BuzzFeed's fire sale to Byron Allen marks the end of an era
BuzzFeed was supposed to be the future of media. But that future wasn't supposed to be a last-ditch sale.
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The balance of power in influencer marketing is shifting
EMARKETER forecasts that brand spending to boost creator posts is on track to overtake the amount spent on the sponsored content itself.
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Meta's CTO has some advice for college students wanting to work in tech: 'Constantly be building.'
Andrew Bosworth, the CTO of Meta, gave a college student some advice for breaking into Silicon Valley. He also waded into a recent internet debate.
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Meet the 21-year-old media exec who wants TikTok shows to be taken seriously
Rowan Winch, Fallen Media's cofounder, manages viral TikTok shows. He's had an "unorthodox" career path.
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Instagram and Facebook are letting influencers earn a commission from products — again
Meta unveiled a slew of new shopping and advertising updates to woo brands and creators. Influencers can soon earn a commission from affiliate links.
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Paul Graham says Mark Zuckerberg taught him the importance of small talk: 'He would just stare at you'
Paul Graham said that Mark Zuckerberg could not do small talk in his early days. "This was before he learned to imitate a normal person," he said.
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You're laughing. The metaverse is dying, and you're laughing.
Instead of hanging out with no legs in Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse, we're stuck in AI slop purgatory.
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Meta could be winning the AI race, just not in the way you'd expect
Layoffs could be a sign Meta still has fat to cut — or could signal a bigger AI transformation is underway.
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I was Facebook's youngest engineer at 17. I left Meta at a moment when AI's lead can change every few months.
An ex-Meta product executive, once Facebook's youngest engineer, joins Whop, highlighting AI's impact on tech and startup dynamics.
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Meta's metaverse is going mobile — and leaving VR behind
Meta's Horizon Worlds pivots to mobile focus, scaling back VR efforts. This strategic shift positions it against platforms like Roblox and Fortnite.
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Meta says it won't chop the bottom 5% performers this year
Meta, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, says it will not conduct new performance-based layoffs, shifting from last year's 5% workforce reduction.
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Death isn't the end: Meta patented an AI that lets you keep posting from beyond the grave
Meta was recently granted a patent for tech to keep your social media accounts running using AI if you take a break or die.
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Mark Zuckerberg's 2004 coding jams were loud, emo, and very on brand
Mark Zuckerberg published a playlist of five songs he was pumping while building Facebook in 2004. It includes hard-rocking hits and some synth funk.
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5 of the biggest takeaways from Meta's Q4 2025 earnings call
Meta's Q4 2025 earnings reveal massive AI investment plans, ad-driven revenue growth, and costly Reality Labs losses.
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Meta earnings recap: Stock climbs 8% on revenue beat as investors weigh big capex spending
Meta stock rose after Q4 earnings beat estimates, offsetting big capex spending. Zuckerberg made the case for AI expansion on Wednesday's earnings call.
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TikTok probably wasn't censoring ICE posts. It's easy to understand why people think it was.
It's nearly impossible for outsiders to understand how a platform works, whether that's TikTok, Google, or anything else. Skepticism makes sense.
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Sam Altman included a subtle dig at Mark Zuckerberg in his message to employees
Sam Altman told staff OpenAI "didn't start talking about masculine corporate energy," an apparent reference to Mark Zuckerberg's remarks to Joe Rogan.
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Instagram is testing a new definition of 'friends'
Do you care about your follower-to-following ratio? Well, get ready to care about how many "friends" you have.
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Buckle up: Partiful is the new Tinder
Need a new way to flirt in 2026? Try Partiful's new "Crushes" feature that lets you match with mutuals.
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A Facebook veteran took a big career risk that resulted in a 'giant failure' — but embracing a 'J-curve' career path paid off
Molly Graham, former Facebook and Google executive, shares how a risky career move and embracing a J-shaped career path grew her expertise.
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