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Meta Faces FTC Buyout Block, First-Ever Sales Fall

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The document also notes Meta’s acquisition of Oculus VR in 2018 and an email where Zuckerberg said it was crucial to be “completely ubiquitous in killer apps,” or programmes that demonstrate the capabilities of the headset’s technologies, among others.

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Instagram’s Kevin Systrom Talks Virtual Reality

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The name of the project came through Kevin’s love for Bourbon and other spirits, mostly from Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee. In a move not similar to what happened with Oculus a year later, Mark liked the application and wanted to make it a part of Facebook family. Systrom also said that his first idea didn’t worked out.