Category: Facebook
Landlord caught out as sneaky move is noticed by eagle-eyed renters – and they’re NOT happy
A SNEAKY landlord has been accused of advertising the same house twice – at different rents. Facebook listings appear to show the four-bed rented property offered for £400 a week, and then again a week later for £530. The first ad offered the house for $725 a weekFacebook – @dontrentme A week later it was listed for $950Facebook – @dontrentme Eagle-eyed potential tenants slammed the…
I’m the most famous person in Benidorm at 88 – I can’t walk down the street without someone stopping me
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, Benidorm, Exclusives, Facebook, Holidays, Instagram, News, Social Media, The Sun Newspaper, World News 0 RETIRED shoe vendor Derek Flynn is the life and sole of the party in Benidorm — after turning into a social media sensation at 88. The widower will get mobbed by followers and has ladies falling at his toes in the Spanish resort. Ian Whittaker Derek Flynn has turn out to be a social media sensation after a pal requested holidaymakers in Benidorm to keep…
‘It’s clear that Mark Zuckerberg idolizes Elon Musk,’ Wall Street analyst says
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Analysis, Around The World, Elon Musk, Facebook, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, News, Tech Insider, Twitter 0 Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Elon Musk. Kevin Dietsch/Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is including a verification subscription service to Facebook and Instagram. Meta’s new product mirrors Twitter’s verification subscription enterprise launched under Elon Musk. Wall Street analyst Mark Schilsky says idolatry is at play. Elon Musk’s possession of social media giant Twitter could also be altering his relationship with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg….
Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth spikes a record $12.5 billion as Meta’s cost-cutting plans send shares soaring
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Billionaire, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Markets, Meta, MI Exclusive, Net Worth, News, Stocks, Tech Insider 0 Gains in Meta’s share costs are boosting Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth this year to this point. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth elevated by roughly $12 billion in a single day due to Thursday features in Meta shares. Meta shares are up over 50% this year after surging over 20% on Thursday. Meta shares had been boosted by the corporate’s announcement that it’s going…
The massive wave of layoffs is giving tech workers a brutal wake-up call about the reality of work
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Alphabet, Around The World, Careers, Discourse, Economy, Facebook, Finance, Future of Work, Goldman Sachs, Google, Insider Illustration, Job Market, Layoffs, Markets, Meta, Morgan Stanley, Rachel Mendelson, Salesforce, Strategy, Tech Insider, Tech layoffs, Wall Street 0 Layoffs are forcing tech workers to confront a harsh fact: the office is not the same factor as a household. iStock; Rachel Mendelson/Insider Dehumanizing. Gut-wrenching. Slap in the face. Betrayed. Tech workers are utilizing all kinds of emotional phrases to explain the layoff wave that has gripped the trade and turn into the speak of the enterprise world. “I’m shocked and hurt and still processing,”…
Hillicon Valley — Trump rhetoric could test new Meta rules
Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, Donald Trump, Facebook, Meta, Musk, Overnight Technology, Policy, Technology 0 Meta is letting former President Trump back on its platforms, however the 2024 candidate should change the fashion of his social media posts if he doesn’t need to get booted once more. Meanwhile, Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in city this week, assembly with House leaders Thursday and White House officers on Friday. This is Hillicon Valley, detailing all you must find out…
Inside shocking dolphin abuse scandal which saw famous trainer take his own life after damning controversial video
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Animal abuse, Animals, Around The World, Crime, Digital Features, Facebook, Features, Netflix, News, World News 0 TO many he was the ‘dolphin king’, a gifted trainer with a magical relationship with the much-loved marine mammals. But inside a matter of months in 2015, Jose Luis Barbero went from the highest of his sport to public enemy primary, after a video emerged of him allegedly abusing dolphins in captivity. Facebook Prior to the damning clips, he was probably the most prolific dolphin…
An ex-Facebook manager says she got Meta’s layoff email at 5.35 a.m. while on maternity leave
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Employees, Facebook, InsiderAsia, Layoffs, Meta, Tech Insider 0 Facebook rebranded as Meta Platforms in October 2021 to mirror a shift in focus in direction of constructing its personal metaverse. Noah Berger/Getty Images A Facebook manager of over two years mentioned she was laid off while on maternity leave. Anneka Patel, the ex-manager, was named one of many high PR professionals by Insider in 2020. Meta laid off 11,000 workers, or 13% of its…
Amazon will reportedly lay off 10,000 employees. Here are the other major US companies that have made cuts so far,...
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Amazon, Around The World, Better, Better.com, Business Visual Features, cameo, Canopy Growth, carvana, Compass, Credit Suisse, Facebook, Features, Food52, Ford, Gannett, Gap, gopuff, Gorillas, HelloFresh, Layoffs, Meta, Netflix, News, Noom, Nordstrom, Oracle, PayPal, Peloton, Redfin, Reef Technologies, Retail, Robinhood, SNAP, Tech Insider, Tesla, Tesla Motors, Thrasio, Twitter, VF Corp, Wells Fargo, Zulily 0 Elaine Thompson/AP A wave of layoffs has swept throughout American enterprise in 2022. The cuts stem from slower enterprise progress, paired with rising labor prices. The layoffs span throughout industries, from mortgage lending to digital-payment processing. Amazon is the newest major tech agency to slash its headcount in 2022. The e-commerce big plans to lay off as many as 10,000 employees throughout divisions, together with…
The death of Twitter won’t be the dramatic explosion you might expect
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Analysis, Around The World, Elon Musk, Facebook, MySpace, Tech Insider, Twitter 0 Elon Musk acquired Twitter on October 27. Getty Images The chaos at Twitter beneath Elon Musk has many customers already mourning the web site’s demise. But it is not useless but, and can doubtless by no means absolutely die. Even failed social networks linger. But mass consumer exodus and unreliability would make Twitter irrelevant lengthy earlier than it shuts down. As employees flee Twitter in…
15 women who built companies on social media and booked thousands in revenue share their advice for growing a business
Delsy Gouw; Shaunna Davis; Madeline Ronzoni; Andrea Norquay; Alyssa Powell/Insider Working women have been among the many most negatively affected when the pandemic struck. Many turned to social media to advertise their manufacturers, discover prospects, and develop their presence. From TikTook to Pinterest, founders share how they’ve booked thousands by discovering prospects on-line. Nearly three years after COVID-19 flipped the world the other way up,…
Wall Street finally has the leverage it’s been wanting over Big Tech
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Elon Musk, Facebook, Google, Meta, News, Newsletter, Tech, Tech Insider 0 It’s Friday! We made it! Hooray! This is Matt Weinberger, writing to you from San Francisco. The week is drawing to an in depth, and with it, my time writing this text. Monday’s version of 10 Things in Tech shall be written as soon as extra by your ordinary host, Jordan Parker Erb. Before I am going, let me simply say: Thank you for studying! Thursday…
Meta reportedly accused dozens of workers of improperly accessing customers’ accounts — in some cases in return for payments of...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Facebook, Fraud, Hacking, Meta, News, Tech Insider, Wall Street Journal 0 Getty Images Meta fired dozens of workers after accusing them of accessing person’s accounts with out authorization, the WSJ experiences. Those fired allegedly took benefit of ‘Oops,’ an inner instrument meant to permit unique entry to Facebook accounts. Some of the fired workers denied the accusations on the idea of coercion and lack of consciousness. Meta fired dozens of workers after accusing them of taking…
The 4 biggest stories affecting the market right now — take a listen
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Congress, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Facebook, House of Representatives, Markets, Republicans, Tesla, Trump, Twitter, YouTube 0 Elon Musk. Susan Walsh/AP In this version: Elon Musk, Donald Trump on social media, a Republican House, and lab-grown meat are all affecting the market at present. Market News from Insider briefs you on the most essential enterprise stories of the day, up to date as information occurs. Follow our newscast all through the market day in your favorite podcast app. For normal information, take…
Facebook is removing religious views, political views, ‘focused on,’ and address fields from user profile bios
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Facebook, Facebook profile, Meta, News, Tech Insider, Tech layoffs 0 Getty Images Facebook will take away a variety of private particulars from user profile bios beginning December 1st. The platform will take away “Interested in,” religious and political views, and address fields. Removals come every week after Meta let go of 11,000 staff throughout the corporate. Starting December 1st, Facebook will take away a handful of private bio particulars that customers can share on their…
Facebook won’t be fact-checking Donald Trump now he’s announced he’s running for president in 2024
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Donald Trump, election, Facebook, Meta, News, Politics, Presidents, Tech, Tech Insider, Trump, Trump 2024 0 Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook suspended Trump from the platform in 2021. Reuters/Drew Angerer/Getty Images Facebook employees have reportedly been instructed to not fact-check former president Donald Trump. It’s as a result of he’s now deemed a politician beneath Facebook’s guidelines, which exempts him from fact-checking. Trump announced on Tuesday night he’s running for president in 2024. Facebook employees have been reportedly advised Tuesday they’d must cease…
A software engineer from India says he was fired by Meta 2 days after he moved to Canada for his...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Employees, Facebook, insider asia, Layofffs, Meta, Tech Insider 0 Facebook Meta signal Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A Meta worker mentioned he was laid off two days after shifting from India to Canada for work. Meta laid off 11,000 staff, or 13% of its workforce. Meta’s Canada workplace beforehand introduced it was opening up 2,500 jobs at a deliberate engineering hub. A Meta worker says he was laid off from the corporate two days after relocating…
Meta let go of 11,000 workers, and it’s not clear which divisions and roles were most affected
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Facebook, insider weekly, Layoffs, Meta, Newsletters, Tech 0 Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of enterprise at Insider. Welcome again to Insider Weekly, a roundup of some of our prime tales. On the agenda immediately: Meta workers are shell-shocked and indignant after Mark Zuckerberg’s layoffs. The rise and spectacular fall of the crypto kingpin Sam Bankman-Fried. Goldman Sachs simply dropped its exclusive partner list. Elon Musk’s grasp plan for Twitter is…
Dozens of fired Meta employees are writing heart-wrenching ‘badge posts’ on social media
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Facebook, Meta, meta layoffs, News, Tech Insider, Tech layoffs, Weekend BI UK 0 Meta axed 13% of its workforce on Wednesday. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Meta employees who have been laid off this week are writing “badge posts” on LinkedIn to share reminiscences. A “badge post” is a convention the place departing Meta employees publish their ID with a goodbye message. Meta stated it was shedding 11,000 workers, or 13% of its workforce, on Wednesday. It’s a convention for…
Mark Zuckerberg says laying off Meta staff was one of the hardest calls he’s had to make in 18 years...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Facebook, jobs, Layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Metaverse, News, Social Media, Tech, Tech Company, Tech Insider, Technology, Unemployment 0 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a video name with laid-off workers, per NBC News. Mark Lennihan/AP Mark Zuckerberg stated laying off over 11,000 Meta staff was one of his hardest calls, per NBC News. He stated in a name that workers had put their “heart and soul into this place,” per the report. Zuckerberg’s dealing with of the layoffs contrasted with how Elon Musk approached…
Facebook employees react to being laid off
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Facebook, Layoffs, Meta, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider 0 Happy Thursday, readers. I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb. I’m spending a number of days away at a convention, so I’ll be leaving you within the succesful arms of Insider’s Matt Weinberger for the subsequent week. I’ll see you quickly. The main story right now is the continued fallout from Meta’s layoffs. After the corporate let go 1000’s of employees on Wednesday, some took to…
Tech CEOs all made the same dumb mistake, thinking the pandemic boom would last endlessly. Now employees are paying the...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Covid-19, Facebook, Larry Ellison, Layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Oracle, Pandemic, Remote Work, Social Media, Stripe, Tech Insider, Tech layoffs, YouTube 0 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. AMY OSBORNE/AFP through Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg took accountability for the mistake that led to this week’s 11,000 job cuts at Meta. That mistake: Thinking the pandemic-era good instances for tech would last endlessly. Many different tech corporations made the same mistake. But nothing is endlessly, particularly in tech. Nothing is endlessly. I do know it, you already know it, André 3000…
Mark Zuckerberg’s giant middle finger to Wall Street backfired for Meta. Welcome to the ‘largest two week pivot’ analysts have...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Cost Cutting, Facebook, Job Cuts, Layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Tech Insider 0 Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Analysts at Jefferies known as Meta’s strikes a “Zuck U Turn.” Beyond layoffs, Meta is chopping many different prices throughout the firm. Zuckerberg known as this a “meaningful cultural shift in how we operate.” About two weeks in the past, Mark Zuckerberg raised a giant middle finger to buyers who had been clamoring for cost-cuts. The transfer went stunningly flawed, crushing the…
Facebook moves to ‘desk sharing’ for in-office employees as layoffs and cost-cutting continues
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Facebook, Layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Remote Work, Tech Insider 0 Logo Meta outdoors Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Liu Guanguan/Getty Images Many Facebook employees will now not have private desk house. In an effort to cut back spending, the corporate is “shrinking” its workplace footprint. “We’ll roll out more cost-cutting changes like this in the coming months,” Mark Zuckerberg mentioned. Many Facebook employees will now not have assigned desk house as the corporate appears…
Stripe and Meta’s layoff memos are a lesson in accountability and empathy
Newsbreak 6 months ago in Around The World, Careers, Facebook, job seekers, Laid Off, Lay-offs, Memos, Meta, Nordic, Patrick Collison, Strategy, Stripe, Tech layoffs 0 Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Meta AP Photo/Mark Lennihan On November 9, Mark Zuckerberg launched a memo asserting the approaching lay-off of 11,000 workers. Six days earlier, Stripe introduced in a related memo that it might lay off 14% of its workforce. Stripe’s and Meta’s memos are glorious examples of how leaders can deal with layoff bulletins. “There’s no good way to do a layoff,”…
Not even Mark Zuckerberg’s beloved metaverse projects are safe from Meta’s sweeping layoffs
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Facebook, Job Cuts, Layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Metaverse, News, Reality Labs, Tech Insider, Tech layoffs 0 Mark Zuckerberg stated he was conducting an intensive evaluation of Meta’s infrastructure spending. Sven Hoppe/Getty Images Meta has introduced sweeping layoffs throughout the entire firm, together with its metaverse division. As of April there have been greater than 10,000 individuals engaged on its metaverse projects. Meta has pumped billions of {dollars} into its Reality Labs division, resulting in large losses. Mark Zuckerberg has announced sweeping…
Read the memo Mark Zuckerberg sent to employees announcing Meta’s plans to lay off more than 11,000 people
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Employment, Facebook, jobs, Layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, Memos, Meta, read, Tech Insider, zuckerberg 0 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent a be aware to employees on Wednesday about layoffs. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Mark Zuckerberg sent a memo to employees on Wednesday announcing mass layoffs at Meta. The CEO stated Meta deliberate to cut back its workforce by laying off more than 11,000 employees. He added that he wished to take accountability for the selections that led to the cuts. Meta…
Facebook has announced layoffs. Here’s which teams are likely to be affected.
Newsbreak 7 months ago in 10 things in tech, Around The World, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Newsletter, Newsletters, Tech, Tech Insider 0 Hello once more, tech followers. Writing to you from New York, I’m your host, Jordan Parker Erb. First issues first: outcomes from the 2022 midterm elections are nonetheless coming in – follow Insider’s live coverage here. But within the tech world: There’s one factor we won’t appear to escape — layoffs. This morning Meta announced it’s going to lay off more than 11,000 employees. Salesforce is reportedly…
Meta says it will lay off more than 11,000 employees
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Around The World, Facebook, Layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, News, Tech Insider 0 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Meta stated Wednesday it plans to lay off more than 11,000 employees, or 13% of its workforce. In latest months, it imposed a hiring freeze, more durable efficiency metrics and started a reorganization. Meta is one among a number of big-name tech corporations to embark on sweeping layoffs. Meta stated Wednesday that it plans to chop more than…
The Oculus founder who was later fired by Facebook created a VR headset that can kill people in real life...
Newsbreak 7 months ago in Anime, Around The World, Facebook, Gaming Headsets, Meta, Metaverse, oculus, Oculus Rfit, Palmer Luckey, Tech Insider, VR, VR headsets 0 Anduril CEO Palmer Luckey. Horacio Villalobos – Corbis/Corbis by way of Getty Images Palmer Luckey, who created Meta’s Oculus, created a VR headset that kills customers in real life if they die in a video game. “The idea of tying your real life to your virtual avatar has always fascinated me,” Luckey lately wrote. Luckey bought Oculus, the spine of Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse pivot, to…