Mark Zuckerberg

Meta CEO Zuckerberg dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

The 40-year-old chief executive of Meta -- which owns Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp -- has been carefully trying to mend ties with Trump.

Meta makes its AI model available for military use

Meta has announced it will make its open-source AI model, Llama, available to US government agencies and contractors working on national security tasks. Previously, Llama was primarily used by researchers and private businesses, but this new development expands its applications to defence and security work, including the US military.

AI features boosted time spent on Facebook by 8%: Zuckerberg

Improvements in AI-driven feeds and video recommendations have led to an 8% rise in time spent on Facebook and a 6% increase on Instagram this year, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the company's latest quarterly earnings report.

Meta Connect 2024: All the key announcements

At the annual Meta Connect 2024 event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed a series of product launches and updates, including a new mixed reality headset, its most advanced augmented reality (AR) glasses yet, and new AI-driven features. Here's a look at the key announcements from the event.

What to expect from Meta's upcoming event

Meta’s annual Connect developers conference is set to take place from September 25 to 26, 2024, and is expected to unveil the tech giant's developments in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and artificial intelligence (AI). This year, eyes are on Meta’s hardware releases, alongside potential updates to their AI capabilities. Here’s what to look out for at the event.

Mark Zuckerberg is now endorsing open-source AI tech

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms and the founder of Facebook, has recently released an open letter titled "Open source AI is the path forward". In it, he publicly endorsed the use of open-source AI tech, indicating how tech companies could flourish if restrictions regarding AI were lifted by competitors.

Zuckerberg apologises to parents at US Senate online child safety hearing

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday apologised to families at a US Senate hearing about the impact that social media has on children

Mark Zuckerberg begins cattle farming

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has undertaken cattle-raising at Ko'olau Ranch, Kauai, Hawaii in a goal to produce premium quality beef. As per Zuckerberg in a recent Facebook post, the chosen cattle breeds are Wagyu and Angus, with the ranch emphasising a local and vertically integrated approach throughout the production process.

Mark Zuckerberg injured in martial arts training, undergoes knee surgery

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has undergone knee surgery following an injury sustained during his martial arts training. Zuckerberg tore one of his anterior cruciate ligaments, or ACLs while preparing for an upcoming MMA fight scheduled for early next year.

April 7, 2015
April 7, 2015

Facebook use linked to depressive symptoms

The social media site Facebook users feel depressed as they begin comparing what's happening in their lives to others.

March 26, 2015
March 26, 2015

Facebook bets on Messenger app, opens it to developers

Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Messenger Platform, describing it as a way for software developers to boost appeal to the more than 600 million people using the application.

March 25, 2015
March 25, 2015

Instagram releases collage-making app called Layout

The move by the Facebook-owned smartphone photo sharing service was in keeping with a strategy by social network co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to field separate, specialised applications aimed at ways people like to use mobile devices.

March 3, 2015
March 3, 2015

Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

Bill Gates is declared the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine's annual ranking of global billionaires

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