John Rewich

That has to be up to a state.

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, tweeted about the new feature.

2004 was a good year, but your Gmail address doesn't need to be stuck in it, he wrote.

The company has been planning the new policy since last year, and according to a statement online, it's pretty easy to change your Gmail address.

You can do it right in the personal info section of your account.

Once you change your username, Google says the old one will still be there as what they call an alternate account.

In other words, you'll still get emails sent to your old Gmail address.

This will come as a relief to some.

The inability to change usernames has been a source of frustration for

for a slice of the 3 billion users Google says rely on Gmail, like people who may have signed up years ago with usernames that are inaccurate now, or inappropriate, or just cringeworthy.

John Rewich, NPR News.

The job cuts span several teams, including Reality Labs, which works on augmented virtual reality, recruiting, sales, global operations, and social media products.

This according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity so they could candidly share information about the layoffs.

The person says some affected employees will be offered new roles or relocation to other offices.

But the job cuts come at an interesting time for Meta.

This week, the company lined up potentially huge pay boosts through stock options for a handful of top executives if they can drive up the share price.

Meadow was also hit with a $375 million jury verdict after being found liable for failing to protect kids from online predators.

Seven of Meta's top executives have been granted tens of thousands of share options each, but they'll only vest if the company's share price starts hitting high targets within the next two years.

The first milestone represents almost a doubling of the current share price.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not included in the program.