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Make Google a ‘trusted source’ in US election: Sundar Pichai to employees  As the White House race entered the crucial counting stage, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees to make sure that “the products we build” are “a trusted source of information to people of every background and belief.”  In a memo to employees, Pichai said whomever the voters entrust, “let’s remember the role we play at work, through the products we build and as a business: to be a trusted source of information to people of ever...
Make Google a ‘trusted source’ in US election: Sundar Pichai to employees
Make Google a ‘trusted source’ in US election: Sundar Pichai to employees
Source: IANS
2024-11-06 12:57:20 pm
Nia Sharma sizzles in monokini, shares glimpses from her island vacation TV actress Nia Sharma has set Instagram on fire with a series of her breathtaking photos from her recent vacation in Thailand.   Known for her striking looks and bold fashion choices, Nia shared glimpses of her tropical getaway. She turned up the heat in a stylish monokini. Sharing photos and videos from Phi Phi Islands, the 'Naagin' actress wrote, “On and off the boats kind of days..#phiphiisland Vacation tha ya mission tha to do it all.. yet to decide.” Nia flaun...
Nia Sharma sizzles in monokini, shares glimpses from her island vacation
Nia Sharma sizzles in monokini, shares glimpses from her island vacation
Source: IANS
2024-10-23 11:52:23 am
Instagram extends gap with Naver as most used app in South Korea Photo-sharing app Instagram expanded its gap with South Korea's top search engine Naver in terms of hours used, data showed on Sunday, amid the growing popularity of short-video clips shared on the social media service operated by Meta Platforms.  According to data compiled by industry tracker Wiseapp, South Korean users spent a combined 389 million hours on Instagram, making it the third-most used app in the country in May, beating Naver by 46.41 million hours. Instagram outst...
Instagram extends gap with Naver as most used app in South Korea
Instagram extends gap with Naver as most used app in South Korea
Source: IANS
2024-06-09 09:28:09 am
Stars celebrate Easter Sunday and spread the cheer on social media The Indian film industry is celebrating Easter. Members of the fraternity across the film industries of India took to their social media and shared their best wishes for those who are celebrating the festival. Actor Abhisek Bachchan, who will be soon seen in the upcoming Shoojit Sircar untitled directorial, took to his X (formerly called Twitter), and wrote: “Happy Easter, everyone.” Actor Nivin Pauly, who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, shared a video wishing ev...
Stars celebrate Easter Sunday and spread the cheer on social media
Stars celebrate Easter Sunday and spread the cheer on social media
Source: IANS
2024-03-31 04:01:48 pm
Meta to form `Operations Centre` to combat spread of deceptive AI in EU polls Meta (formerly Facebook) on Monday said that it will be activating an Elections Operations Centre to combat the spread of misleading artificial intelligence (AI) content in the European Union's (EU) 2024 Parliament elections. The tech giant will bring together experts from across the company from their intelligence, data science, engineering, research, operations, content policy and legal teams to identify potential threats and put specific mitigations in place across their apps and te...
Meta to form `Operations Centre` to combat spread of deceptive AI in EU polls
Meta to form `Operations Centre` to combat spread of deceptive AI in EU polls
Source: IANS
2024-02-26 12:31:51 pm
Meta expands Instagram`s creator marketplace to new markets, including India Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday said that it is expanding Instagram's creator marketplace to eight new markets, including India, to help more brands and creators work together on partnerships. The creator marketplace is a tool for brands and creators to connect and collaborate around partnership opportunities. The tech giant began testing the creator marketplace in the US in 2022. "Over the next few weeks, we plan to invite creators and brands based in Canada, Australia...
Meta expands Instagram`s creator marketplace to new markets, including India
Meta expands Instagram`s creator marketplace to new markets, including India
Source: IANS
2024-02-22 05:37:32 pm
Meta testing cross-posting feature from FB to Threads Meta has started testing a cross-posting feature that would allow users to post from Facebook to Threads. It's a same feature that users have been using for a long time to post Stories and Reels on both Facebook and Instagram at the same time. The tech giant confirmed about the test to TechCrunch, saying that it is limited to iOS and does not include the European Union (EU). The feature will let users share both text and link posts from Facebook to Threads. The addition of this f...
Meta testing cross-posting feature from FB to Threads
Meta testing cross-posting feature from FB to Threads
Source: IANS
2024-02-22 11:41:23 am
Instagram may soon let you write messages with help of AI Meta-owned Instagram is reportedly woking on the functionality to allow users to write messages with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). App researcher Alessandro Paluzzi shared a screenshot that shows an option to “write with AI” when messaging another user. “Instagram is working on the ability to write a message with AI,” Paluzzi wrote on X. It will probably “paraphrase your message in different styles, similar to how Google's Magic Compose w...
Instagram may soon let you write messages with help of AI
Instagram may soon let you write messages with help of AI
Source: IANS
2024-02-09 01:55:02 pm
Meta purged over 26mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in India in December 2023  Meta said that it took down over 19.8 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 6.2 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in December 2023. Between December 1-31, Facebook received 44,332 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism, and said that it provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 33,072 cases. These include pre-established channels to report content for specific violations, self-remediation flows where ...
Meta purged over 26mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in India in December 2023
Meta purged over 26mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in India in December 2023
Source: IANS
2024-02-01 06:01:17 pm
Meta`s new feature to remind teens when they spend over 10 min on Instagram Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday launched a new feature called "nighttime nudges" that aims to remind teens when they spend more than 10 minutes on Instagram late at night. The new feature will remind teens that it's late and encourage them to shut the app. "Sleep is important, particularly for young people, so we're launching new nighttime nudges that will show up when teens have spent more than 10 minutes on Instagram in places like Reels or Direct Messages ...
Meta`s new feature to remind teens when they spend over 10 min on Instagram
Meta`s new feature to remind teens when they spend over 10 min on Instagram
Source: IANS
2024-01-19 10:08:36 am
Meta purged over 23 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in India in Nov 2023 Meta said that it took down over 18.3 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 4.7 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in November 2023. Between November 1-30 Facebook received 21,149 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism, and said that it provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 10,710 cases. These include pre-established channels to report content for specific violations, self-remediation flows where they ca...
Meta purged over 23 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in India in Nov 2023
Meta purged over 23 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in India in Nov 2023
Source: IANS
2024-01-01 06:15:43 pm
Insta`s new AI editing tool lets you edit image background via prompts  Meta-owned Instagram has launched a new AI media editing tool called "backdrop" that will let you edit an image background of your choice through prompts for Stories. The company initially launched the feature for users in the US. "Our AI media editing tool backdrop is available on Instagram in the US! With backdrop, you can reimagine your image’s background with just a few taps and a prompt like ‘chased by dinosaurs’ or ‘surrounded by puppie...
Insta`s new AI editing tool lets you edit image background via prompts
Insta`s new AI editing tool lets you edit image background via prompts
Source: IANS
2023-12-15 03:23:30 pm
Meta begins testing Threads integration with Mastodon, ActivityPub Meta has started testing a feature to show Threads posts on Mastodon and other ActivityPub networks, as the company finally makes Threads part of the decentralised social network system. ActivityPub is an open, decentralised social networking protocol that provides a client/server API for creating, updating, and deleting content. “Starting a test where posts from Threads accounts will be available on Mastodon and other services that use the ActivityPub protocol,” Meta Founde...
Meta begins testing Threads integration with Mastodon, ActivityPub
Meta begins testing Threads integration with Mastodon, ActivityPub
Source: IANS
2023-12-14 10:26:06 am
Users lose audio from their old Instagram videos Meta-owned Instagram has encountered a strange issue in which audio from videos posted on the platform some years ago has mysteriously vanished. When users try to play audio in the video posted on the platform some years ago, it displays an error that says "video has no sound". The issue appears to affect videos posted before late 2014, reports The Verge. Instagram users have reported that videos from 2014 and earlier (Instagram just implemented video functionality in 2013)...
Users lose audio from their old Instagram videos
Users lose audio from their old Instagram videos
Source: IANS
2023-12-06 05:00:02 pm
Meta to discontinue cross-messaging between Instagram, Facebook Meta has announced to discontinue cross-app communication chats between Instagram and Facebook Messenger. The company gave no reason for the move but it may be related to Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that requires big tech companies to offer interoperability between messaging platforms. Beginning in mid-December 2023, the users will no longer be able to chat with Facebook accounts on Instagram. “Once cross-app communication isn’t available, you won’t be ...
Meta to discontinue cross-messaging between Instagram, Facebook
Meta to discontinue cross-messaging between Instagram, Facebook
Source: IANS
2023-12-06 11:49:01 am
Instagram will soon allow users to disable read receipts in DMs Meta-owned Instagram has announced that soon users will be able to turn off read receipts in their direct messages (DMs). The company is testing a new feature that will give users a choice about using read receipts in DMs. Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri both announced on their Broadcast channels that the change is currently in testing. "We heard your feedback and have started testing a new feature that lets you turn read receipts off in your...
Instagram will soon allow users to disable read receipts in DMs
Instagram will soon allow users to disable read receipts in DMs
Source: IANS
2023-11-08 04:53:27 pm
Meta launches paid ad-free subscription for FB, Instagram in EU Meta on Monday introduced a new paid subscription option in the EU, EEA (European Economic Area) and Switzerland that will remove ads from Facebook and Instagram. The service will be offered next month for around 9.99 euros per month on the web or 12.99 euros a month on iOS and Android. To comply with evolving European regulations, Meta will offer people who use Facebook or Instagram and reside in these regions the choice to continue using these personalised services for free with ads, ...
Meta launches paid ad-free subscription for FB, Instagram in EU
Meta launches paid ad-free subscription for FB, Instagram in EU
Source: IANS
2023-10-31 09:18:09 am
Vicky Kaushal hugs `CutiepAai` mommy in Insta post; fans call him `green flag man' Actor Vicky Kaushal, who is currently on a promotional spree for his upcoming movie 'The Great Indian Family', on Sunday treated his fans with a heartwarming picture with his mother.?Vicky's Instagram account is filled with the posts of his projects, his photoshoots, lovey-dovey clicks with wife and actress Katrina Kaif, candid dance videos, and pictures of his family.?On Sunday, the 35-year-old actor shared a lovable picture with mommy Veena Kaushal.?Vicky is the son of action director Sham ...
Vicky Kaushal hugs `CutiepAai` mommy in Insta post; fans call him `green flag man'
Vicky Kaushal hugs `CutiepAai` mommy in Insta post; fans call him `green flag man'
Source: IANS
2023-09-18 10:16:06am
Ayushmann Khurrana gets showered with love from wife Tahira on Birthday Actor Ayushmann Khurrana is celebrating his 39th birthday in style.As the actor nears 40, his wife Tahira Kashyap Khurrana is wishing her beau a happy birthday, saying that he is the only one for whom she can dance till the crack of dawn.Taking to her Instagram, Tahira wrote: ?Happy birthday soulmate @ayushmannk love you so much! You are the only one for whom I can dance till 4 in the morning and which we did! Even though my legs were wobbly beyond a point but Basanti didn?t stop!! You bring ...
Ayushmann Khurrana gets showered with love from wife Tahira on Birthday
Ayushmann Khurrana gets showered with love from wife Tahira on Birthday
Source: IANS
2023-09-15 12:17:23pm