What's Going On With Meta Stock Monday

  • Meta Platforms, Inc META stock is trading up Monday amid several positive reports, including its collaboration with Magic Leap to maintain its edge in augmented reality against Apple Inc AAPL.
  • The Facebook parent is amid a multi-year intellectual property licensing and manufacturing deal with Magic Leap.
  • Meta is preparing to launch its Twitter Inc rival, codenamed “P92” and now dubbed “Barcelona,” in the summer of 2023.
  • Meta reportedly shared some screenshots of the new app with a limited number of creators, including Lia Haberman.
  • Interestingly, Meta-owned WhatsApp users can edit their messages for up to 15 minutes after sending them the same.
  • Meta will mark the Edited messages as edited alongside them without showing edit history and protect the edits by end-to-end encryption.
  • Also, Meta looks to let go of 6,000 more workers this week, per CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
  • Meta laid off 11,000 employees in November, and in March this year, Meta announced 10,000 job cuts again. 
  • With the elimination of 4,000 positions so far, there are still 6,000 employees remaining on the list who will like in May this year, as per a report last week.
  • Price Action: META shares traded higher by 1.10% at $248.33 on the last check Monday.
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