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Meta lays off 13% staff; over 11,000 employees

Facebook parent Meta is laying off 13% of the company's workforce, over 11,000 employees.

Meta confirms Quest 3 VR headset is arriving in 2023 — CNET

Meta has confirmed that a mainstream, lower-cost follow-up to the 2-year-old Quest 2 is coming in 2023, writes Scott Stein. Here is the link: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/meta-confirms-quest-3-vr-headset-is-arriving-in-2023/

Facebook segments ads by race and age based on photos whether advertisers want it or not, study says — Gizmodo

Ads with teenage girls are mostly directed at men over 55, while white people see fewer ads with Black faces, writes Thomas Germain. 

Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy after UK watchdog confirms ruling — The Guardian

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has been ordered by the UK competition watchdog to sell the gif creation website Giphy, the first time the regulator...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg debuts Meta Quest Pro VR headset that will cost $1,500 — CNBC

The new headset costs $1,100 more than Meta’s Quest 2 headset and contains new technologies like an advanced mobile Snapdragon computer chip, writes Jonathan Vanian.