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Meta’s business takes a dive as it pivots from old-school social networking

Meta posted its first-ever year-over-year quarterly revenue decline since its 2012 market debut.

Meta’s business takes a dive as it pivots from old-school social networking

Social networking as we know it is likely on its way out

Facebook’s morph into a TikTok-like platform could spell the beginning of the end for social networking.

Social networking as we know it is likely on its way out

As Meta heads into Q2 earnings, it faces a perfect storm of threats

The advertising giant’s business has seemed impervious to scandal and market forces, but this time may be different.

As Meta heads into Q2 earnings, it faces a perfect storm of threats

Snap stock price tanks in a warning sign for social media investors: Here’s what happening

Social media stocks including Meta and Twitter took a tumble after hours on Thursday after Snap reported disappointing financial results.

Snap stock price tanks in a warning sign for social media investors: Here’s what happening

7 ways to make hybrid work really work

Meta’s VP of Reality Labs Home & Work details the ways in which their teams have adapted to hybrid work and strategies for success.

7 ways to make hybrid work really work

Meta makes another big move to distance its metaverse from Facebook

CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will now let customers use its VR headsets without a Facebook login.

Meta makes another big move to distance its metaverse from Facebook

This VR gallery highlights famous stolen works of art by Rembrandt and Van Gogh

The virtual gallery lets users with a Meta Quest headset or simply a smartphone view five works that have been stolen from prominent museums around the world.

This VR gallery highlights famous stolen works of art by Rembrandt and Van Gogh

We’re already in a recession, according to the Fed’s GDP tracker

As the Fed GDP tracker forecasts U.S. recession, Meta and other companies batten down the hatches.

We’re already in a recession, according to the Fed’s GDP tracker

Mark Zuckerberg announces new creator monetization tools for Facebook and Instagram

Outlined in a seven-part threaded Facebook post, the plan puts more money in creators’ pockets. Here’s what it all means.

Mark Zuckerberg announces new creator monetization tools for Facebook and Instagram

How excited should anyone get over Meta’s VR headset prototypes?

‘Half Dome,’ ‘Butterscotch,’ ‘Starburst, and ‘Holocake 2’ all reflect progress in making VR feel real. Just don’t read too much into them.

How excited should anyone get over Meta’s VR headset prototypes?

An anthropologist explains why we need a universal language when talking about the metaverse

Norms set in the next few years are likely to structure the metaverse for decades. But first we all need common conceptual ground.

An anthropologist explains why we need a universal language when talking about the metaverse

Facebook’s ‘TikTok pivot’ is unlikely to win back young users

Facebook’s future, and the value of its ads, may depend on it bringing back younger users. It’s new plan to become more like TikTok probably won’t do it.

Facebook’s ‘TikTok pivot’ is unlikely to win back young users

Welcome to Meta’s weird advertising war with Apple—the musical

Meta’s bizarre $6 million advertising blitz shows just what’s at stake for the company.

Welcome to Meta’s weird advertising war with Apple—the musical

Caitlin Kalinowski is shaping the metaverse

The Head of AR hardware at Meta (formerly, Facebook) is No. 5 on Fast Company’s third annual Queer 50 list.

Caitlin Kalinowski is shaping the metaverse

Why so many tech whistleblowers are women

Women appear more willing than men to report wrongdoing when they can do so confidentially.

Why so many tech whistleblowers are women

Synchron’s nonsurgically implanted BCI could offer new hope for paraplegics

The company is now in FDA-approved clinical trials with its brain-computer interface, which is implanted in the brain using a catheter. The BCI could restore access to the digital domain, if not the physical one.

Synchron’s nonsurgically implanted BCI could offer new hope for paraplegics

What we know about Javier Olivan, Facebook-parent Meta’s new COO

Formerly the company’s chief growth officer, Olivan spearheaded one of the most powerful teams within the tech giant.

What we know about Javier Olivan, Facebook-parent Meta’s new COO

Sheryl Sandberg steps down from Facebook-parent Meta, leaving behind a mixed legacy

Facebook in the Sandberg years connected billions of people, but also caused a lot of division.

Sheryl Sandberg steps down from Facebook-parent Meta, leaving behind a mixed legacy

Sexual assault is already a problem in the metaverse, and a new report suggests it will get worse

A corporate watchdog says Meta’s platform Horizon Worlds has become ‘a breeding ground for harmful content.’

Sexual assault is already a problem in the metaverse, and a new report suggests it will get worse

Niantic positions itself as a capable rival to Apple, Meta in coming AR wars

The company behind ‘Pokémon Go’ formally announced its digital map of the world for AR developers, as well as a new AR app discovery space.

Niantic positions itself as a capable rival to Apple, Meta in coming AR wars

Tech

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News

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After vaccine delays, Monkeypox is spreading—and at risk of becoming endemic, doctors warn

Co.Design

What’s next for Joe Gebbia after Airbnb

Here’s when to use data visualization tools, and why they’re helpful

What is a product designer: a primer on the career than can change the world

Work Life

This his how job stress can worsen your health, according to science

Your boss’s rude behavior is spreading like wildfire

Become a better listener by doing this 3 simple things