Inside Zuckerberg’s metaverse struggles

Inside Zuckerberg’s metaverse struggles

Last October, when Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, announced that the company would change its name to Meta and become a “metaverse company,” he sketched a vision of a utopian future many years off in which billions of people would inhabit immersive digital environments for hours on end, working, socializing and playing games […]

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Mark Zuckerberg announces ‘major graphic updates’ after being mocked for his own VR Avatar

Mark Zuckerberg announces ‘major graphic updates’ after being mocked for his own VR Avatar

Mark Zuckerberg in a Facebook post promised a major update to Horizon and avatar graphics, after being mocked by netizens for posting his own VR Avatar. This comes several days after Zuckerberg shared a screenshot of images from Horizon Worlds, the company’s metaverse. The screenshot showed a Zuckerberg avatar in front of the Eiffel Tower […]

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Meta’s chatbot says Zuckerberg’s business practices are ‘not always ethical’

Meta’s chatbot says Zuckerberg’s business practices are ‘not always ethical’

Meta (formerly Facebook) recently released its new chatbot dubbed BlenderBot 3 to the public. The purpose of the release is to use help from users to contribute to the tool’s conversational research. This basically refers to training the chatbot to better understand and respond to conversation. While Meta had acknowledged that responses by the bot […]

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As Zuckerberg bets on TikTok-style videos, Meta heads for first-ever revenue drop

As Zuckerberg bets on TikTok-style videos, Meta heads for first-ever revenue drop

Meta is expected to record its first-ever revenue drop in its history as a public company, down 0.4% to about $29 billion Meta is expected to record its first-ever revenue drop in its history as a public company, down 0.4% to about $29 billion Meta’s future may lie in the metaverse, but when the company […]

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‘Operating with increased intensity’: Zuckerberg leads Meta into next phase

‘Operating with increased intensity’: Zuckerberg leads Meta into next phase

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of the company formerly known as Facebook, called his top lieutenants for the social network to a last-minute meeting in the San Francisco Bay Area this month. On the agenda: a “work-athon” to discuss the road map for improving the main Facebook app, including a revamp that would change […]

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