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Meta announced that UFC CEO Dana White, John Elkann and Charlie Songhurst have been elected to the company’s board of directors. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Meta, said, “Dana, John and Charlie will add a depth of expertise and perspective that will help us […]
RICHLAND PARISH, LA. – Earlier this month, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry joined Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Susan Bourgeois in announcing Facebook and Instagram parent company, Meta, will build a massive $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana, a transformational investment that cements the state’s status as a major innovation hub and […]
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent company Meta, has gone hydrofoiling again. One of the world’s richest men, Zuckerberg posted new video on Instagram over Memorial Day weekend with his wife Priscilla and crew hydrofoiling on the waters of Kauai, where he owns a large compound. Zuck said this was his first time on the […]
Meta, parent of Facebook, is launching Meta AI built with Llama 3, already on your phone, in your pocket for free. And it’s starting to go global with more features. You can use Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger to get things done, learn, create and connect with the things that matter to […]
MENLO PARK — According to a new UNITE HERE report, contracted food service workers working in Meta cafeterias nationwide struggle to afford basics like rent and food. In the report, “Food Service Workers at Meta Need A Raise,” employees of the company’s food service contractors, Flagship and Yarzin Sella, say the aftermath of skyrocketing inflation […]
Mark Zuckerberg announced that Threads is rolling out a “Trending Now” feature to help you find timely topics that others are discussing. At this time, this feature is only available in the U.S. Since Threads was launched in July, the company has heard feedback that people want to be able to find timely topics so […]
Meta announced that Hock E. Tan — President and CEO of Broadcom — and John Arnold have been elected to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. [Photo above: Hock Tan (left) and John Arnold] Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Meta, said, “I’m excited to share that Hock Tan and John Arnold are joining […]
Loredana Crisan, Head of Messenger for Meta, wrote the following notice on the company’s website: I’m delighted to announce that we are rolling out default end-to-end encryption for personal messages and calls on Messenger and Facebook, as well as a suite of new features that let you further control your messaging experience. We take our […]
Instagram announced it is expanding Gifts on its service to more creators across the US, offering a way for creators to begin earning money on reels from their audience. The company began testing gifts on Instagram in November, which let followers show their appreciation through direct monetary support. You can receive gifts from supporters who purchase […]
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Meta are extending their partnership for several years that will feature a new virtual reality experience for fans through Meta Horizon Worlds via Meta Quest, the official VR headset of the NBA and WNBA. The NBA Arena in Meta Horizon Worlds experience will feature live NBA League Pass games in […]
Are you getting too many notifications on Instagram? Well now there is a quieter solution. The photo and video social network is launching Quiet mode on Instagram to help people focus and to encourage people to set boundaries with their friends and followers. Once it’s enabled, you won’t receive any notifications, your profile’s activity status […]
Meta is looking to thwart scrapers that collect data from users of Facebook and Instagram. The social media company recently filed a lawsuit against Voyager Labs in federal court in California. Voyager Labs is a scraping and surveillance service that improperly collected data from Facebook, Instagram and other websites. Meta says it has disabled Voyager’s […]