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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), which rebranded as Meta Platforms Inc, showed off “haptic gloves” recently and a California-based startup, HaptX, says that the Mark Zuckerberg-led company’s appear to be “substantively identical” to its patented technology.  What...

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is having a strong close thus far to end the week, up almost 3.5% and only $7 off the weekly highs. What Happened: While the volume of shares traded is solid at 17 million vs. the 10 day average of 21 million, options traders are quite active on the day,...

Thirty years ago, an author coined a phrase in a novel for the first time. The phrase is now being used as the name for one of the largest publicly traded companies. Here’s what the author has to say. What Happened: The 1992 novel “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson was the first to...

Cathie Wood’s money managing firm Ark Invest on Friday raised its exposure in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), a day after the Mark Zuckerberg-led social media company said it has changed its name to Meta to reflect its ambition beyond social media.  The popular money managing firm bought 197,...

One of the bigger news stories in the investing world Thursday was Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) changing its name and stock symbol. The company has changed its name to Meta and will change its ticker to MVRS on Dec. 1. The announcement from Facebook sent many augmented reality and virtual reality...

Meta is the new name for social media platform company Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB). The name change comes as the company bets on the growth of the metaverse and augmented and virtual reality becoming more mainstream in the future. An analyst is calling out a name to watch as a winner in the space on...

In a highly anticipated move, Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) announced its new name and a new stock symbol Thursday at its Facebook Connect event. The new stock ticker and name could change one of the most well-known investing acronyms of big tech stocks. What Happened: The acronym FAANG was coined by...

Social media giant Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) name change to Meta is a clear strategic shift and a “big deal,” according to Loup Ventures' Gene Munster.  What Happened: “I think it is strategic. It surprised me that they’re going this hard after it...

Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) announcement of its name change to Meta caused the shares of an unrelated company with a similar name, Meta Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: MMAT), to surge on Thursday. What Happened: Shares of Meta Materials, a Canada-based materials technology company, gained 4.8% in...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) announced recently it would be getting a new name to better coincide with the company’s vision of betting big on the metaverse. On Thursday, the company shared its new name and announced plans to change its stock symbol. What Happened: Facebook Inc will change its...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to be on the verge of its biggest acquisition yet, but is it the right move? Tech pundits, analysts and numerous others have been quick to share their opinions. And while rap mogul Dr. Dre seemed to confirm Apple's interest in Beats Electronics, the deal is still...

Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) is arguably the most troubled developer within the video game industry. The company announced in January that it had reduced its Wii U sales estimate from nine million consoles to just 2.8 million units by the end of March 2014. This was not the first time that Nintendo...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has acquired dozens of companies over the past decade, including several that were worth $1 billion or more. Now that the last remnants of the company's most expensive acquisition (Motorola) are gone, Google is bound to begin looking for its next major purchase. Will it be a...

Infinity Augmented Reality (OTC: ALSO) Chief Executive Enon Landenberg thinks that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will rule the AR market when it is released next year. "I'm quite sure Google Glass will have most of the market because it's Google," Landenberg told Benzinga. "On the other hand, Meta Glasses...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) gained some attention this week after reports claimed that the company will launch a separate app store for Google Glass. Two weeks ago Google acquired key patents from Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (OTC: HNHPF), the parent company of Foxconn, the world's largest assembler....