. The publication has kept tabs on Quiver Quantitative's Threads data tracking, which showed the Instagram sibling hitting the milestone of...

Threads reaches 30 million users in 16 hours More than 30 million users signed up for Meta Platforms Inc.’s new app Threads, designed as a direct rival to Twitter and the most serious threat yet to Elon Musk’s struggling social-media site. On Threads, people can post text and links and reply...

Zuck's first tweet since 2012 takes a jab at Elon Mark Zuckerberg posted his first tweet in more than a decade, a playful jab at Elon Musk on the day the Meta Platforms Inc. founder rolled out a much-anticipated Twitter substitute. Meta’s Instagram officially unveiled Threads Wednesday...

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Meta launches "Game Pass" for VR games Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a new subscription service for its virtual reality headsets. Meta Quest+ will cost $7.99 (R148) per month [or $59.99 (R1,114) per year] for access to two gaming titles each month, chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg...

All Meta Platforms products will get generative AI — Zuckerberg All Meta Platforms products will feature some form of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the future, according to the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. According to an Axios report, Zuckerberg briefed employees on how Meta...

Zuckerberg and former Facebook directors must face lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal A judge ruled Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and former directors of the social-media company must face claims they turned a blind eye to rampant privacy violations, including allowing a firm hired by...

Meta Platforms cutting jobs at Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram Meta Platforms Inc. is set to commence companywide layoffs on Wednesday as it restructures teams and works toward founder Mark Zuckerberg’s goal of greater efficiency. The Facebook parent company notified managers to prepare to...

Meta Platforms shedding 10,000 jobs — and closing 5,000 open positions 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. The Facebook parent company has been marketing 2023 as a...

Facebook and TikTok owners have caused over a dozen suicides — Lawsuit Employees at Meta Platforms Inc. and ByteDance Inc. were aware of the harmful effects of their platforms on young children and teenagers but disregarded the information or in some cases sought to undermine it, according to...

Meta Platforms planning more mass layoffs Meta Platforms Inc., the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is planning a fresh round of layoffs and will cut thousands of employees as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter. The world’s largest social networking company is...

Meta creating new AI product group The chatbot battle is heating up, and Mark Zuckerberg is making it clear that Meta Platforms Inc. is focusing on artificial intelligence-powered tools, too. “We’re creating a new top-level product group at Meta focused on generative AI to turbocharge our work...

Meta unveils LLaMA AI research tool Meta Platforms Inc. introduced a research tool for building artificial intelligence-based chatbots and other products, seeking to create a buzz for its own technology in a field lately focused on internet rivals Google and Microsoft Corp. The tool, LLaMA, is...

WhatsApp iOS update adds picture-in-picture for video calls WhatsApp has started rolling out a major update for iOS users — picture-in-picture (PiP) support for video calls — with its 23.3.77 version update, 9to5Mac reports. The platform started testing picture-in-picture in December 2022...

Instagram launches broadcast channels Instagram is rolling out a new feature called broadcast channels that lets users send text or photo updates directly to followers, the latest attempt by the Meta Platforms Inc. division to fine-tune the service. Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg...