Facebook changes name to Meta as it refocuses on virtual reality
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Mark Zuckerberg Announces Meta - New Company Brand
October 28, 2021 2:32 PM EDTToday at Connect 2021, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced Meta, which brings together Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) apps and technologies under one new company brand. Meta's focus will be to bring the metaverse to life and help people connect, find communities and grow businesses
The metaverse will feel like a hybrid of today's online social experiences, sometimes expanded into three dimensions or projected into the physical world. It will let you share immersive experiences with other... More

