Facebook’s founder and CEO introduced Wall Street to the “Metaverse” today, a sweeping reimaging of the company over time entailing massive annual investments.
09.07.2021 - 07:09 / variety.com
Cynthia Littleton Business EditorSUN VALLEY, Idaho – Only at the Allen & Co. conference are you likely to stumble on the sight of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg – No.
4 and No. 5 on the Forbes list of the world’s wealthiest people — taking a leisurely stroll on a street as aptly named as Dollar Road.The two mega-minds of digital and business were seen doing just that on Thursday evening as the annual gathering of business, political and philanthropic movers and shakers at the ritzy Sun Valley
.Facebook’s founder and CEO introduced Wall Street to the “Metaverse” today, a sweeping reimaging of the company over time entailing massive annual investments.
Outlander's Sam Heughan and his friends looked like they were on the set of Sons of Anarch y special tequila edition as they sat atop what looked like a pile of agave logs.
Enjoy this small step for man! pic.twitter.com/6gBHHJLByQThe faux trailer features Jason Alexander as Bezos, Adam Pally as Musk and Tracy Morgan as “diverse friend that would never actually hang out with Jeff Bezos.” Branson and Mark Zuckerberg are portrayed by a mop and a stray cat, respectively.
Mariska Hargitay has a new role that’s a bit out of the ordinary for the “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star, playing a therapist in the new music video for singer Grace Gaustad’s single “93 Days”.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook claims it will be opening its checkbook in a big way for creators: CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social-media giant will pay out more than $1 billion to creators on Facebook and Instagram through 2022.Zuckerberg announced the new initiative in a Facebook post Tuesday — but didn’t provide a lot of details.“We want to build the best platforms for millions of creators to make a living, so we’re creating new programs to invest over $1 billion to reward
Sacha Baron Cohen has demanded that social media bosses end the online racial attacks against England’s football players.The actor called out Facebook and Twitter heads Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey directly in a tweet.“Hey Mark Zuckerberg & @jack Dorsey — Facebook and Twitter are spreading racist attacks on these Black athletes. Online racism leads to real-world hate crimes.
Christopher Vourlias Moroccan producer Khadija Alami and Nigerian producer and Africa Intl.
published an article about their declining partnership. (See the above photo, which was snapped Thursday afternoon.)The article was written by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang, who have a book about Facebook, “An Ugly Truth,” due out next week.
Bill and Melinda Gates have come to a new decision about the future of their foundation.
Cynthia Littleton Business EditorSUN VALLEY, Idaho — Stacey Bendet Eisner, CEO and creative director of fashion brand Alice + Olivia, has attended the annual Allen & Co. conference at this mountain resort for more than 10 years.
Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is filing class action claims against Facebook, Twitter and Google, along with their CEOs, after the companies suspended or banned his accounts following the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Trump has been off Facebook since Jan. 7, one day after the deadly riot at the U.S.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFormer U.S. president Donald Trump — evidently still furious about getting kicked off social media platforms over his role in the Jan.
Cynthia Littleton Business EditorSUN VALLEY, Idaho — Brian Grazer and Bobby Kotick goofed around a little bit when they ran into each other in the driveway outside the Sun Valley Lodge.Grazer pretended to be announcing Kotick’s name in sports announcer fashion (“Bob-bee Kooo-tick”). But other than a little backslapping and mugging for a selfie by the chairman of Imagine Entertainment and the CEO of Activision Blizzard, Allen & Co.
ViacomCBS chair Shari Redstone in a pink cardigan and black backpack, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell in short sleeves, Discovery chief executive David Zaslav in dark shades and a signature vest and Comcast CEO Brian Roberts pulling up in a car – these are of some of the first shots of media moguls arriving in Sun Valley, Idaho for the Allen & Company conference.
Cynthia Littleton Business EditorIf ever there was a year for the Allen & Co.