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Co-founder, chairman & CEO, Meta
Mark Zuckerberg is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Meta, which began as Facebook in 2004. He studied computer science at Harvard before moving the company to California. His responsibilities include Meta’s overall direction, product strategy and core technology. The company’s work spans social platforms, AI and virtual and augmented reality. He also co-founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative with Priscilla Chan in 2015.
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Mark Zuckerberg is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Meta, which began as Facebook in 2004. He studied computer science at Harvard before moving the company to California. His responsibilities include Meta’s overall direction, product strategy and core technology. The company’s work spans social platforms, AI and virtual and augmented reality. He also co-founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative with Priscilla Chan in 2015.
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Meta releases Llama 2
Meta introduces Llama 2 with access for research and commercial use, expanding its language-model work and its partnership with Microsoft under Zuckerberg’s leadership.
Source: Meta ↗Introduces the Meta company brand
Zuckerberg introduces Meta as the company’s new corporate brand, encompassing its apps and technologies and its work on the next generation of social technology.
Source: Meta ↗Launches the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan launch the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative after the birth of their daughter, establishing their joint organisation for long-term philanthropic work.
Source: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ↗Facebook prices its IPO
Facebook announces the pricing of its initial public offering at thirty-eight dollars per share, with trading expected to begin on Nasdaq the following day.
Source: Meta ↗Agrees to acquire Instagram
Facebook announces an agreement to acquire Instagram. Zuckerberg says the service will continue to develop independently; the announcement remains subject to closing conditions.
Source: Meta ↗Founds Facebook
Zuckerberg founds Facebook while studying computer science at Harvard. Meta’s official biography traces the company’s origins to this period before its move to California.
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