2021-12

Building the Biohub Network is one of the major pieces of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's science program for the next decade, so I wanted to share more about the progress the first Biohub we...

Meta Avatars SDK is rolling out today for all Unity developers on Quest, Rift and Windows-based VR platforms. This lets developers bring Meta Avatars to their VR experiences so people can express...

We're rolling out a new disappearing messages option on WhatsApp today so you'll be able to make all new chats disappear by default after 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. Not all messages need to stick...

Pac-man is coming to Facebook Gaming! You'll be able to play this classic game with friends, watch creators play, and build your own mazes. Gaming is a big part of the metaverse, and I'm looking...

Just heard Stanford will offer a class taught completely in virtual reality using Quest. It's great to see the tech make education more immersive. Maybe I would have stayed in school longer if I...

Rolling out more hands-free features for Ray-Ban Stories like the ability to send messages, hear message readouts, and make calls (all via Messenger), and also control the volume or pause and resume...

Launching Spark AR Go today in closed beta, a standalone mobile app (iOS only to start) to easily create and publish AR effects for Instagram. Pig Newton sounds interesting, but I think I'll stick...

Meta AI researchers built a tool that lets you animate kids' drawings, so I tested it out with a sketch my daughter made. AI advancements can be used in storytelling and world-building tools -- and...

Downwind for days -- and Merry Christmas!

Priscilla and I launched the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative science program five years ago with a long-term mission to help scientists cure, prevent, or manage all diseases in our children's lifetimes....

New features to support creators on Facebook landing this week, including an update to Stars for fans to support creators. The metaverse will unlock new opportunities for creators to make a living...