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Mark Zuckerberg

Also known as: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg — CEO of Meta, pledged no further company-wide layoffs in 2024 after laying off 10% of workforce.

2026-04-272026-06-23

In coverage

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  1. June 2026
  2. Joy Online

    Facebook founder and Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Shah had created “one of India’s most important technology companies” with Cred.

    WhatsApp to be led by Indian start-up founder as Will Cathcart steps back
  3. Joy Online

    Now a trillionaire, Musk is almost four times richer than his nearest rival Larry Page, and more than five times richer than Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg.

    Elon Musk’s stratospheric rise to trillionaire status – in charts
  4. Joy Online

    Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and chief executive of Meta, the company that owns Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, has a similar holding of different classes of shares in his firm.

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX raises $75bn ahead of record stock market debut
  5. May 2026
  6. Joy Online

    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees ​in an internal memo on Wednesday that he ‌does not expect more company-wide layoffs this year, according to a copy of the memo seen by Reuters.

    Meta CEO tells employees he does not expect more company-wide layoffs this year
  7. Joy Online

    But in May 2025, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg said Meta AI had reached a billion users across its apps.

    WhatsApp launches totally private ‘incognito’ conversations with its AI chatbot
  8. Joy Online

    Today, seven million pairs and counting have been sold, according to the company. “They’re some of the fastest-growing consumer electronics in history,” Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, boasted earlier this year.

    Smart glasses are ‘an invasion of privacy’ – Meta’s are selling better than ever
  9. Joy Online

    Big Brother Watch was “disappointed” by the decision and said E2EE was “one of the key ways children can keep their data safe online, so we’re concerned that Meta may be caving to government pressure.” “Your private communications should be secure,” said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

    Instagram privacy tech is turned off today- what does this mean for your DMs?
  10. Joy Online

    Meta should not have removed advertisements by attorneys seeking clients who claim they were harmed by social media platforms, two U.S. senators said on Friday in a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

    Meta faces US lawmaker scrutiny over removal of lawyer ads for social media addiction cases
  11. April 2026
  12. Joy Online

    Asked how this spending would lead to results, Meta’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said: “I don’t think we have a very precise plan for exactly how each product is going to scale or anything like that.” “But I think we have a sense of the shape of where these things should be…

    Meta shares slide as investors weigh Big Tech’s AI spending spree
  13. Joy Online

    Analysts described the deal at the time as a “natural fit” for Meta, with founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg spurring the firm’s AI development.

    China blocks Meta’s $2bn acquisition of AI start-up Manus

Yesterday

  1. WhatsApp's Will Cathcart to step back; Kunal Shah takes lead

    WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart is leaving his role after nearly seven years, during which he scaled the platform to more than three billion users. Indian fintech founder Kunal Shah, who built Cred, will take over as head of WhatsApp.

    8 hours ago · Joy Online

Saturday 13 June

  1. Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire, per Bloomberg

    Elon Musk achieved trillionaire status on Friday with an estimated net worth of about $1.11 trillion, according to Bloomberg, driven by a record-breaking SpaceX stock market debut and the rising value of his stakes in Tesla and SpaceX over the past six years.

    13 June 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 12 June

  1. SpaceX raises $75bn ahead of Friday stock market debut

    SpaceX has raised $75bn from financial firms ahead of its initial public offering on Friday, with shares priced at $135 each and an expected initial stock market value of nearly $1.8tn. If shares trade at or above that price, SpaceX will immediately become one of the most valuable public companies in the world.

    12 June 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 20 May

  1. Meta CEO pledges no further company-wide layoffs in 2024

    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees in an internal memo that he does not expect more company-wide layoffs this year, even as the company laid off 10% of its global workforce and transferred 7,000 employees to AI-related initiatives this week, affecting about 20% of the company's total workforce.

    20 May 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 14 May

  1. WhatsApp launches private 'incognito' mode for AI chatbot

    WhatsApp has introduced private "incognito" chats with its AI chatbot where neither user nor company responses are monitored and past conversations disappear. WhatsApp head Will Cathcart said users wanted private conversations on sensitive topics like health and finances, though a cybersecurity expert warned this could reduce accountability if issues occur.

    14 May 2026 · Joy Online

Wednesday 13 May

  1. Meta's smart glasses capture unconsenting videos despite privacy concerns

    Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, which make up more than 80% of AI glasses sales, feature cameras that allow users to record video with a frame touch. Women have reported being secretly filmed and later targeted with online abuse, with little legal recourse since public photography is broadly legal.

    13 May 2026 · Joy Online

Friday 8 May

  1. Instagram disables end-to-end encryption on direct messages globally

    Instagram has switched off end-to-end encryption on direct messages worldwide, a reversal of Meta's previous commitment to the technology. The shift means Meta can now access message content, and while child protection groups welcome the decision, privacy advocates have condemned it.

    8 May 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 4 May

  1. Meta removes lawyer ads recruiting social media addiction plaintiffs

    US senators Marsha Blackburn and Amy Klobuchar criticized Meta for removing advertisements by attorneys seeking clients in social media addiction lawsuits. Meta said it removed the ads to defend itself against the lawsuits and prevent trial lawyers from profiting using its platforms.

    4 May 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 30 April

  1. Meta shares fall 7% amid Big Tech AI spending concerns

    Meta's stock dropped 7% after the company announced plans to spend billions more on AI projects than initially planned, while investors express anxiety about whether massive AI investments by big tech firms will deliver returns. The four largest US tech companies are spending more than $650bn on AI this year, though Google, Microsoft, and Amazon showed better investor reception by demonstrating early payoffs from their AI spending.

    30 April 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 27 April

  1. China blocks Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI start-up Manus

    Chinese regulators have prohibited Meta's acquisition of AI start-up Manus, worth approximately $2 billion, citing restrictions on foreign investment in the deal. Meta said the transaction complied with applicable law and anticipates an appropriate resolution.

    27 April 2026 · Joy Online

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