Facebook's parent company to change stock ticker to META on June 9The company said it would replace its current ticker symbol 'FB', which has been used since its initial public offering in 2012.
01 Jun, 2022, 12.08 PM IST
Meta Platforms to trade under ticker 'META' from June 9The current ticker 'FB' has been in use since the company's initial public offering in 2012.
01 Jun, 2022, 08.19 AM IST
522 mobile apps using metaverse buzzword to gain new users: reportData from market intelligence platform Sensor Tower reveals that Facebook's rebrand to Meta drove a surge in apps adding "metaverse" to the...
04 Feb, 2022, 11.54 AM IST
Zuckerberg, Chan to invest up to $3.4 billion for science advancesThe philanthropy, which has a mission of curing, preventing or managing all disease by the end of the century, said in its announcement tha...
09 Dec, 2021, 07.29 AM IST
Britain directs Facebook parent Meta to sell GIF maker GiphyThe Competition and Markers Authority (CMA) said the decision was in line with provisional findings that Facebook's acquisition of Giphy wo...
30 Nov, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
To build the metaverse, Meta first wants to build storesThe stores would help show people that virtual reality and augmented reality can be fun and exciting, exactly the way Zuckerberg sees it.
05 Nov, 2021, 06.34 PM IST
Microsoft president says tech must compromise, downplays metaverse 'hype'"Tech is going to have to lean in...with real concrete ideas...even make concessions, so that we can all compromise and build a common plat...
04 Nov, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
Apart from Facebook, who else is building the metaverse?The metaverse broadly refers to the idea of a shared virtual platform that people can access through different devices.
02 Nov, 2021, 01.22 PM IST
Metaverse pioneers unimpressed by Facebook rebrandThe term metaverse has become a tech buzzword this year, with companies and investors keen to be a part of the next big thing. But users ha...
02 Nov, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
Unlikely Facebook will change if Mark Zuckerberg remains CEO, whistleblower saysFacebook whistleblower Frances Haugen sees no sense in the company’s rebranding as Meta Platforms, given the issues that are yet to be addr...
02 Nov, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
Metaverse pioneers unimpressed by Facebook rebrandThe term metaverse has become a tech buzzword this year, with companies and investors keen to be a part of the next big thing. But users ha...
01 Nov, 2021, 08.41 PM IST
Facebook changes its name to MetaFacebook's name change is the most definitive signal so far of the company's intention to stake its future on a new computing platform -- t...
30 Oct, 2021, 06.02 PM IST
'Very...Meta': Twitter cracks up over Facebook rebrandFacebook Inc.'s announcement that the company would henceforth be called Meta Platforms Inc. unleashed a torrent of hilarity on Twitter fro...
29 Oct, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
Facebook is now Meta: A look at other corporate rebranding effortsFacebook Inc. is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc., joining a long list of companies — including Google, Philip Morris and Nefflix —...
29 Oct, 2021, 09.19 AM IST
Changing Facebook's name will not deter lawmaker or regulatory scrutiny, experts sayFacebook is battling intense scrutiny after a whistleblower leaked thousands of internal documents that showed it contributed to increased ...
21 Oct, 2021, 10.53 AM IST
What's in the name! For Facebook? Everything. Tech experts say renaming can be an effective strategyOther major companies have taken similar steps including Google.
21 Oct, 2021, 08.19 AM IST
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