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Facebook Unveils New Name, Logo, Says It Will Shift Focus To Virtual World Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a name change and a new logo for the company. Facebook is being rebranded as "Meta," according to an announcement on Thursday, Oct. 28. Zuckerberg said the company's mission remains the same, and the apps and its existing brands aren't going to change with the company's new branding. However, he said all the company's products now share a "new vision." "From now on, we will be metaverse-first, not Facebook-first," he said. "That means that over time you won’t need a Facebook account to use our other services. As our new brand starts showing…

by Nicole Valinote

10/28/2021

Lifestyle

Tech Industry Eyes Next Big Thing Amid Drop In Smartphone Sales

Tech Industry Eyes Next Big Thing Amid Drop In Smartphone Sales

Tech Industry Eyes Next Big Thing Amid Drop In Smartphone Sales Now that more than 80 percent of American adults own smartphones, tech industries are developing the next big thing. Prompted by a drop in smartphone sales over the past two years, many technology companies - including Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon - to get back to research and development, CNBC reported. So what will the next big thing be, according to tech companies? Augmented reality or AR is otherwise known as mixed reality. Here is a still from a video by Apple showing how its new AR (augmented reality) platform will display on a smartphone.Apple This isn’t the…

by Kristin Palpini

03/07/2021

Business

COVID-19: Four Walmart Stores Being Tested For 'New Era Of Retail,' Senior VP Says

COVID-19: Four Walmart Stores Being Tested For 'New Era Of Retail,' Senior VP Says

Covid-19: Four Walmart Stores Being Tested For 'New Era Of Retail,' Senior VP Says The COVID-19 pandemic has forced one of the country’s largest retailers to reevaluate how it does business in a “new era of retail.” Walmart announced that after being forced to adjust on the fly during the COVID-19 outbreak, it is testing out four new stores across the country that will serve as “both physical shopping destinations and online fulfillment centers.” John Crecelius, Walmart’s Senior Vice President of Associate Product and Next Generation Stores, said that the four stores willl serve as “test centers” where they will rotate different prototype technology in and out of the st…

11/15/2020