2021 started on a sour note for the democratic world and it remained under pressure from a dominant communist China
He added that India's talent pool - the engineers, developers and creators, and the vibrant start-up ecosystem - are playing a huge role in shaping the future
The announcement was made by Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Meta's Fuel for India, 2021
Zuckerberg said he is excited about the role that India will play in building the metaverse
Zuckerberg will unravel how emerging technologies like augmented reality/ virtual reality (AR/VR) will evolve education and learning, businesses and the creator economy in India
The deal underscores how valuable the Meta name has become for the technology giant
The company that runs the philanthropy of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, is investing up to $3.4 billion to advance human health over 10 to 15 years, according to a spokesp
Meta's current chief of the Messenger division, Stan Chudnovsky, has announced that he will be leaving the company "at some point in Q2 of next year.
Every brand and company in India too will soon need a metaverse strategy
In a statement, Meta Company Founder Nate Skulic said that when Facebook failed to buy them, it aimed to "bury" the company by force of media.
Meta has discussed opening retail stores that will eventually span the world, said people with knowledge of the project
The former Facebook product manager replied in the positive to the question of whether Zuckerberg should resign
In a joint statement with Facebook, the Kazakh government had touted the move as a compromise solution on Monday, after the Central Asian nation threatened to block FB for millions of local users.
The individual apps - Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp will continue to be known as they are
Mark Zuckerberg revealed a new name and logo for Facebook rooted in the social-networking giant's ambition to develop a digital world
The new name reflected its ambitions to build the metaverse, rather than its namesake social media service, said CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook continues to battle criticism over its market power, its content moderation practices and harms linked to its social media platforms
David Wehner, Facebook's chief financial officer, said the company expected investment in its hardware division, Facebook Reality Labs, to reduce operating profit in 2021 by approximately $10 billion.
When asked by analysts about growth prospects, Facebook executives frequently paint a rosier picture than the one depicted by internal research, a whistle-blower alleges
Under fire for its business practices and handling of hate speech, Facebook is planning to rebrand itself. The question is whether this can salvage its image