Meta | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Originally launched as Facebook in 2004,...
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Originally launched as Facebook in 2004, the company has evolved to include apps like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and is now focusing on immersive experiences such as augmented and virtual reality. Meta aims to create a safe online space that fosters community and constructive conversations.
Website
Headquarters
Menlo Park, CA
Size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Software Development
Specialities
Connectivity, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Machine Learning, Social Media, Augmented Reality, Marketing Science, Mobile Connectivity, Open Compute, Metaverse
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🛍️ Meta Product and Pricing News
- Meta launched an audio transcription feature for WhatsApp, as announced by Guilherme Horn, Head of WhatsApp for Strategic Markets.
- The European Commission fined Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg 798 million euros for violating competition rules with its advertising service.
- Meta's Llama, an autoregressive language model, is being used in a new method to enhance text classification by integrating it with autoencoder models.
- Mark Zuckerberg has integrated Meta's Llama AI model into all products, including the Orion augmented reality glasses, to challenge OpenAI's dominance.
- Meta launched the Meta for Education Beta Program, collaborating with over a dozen US and UK colleges to test their education platform on Meta Quest headsets, and introduced digital 'metaversities' in Europe.
- Colin Robinson, Product at Meta, shared that Meta has launched new XR features like ISDK Unreal, cross-platform support, and improved hand tracking to enhance developer tools and XR experiences.
- Meta has introduced new network fabrics and a NIC for AI training clusters, releasing them through the Open Compute Project to enhance data center operations.
- Meta's Fundamental AI Research division has introduced Meta Sparsh, Meta Digit 360, and Meta Digit Plexus to advance robotic capabilities in touch perception, dexterity, and human-robot collaboration.
👔 Meta CEO, Management and Leadership Team
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⚔️ Meta Alternatives and Competitors
- Microsoft |
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
- IBM |
- Oracle |
- Salesforce |
- Gupshup |
- Creative Virtual |
- Snapchat |
- X (formerly Twitter) |
- TikTok |
- YouTube |
- Tencent |
- Apple |
- Cisco |
- eBay |
- Discord |
- Alibaba Group |
- Uber Technologies |
- Booking |
- MercadoLibre |
- Equinix |
- huggingface.co |
- openai.com |
- notion.so |
- figma.com
💼 Meta Hiring and Layoffs
- Saikat Sen has joined Meta as AI/ML Leadership in the United States, previously serving as Founder & CEO at Stealth AI Startup.
- Yann LeCun, VP & Chief AI Scientist at Meta, is an advisor for Nabla.
- Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist for Meta, is an advisor at Ataraxis and contributed to developing its technical approach.
- Beibit Baktygaliyev has left Meta as a Sr Machine Learning Engineer in the United Kingdom to become the Chief Technology Officer at Global Optima Technologies.
- Meta is expanding its Wearables art team in Burlingame, NYC, and Seattle by hiring Art Managers and a Creative Director, as announced by Joshua To, VP of Product Design, AR, AI & Wearables.
- Jay Ferguson has joined Meta as the Global Content Marketing Lead in the United States, previously serving as the Global Business Marketing Manager, Commerce Solutions at Facebook.
- Leigh Thomas has left Meta as VP, EMEA, Enterprise Partnerships, Vertical Acceleration to join Intuit as VP, EMEA in the United Kingdom.
- Ruslan Salakhutdinov is the Vice President of Generative AI Research at Meta, and Yann LeCun serves as the Chief AI Scientist at Meta, leading research efforts and shaping AI development.
🤖 Meta Developer, Integration and Automation News
- Meta partnered with ENGIE on a 260 MW renewable energy project to support its net zero goals.
- Meta partners with the NBA to offer an immersive virtual reality experience through Meta Quest devices, allowing fans to watch games with multiple viewing angles and interactive features.
- Meta has partnered with 13 universities in the U.S. and U.K. to test a new VR product for education and launched its 'digital twin' metaversity program in Europe, starting with the University of Leeds, University of the Basque Country, and University of Hannover.
- Meta announced it will make its Llama open-source models available for use by the U.S. government, partnering with companies like Booz Allen, Accenture, Microsoft, Oracle, Scale AI, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin.
- Meta, in collaboration with GelSight, has developed the Digit 360 tactile sensor to enhance robot dexterity and interaction by precisely capturing touch data.
- Meta has formed a strategic partnership with Cornerstone OnDemand to enhance immersive learning and extended reality using artificial intelligence.
- Meta has partnered with Wrexham AFC to sponsor their men's and women's soccer teams with Meta Quest branding on the back of their shirts until the 2025/26 season.
- Lumen secured a major datacentre interconnect contract from Meta.
📈 Meta Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- Meta's Q3 2024 earnings call revealed that WhatsApp handles 2 billion calls daily and over a million advertisers used its Gen AI tools to create 15 million ads last month.
- Meta reported a 19% year-on-year increase in Q3 revenue to $40.59 billion and a 35% rise in net income to $15.69 billion, driven by AI advancements, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
- Meta's non-advertising revenue has surged by 48% year-over-year, primarily driven by WhatsApp's business messaging product.
- Meta's Reality Labs division is incurring significant losses, with $4.5 billion lost in Q2 2024 and projected expenses of $96 billion for the year, due to ongoing investments in metaverse development.
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