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According to Associated Press, Facebook\u2019s Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer is stepping down from the social media company, taking on a part-time role while longtime executive Andrew Bosworth will replace him next year.<\/p>\n
Schroepfer, known as \u201cSchrep,\u201d has been on Facebook for 13 years and is a close friend of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He called his decision difficult \u201cbecause of how much I love Facebook and how excited I am about the future we are building together\u201d but added that his new role will let him focus on personal and philanthropic efforts while staying connected to Facebook.<\/p>\n
Bosworth, known as \u201cBoz,\u201d is another longtime Facebook exec and a close friend of Zuckerberg\u2019s. He has most recently been in charge of Facebook\u2019s augmented reality and virtual reality efforts, as well as hardware products such as Oculus and Portal, Facebook\u2019s video calling gadget.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cAs our next CTO, Boz will continue leading Facebook Reality Labs and overseeing our work in augmented reality, virtual reality and more, and as part of this transition a few other groups will join Boz\u2019s team as well,\u201d Zuckerberg wrote in a memo to Facebook staff that was posted online. \u201cThis is all foundational to our broader efforts helping to build the metaverse, and I\u2019m excited about the future of this work under Boz\u2019s leadership.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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