TIL Desk/Business/San Francisco/ Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that the company he founded is rebranding itself as Meta. The change comes with a new logo designed like an infinity-shaped symbol, slightly askew, almost like a pretzel.
Facebook, Instagram and other apps will remain, but under the Meta umbrella. “I’ve been thinking a lot about our identity with this new chapter,” Zuckerberg said, speaking at a virtual event to showcase Facebook’s technological bets of the future.”Over time, I hope we’re seen as a metaverse company.”
Zuckerberg has been committed to building the metaverse, a composite universe melding online, virtual and augmented worlds that people can seamlessly traverse. has said the metaverse can be the next major social platform and that several tech companies will build it over the next 10-plus years. The name change comes as Facebook continues to face intense scrutiny.
