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מטה מטא פארק מנלו קליפורניה

Meta's oversight board ramps up scrutiny on violent content in Israel-Hamas war

10.12.23|Reuters
The cases will be the first to use a new expedited review mechanism announced earlier this year that requires the board to make decisions within 30 days
כנס המפתחים של מטא מארק צוקרברג 9.23 הדור השני של המשקפיים החכמים בשיתוף ריי באן

Meta laying off employees in metaverse-oriented Reality Labs division

04.10.23|Reuters and CTech
Reality Labs has significant activity in Israel, which could potentially also be hit by the layoffs
ראש הממשלה יאיר לפיד

Cyber Directorate investigates blocking of opposition MKs from WhatsApp

10.09.23|Omer Kabir
According to the Cyber Directorate, as of now all members of the Knesset, including Opposition Head Yair Lapid, have access again to the application. As far as is known, this is not a case of device hacking
מארק צוקרברג מנכ"ל מטא פייסבוק

Why Meta’s open source is not really open

30.08.23|Viki Auslender
Aligning with the times, Meta released Code Llama, but instead of promoting a free and transparent market, this is another way in which technology giants strengthen their position based on the work of external developers
מארק צוקרברג מייסד פייסבוק

Meta's present is bright, but future is shrouded in virtual fog

07.08.23|Yaniv Rahimi
Following the publication of its second quarter reports, which presented revenues and profits that were higher than analysts' forecasts, Meta's stock jumped. However, not all is rosy in the metaverse
מייסד ומנכ״ל פייסבוק מארק צוקרברג

Meta’s double-digit growth the perfect response to critics

27.07.23|Omer Kabir
It may not be the most innovative and original company around, but it is among the best at identifying trends and possibilities, and it is also shameless enough to blatantly copy what it needs from other companies and quickly implement it in its services
ווטסאפ

The battle over end-to-end encryption: Legislation threatens user privacy

16.07.23|Viki Auslender
A new law proposed in Britain, aimed at protecting children's safety, could set a dangerous global precedent for accessing encrypted messages, jeopardizing the privacy of journalists, human rights activists, diplomats, and all users
מימין אילון מאסק מארק צוקרברג

Zuckerberg vs. Musk: Meta launches Threads to compete with Twitter

06.07.23|Omer Kabir
In order to incentivize users to join Threads, Meta not only needs to create a successful platform, but also needs to convince Twitter users that the experience there will be much better, that they won't be subject to the arbitrary whims of a billionaire who only thinks about his bottom line, and that despite their animosity towards Zuckerberg, he is still capable of providing them with a better platform than Musk
מגדל עזריאלי שרונה תל אביב

Meta leaving its office space in Azrieli tower in Tel Aviv in apparent cutback move

22.06.23|Sophie Shulman and Dotan Levi
The company will move out of its 12 floors in Azrieli Sarona Tower in 2025 and will move to the Landmark Tower in Tel Aviv, in which it is also set to rent out 7 of the 20 floors it has leased
מטה מטא פייסבוק דבלין אירלנד

A cautionary poke: $1.2 billion fine imposed on Meta is a warning sign for Israeli companies

28.05.23|Omer Kabir
If Israel does not act soon, Israeli high-tech companies will face a similar situation and possibly more severe consequences
מטה מטא Meta פייסבוק קליפורניה

Meta cuts 90 jobs in Israel as part of global layoffs

19.04.23|CTech
After the first wave last month included mainly employees from the HR departments, this time employees from a wide variety of fields, including programmers and engineers, were let go
פיטורים בהייטק מפוטר מפוטרים

Director's cut: Amazon and Google getting rid of middle managers at the expense of future productivity

18.04.23|Omer Kabir
After huge recruitments during the pandemic, the technology companies are adopting a more economical organizational structure. Even if efficiency is expected to improve in the short term, the move may cause significant cumulative damage
מטא פייסבוק 6.12.22

Second wave of Meta layoffs to hit Israel next week

13.04.23|Meir Orbach
After the first wave last month included mainly employees from the HR departments, this time employees from a wide variety of fields, including programmers and engineers, are expected to be let go, with the total number of people being laid off estimated to be many dozens
Metaverse

VR is hoping for a perfect world. Too bad for its creators, we don’t live in one

09.01.23|James Spiro
“Creatures in the metaverse are neat and obedient, leaving no room - or tolerance - for the messiness of real life.”
משרדי פייסבוק בתל אביב

HR on the chopping block: “When I received a layoff email I was shocked"

19.12.22|Maayan Manela
At the beginning of the year, high-tech companies had difficulty finding recruiters to locate the necessary talents for them to meet their growth goals. But in recent months, following the crisis, recruiters and HR personnel are the first to be laid off
מנכ"ל מטא מארק צוקרברג

Meta layoffs have global effect, including in Israel

09.11.22|Meir Orbach and Reuters
Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that the company will cut 11,000 jobs, and Meta Israel will also be affected
מרק צוקרברג מנכ"ל מטא

Meta layoffs: Employees paying the price for excessive growth

08.11.22|Omer Kabir
The huge layoffs planned by Meta this week, which will include thousands of employees, may also reach its centers in Israel. The technology companies that experienced tremendous growth during the pandemic are now paying the price for inflating their organizations, and the big test awaits them at the end of the year
ווטסאפ אפליקציות צ'ט

WhatsApp Down: Messaging service suffers major disruption

25.10.22|CTech
Users of Meta-owned WhatsApp from across the world have reported problems with both sending and receiving messages
Meta program

16 companies graduate from Meta’s first B2B Disruptors Program in Israel

10.08.22|James Spiro
The program, which ran for seven weeks, included strategic and practical content for early-stage B2B product-led startups
גיא רוזן

Meta names Guy Rosen chief information security officer

07.06.22|Reuters and Rafael Kahan
Rosen, who has been at Facebook since 2013 when it acquired the startup he co-founded, Onavo, most recently led the company's product safety and integrity efforts
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