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Meta Making it Easier to Switch Accounts on Facebook and Instagram

Meta is introducing new features that will make it easier for people on Facebook and Instagram to access, create and navigate between multiple accounts and profiles. The company says it knows that many people use more than one of its apps to pursue different interests, reach a broader audience or share different aspects of who […]

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Meta to Air VR Comedy Special September 9

Meta is releasing ‘Surrounded’, an immersive comedy special in VR on Meta Quest 2 headsets September 9 that will air in Horizon Worlds. The unscripted show, filmed at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, features renowned comedians Nicole Byer, Nikki Glaser, Pete Holmes, Fortune Feimster, Moshe Kasher, Natasha Leggero and Moses Storm. It’s set in-the-round, a format where the audience surrounds the stage […]

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Facebook to Offer 20% Music Revenue Sharing

Facebook is introducing Music Revenue Sharing, making it easier for video creators to monetize their videos that use licensed music from popular and emerging artists like Post Malone, Tove Lo, Grupo La Cumbia, Leah Kate, Bicep and more. This gives both creators and music rights holders a new way to earn money from videos on […]

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FB to Become META on June 9

MENLO PARK — Meta Platforms — parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp — announced that its Class A common stock will begin trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ‘META’ prior to market open on June 9, 2022. This will replace the company’s current ticker symbol ‘FB’, which has been used since its initial […]

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Meta Opens First Store in Burlingame

Meta (formerly Facebook) has opened its first retail store at its campus in Burlingame. In the Meta Store, you’ll be able to get hands-on experience with all Meta hardware products. Through interactive demos, you can make video calls to retail associates with Meta Portal, learn how Ray-Ban Stories can help you stay present with the world around you, […]

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Meta to Build One Million-Square-Foot Data Center in Kansas City

Meta Platforms — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — plans to build a nearly one million-square-foot data center in Kansas City, investing more than $800 million and supporting up to 100 jobs. The data center, a first of its kind in Missouri, is expected to be operational in 2024. “We’re proud to […]

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Meta Files Lawsuit Over Fake Review Service

Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp — has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Chad Taylor Cowan for breach of Terms and other claims for providing a fake engagement service directed at Facebook. Operating as “Customer Feedback Score Solutions,” and using the […]

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Doordash CEO Joins Facebook Board of Directors

Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, announced that Tony Xu [photo], co-founder and CEO of DoorDash, Inc., has been elected to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. DoorDash is the nation’s leading food delivery service with over 3 million drivers — also known as dashers — picking up and delivering from restaurants, convenience […]

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Facebook Delays Stock Symbol Change

Facebook, which changed its name to Meta Platforms last month, is postponing its stock symbol change that was supposed to happen on December 1. The stock was supposed to change from FB to MVRS, which would likely have caused chaos and confusion among traders looking for the stock this week. It’s almost unheard of for […]