Meta's metaverse is going mobile — and leaving VR behind

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears a virtual reality headset

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Meta says it won't chop the bottom 5% performers this year

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Meta

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Death isn't the end: Meta patented an AI that lets you keep posting from beyond the grave

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Mark Zuckerberg's 2004 coding jams were loud, emo, and very on brand

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Mark Zuckerberg's 2004 playlist yearns for an easier time in tech.

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TikTok probably wasn't censoring ICE posts. It's easy to understand why people think it was.

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Donald Trump's administration brokered a deal that let Larry Ellison's Oracle buy a piece of TikTok's US operations.

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Sam Altman included a subtle dig at Mark Zuckerberg in his message to employees

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Sam Altman's reference to "masculine corporate energy" is an apparent swipe at Mark Zuckerberg's comments to Joe Rogan early last year.

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Instagram is testing a new definition of 'friends'

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Instagram is testing switching "following" counts to "friends" on user profiles.

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Buckle up: Partiful is the new Tinder

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Partiful's new Crush feature

Partiful

  • A new way to flirt just dropped.
  • Partiful wants you to shoot your shot in the RSVPs.
  • The party invite app recently launched a tool called "Crush" that lets people match with mutuals.

A notification pops up on your phone screen: "Someone has a crush on you!"

A Facebook veteran took a big career risk that resulted in a 'giant failure' — but embracing a 'J-curve' career path paid off

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Former Facebook exec Molly Graham said she took a big risk that resulted in a product flop, but the growth opportunity helped her become a leader at billion-dollar firms.

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More kids than ever will be banned from social media this year

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Australia became the first country to impose a strict social media ban on children under 16. France, Denmark, Malaysia, and others are considering following suit.

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