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Preparing young Indians with right digital skills is the key: MoS IT Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said here on Monday that the journey in the last nine years has been not only to make up for the lost ground before 2014 but also to prepare the young generation in this rapidly transforming India to be equipped with right set of skills and play a key role in the evolving landscape of technology and the global economy. Speaking at an event here where social media giant Meta announced a three-year partnership with Ministr...
Preparing young Indians with right digital skills is the key: MoS IT
Preparing young Indians with right digital skills is the key: MoS IT
Source: IANS
5/09/2023 9:34:34 AM
WhatsApp rolling out new interface for app settings on iOS beta Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new interface for the app settings on iOS beta. Beta users will see that the settings tab has been replaced by a new 'You' tab that displays the profile photo, and will help users to easily switch to a different account when the multi-account feature launches, reports WABetaInfo. With the new interface, the platform also introduced three new entry points to better highlight the important sections of the app. This will al...
WhatsApp rolling out new interface for app settings on iOS beta
WhatsApp rolling out new interface for app settings on iOS beta
Source: IANS
21/08/2023 4:29:35 PM
WhatsApp rolling out animated avatar feature on iOS beta Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out an animated avatar feature on iOS beta. Users have to open the keyboard and select the avatar tab to check whether the feature is enabled for their account, reports WABetainfo. Beta users will then see some animations for certain avatars. Users can share the animated avatars with anyone as it is not required to use the beta version to be able to receive them. "In addition, only a limited number of stickers are animated, bu...
WhatsApp rolling out animated avatar feature on iOS beta
WhatsApp rolling out animated avatar feature on iOS beta
Source: IANS
6/08/2023 4:43:56 PM
WhatsApp rolling out admin review feature for group chats on Android beta Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out an admin review feature for group chats on Android beta. The new option will be available within the group settings screen for group admins, reports WABetaInfo. Once this option is enabled, everyone in the group chat will be able to report messages shared in the conversation to the group admins. After a message is reported, the group admin will have the choice to either remove the message for everyone or take necessary action give...
WhatsApp rolling out admin review feature for group chats on Android beta
WhatsApp rolling out admin review feature for group chats on Android beta
Source: ians
6/08/2023 1:16:20 PM
Instagram to now protect users from unwanted DM requests Meta-owned Instagram will roll out a new feature to better protect users from unwanted DM requests. The company started testing the feature in June, reports TechCrunch. With this new feature, people who want to send DM requests to users who don’t follow them will face two new restrictions. First, users will only be able to send one message to someone who doesn't follow them, as opposed to sending them an infinite amount of DM requests. Second, DM invites are now just tex...
Instagram to now protect users from unwanted DM requests
Instagram to now protect users from unwanted DM requests
Source: IANS
4/08/2023 10:40:57 AM
WhatsApp adds faster way to send short videos in chats  Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that the company is adding the ability to instantly record and share a video message in WhatsApp chats. According to Meta founder and CEO, “it’s as easy as sending a quick voice message”. WhatsApp said in a statement that video messages are a real-time way to respond to chats with whatever you want to say and show in 60 seconds.  “We think these will be a fun way to share moments with all the emotion that comes ...
WhatsApp adds faster way to send short videos in chats
WhatsApp adds faster way to send short videos in chats
Source: IANS
28/07/2023 10:04:05 AM
The Dow is on pace for its best run in 126 years The Dow is on pace for its best run in 126 years, media reports said. The blue-chip stock index on Wednesday notched its 13th straight day of gains, its best winning streak since 1987 and its highest level since February 2022, CNN reported. If the Dow closes higher for a 14th consecutive session, that would be its longest run of consecutive gains since May 1897, it said. Should the Dow end the day higher on Thursday, and for a 15th straight day on Friday, that would mark the index&rs...
The Dow is on pace for its best run in 126 years
The Dow is on pace for its best run in 126 years
Source: IANS
28/07/2023 9:32:39 AM
Meta reports 11% revenue growth in Q2 2023 Meta has released its financial results report for the second quarter (Q2) of this year ended on June 30, in which it revealed that revenue was $32 billion -- an increase of 11 per cent year-over-year -- and Facebook's monthly active users were 3.03 billion -- a spike of 3 per cent year-over-year. "We had a good quarter. We continue to see strong engagement across our apps and we have the most exciting roadmap I've seen in a while with Llama 2, Threads, Reels, new AI products ...
Meta reports 11% revenue growth in Q2 2023
Meta reports 11% revenue growth in Q2 2023
Source: IANS
27/07/2023 9:32:15 AM
Instagram back after brief global outage Meta-owned Instagram was back online after a brief global outage on Tuesday as users witnessed errors saying the app couldn't refresh, while it also went blank for some others. According to the website outage tracking portal DownDetector, more than 59,000 users reported the outage issue. Around 85 per cent of people had reported problems with the app, 10 per cent while using the website, and 6 per cent with the Instagram feed. "Every time I went to launch the app, it would c...
Instagram back after brief global outage
Instagram back after brief global outage
Source: IANS
25/07/2023 12:50:19 PM
WhatsApp releases update to fix emoji keyboard crash on Android beta Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has released a bug-fix update to address emoji keyboard crash on Android beta. Several users were experiencing a crash when using the emoji keyboard, reports WABetaInfo. Moreover, many users also reported issues with configuring their avatars, while accessing the privacy section and adding text over images using the drawing editor. Many users observed that the update had been installed automatically due to the Google Play Store's auto-downlo...
WhatsApp releases update to fix emoji keyboard crash on Android beta
WhatsApp releases update to fix emoji keyboard crash on Android beta
Source: IANS
21/07/2023 4:50:23 PM
Asian shares fall after US tech falters, dollar and yields hold gains Asian shares fell on Friday after Tesla and Netflix weighed on U.S. tech shares after their earnings reports, while the dollar and Treasury yields held their gains ahead of an action-packed week that could see the end of the U.S. tightening cycle. As well as the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting next week, the Bank of Japan will meet amid speculation of imminent policy tweaks. Early on Friday, Japan's inflation stayed above the central bank's target of 2% for the 15th straight month in ...
Asian shares fall after US tech falters, dollar and yields hold gains
Asian shares fall after US tech falters, dollar and yields hold gains
Source: Reuters
21/07/2023 8:36:25 AM
Qualcomm, Meta partner to enable on-device AI apps using Llama 2 Qualcomm Technologies has announced that it is working with Meta to optimise the execution of Meta's Llama 2 large language models directly on-device, without relying on the sole use of cloud services. The ability to run generative artificial intelligence (AI) models like Llama 2 on devices like smartphones, PCs, virtual reality (VR)/ augmented reality (AR) headsets and vehicles allows developers to save on cloud costs, and to provide users with private, more reliable and personalised ...
Qualcomm, Meta partner to enable on-device AI apps using Llama 2
Qualcomm, Meta partner to enable on-device AI apps using Llama 2
Source: IANS
19/07/2023 10:21:50 AM
Meta introduces generative AI model `CM3leon` for text, images Meta (formerly Facebook) has introduced a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model -- "CM3leon" (pronounced like chameleon), that does both text-to-image and image-to-text generation.  "CM3leon is the first multimodal model trained with a recipe adapted from text-only language models, including a large-scale retrieval-augmented pre-training stage and a second multitask supervised fine-tuning (SFT) stage," Meta said in a blogpost on Friday.  With CM3leo...
Meta introduces generative AI model `CM3leon` for text, images
Meta introduces generative AI model `CM3leon` for text, images
Source: IANS
16/07/2023 11:18:50 AM
Nasdaq 100 index to get a makeover as `Magificent Seven` get too concentrated The Nasdaq-100 index is getting a fresh look, the media reported. The index comprises 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq and the popular Invesco QQQ exchange-traded fund tracks the index, CNN reported. Seven companies listed in the Nasdaq-100 accounted for roughly 51 per cent of the index as of June 3, according to a note by Louis Navellier, chairman of Navellier & Associates. The Nasdaq is looking to fix that problem -- without changing any of the st...
Nasdaq 100 index to get a makeover as `Magificent Seven` get too concentrated
Nasdaq 100 index to get a makeover as `Magificent Seven` get too concentrated
Source: IANS
15/07/2023 11:43:09 AM
WhatsApp working on animated avatar feature for Android beta Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on an animated avatar feature for Android beta. According to WABetaInfo, the platform has worked on adding an enhanced version of the avatar pack by introducing animated avatars.  This will help improve the users' interactions.  "The animated avatars will bring more life and personality to stickers, allowing for a more expressive communication experience," the report said.  Animated avatars a...
WhatsApp working on animated avatar feature for Android beta
WhatsApp working on animated avatar feature for Android beta
Source: IANS
13/07/2023 5:29:05 PM
Global in-app spending hits record $67.5 bn, India largest market for Google Play The global mobile market hit a record $67.5 billion regarding in-app consumer spend and registered 76.8 billion app downloads across iOS and Google Play in the first six months of this year, a report showed on Thursday. Positive growth in mobile consumer spend returned at a healthy 5.3 per cent year-over-year in H1 2023 after a decline in 2022. App downloads were also up by 3.2 per cent, according to data.ai, the leading mobile data and analytics provider. India, Brazil and Indones...
Global in-app spending hits record $67.5 bn, India largest market for Google Play
Global in-app spending hits record $67.5 bn, India largest market for Google Play
Source: IANS
13/07/2023 11:04:41 AM
WhatsApp rolling out phone number privacy feature for communities on beta Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new 'phone number privacy' feature on Android and iOS beta Beta users will see a new option in the community announcement group info named 'phone number privacy,' reports WABetaInfo. This feature informs users that their phone number is only visible to community admins and other people who have saved them as a contact. It also helps users to hide their full phone numbers from other participants in the conversati...
WhatsApp rolling out phone number privacy feature for communities on beta
WhatsApp rolling out phone number privacy feature for communities on beta
Source: IANS
11/07/2023 5:18:23 PM
WhatsApp rolling out sticker suggestion feature on iOS beta Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new sticker suggestion feature on iOS beta. Beta users will see a new sticker tray above the keyboard in WhatsApp, reports WABetaInfo. The tray shows all the stickers related to the emoji entered in the chat bar. Given that the number of installed stickers keeps growing over time, the new sticker suggestion feature will likely be helpful for users. It sometimes might be complicated to search for a particular sticker from a la...
WhatsApp rolling out sticker suggestion feature on iOS beta
WhatsApp rolling out sticker suggestion feature on iOS beta
Source: IANS
9/07/2023 4:21:24 PM
WhatsApp rolling out 'link with phone number' feature on Android beta  Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new 'link with phone number' feature on Android beta, which allows users to link their account to WhatsApp Web by using their phone number. With this feature, beta users can now link their account to WhatsApp Web without scanning the QR Code, reports WABetaInfo. The feature allows users to link a device using their primary account phone number and a one-time password (OTP) generated by WhatsApp Web. To use the feat...
WhatsApp rolling out 'link with phone number' feature on Android beta
WhatsApp rolling out 'link with phone number' feature on Android beta
Source: IANS
9/07/2023 2:22:37 PM
Instagram testing Live Activities feature on iOS  Meta-owned Instagram is reportedly testing the Live Activities feature for its iOS app. As noted by 9to5Mac reader Fernando Moretto, the Instagram app is now showing Live Activities when users close the app while uploading a new photo or video. This eliminates the need to open the Instagram app again-and-again to make sure the upload is completed. Instagram's Live Activities work on both Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. It seems that this feature is currently available to...
Instagram testing Live Activities feature on iOS
Instagram testing Live Activities feature on iOS
Source: IANS
9/07/2023 2:20:40 PM
TikTok launches subscription-based music service to take on Spotify, Apple  Amid the growing Twitter-Meta fight over Threads app, Chinese short-video making app TikTok has launched a subscription-based music streaming service to take on market leaders Apple and Spotify. The subscription-only music streaming service called “TikTok Music” has been launched first in Brazil and Indonesia.  The service replaces ByteDance’s existing streaming service, Resso (which is available in India too), which will shut down on September 5 in Brazil a...
TikTok launches subscription-based music service to take on Spotify, Apple
TikTok launches subscription-based music service to take on Spotify, Apple
Source: IANS
7/07/2023 11:31:38 AM
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' crosses 95 mn posts, 50 mn profiles Meta's Twitter rival, Threads, has reached over 95 million posts and more than 50 million accounts. Users have already posted more than 95 million threads and dropped about 190 million likes, according to internal data seen by The Verge. It all happened in less than 24 hours. Meta launched Threads on Wednesday for iOS and Android users in 100 countries, and it is currently the top free app on the App Store. Threads is a new app, built by the Instagram team, for sharing text up...
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' crosses 95 mn posts, 50 mn profiles
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' crosses 95 mn posts, 50 mn profiles
Source: IANS
7/07/2023 9:41:08 AM
Another Twitter rival Bluesky raises $8 mn, announces paid service  As Meta launched its Twitter rival Threads on Instagram on Thursday, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky has announced it has raised $8 million to support its mission and growth. Bluesky said on Thursday that it will also offer a paid service that provides custom domains for end users who want to have a unique domain as their handle on the service. The Twitter competitor raised $8 million in a seed round led by Neo, a community-led firm with partners like Ali Partovi and...
Another Twitter rival Bluesky raises $8 mn, announces paid service
Another Twitter rival Bluesky raises $8 mn, announces paid service
Source: IANS
6/07/2023 1:04:11 PM
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' now live, crosses 2mn sign-ups in two hours Meta's Twitter rival, Threads, is now available for download on Android and iOS in 100 countries, and has crossed two million sign-ups in just two hours after it was launched. "Threads is a new app, built by the Instagram team, for sharing text updates and joining public conversations," Meta said in a blogpost on Wednesday. "You log in using your Instagram account and posts can be up to 500 characters long and include links, photos, and videos up to 5 minutes in lengt...
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' now live, crosses 2mn sign-ups in two hours
Meta's Twitter rival 'Threads' now live, crosses 2mn sign-ups in two hours
Source: IANS
6/07/2023 11:17:11 AM
WhatsApp rolling out feature to adjust text size on Windows beta Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature on Windows beta, which allows users to adjust text size. For beta users, a new option is available under the 'Personalisation' menu within the app settings, reports WABetaInfo. With this new feature, the platform intends to make it easier for users to adjust text size for the Windows app. Moreover, users can also reset the text size with CTRL + 0. Increasing the font size will help users to read messages easi...
WhatsApp rolling out feature to adjust text size on Windows beta
WhatsApp rolling out feature to adjust text size on Windows beta
Source: IANS
5/07/2023 5:41:39 PM
WhatsApp rolling out feature to let users send high-quality videos on iOS beta Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature on iOS beta, which allows users to send high-quality videos. While this feature preserves video dimensions, minor compression will still be applied to the video, thus sending videos in their original quality is not possible, reportsWABetaInfo. The default option will always be 'Standard quality' for all videos, therefore, users have to select the high-quality option every time they want to send a video with bett...
WhatsApp rolling out feature to let users send high-quality videos on iOS beta
WhatsApp rolling out feature to let users send high-quality videos on iOS beta
Source: IANS
3/07/2023 5:25:23 PM
WhatsApp rolling out 32-person video calling feature on Windows beta   Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature to create video calls with up to 32 people, on Windows beta. Beta users will receive a message that invites them to try calling their groups, reports WABetaInfo. Earlier, only the ability to place audio calls with up to 32 people was available on Windows. However now, with the latest update, beta users can also video call with up to 32 people. The new feature is currently available to some beta testers t...
WhatsApp rolling out 32-person video calling feature on Windows beta
WhatsApp rolling out 32-person video calling feature on Windows beta
Source: IANS
29/06/2023 10:09:26 AM
Meta launches $250K Mixed Reality fund for Indian startups, developers  Meta on Wednesday announced a new Mixed Reality (MR) programme in India that includes a grant of $250,000 for the homegrown startups and developers to build apps and experiences. They can build apps using Meta’s Presence Platform -- the company's broad range of machine perception and AI capabilities for the Meta Quest Platform and metaverse.  According to the company, the fund seeks to nurture innovation and build an ecosystem of XR technologies in the country. ...
Meta launches $250K Mixed Reality fund for Indian startups, developers
Meta launches $250K Mixed Reality fund for Indian startups, developers
Source: IANS
28/06/2023 12:42:27 PM
WhatsApp Business surpasses 200 mn monthly active users globally  Meta (formerly Facebook) on Tuesday announced that WhatsApp Business has surpassed 200 million monthly active users globally, up from 50 million in 2020. Soon, businesses will be able to publish ads directly to Facebook or Instagram from the app and there will be no requirement of a Facebook account, said Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta said it’s also testing letting businesses automatically send personalized messages to multiple customers for a fee. "Star...
WhatsApp Business surpasses 200 mn monthly active users globally
WhatsApp Business surpasses 200 mn monthly active users globally
Source: IANS
28/06/2023 9:19:05 AM
Meta launches new VR subscription service for $7.99 per month    Meta has launched its new virtual reality (VR) subscription service 'Quest+' which costs $7.99 per month or $59.99 annually (a savings of over 37 per cent). With this new subscription, users will get access to two hand-picked VR titles every month, the company said in a blogpost on Monday. Moreover, if users sign up now through July 31, they will get the first month for $1. "With a combination of VR’s biggest hits, hidden gems, and back-catalogue cl...
Meta launches new VR subscription service for $7.99 per month
Meta launches new VR subscription service for $7.99 per month
Source: IANS
27/06/2023 10:14:24 AM
WhatsApp working on darker top app bar for Android beta Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a darker top app bar for Android beta. According to WABetainfo, although most users seem to like this modification, others seem to still think that the company should provide a new dark theme for the Android app, similar to the one offered in WhatsApp for iOS.   An even darker theme based on grayscale and the black colour could deliver excellent results in terms of performance and be more aesthetically pleas...
WhatsApp working on darker top app bar for Android beta
WhatsApp working on darker top app bar for Android beta
Source: IANS
26/06/2023 10:21:46 AM
Meta introduces generative AI model for speech 'Voicebox' Meta has developed a cutting-edge generative AI model 'Voicebox', designed to revolutionise the field of speech generation. "We've developed Voicebox, the first model that can generalise to speech-generation tasks it was not specifically trained to accomplish with state-of-the-art performance," Meta said in a blogpost. According to the company, Voicebox generates images and text in a variety of styles, and it can create outputs from scratch or modify samples provid...
Meta introduces generative AI model for speech 'Voicebox'
Meta introduces generative AI model for speech 'Voicebox'
Source: IANS
19/06/2023 11:49:51 AM
Meta expands 'performance bonuses' on FB for creators to earn more  Meta (formerly Facebook) has introduced extra bonuses for creators to earn more in its 'Performance bonus programme' that rewards creators for garnering strong engagement with their content on Facebook. The company has lowered some of the monetisation eligibility requirements for Stars so that more creators who are just starting out can earn money through the support of their fans. "Now creators must have 500 followers (down from 1,000) over the past 30 days (down fro...
Meta expands 'performance bonuses' on FB for creators to earn more
Meta expands 'performance bonuses' on FB for creators to earn more
Source: IANS
15/06/2023 6:17:07 PM
Meta releases AI-powered music generator MusicGen Meta (formerly Facebook) has released its-powered music generator called 'MusicGen', which will turn text description and melody into audio. The company also released the code and models for open research, reproducibility, and the music community. "We present MusicGen: A simple and controllable music generation model. MusicGen can be prompted by both text and melody. We release code (MIT) and models (CC-BY NC) for open research, reproducibility, and for the music community,...
Meta releases AI-powered music generator MusicGen
Meta releases AI-powered music generator MusicGen
Source: IANS
13/06/2023 1:05:24 PM
Meta rolling out AI chatbot trained on internal data to employees Meta is reportedly rolling out an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot 'Metamate' to its employees, which is trained on internal data. The new AI chatbot utilises company data to help employees summarise meetings, write code and debug features, reports The Verge. The company is currently rolling out this tool internally to a small group. When considering how to power the chatbot, Meta had discussions with Microsoft and OpenAI, but it decided to employ a separate, in-house mod...
Meta rolling out AI chatbot trained on internal data to employees
Meta rolling out AI chatbot trained on internal data to employees
Source: IANS
12/06/2023 11:05:20 AM
Mark Zuckerberg hails Musk for making Twitter `a lot leaner` which is good for industry Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has praised Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for making Twitter "a lot leaner" which has been "good for the industry" overall. On the 'The Lex Fridman Podcast' show, Zuckerberg said that Musk "led a push early on to make Twitter a lot leaner". "I think that those were generally good changes. I also think that it was probably good for the industry that he made those changes because my sense is that there were a lot of othe...
Mark Zuckerberg hails Musk for making Twitter `a lot leaner` which is good for industry
Mark Zuckerberg hails Musk for making Twitter `a lot leaner` which is good for industry
Source: IANS
11/06/2023 10:54:41 AM
WhatsApp rolling out new interface for group settings screen on iOS Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new interface for a group setting screen on iOS. According to WABetaInfo, the group administrators that use the stable version of WhatsApp from the App Store can now experiment with a new interface for the group settings screen after installing the new update. Along with a redesigned group setting screen, the company is adding a new 'Add Other Participants' option that allows group administrators to choose who can add new members t...
WhatsApp rolling out new interface for group settings screen on iOS
WhatsApp rolling out new interface for group settings screen on iOS
Source: IANS
10/06/2023 6:04:54 PM
Wall Street officially in bull market The S&P 500 rallied to end the day in a bull market, marking a 20 per cent surge since its most recent low, reached on October 12, 2022. That brings to end the bear market that began in January 2022. Buoyed by gains in big technology stocks, the broad-based index closed at 4,293.93 and crossed the threshold that separates a bear market from a bull market -- that's investor-speak for a period of time marked by rising stock prices and optimism on Wall Street, CNN reported. Markets...
Wall Street officially in bull market
Wall Street officially in bull market
Source: IANS
9/06/2023 11:43:42 AM
Messenger to soon offer AI-generated stickers Meta will start testing a new artificial intelligence (AI)-generated stickers feature for the instant messaging platform Messenger. During a company-wide meeting, Ahmad Al-Dahle, Meta's vice president of AI, said that the company will use its image generation model to allow users make stickers based on text prompts, reported The Verge on Friday. Before being made available to the public, employees will start testing this feature internally. "With AI-generated stickers, our u...
Messenger to soon offer AI-generated stickers
Messenger to soon offer AI-generated stickers
Source: IANS
9/06/2023 10:57:47 AM
Apple Vision Pro headset not the one I want: Zuckerberg In a meeting with employees, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed Apple's Vision Pro headset launch and said it "could be the vision of the future of computing, but like, it's not the one that I want". During the companywide meeting, Zuckerberg said that Apple's device didn't introduce any major advancements in technology that Meta hadn't "already explored", reported The Verge on Friday. He also stated how Meta will be able to reach a la...
Apple Vision Pro headset not the one I want: Zuckerberg
Apple Vision Pro headset not the one I want: Zuckerberg
Source: IANS
9/06/2023 9:54:42 AM
WhatsApp launches new feature 'Channels' for broadcast messages Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday launched a new feature called -- "Channels" within the app for broadcast messaging, i.e., a simple, reliable and private way to receive important updates from people and organisations. The company said that it is building Channels in a new tab called Updates, where users will find Status and channels they choose to follow -- separate from their chats with family, friends and communities. "Channels are a one-way broadcast tool for admins to ...
WhatsApp launches new feature 'Channels' for broadcast messages
WhatsApp launches new feature 'Channels' for broadcast messages
Source: IANS
8/06/2023 5:50:52 PM
Meta to add over 20 new games for Quest headsets Meta has announced over 20 new titles for Quest VR headsets at the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, in addition to the introduction of a $499 Quest 3 headset which will be launched later this year. The games include Stranger Things VR, a new version of NFL Pro Era, Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire, Dungeons of Eternity, Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable, and more. The company is collaborating with a number of game studios...
Meta to add over 20 new games for Quest headsets
Meta to add over 20 new games for Quest headsets
Source: IANS
2/06/2023 4:42:45 PM
Shutterstock to acquire GIF platform Giphy from Meta for $53 mn Shutterstock on Tuesday announced to acquire leading GIF library and search engine Giphy from Meta for $53 million in a cash deal, after the UK's antitrust authority issued an order for Meta to sell Giphy on the grounds that the merger reduced dynamic competition. In a significant decision, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK in October last year ordered Meta (formerly Facebook) to sell off online database and search engine Giphy it acquired for $315 million. Giphy...
Shutterstock to acquire GIF platform Giphy from Meta for $53 mn
Shutterstock to acquire GIF platform Giphy from Meta for $53 mn
Source: IANS
23/05/2023 6:14:14 PM
Meta India's Head of Partnerships Manish Chopra moves on Manish Chopra, Meta India's Director and Head of Partnerships has stepped down after four and a half years at the social network to pursue a new phase in his professional journey. Sandhya Devanathan, VP, Meta India, told IANS on Wednesday that Chopra was part of the India leadership team for more than 4 years and played a key role in scaling business and deepening relationships with creators and businesses. "In his role, Chopra has made enormous contributions in enabling our pr...
Meta India's Head of Partnerships Manish Chopra moves on
Meta India's Head of Partnerships Manish Chopra moves on
Source: IANS
17/05/2023 5:34:36 PM
WhatsApp starts beta testing Wear OS app for Android smartwatches Meta-owned WhatsApp has started beta testing the Wear OS app for Android smartwatches such as Pixel Watch, Galaxy Watch 5, and other devices, which will let users stay connected and access their chats and messages directly from their smartwatch. Wear OS is an Android operating system designed for smartwatches. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp will ask users to link their account to a Wear OS device. When the smartwatch app is linked to the user's WhatsApp account, an 8-digit cod...
WhatsApp starts beta testing Wear OS app for Android smartwatches
WhatsApp starts beta testing Wear OS app for Android smartwatches
Source: IANS
9/05/2023 3:49:00 PM
Girnar Elevate Summit 23: Car Dekho CEO Amit Jain hosts a one-of-it??s-kind initiative to empower India`s emerging entrepreneurs. CarDekho Group CEO, Amit Jain organized the first edition of the two-day Girnar Elevate Summit 23 to empower the Shark Tank Investee companies & others. The Summit, held on 1st & 2nd May '23 in their Jaipur headquartered office, was a one-of-its-kind event that reflected Amit Jain’s deep interest in personally connecting and guiding the founders of the investee companies. Shark Tank India has provided a platform for budding entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas and attrac...
Girnar Elevate Summit 23: Car Dekho CEO Amit Jain hosts a one-of-it??s-kind initiative to empower India`s emerging entrepreneurs.
Girnar Elevate Summit 23: Car Dekho CEO Amit Jain hosts a one-of-it??s-kind initiative to empower India`s emerging entrepreneurs.
Source: PR Agency
5/05/2023 3:37:48 PM
WhatsApp rolling out `side-by-side` feature on Android tablets Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new "side-by-side" feature on Android tablets for some beta testers. According to WABetaInfo, this feature will allow users to switch between conversations without losing track of their ongoing chats, providing more control over the WhatsApp interface on their Android tablets. Users can also disable the side-by-side view by toggling the option available within -- WhatsApp Settings > Chats. The side-by-side view splits the s...
WhatsApp rolling out `side-by-side` feature on Android tablets
WhatsApp rolling out `side-by-side` feature on Android tablets
Source: IANS
1/05/2023 11:47:00 AM
Meta seeks OpenAI`s help to create AI coding assistant for its engineers Meta (formerly Facebook) is reportedly in touch with Microsoft and OpenAI's to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant for its engineers. According to 'Command Line' by The Verge's Alex Heath, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth recently told employees about the plan, saying the cost for building an AI coding engineer is "crazy" at about seven cents per query. "That's the only place in the company we're really considering working with Microso...
Meta seeks OpenAI`s help to create AI coding assistant for its engineers
Meta seeks OpenAI`s help to create AI coding assistant for its engineers
Source: IANS
1/05/2023 11:41:47 AM