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Meta plans $7 billion bond issue

Alina Hashmi - Technology - May 1, 2023

Bloomberg News reported that Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) is planning to raise $7 billion in a second bond offering. The five-part bond issue’s longest 40-year security could yield 215 basis points over.

Meta to lay off 10,000 employees

Alina Hashmi - World - March 14, 2023

The company’s founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said that Meta would lay off 10,000 employees as part of a new round of job cuts. He stated that the company would also.

Meta to restore Messenger chat features in Facebook app

Alina Hashmi - Technology - January 5, 2023

Meta’s online social networking site Facebook is likely to restore the chat option inside the Facebook app. According to the screenshots shared by the tech experts on Twitter, the user will have.

Meta to begin laying off employees on Wednesday

Hafsa Mustafa - Technology - November 9, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported, Meta Platforms will begin laying off employees on Wednesday morning, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told hundreds of executives on Tuesday. Zuckerberg appeared downcast in Tuesday’s meeting and.

Turkish competition board fines Meta Platforms $18.6 million

Alina Hashmi - Technology - October 26, 2022

Istanbul: On Oct 26, Turkey’s competition authority fined Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) 346.72 million lira ($18.63 million) for breaking competition law. “The 2021 update did not ask users to agree.

Meta donates Rs125 million for flood relief efforts in Pakistan

Alina Hashmi - Uncategorized - September 14, 2022

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc announced on Wednesday that it would donate Rs125 million for flood relief efforts in Pakistan. The amount, which will be given to Unicef, HANDS, and Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), would.

Russia labels Meta an ‘extremist organization’

Alina Hashmi - Politics - March 21, 2022

On March 21, a Moscow court labeled Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) an “extremist organization”. It also said that the ruling would not apply to its WhatsApp messenger service, directing its ire on.

Ukraine’s military, politicians targeted in hacking campaign: Meta

Alina Hashmi - Politics - February 28, 2022

On Feb 28, Facebook-owner Meta Platforms (FB.O) said that a hacking group used Facebook to target a modicum of public figures in Ukraine, entailing prominent military officials, politicians and a journalist, amidst.

Meta restricts Russia from running Facebook ads

Alina Hashmi - Entertainment - February 26, 2022

On Saturday, Meta said that it barred Russian state media from running ads or monetising on its platform anywhere in the world. The parent company of social media giant, Facebook’s, security policy.

Rohingya refugees sue Facebook

Alina Hashmi - Politics - December 7, 2021

It emerged on Tuesday that Rohingya refugees from Myanmar would be suing Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, for $150 billion. The decision was taken in the backdrop of allegations that.

Facebook’s new name ‘Meta’ draws comparisons

Reesha Mirza - Entertainment - November 4, 2021

Following the announcement on Friday, October 29th, that Facebook’s parent corporation will be renamed “Meta,” the dystopian science fiction series, ‘Black Mirror,’ is trending online, as people compare how the show is.