The BBC reports the recruitment drive for its new London office at Rathbone Place in the West End will take the social media giant’s UK headcount to 2,300 by the end of next year.

The seven-floor building will accommodate engineers and developers, as well as marketing and sales teams and also house a dedicated incubator space for start-ups, called LDN-LAB.

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