Mark Zuckerberg: News
22 Jun 2023
Elon MuskMark Zuckerberg v/s Elon Musk: Tech titans ready to rumble
Two tech titans, locked up in an octagon, fighting for the pride of their companies—a fight promo can't get better than that.
16 Jun 2023
InstagramMeta is rolling out Instagram Channels globally: How it works
In the last few months, Meta's latest product announcements were made by Mark Zuckerberg through his channel on Instagram, a feature Meta announced in February.
07 Jun 2023
Fitness and HealthMurph challenge: An extreme workout that Mark Zuckerberg aced
Despite an inundating schedule, Mark Zuckerberg manages to take out time for his family and fitness.
01 May 2023
Fashion Design#DadGoals: Mark Zuckerberg learns sewing, makes 3D-printed dresses for daughters
It's so special when parents go the extra mile in doing something for their children.
27 Apr 2023
MetaMeta's Q1 earnings aren't too exciting but road ahead is
Meta has had a tumultuous time over the past year. Falling revenue, multiple rounds of layoffs, and restructuring defined a frenzied year for the firm.
26 Apr 2023
MetaEnraged Meta employees question Mark Zuckerberg: Here's why
Meta has been on a serious cost-cutting mission. The company has laid off around 21,000 employees so far to make 2023 the "Year of Efficiency," as CEO Mark Zuckerberg wanted.
21 Apr 2023
WhatsAppWhatsApp now lets you save 'disappearing' messages: Here's how
You might want to think a little before you fire away a disappearing message on WhatsApp from now on. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a feature that allows recipients of disappearing messages to keep them.
19 Apr 2023
MetaMeta's efficiency drive may see another 4,000 employees getting fired
Social media giant Meta is set to begin a new round of layoffs today. The job cuts are part of Mark Zuckerberg's quest to make 2023 the "year of efficiency," one that involves a broader restructuring of the organization.
30 Mar 2023
FacebookHere's how much Instagram, Facebook blue tick cost in India
Meta Verified, the subscription service from the Facebook and Instagram parent, was first launched in February. The company has now opened the waiting list for Meta Verified in India.
29 Mar 2023
MetaAfter two massive layoff rounds, Meta now lowers staff bonuses
Meta terminated the services of 10,000 employees earlier this month. Now, Facebook's parent company has decided to reduce bonus payouts to certain staff and conduct employee performance assessments more frequently.
22 Mar 2023
MetaIs Meta doing enough to fight sex trafficking and exploitation
Few Meta shareholders have filed a lawsuit against CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives for not doing enough to stop sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram.
14 Mar 2023
MetaMark Zuckerberg fires 10,000 Meta employees in second layoff round
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, has decided to axe around 10,000 employees in a fresh round of job cuts.
11 Mar 2023
Jack DorseyWhy billionaires are interested in decentralized social apps
'Decentralized social network' is the new buzzword among social media mavericks. The list of interested parties includes two of the biggest names in the industry: Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg.
07 Mar 2023
MetaMeta to fire more employees to achieve financial targets
Facebook-parent Meta is not done firing employees. The company plans to cut more jobs as soon as this week, Bloomberg reported.
28 Feb 2023
MetaMark Zuckerberg creates team to build AI-powered 'futuristic experiences'
The generative AI hype train is still at the station, and Meta is the latest passenger to board it. CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Facebook to announce that the company is creating a "top-level product group" to work on generative AI.
23 Feb 2023
MetaIn organizational push, Meta may fire more employees
A new wave of layoffs is expected to hit Meta employees. Per the Washington Post, non-engineering positions will be the most affected this time.
21 Feb 2023
Elon Musk#NewsBytesExplainer: Billionaires who lost their fortune in the recent past
From Elon Musk losing $100 billion in a single calendar year to Sam Bankman-Fried's personal wealth being completely wiped out, the past year has been chaotic for some of the world's richest.
20 Feb 2023
MetaMeta gives 7,000 employees subpar reviews as more layoffs loom
Meta may not be done with job cuts. The company has given signs of more belt-tightening by giving around 7,000 employees subpar ratings in the recently concluded performance reviews.
20 Feb 2023
MetaEverything to know about Meta Verified: Requirements, perks, and availability
After Elon Musk's Twitter, Meta has decided to launch its own subscription service. Dubbed 'Meta Verified,' the service will provide users with a blue badge and several other benefits.
14 Feb 2023
MetaMeta's chief business officer Marne Levine quits after 13 years
Marne Levine, Meta's chief business officer, has decided to step down from the company later this year after a 13-year-long stint.
12 Feb 2023
MetaMeta bracing for another round of layoffs, organizational restructuring
Meta is reportedly planning to further reduce its headcount in the coming weeks.
02 Feb 2023
MetaMeta surprises with better-than-expected quarterly results; focus on improving efficiency
Meta aims to make 2023 "the year of efficiency," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said while announcing the company's fourth-quarter earnings report.
30 Jan 2023
MetaMark Zuckerberg unhappy with Meta's organizational structure; more layoffs possible
Last year, Meta laid off over 11,000 employees or 13% of its workforce. It seems that the company is not done axing staffers.
02 Jan 2023
Meta#NewsBytesExplainer: Understanding Meta's Augmented Reality aspirations and what lies ahead
When Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook, it changed the equation of social interactions. It was a disrupting force.
22 Dec 2022
MetaYear in review: Meta's highs and lows in 2022
With 2023 fast approaching, it is a good time to take a step back and look at how our favorite companies fared this year.
01 Dec 2022
MetaMark Zuckerberg says Apple's App Store policies are 'problematic'
Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk agree on one thing - Apple's App Store policies are not fair. The Meta CEO has always been a staunch critic of Apple and its policies.
09 Nov 2022
MetaMark Zuckerberg fires 11,000 Meta employees in industry's biggest layoff
Meta has joined the list of tech giants that have made significant job cuts. Mark Zuckerberg, the company's CEO, has sacked over 11,000 employees.
07 Nov 2022
MetaMeta is planning to fire thousands of employees this week
Large-scale layoffs could be on the horizon for Meta. The Mark Zuckerberg-led company is planning to cut thousands of jobs, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
17 Oct 2022
MetaMeta's Horizon Worlds is losing users and remains largely unexplored
Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse dream is struggling, as per a report by The Wall Street Journal. Horizon Worlds, Meta's virtual reality (VR)-based social app is reportedly finding it hard to hit its target monthly active users.
12 Oct 2022
MetaKey takeaways from the Meta Connect 2022 event
Meta Connect 2021 saw the company then known as Facebook changing its name to Meta, signifying its metaverse ambitions.
30 Sep 2022
MetaZuckerberg announces universal hiring freeze: Is Meta imploding?
Times are dire for Meta. The company that experienced explosive growth for over a decade is facing something that it is not used to before - cost cuts.
27 Sep 2022
WhatsAppWhatsApp adds Call Links; starts testing video calls for 32
Joining a WhatsApp call is about to become easier than ever. The Meta-owned company has started rolling out 'Call Links,' a feature that will help users create a link for an audio/video call.
15 Sep 2022
Facebook MessengerMeta starts testing Discord-like Community Chats in Messenger, Facebook Groups
Messenger and Facebook Groups will soon get Discord-like 'Community Chats,' announced Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
30 Aug 2022
WhatsAppHow to order groceries from JioMart using WhatsApp?
It is now easy for WhatsApp users to shop for groceries in India. Meta has joined hands with JioMart for an in-app shopping experience.
25 Aug 2022
WhatsAppWhatsApp finally rolls out Communities to select users. What's new?
Four months after Mark Zuckerberg announced that WhatsApp users will get Communities, the popular instant messaging platform has started rolling out the feature to select beta users.
28 Jul 2022
FacebookFacebook, WhatsApp's parent company reports revenue decline for first time
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has announced its Q2 earnings report, and it is not pretty.
19 Jul 2022
InstagramInstagram users can now pay for purchases directly in Chat
Instagram has made shopping a lot easier on the app. The company has announced that users can now pay for products directly within Chat.
12 Jul 2022
WhatsAppNow, you can react to WhatsApp message with any emoji
WhatsApp users who have been bothered by the limited number of emoji reactions on the platform can finally relax. You can now respond to a message with any emoji of your choice.
02 Jun 2022
FacebookMeta's COO Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down after 14 years
Meta's second-in-command Sheryl Sandberg has announced that she will step down from the chief operating officer (COO) position of the company.
15 Apr 2022
WhatsAppWhatsApp Communities and other updates coming this year
WhatsApp is set to launch a new feature called "communities" to improve upon group conversations on its messaging platform.
16 Nov 2021
FacebookZuckerberg responds to viral 'Icelandverse' video: Here's what he said
Recently, the tourism department of Iceland took an audacious dig at Facebook Meta's rebranding video.
31 Oct 2021
FacebookMeta acquires makers of virtual reality fitness app 'Supernatural'
Facebook Meta recently acquired Supernatural—one of the first fitness-centric subscription-based apps to become available on the Oculus Quest.
31 Oct 2021
FacebookFirst image of Meta's rumored smartwatch spotted in the wild
Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook) is rumored to be developing a smartwatch to potentially rival the likes of the Apple Watch.
20 Oct 2021
FacebookIs Facebook planning a name change? Reports suggest so
Social media giant Facebook is likely to announce a name change this month, the Verge reported.
18 Oct 2021
FacebookHere's how Facebook is proceeding to build its metaverse
Despite a whistleblower and a worldwide service outage, Facebook continues its headlong dive into the metaverse and the journey of building it.
05 Oct 2021
FacebookMark Zuckerberg lost $6 billion during Facebook outage: Details here
Late last night, Facebook and its subsidiary services, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger, suffered a worldwide outage that lasted nearly six hours.
23 Sep 2021
FacebookFacebook CTO stepping down after '13 amazing years': Here's why
Facebook Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Mike Schroepfer announced on Wednesday that he would be stepping down from his role and transitioning to a part-time position as a Senior Fellow at Facebook next year.
10 Sep 2021
FacebookRay-Ban Stories: Much-awaited smart glasses from Facebook, EssilorLuxottica are here!
Facebook—in collaboration with Ray-Ban's parent company and global eyewear major EssilorLuxottica—has finally unveiled its long-awaited smart glasses, called the Ray-Ban Stories.
09 Sep 2021
FacebookRay-Ban teases launch date of Facebook's smart glasses
Rumors about Facebook's smart glasses have been afloat since January. We finally have reason to believe the rumors are true and Facebook is indeed developing smart glasses, although the AR capability remains questionable.
25 Aug 2021
FacebookFacebook spotted testing voice, video calling using main app again
Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook first created Messenger as a spin-off in 2011 and officially transferred support for voice and video calls from the main Facebook app to it in 2014.
21 Aug 2021
FacebookDoes Facebook's new quarterly report actually list popular content?
Facebook's latest attempt to prove that its algorithms aren't completely opaque is a quarterly report called "Widely Viewed Content Reports," or so it would like us to believe.
29 Jun 2021
FacebookFacebook has become $1 trillion company in just 17 years
Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook now has a market value of over $1 trillion, thanks to a 4.2 percent uptick in its share price on Monday. Remarkably, it has achieved this milestone faster than any other technology firm.
11 May 2021
FacebookWhatsApp issues ultimatum: Accept new policy or lose basic functionality
On May 15, WhatsApp's hotly-debated privacy policy is scheduled to come into force. The company maintains that "No one will have their accounts deleted or lose functionality of WhatsApp on May 15 because of this update."
11 May 2021
TwitterFacebook tests 'Read First' prompts to check misinformation
Amidst the overflow of information being disseminated across the social media platforms, stopping the spread of false information and fake news has become more important than ever.
09 May 2021
FacebookMark Zuckerberg acquires more land in Hawaii for $53 million
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan recently acquired 600 acres of land on the North Shore of Hawaii's Kauai island. This deal brings the couple's total landholdings on Kauai island to over 1,300 acres.
05 May 2021
AppleNewsBytes Briefing: Twitter finally opens up Spaces, and more
After beta testing Spaces on minorities and marginalized netizens for a while, Twitter has finally opened up its Clubhouse clone to common folks, provided you happen to have at least 600 followers.
28 Apr 2021
FacebookInstagram is developing Creator Shops, tools targeting 'creator middle class'
In a recent Instagram Live session with Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, Mark Zuckerberg announced a suite of new tools which would help Instagram influencers monetize their online presence.
20 Apr 2021
FacebookFacebook unveils its upcoming Clubhouse-style audio-based social media offering
When Big Tech social media platforms such as Twitter and Spotify unveiled their Clubhouse clones, it was speculated that Facebook would also join in with a similar platform.
12 Apr 2021
FacebookAnother database of leaked Facebook users' phone numbers found online
Barely a week has passed since Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook sprang a data leak that put the personal data of around 533 million users out in the open.
09 Apr 2021
FacebookFacebook has no plans to notify users about data leak
The personal information of more than 530 million Facebook users was leaked and the data has been posted on a hacking forum for free.
06 Apr 2021
FacebookFacebook-leaked phone number reveals that Mark Zuckerberg uses Signal
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's phone number is among the personal data of 533 million Facebook users that was leaked recently. Dave Walker, a security researcher on Twitter revealed that Zuckerberg has an account on the Signal app.
31 Mar 2021
FacebookParler warned FBI over 50 times before Capitol Hill protests
Free speech platform Parler reportedly informed the FBI of violent content on its platform in the days leading up to the Capitol Hill riots.
26 Mar 2021
Sundar PichaiCongress' five-hour questioning of Big Tech didn't yield actionable answers
In the first appearance before Congress since the US Capitol Hill riots, Big Tech faced criticism for around five hours about its handling of extremism and misinformation during the pandemic and the protests.
07 Mar 2021
FacebookFacebook undergoing investigation for systemic racial bias in hiring, promotions
A US agency investigating Facebook Inc. for racially biased hiring and promotions has classified its probe as "systemic." This means it suspects the company policies may be a cause of widespread discrimination.
26 Feb 2021
FacebookFacebook-Apple spat escalates: Facebook launches PR campaign defending targeted advertising
On Thursday, social media giant Facebook launched a campaign called "Good Ideas Deserve To Be Found" attempting to explain to users how small businesses rely on targeted advertising. Facebook will air commercials on radio and on TV, including during the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
16 Feb 2021
FacebookNewsBytes Briefing: Zuckerberg goes full Sopranos on Apple, and more
Last month, we had predicted how Apple's new-found love for privacy was an act of war and that it would lead to the Silicon Valley equivalent of a gang war.
16 Feb 2021
FacebookZuckerberg tells Facebook employees "to inflict pain" on Apple
This weekend, a Wall Street Journal report elaborated upon the ongoing rift between Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg.
12 Feb 2021
TwitterFacebook might be in the process of cloning Clubhouse
It's tough even for the all-powerful Big Tech cabal to dispatch every new competitor like Parler, so sometimes they have to improvise. Facebook has instead chosen to copy the emerging new audio-based social media phenomenon Clubhouse.
09 Jan 2021
FacebookFacebook's smart glasses coming in 2021, but without Augmented Reality
Facebook's much-vaunted smart glasses will be launching soon. The glasses are coming "sooner than later" in 2021, but without the graphical overlays promised through Augmented Reality (AR) technology.
08 Jan 2021
FacebookAfter Capitol violence, Facebook and Instagram suspend Trump's accounts indefinitely
Outgoing United States President Donald Trump has been slapped with an indefinite ban by Facebook and Instagram. He was initially barred from posting anything on these platforms for 24 hours, in wake of the deadly violence at the Capitol.
07 Jan 2021
FacebookFacebook redesigns Pages; Like button removed, new admin controls
Facebook has announced a major redesign of Pages, that are mainly used by artists, public figures, and brands.
05 Jan 2021
AmazonJeff Bezos donates $10 billion to fight climate change
The world's richest person made the single-largest charitable contribution in 2020, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy's annual list of top donations, a $10 billion gift that is intended to help fight climate change.