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BIRTH
Born in Dobbs Ferry, New York. From an early age, he showed great interest and skills in computers. -
BEGINNINGS
At age 18, he launched the music player Synapse Media Player with his friend Adam D’Angelo, which was notable for its ability to play songs based on the user’s preferences* -
HARVARD
He entered Harvard University and developed programs such as Coursematch and Facemash.com, which led him to face charges of computer security breaches and violation of privacy* -
FACEBOOK
aunched Facebook from his dorm room at Harvard, assisted by classmates Eduardo Saverin and Dustin Moskovitz. The platform expanded to other university campuses -
MARRIAGE
Began his relationship with Priscilla Chan. -
TIME MAGAZINE
Person of the Year: Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world -
DONATION FOR EDUCATION
Donated $100 million to the Newark, New Jersey, public school system and pledged to give away half of his estate over his lifetime* -
SENATE
Testified before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation regarding Facebook's use of personal data in connection with the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach -
NEW BEGINNINGS , META
announced a significant change for its company. Facebook, now called Meta, made clear its commitment to the metaverse by changing its name -
the IA
announced that Meta (formerly known as Facebook) plans to build its own Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)