Meta
Meta Platforms, Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Meta owns and operates several prominent social media platforms and communication services, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads. The company also operates an advertising network for its own sites and third parties; as of 2023, advertising accounted for 97.8 percent of its total revenue. Meta is considered part of the Big Tech group, alongside Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, and Amazon. Wikipedia
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Symbol: NASDAQ:META
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- Jun 10: The New York Times reports that Youtube has relaxed its moderation rules, following the lead from Meta and Musk’s X.
- Feb 13: Launched yesterday, Panjaya is a multilingual AI-powered dubbing platform specifically built for podcast publishers, founded by ex-Apple TV and Meta execs. Unlike traditional dubbing, it also syncs voice, lip movements and gestures to preserve authenticity, and supports 29 different languages. The company suggests that 60% of Spotify’s podcast listeners are non-English speakers. You can try the tool for free for up to one-minute clips.
- Feb 12: Meta has launched a demo tool called Audiobox - “create an audio story with AI voices and sounds.” It’s quite a fun thing to play with, though it seems to like whispering very much. Of interest: “This research demo is not open to residents of, or those accessing the demo from, the States of Illinois or Texas.”
- Sep 10, 2024: The Story Goes is brand new from Sophia Bianchi, an executive coach who has worked with companies like Amazon, Uber and Meta. Her podcast tells tales of resilience and self-discovery, revealing the extraordinary within the ordinary. Guests from all walks of life share stories about grief, child abuse, eating disorders, wedding planning, career changes, immigration, music, humanitariansim and more, to offer the opportunity to learn from the everyday.
- Feb 12, 2024: Happy “podcast” day. Twenty years ago today, Ben Hammersley used the term “podcasting” for the first time in print. We’ve a full history of the word, which was popularised by Dannie J Gregoire. And if you’re wanting to hear some of the history of podcasting, we’ve a special podcast just here - with clips from Hammersley, as well as the first ever podcast to use the word “podcast”. Meta.
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