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Meta: CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook's new name

| Oct 29, 2021, 10:24:35 AM | TOI.in
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Facebook Inc is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on building the "metaverse," a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the successor to the mobile internet. The name change comes as the world's largest social media company battles criticisms from lawmakers and regulators over its market power, algorithmic decisions and the policing of abuses on its services. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, spoke at the company's live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference. The new name reflected its work investing in the metaverse, rather than its namesake social media service.

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Mark-48 Torpedo: The Deadly US Weapon That Delivered 'Quiet Death' To IRIS Dena | EXPLAINED

In a historic and devastating underwater strike, a US submarine has sunk the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean using a Mark-48 torpedo. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the "quiet death" of the vessel, marking the first time an American torpedo has sunk an enemy warship since World War II as the conflict with Iran expands across global waters.In a historic and devastating underwater strike, a US submarine has sunk the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean using a Mark-48 torpedo. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the "quiet death" of the vessel, marking the first time an American torpedo has sunk an enemy warship since World War II as the conflict with Iran expands across global waters.In a historic and devastating underwater strike, a US submarine has sunk the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean using a Mark-48 torpedo. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the "quiet death" of the vessel, marking the first time an American torpedo has sunk an enemy warship since World War II as the conflict with Iran expands across global waters.In a historic and devastating underwater strike, a US submarine has sunk the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean using a Mark-48 torpedo. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the "quiet death" of the vessel, marking the first time an American torpedo has sunk an enemy warship since World War II as the conflict with Iran expands across global waters.

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