Meta's Nick Clegg: No 'level playing field' between Facebook, TikTok "Companies like Meta are not able to operate our social media services in China,” said the Meta executive in an interview aired Tuesday. Fortune · Apr 26, 2023
Mark Zuckerberg has spent billions on A.I. but one of his top execs said Meta is still a laggard and 'we need to invest heavily' A top Meta executive wrote in a memo that there was a need for a "fundamental shift" in the company's infrastructure. Fortune · Apr 25, 2023
Sorry, VR Legs Are Not Important VR headsets can simulate head, arm, and hand movements, while completely neglecting our legs. Do we need them? And is movement the most crucial part of VR? Inverse · Apr 24, 2023
The Death of BuzzFeed News Was a Facebook Murder-Suicide Online media companies got exactly what they said they wanted. Reason · Apr 21, 2023
$725 Million Facebook Settlement Payments Have Finally Begun: Are You Getting a Check? You may be owed money from Meta as part of a Facebook settlement stemming from the 2016 election. Here's what you should know. Kiplinger · Apr 21, 2023
Meta employee accuses Mark Zuckerberg of shattering the 'morale and confidence in leadership of many high performers' Meta’s first set of layoffs came in November 2022. After this week’s cuts, employees took to internal channels to point out the impact on morale. Fortune · Apr 20, 2023
Meta to scrap hundreds of jobs in London in fresh cost-cutting measures Meta is to cut hundreds of jobs in London and scrap Instagram’s hub in the city as part of widespread cost-cutting measures as the social media giant wrestles with a slump in advertising revenues amid harsher economic conditions. Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2023
Meta to cut or relocate London Instagram staff Meta is to slash jobs at its Instagram office in London and shift roles back to the US as part of widespread cost-cutting measures as the social media giant wrestles with a slump in advertising revenues amid harsher economic conditions. Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2023
Mark Zuckerberg’s year of efficiency takes another turn as he joins McDonald’s and Google by laying off thousands in the metaverse Mark Zuckerberg continues to streamline the tech giant with a round of (remote) layoffs, though experts suggest they're not always cost-effective. Fortune · Apr 19, 2023
Meta finally realizes the Quest is for gaming, not for the Metaverse Meta might be laying off more people across the company but its gaming divisions are said to be safe from the turmoil. Android Central · Apr 19, 2023
Thousands of Meta workers hit by new round of layoffs as company cuts costs Social media firm will cull 4,000 jobs immediately as part of larger plan to cut 10,000 jobs amid tech industry slump The Guardian - US · Apr 19, 2023
Meta prepares more layoffs across Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram SAN FRANCISCO: 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 Times of India · Apr 19, 2023
Should young teenagers be allowed in the metaverse? A group of US and UK advocates have urged Facebook’s parent company Meta to block children from its virtual reality platform, warning that they could be exposed to inappropriate content, harassment and bullying. The Week · Apr 18, 2023
How Yishan Wong rose to become Reddit CEO Yishan Wong talks Fortune through his résumé including the advice former boss Mark Zuckerberg gave him at Facebook, and nearly founding WeWork before WeWork. Fortune · Apr 17, 2023
The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2023 Silicon valediction? Our road trip to tech industry hotspots as the sector cools Tables may have freed up at Silicon Valley’s Coupa Cafe, but ‘scalability’ is still on the menu as tech workers look forward
GamesRadar · Apr 14, 2023 Meta Quest Pro review: "The prologue to a cyberpunk novel" I'd have loved to recommend the Quest Pro as a VR gaming platform, but it showed me that it can't cut through the noise of its Meta DNA.
Fortune · Apr 14, 2023 Amazon CEO Andy Jassy took nearly a 99.4% pay cut from 2021 to 2022 Jassy had a smaller compensation package than Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2022, as well as peers in Big Tech like Apple's Tim Cook and Microsoft's Satya Nadella.
Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023 Michael Hiltzik: What 'Succession' got wrong about what happens when moguls die Near the very end of Sunday's episode of HBO's hit show "Succession," Roman Roy shows his siblings a stock price chart on his smartphone.
Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2023 Netflix major shake-up - all the movies being pulled from streaming service next month On May 1, a list of a few movies and shows will disappear from Netflix. Here's a list of all the favourites' leaving the platform
Fortune · Apr 6, 2023 Three of Meta’s top execs—including Mark Zuckerberg—are now spending most of their time on A.I. The company behind Facebook and Instagram has no plans to sign the proposal to temporarily ban the development of advanced A.I., the Reality Labs chief confirmed.
Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023 Meta is the hottest tech stock in the market right now A leaner Meta Platforms Inc. is impressing Wall Street, with analysts turning more bullish as cost cuts coupled with stabilizing advertising trends make the Facebook owner’s stock look more durable in a looming economic slowdown.
TechRadar · Apr 3, 2023 Tim Cook's vision for AR/VR is more boring than Meta's, but that's why it might work Apple's Tim Cook is focused on the most practical AR/VR applications and that's why his version may be better than the Metaverse
Laptop · Apr 2, 2023 The State of VR: How Meta dropped the ball Meta fumbled the bag with the Meta Quest Pro, what does that mean for the company and the industry at large?
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023 Murdoch millions and Zuckerberg date nights: Prenups are routine for the super-rich… are we next? As media mogul Rupert Murdoch announces plans to marry for the fifth time, Katie Rosseinsky speaks to experts about the wacky world of super-rich prenuptial agreements. Are they instant romance-killers? Or would you be plain stupid not to have one in place?