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Facebook to change corporate name to ‘Meta’

By Nihal Krishan
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Facebook to change corporate name to ‘Meta’

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday the social media giant will have a new parent company named Meta.

Meta comes from the Greek word meaning “beyond” and is a nod to the “metaverse,” a science fiction term referring to the online, virtual, and augmented spheres people can access via the internet.

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