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Internal memo: Meta is setting up a New Monetization Experiences division to identify and build "possible paid features" for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp (Alex Heath/The Verge)

August 31, 2022

[ad_1] Alex Heath / The Verge: Internal memo: Meta is setting up a New Monetization Experiences division to identify and…

Memo: on top of cutting 20% of its staff, Snap is canceling its original shows, in-app games, and several other projects; layoffs could save $500M annually (Alex Heath/The Verge)

August 31, 2022

[ad_1] Alex Heath / The Verge: Memo: on top of cutting 20% of its staff, Snap is canceling its original…

Netflix hires two Snap executives to lead its ad-supported tier plan: Snap's Chief Business Officer Jeremi Gorman and VP of Sales for the Americas Peter Naylor (Alex Heath/The Verge)

August 30, 2022

[ad_1] Alex Heath / The Verge: Netflix hires two Snap executives to lead its ad-supported tier plan: Snap’s Chief Business…

Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday (Alex Heath/The Verge)

August 30, 2022

[ad_1] Alex Heath / The Verge: Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs…

Niantic unveils Visual Positioning System, a platform for developers building location-aware AR apps, and debuts Campfire, a location-based social network (Alex Heath/The Verge)

May 24, 2022

[ad_1] Alex Heath / The Verge: Niantic unveils Visual Positioning System, a platform for developers building location-aware AR apps, and…

A Meta executive told employees to stop discussing abortion on Workplace, citing "an increased risk" that the company is seen as a "hostile work environment" (Alex Heath/The Verge)

May 20, 2022

[ad_1] Alex Heath / The Verge: A Meta executive told employees to stop discussing abortion on Workplace, citing “an increased…

Meta freezes hiring for engineers in some product teams such as Facebook Gaming, Dating, others; Zuckerberg said layoffs aren't planned in an internal meeting (Alex Heath/The Verge)

May 19, 2022

[ad_1] Alex Heath / The Verge: Meta freezes hiring for engineers in some product teams such as Facebook Gaming, Dating,…

Sources: Meta plans two AR glasses for 2024, one codenamed Nazare, independent from phones with holograms to interact, and another cheap set codenamed Hypernova (Alex Heath/The Verge)

April 13, 2022

[ad_1] Alex Heath / The Verge: Sources: Meta plans two AR glasses for 2024, one codenamed Nazare, independent from phones…

Internal report: a "massive ranking failure" at Facebook elevated harmful content for the past six months, spiking views by ~30%, before being fixed on March 11 (Alex Heath/The Verge)

March 31, 2022

[ad_1] Alex Heath / The Verge: Internal report: a “massive ranking failure” at Facebook elevated harmful content for the past…