The future of Facebook, Google's big plans for Android

Speaker 1: This is CNET. And here are the stories that matter right now at Facebook connect. Mark Zuckerberg explained his lofty vision of the future where people can interact in virtual worlds within what is called the metaverse. The talk shifted to how gaming will be important with an announcement that grand theft auto is coming to quest. The company also announced an upcoming headset code named Cambria. It's not the next quest, but will be an advanced product that can mimic your facial expressions. Zuckerberg also [00:00:30] explained that the ultimate goal is to build true augmented reality glasses. He wrapped up his presentation by announcing a new company brand meta. He said that the old name did not fully compass what the company truly does, but meta does. Google has a big Android update coming early. Next year. It's called Android 12 L its aim is to get Android 12 to work well on large screen devices, Android 12 L will have improvements for multitasking with the inclusion of a task bar, [00:01:00] similar to what you would see on a desktop computer. Speaker 1: Certain elements like home screens, quick settings and notifications will use a two column layout to take advantage of larger screens. The plan is to release Android 12 L in time for the next wave of Android 12 tablets and foldables Twitter's paid service. Twitter blue is offering users experimental feature in a new lab section. Right now the lab section includes longer video uploads for videos over 10 minutes, and the ability [00:01:30] to pin direct message conversations to the top of your inbox. The company noted that labs features change over time and may become available to all Twitter counts, be removed or released to Twitter. Blue subscribers stay up to date with the latest by visiting cnet.com.