When asked if the company he co-founded as Facebook was "trying to shape the future of technology" as a purveyor of the metaverse under the new...
Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Tuesday on Day 7 of the Federal Trade Commission’s case to block Meta’s $400 million acquisition of VR fitness app maker Within — and didn’t hesitate to hype what’s on the line.
Such... Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took the stand Tuesday on Day 7 of the Federal Trade Commission’s case to block Meta’s $400 million acquisition of VR fitness app maker Within — and didn’t hesitate to hype what’s on the line. Such are the stakes in a case that could both define the limits of antitrust law and decide whether Meta can build on its metaverse dreams with Within, maker of the app Supernatural. The hearing in San Jose, Calif., will determine whether the FTC is granted an injunction to stop the deal, and fulfill FTC Chair Lina Khan’s quest to check tech titans’ power in court.
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