News Nov 3rd, 2021

Facebook/Meta fires the first direct shots in the forthcoming metaverse wars with Apple

Menlo Massive calls out Cupertino Corps in a bid to court creators and the architects of the future

• Facebook
• Apple
• Metaverse

News Oct 28th, 2021

Facebook Connect 2021: what happened was…

No new VR hardware, but a whole parcel o' metaverse frontiersman talk

• Facebook
• Announcement
• Metaverse
• Meta

Job News Oct 22nd, 2018

Ex-Oculus CEO and co-founder Brendan Iribe follows Palmer Luckey out the door

Spent six years with the virtual reality pioneers

• Oculus Rift
• Facebook
• Jobs
• Oculus

News Aug 13th, 2018

Facebook Messenger gets AR games

Augmented Reality extends possibilities as a games platform

• Facebook
• AR
• Messenger

News Dec 25th, 2017

BBC Launches Doctor Who Lens For Facebook

The Facebook Camera Effect allows users to experience Regeneration using AR, ahead of the Doctor Who Christmas Special.

• Facebook
• AR
• BBC
• Doctor Who

News Dec 18th, 2017

Candy Crush AR Game Launches For Facebook

First gamified Lens combines selfies and colourful match-three gameplay.

• Facebook
• AR
• Candy Crush
• King

News Oct 11th, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg Apologises For Puerto Rico Livestream

Facebook CEO’s virtual appearance in disaster-stuck Puerto Rico drew public criticism, raises questions about empathy and experiences across mixed media.

• Facebook
• VR
• Social VR
• Apology

News Oct 10th, 2017

Facebook Takes To Live VR To Share Puerto Rico Relief Aid

Mark Zuckerberg reveals the role that internet access and AI is playing in the aftermath of hurricane Maria.

• Facebook
• VR
• Charity
• Social VR

Job News Aug 25th, 2017

Facebook Appoints Consumer Hardware Lead

Company veteran, Andrew Bosworth, to oversee the company's consumer hardware developments.

• Oculus Rift
• Facebook
• VR
• Job News

News May 8th, 2017

VR Won’t Be A Big Part Of Facebook’s Business Model... For A While

Mark Zuckerberg positions VR as a big part of the company’s future, not part of its current financial earnings.

• Facebook
• VR
• Earnings Call

News Apr 18th, 2017

Facebook F8 Keynote: AR Front-And-Centre

AR first, VR and AI too - immersive technology dominates the opening address at the social media leader’s F8 event.

• Facebook
• VR
• Event
• F8

News Apr 18th, 2017

Watch Facebook’s F8 Event Online

Can’t make it to San Jose today or tomorrow? Tune in from the comfort of your office chair, sofa, or private yacht.

• Facebook
• VR
• Oculus
• F8

News Feb 17th, 2017

Facebook CEO Aims To Build A Global Community

Mark Zuckerberg explains his vision for the world of the future.

• Facebook
• Social media
• Message
• Community

News Feb 15th, 2017

Facebook CEO Calls For Patience On VR Profits

Mark Zuckerberg uses earnings call to reiterate that VR is on a 10-year course to profitability.

• Facebook
• VR
• Oculus
• Earnings Call

News Nov 3rd, 2014

Facebook won't consider Oculus Rift 'meaningful' unless it hits 50+ million sales

And it'll take a few hardware iterations to get there, says Zuckerberg

• Facebook
• VR
• Vision