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Enter the Zuckerverse? Social media churns with new names for Facebook
Zuckerverse. Timesuck. Faceplant. They’re just a few of the suggestions being bandied around online following reports that Facebook plans to rebrand itself with a new group n...
Understanding the “metaverse”?
Facebook, which is under fire from regulators and lawmakers across the world, is planning to rebrand itself with a new name that focuses on the metaverse, well connected tech publi...
The Verge: Facebook plans to change its name
Social media giant Facebook is planning to rebrand itself with a new name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, the Verge has reported, citing a source with dir...
Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in EU to build ‘metaverse’
Facebook plans to hire some 10,000 new employees across the EU over the next five years, the social media giant has said, to help build the so-called metaverse – a nascent on...
US Senator asks Facebook CEO to retain documents linked to testimony
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell has called on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to preserve all documents related to testimony last week from company whistleblower France...
EdTech platform Emeritus raises $650 million from SoftBank, Accel, others
Emeritus, an EdTech platform used by some of the world’s top universities and other educational institutions for online courses, has said it raised $650 million in a funding round ...
Facebook’s slowdown warning hangs over strong ad sales,
Facebook Inc has said it expects revenue growth to “decelerate significantly,” sending the social media giant’s shares down 3.5% in extended trading even as it re...
Facebook sets up new team to work on the ‘metaverse’
Facebook is creating a product team to work on the “metaverse,” a digital world where people can move between different devices and communicate in a virtual environment...
Facebook expands Shops to WhatsApp, Marketplace in commerce push
Facebook Inc is expanding its “Shops” feature to its messaging app WhatsApp in several countries and to Facebook Marketplace in the United States, the company said on T...
Facebook reveals new features for creators to earn money from e-commerce sales
Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said the company will build new features starting with Instagram for content creators to earn money from recommending products ...
Facebook takes on Clubhouse, unveils upcoming audio products
Mark Zuckerberg has said Facebook planned to launch several audio products, including Clubhouse-style live audio rooms and a way for users to find and play podcasts.
Clubhouse closes new round of funding that would value app at $4 billion
Audio-chat app Clubhouse closed a new Series C round of financing, the company said during its weekly town hall yesterday, without disclosing the amount raised.
American lawmakers fume over Big Tech’s answers on misinformation
In their first appearance before Congress since Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol, the chief executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter were asked by lawmakers whether their ...
Twitter CEO Dorsey called out for trolling Congress during hearing
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey tweeted his frustration with lawmakers’ questions on the social media platform during a hearing about misinformation, leading one member of congre...