Facebook changes its company name to 'Meta'

Facebook changes its company name to 'Meta'

• By Staff Writer

Facebook on Thursday announced it's changing the company's name to 'Meta' to reflect its focus on 'metaverse'. Using augmented reality and virtual reality, Facebook plans to create a greater sense of "virtual presence" to mimic the experience of interacting in person. "The names of the apps that we build—Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp—will remain the same," the company said.