Mark Zuckerberg Has Thoughts on Apple’s New Mixed Reality Headset
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Mark Zuckerberg Has Thoughts on Apple’s New Mixed Reality Headset

Days after Apple unveiled its $3,499 mixed reality headset, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a veiled swipe at the company’s pricing and product vision. Speaking at an all-hands meeting with Meta employees, Zuckerberg contrasted Apple’s demos of a person sitting alone on a couch with Meta’s focus on active engagement through its Quest VR headset…

Meta Asks Office Workers to Return to In-Person Work

Meta Asks Office Workers to Return to In-Person Work

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has joined the growing trend of tech companies calling their employees back to the office after more than three years of flexible work-from-home policies prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has announced that employees currently assigned to an office will be required to return to…

Meta’s Business Groups Cut in Latest Round of Layoffs
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Meta’s Business Groups Cut in Latest Round of Layoffs

Facebook-parent company Meta has begun implementing layoffs within its business groups, as confirmed by social media posts from affected employees. Workers in operations, project management, marketing, policy, communications, and risk analytics took to LinkedIn to announce their layoffs. While Meta declined to confirm the ongoing reductions, a spokesperson referred to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s March blog…

Meta Hit With Record €1.2 Billion Fine Over EU Data Rules

Meta Hit With Record €1.2 Billion Fine Over EU Data Rules

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has been hit with a record €1.2bn fine by the Irish Data Protection Commission for breaching the European Union’s privacy regulations. The company was found to have violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by transferring personal information of European Facebook users to the US without adequate safeguards against US…

Meta Platforms Stock Hits 15-Month High After Earnings Crush Estimates, Expenses Drop

Meta Platforms Stock Hits 15-Month High After Earnings Crush Estimates, Expenses Drop

Meta Platforms (META) stock rose more than 14% on Thursday after the company reported first quarter results late Wednesday that blew away expectations while raising its forecast for the current quarter and lowering its expense outlook. As reported on Yahoo Finance, at $239, shares of the Facebook and Instagram parent company are trading at their…

Meta to Scrap Hundreds of Jobs in London in Fresh Cost-Cutting Measures

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. As reported on Evening Standard, the firm will sack as many as 687 staff, representing around 10%…

Meta Lay-Offs: Facebook Owner to Cut 10,000 Staff

Meta Lay-Offs: Facebook Owner to Cut 10,000 Staff

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs. As reported on BBC, this marks the second wave of mass redundancies from the tech giant, which laid off 11,000 employees last November. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the cuts – part of a “year of efficiency” – would be…

Meta is Launching a Pay-For-Verification Subscription Service For Facebook and Instagram
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Meta is Launching a Pay-For-Verification Subscription Service For Facebook and Instagram

Meta is testing a subscription service which will allow Instagram and Facebook users to pay to get verified, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Instagram. “Meta Verified” will start at $11.99 a month on the web or $14.99 a month on iOS, and the company will begin releasing it in Australia and New Zealand this week and…

Facebook-Owner Meta to Cut 13% of its Workforce
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Facebook-Owner Meta to Cut 13% of its Workforce

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that it will cut 13% of its workforce. As reported by BBC, the first mass lay-offs in the firm’s history will result in 11,000 employees, from a worldwide headcount of 87,000, losing their jobs. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the cuts were “the most difficult…