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Born in Dobbs Ferry, New York. From an early age, he showed great interest and skills in computers. -
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* -
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* -
aunched Facebook from his dorm room at Harvard, assisted by classmates Eduardo Saverin and Dustin Moskovitz. The platform expanded to other university campuses -
Began his relationship with Priscilla Chan. -
Person of the Year: Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world -
Donated $100 million to the Newark, New Jersey, public school system and pledged to give away half of his estate over his lifetime* -
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 -
announced a significant change for its company. Facebook, now called Meta, made clear its commitment to the metaverse by changing its name -
announced that Meta (formerly known as Facebook) plans to build its own Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)