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🌎 meta.com

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.

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Meta - Latest News and Updates

• On December 12, Meta launched the mixed reality multi-sport multiplayer game Home Sports in collaboration with Resolution Games.
• Meta has introduced Andromeda, a new machine learning system for personalized ad retrieval that uses NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchip and Meta Training and Inference Accelerator hardware to enhance advertiser performance and efficiency.
• Kevin Luu, Head of TPM at Meta, is hiring a TPM Manager to lead the Developer Platform and Experiences team.
• Meta removed over 15,000 phishing URLs from its social media platforms in Vietnam in 2024, enhancing digital security.
• Harry Wilson has joined Meta as EMEA Consumer Marketing (Instagram) in the United Kingdom, previously serving as Head of Marketing, UKI & Nordics at TikTok.

• Meta's Gallatin Data Center is now operational, representing a $1.5 billion investment in Tennessee and supporting over 100 jobs while using 100% renewable energy.
• Meta introduces trial reels on Instagram allowing users to share content with non-followers to test performance.
• A research team from Meta, New York University, and Berkeley AI Research introduced a Navigation World Model to improve robotic navigation by simulating potential navigation plans.
• Meta's FAIR team, led by Yann LeCun, released a new Navigation World Model (NWM) in the same week as other major AI players, marking their entry into the competitive world model research arena.
• At the Business Today-India Today AI Conclave, Sandhya Devanathan, vice president and head of Meta India, highlighted that India is the largest market for Meta AI's Llama downloads, emphasizing the company's focus on democratizing AI access through open-source models.

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