Facebook Is Changing Its Name To ‘Meta’ – “From Now On We’re Going To Be The Metaverse First, Not Facebook First”

The WGA East, decrying the “negative impact” the Big Tech giants are having on ad revenue for news organizations, has submitted written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition, Antitrust and Consumer Rights for its hearings on “Breaking the News – Journalism, Competition, and the Effect of Market Power on a Free Press.”

Nelly issued an apology on Tuesday after a sex tape he was in was posted to his Instagram Stories.'I sincerely apologize to the young lady and her family, this is unwanted publicity for her/them,' the Grillz artist, 47, told TMZ. 'This was an old video that was private and never meant to go public.'The clip involving the rapper, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., was captured by a number of users before it was deleted.

Director Kenneth Branagh made Oscar history with three of his new film Belfast's seven nominations for his work as a writer, director and producer.Branagh, 61, became the first person ever to receive nominations in seven separate categories - Best Actor (Henry V), Best Supporting Actor (My Week With Marilyn), Best Adapted Screenplay (Hamlet) and Best Live-Action Short (Swan Song), adding another Best Director nomination for Belfast along with Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.He also becomes just the third person ever - after George Clooney and Warren Beatty - to be nominated in all five major Oscar categories, with the multi-hyphenate opening up about the nominations to Entertainment Weekly. Historic:Director Kenneth Branagh made Oscar history with three of his new film Belfast's seven nominations for his work as a writer, director and producer History:Branagh, 61, became the first person ever to receive nominations in seven separate categories - Best Actor (Henry V), Best Supporting Actor (My Week With Marilyn), Best Adapted Screenplay (Hamlet) and Best Live-Action Short (Swan Song), adding another Best Director nomination for Belfast along with Best Original Screenplay and Best PictureBranagh earned his first directing Oscar for his 1989 feature directing debut, Henry V, revealing what still remains the same about the job after all those years.'I was 27 years old when I started directing that first picture that was nominated as Best Director.

Nelly has apologized after a sexually explicit video was shared on his social media account.  On Tuesday, the 47-year-old singer's Instagram Story had a video of him receiving oral sex from a woman. It wasn't long before the R&B crooner noticed the video and took the post down.The "Hot In Herre" singer issued a statement via his rep to Fox News Digital after removing the clip from his social media. "I sincerely apologize to the young lady and her family.This is unwanted publicity for her/them," he said.

Cutting out calls and endlessly buffering TikTok videos could be a thing of the past as more next generation phone masts are set to be bolted on to streetlights in Scotland as part of a scheme to boost connectivity.

Facebook has announced its plans for a new futuristic platform - which the company will hire 10,000 staff in Europe to work on.

Facebook account in order to use Oculus Quest 2 headsets.The news came as Facebook – the parent company of the titular social media platform and owner of Oculus – officially rebranded itself as Meta at this year’s Facebook Connect event, as it focuses on moving from being a social media company to becoming a “metaverse” company.As both VR and AR are major components that will bring about this reality, the company is looking to shake up how it operates VR.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe metaverse is coming, according to Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook who is now trying to reinvent the company under a new name: Meta Platforms.In a presentation Thursday at the Facebook Connect conference, Zuck announced the corporate name change. He pitched the metaverse (which, for now, is mostly hypothetical) as a game-changer: “In this future, you will be able to teleport instantly as a hologram to be at the office without a commute, at a concert with friends, or in your parents’ living room to catch up.

Facebook, after Mark Zuckerberg unveiled plans to rename the company 'Meta' and start building a 3D Matrix-like 'Metaverse'.It seems not too many are that impressed by the announcement, which saw the Facebook founder announce a major change in direction for the social media giant. The company, which will now be known as 'Meta', is going to focus its efforts on building the 'Metaverse', its name for a sort of 3D internet that you can walk around in and interact with people.However, the announcement was met with widespread skepticism, with some comparing the plans to dystopian sci-fi movies.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed last night that the company will rename itself to 'Meta'.Zuckerberg explained that Facebook will shift away from traditional social media and instead prioritise building a new kind of 3D internet that some have compared to The Matrix. However, not everyone is happy about it—especially people who've spent hundreds on 'infinity' tattoos or jewellery, as the company's new logo resembles the infinity symbol.

After a week of rumours, this year’s Connect event made it official that Facebook – the parent company behind the titular social media platform – has been formally rebranded as Meta, signifying its pivot from focussing on only social media to “building the metaverse”.CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement yesterday (October 28), taking to the virtual stage at his company’s annual Connect conference to outline Meta’s future as a broader company, and in particular, how VR will elevate its services. Zuckerberg said that as a brand, Facebook could not “possibly represent everything that we’re doing today, let alone in the future”.

What’s in a name? Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday, October 28, that Facebook will now be called Meta to better encompass what the company does.

Conor McGregor has mocked Mark Zuckerberg after the billionaire revealed on Thursday that Facebook will be changing its name.The social networking site’s founder revealed that it will be adopting the name Meta, the new umbrella which will encompass all of the company’s various brands like Instagram and WhatsApp.Zuckerberg did so by releasing a video in which he explained his dystopian-like idea of a “Metaverse”, a virtual world concept which he claimed is about “connecting with people.”He kicked off the event by teasing a number of new social, gaming and workplace concepts for the Metaverse which left many scratching their heads.The Facebook CEO said: “I’ve been thinking a lot about our identity as we begin this next chapter.

Facebook is going through a major rebrand with a new name – Meta – having been announced.

Facebook is changing its name to Meta!

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company is rebranding itself as Meta in an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future, what Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.”

Addressing “the recent debate around our company,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave not an inch on Monday, saying, “what we are seeing is a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to paint a false picture.”

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook chief Mark Zuckerberg insisted that issues like misinformation and political polarization are not “primarily about social media” — and he complained about a raft of critical articles published in recent days based on internal documents leaked by ex-employees.Meanwhile, also on the social giant’s third-quarter earnings call, Zuckerberg said Facebook is investing about $10 billion in its “metaverse” strategy in 2021, including in its Oculus VR products, smart glasses and ecommerce initiatives.In his remarks to analysts, Zuckerberg claimed he welcomed scrutiny of Facebook.

Facebook hit 2.91 billion monthly active users last quarter, up 6% from the year earlier, and reported mixed numbers and a full year outlook that was below expectations.

Facebook may be pelted of late by revelations from whistleblowers and damning internal documents made public, but the Mark Zuckerberg co-founded social media giant has decided to draw the line when it comes to the upcoming Doomsday Machine TV series.

There is “no will at the top of Facebook to ensure it is run in an adequately safe way” and Mark Zuckerberg is only concerned with shareholder interest, according to Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who is giving evidence to a UK committee this afternoon.