Tag: Meta
Facebook acquires Meta Finance Trademark for US$60 million
Facebook has closed a $60 million deal to purchase the trademark assets of Meta Financial Group after the social media giant renamed its company...
Meta drives WhatsApp payments through Novi
Meta Platforms’ digital wallet Novi has opened a pilot programme allowing users to send and receive money on messaging app WhatsApp, its latest push...
Google, Meta dominate as digital propels global ad growth
The global advertising industry will see higher growth this year than previously expected as brands are relying more heavily on search engine and social...
Mastercard, Meta partner to DIGITIZE SMEs in Africa, Middle East
Mastercard is collaborating with Meta to support the digitization and growth of SMEs across the Africa and the Middle East by organizing a training...
UK authorities order Meta (Facebook) to sell Giphy
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Meta Platforms to sell its graphics maker Giphy to ensure fair competition in the social...
Meta to shut down Threads messaging app
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta (Facebook) has announced plans to pull the plug on Threads, a standalone direct messaging app for Instagram users launched in 2019,...
US Senators to stop Big Techs from planned competitor acquisitions
Two US Senators, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Cotton have reportedly introduced a bipartisan bill designed to prevent tech giants like Meta and Amazon from...
WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, Facebook Apps start showing ‘Meta’ branding
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and other Facebook apps have started showing the company's new ‘Meta' branding on both Android and iOS devices.
The update...
Facebook whistleblower takes a swipe at rebranding to Meta
The woman who blew the whistle on Facebook's abuses against young people and users in general, Frances Haugen taken a swipe at the company's...
Facebook to change name to Meta or Horizon?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is said to be preparing to announce a name change to either Horizon or Meta on October 28, 2021 following...