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Big Tech companies gear up for major policy changes under Donald Trump US President-elect Donald Trump has strong relationships with Big Tech CEOs like Elon Musk and has talked about positive relationships with Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos and Meta Co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.  Other support from Silicon Valley comes from the disdain for Lina Khan, Biden’s strong anti-trust FTC chair who has been very hard on Big Tech, according to a report by Counterpoint Research. “With a potentially more business-friendly FTC chair during the Trump administ...
Big Tech companies gear up for major policy changes under Donald Trump
Big Tech companies gear up for major policy changes under Donald Trump
Source: IANS
2024-11-11 09:30:46 am
Exclusive-Ambani`s Reliance Jio IPO set for 2025, retail debut much later, sources say  Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani targets a 2025 Mumbai listing for his telecom business Jio, valued by analysts at over $100 billion, and plans to launch his retail unit's IPO much later, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Reliance Industries' boss Ambani hasn't updated his IPO timelines after saying in 2019 that Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail would "move towards" a listing within five years. In recent years, Ambani, Asia's richest man, r...
Exclusive-Ambani`s Reliance Jio IPO set for 2025, retail debut much later, sources say
Exclusive-Ambani`s Reliance Jio IPO set for 2025, retail debut much later, sources say
Source: Reuters
2024-11-04 03:09:31 pm
Facebook India`s net profit up 43 pc to Rs 505 crore in FY24 Facebook India saw its profit surge by 43 per cent in the last fiscal (FY24), riding on digital advertising and support services offered to its parent company Meta in the US.  The company’s India unit saw its net profit reach Rs 505 crore last fiscal. Its revenue from operations increase by 9.3 per cent to Rs 3,034.8 crore in FY24, up from Rs 2,775.7 crore in FY23, as per data from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Facebook India’s overall expenses grew 2.4 per cent to ...
Facebook India`s net profit up 43 pc to Rs 505 crore in FY24
Facebook India`s net profit up 43 pc to Rs 505 crore in FY24
Source: IANS
2024-11-02 11:07:30 am
Asia markets start momentous month on cautious side, US payrolls awaited Asian markets started a likely momentous month on the cautious side, with shares mostly lower and Treasury yields near three-month highs on Friday, while investors wait for U.S. payrolls data, although a rate cut next week is largely baked in. Investors are awaiting Friday's nonfarm payrolls report, ahead of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election and Federal Reserve's policy meeting a day later. Oil extended its rally, with Brent prices up almost 2% to $74.13 a barrel, on repo...
Asia markets start momentous month on cautious side, US payrolls awaited
Asia markets start momentous month on cautious side, US payrolls awaited
Source: Reuters
2024-11-01 08:56:28 am
Asian stocks slip as tech drags, yen near 3-month low before BOJ decision Asian stocks slid on Thursday as chip-sector stocks tracked overnight declines by Wall Street peers and Facebook owner Meta Platforms warned of accelerating costs for artificial intelligence. More megacap tech earnings are due later in the day from Apple and Amazon. The yen hovered close to a three-month low against the dollar, weighed down by political instability after a drubbing for Japan's ruling coalition in parliamentary elections last weekend, which could delay a normalisatio...
Asian stocks slip as tech drags, yen near 3-month low before BOJ decision
Asian stocks slip as tech drags, yen near 3-month low before BOJ decision
Source: Reuters
2024-10-31 08:53:33 am
E-commerce platform Meesho clocks Rs 53 crore loss in FY24 E-commerce platform Meesho on Wednesday reported a Rs 53 crore loss for FY 2023-24, while narrowing down the figure by 97 per cent from Rs 1,569 crore in FY 2022-23.  Meesho's revenue from operations grew by 33 per cent to Rs 7,615 crore in FY 2023-24 against Rs 5,735 crore earlier. The company said its orders deliveries grew by 36 per cent in the last financial year. Reasons behind the decrease in the loss were efficiencies across multiple areas like logistics, as well as l...
E-commerce platform Meesho clocks Rs 53 crore loss in FY24
E-commerce platform Meesho clocks Rs 53 crore loss in FY24
Source: IANS
2024-10-30 04:37:13 pm
Bharat AI mission advancing with strong ties among industry, government: Ashwini Vaishnaw Union Minister for Electronics and IT and Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Saturday said the country’s AI mission is advancing with strong collaborations among industry, government and academia.  In a post on X, Vaishnaw said he met Meta's Chief AI Scientist Dr Yann LeCun and discussed the country’s potential in AI and skilling the youth. "Met @ylecun of Meta to discuss Bharat’s AI potential. Our AI mission is advancing with strong collaborations among indu...
Bharat AI mission advancing with strong ties among industry, government: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Bharat AI mission advancing with strong ties among industry, government: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Source: IANS
2024-10-27 09:07:58 am
India`s diverse talent to use AI for societal growth: Meta`s chief AI scientist India's diverse talent will help artificial intelligence (AI) become a powerful tool for societal growth, Meta's Chief AI Scientist, Dr Yann LeCun, has stressed.  A pioneer in the field of AI, Dr LeCun said India has a key role to play in the AI era “because of the size of the population, its diversity of cultures and value systems”. Speaking at a panel discussion at IIT Delhi, he envisioned smart glasses helping rural farmers interact with AI in their local dia...
India`s diverse talent to use AI for societal growth: Meta`s chief AI scientist
India`s diverse talent to use AI for societal growth: Meta`s chief AI scientist
Source: IANS
2024-10-26 11:17:58 am
Dollar droops with US yields, stocks mixed amid rates, election risks The dollar was on the defensive on Friday following its biggest drop in a month against major peers, as it tracked a retreat in U.S. yields from nearly three-month highs after depressed Treasury prices drew buyers. Asian stocks were mixed, with some markets tracking Wall Street gains from overnight, while Japan's Nikkei struggled after the yen rebounded strongly from a three-week trough to the dollar. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose while mainland blue chips were flat. For the wee...
Dollar droops with US yields, stocks mixed amid rates, election risks
Dollar droops with US yields, stocks mixed amid rates, election risks
Source: Reuters
2024-10-25 09:27:49 am
Global VR headset shipments drop 4 pc in Q2, Meta leads Global virtual reality (VR) headset shipments fell 4 per cent in the April-June quarter (Q2), primarily due to a sharp drop in Sony’s PlayStation VR2 shipments, a report said on Friday.  The decline was also due to overall weakness in the consumer VR segment due to a lack of application innovations and a sluggish economy, according to Counterpoint’s Global XR (AR/VR) Headset Model Tracker.   In contrast, demand from the enterprise VR segment remained relatively sta...
Global VR headset shipments drop 4 pc in Q2, Meta leads
Global VR headset shipments drop 4 pc in Q2, Meta leads
Source: IANS
2024-09-13 01:48:28 pm
Meta Verified, customised messages arrive on WhatsApp for businesses in India Meta on Thursday announced several features and updates on WhatsApp for millions of small businesses across the country that will help them grow ahead of the upcoming festive season.  At its first ‘WhatsApp Business Summit’ in the country, the company said that ‘Meta Verified’ feature is now available to all eligible small businesses in India using the WhatsApp Business app. With this feature, businesses that choose to subscribe and demonstrate their authent...
Meta Verified, customised messages arrive on WhatsApp for businesses in India
Meta Verified, customised messages arrive on WhatsApp for businesses in India
Source: IANS
2024-09-12 02:44:31 pm
Meta rolls out `verified subscription` plans for businesses in India Meta on Wednesday introduced verified subscription plans for businesses on Facebook and Instagram in India.  The Meta Verified for businesses will offer them with a verified badge, enhanced account support, impersonation protection, and additional features to support discovery and connection. The plan starts at as little as Rs 639 for a single app per month and goes up to Rs 21,000, which is an introductory discounted rate for two apps per month, said the company. Meta Verified ...
Meta rolls out `verified subscription` plans for businesses in India
Meta rolls out `verified subscription` plans for businesses in India
Source: IANS
2024-07-17 02:01:05 pm
Samsung Chairman meets with Meta, Amazon and Qualcomm CEOs in US Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong has met with the heads of Meta, Amazon and Qualcomm in the US this week to discuss future technologies and business collaborations, the company said on Thursday.  Lee, who has been on a two-week business trip in the US, was invited to Mark Zuckerberg's home in Palo Alto, California, on Tuesday (US time) where he had talks with Meta's founder and CEO, according to Samsung Electronics. It is their second meeting in 2024 after Zuckerbe...
Samsung Chairman meets with Meta, Amazon and Qualcomm CEOs in US
Samsung Chairman meets with Meta, Amazon and Qualcomm CEOs in US
Source: IANS
2024-06-13 02:59:04 pm
Social commerce platform Meesho raises $275 million Social commerce platform Meesho has raised $275 million, a regulatory filing by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US has revealed. The fundraising, part of an ongoing round, came from existing investors like SoftBank, Prosus, Elevation Capital and Peak XV Partners. The latest funding valued Meesho at $3.9 billion. Meesho may increase the ongoing round size to $500-600 million, according to reports. The SEC regulatory filing also indicated a share tr...
Social commerce platform Meesho raises $275 million
Social commerce platform Meesho raises $275 million
Source: IANS
2024-05-11 06:08:55 pm
Kakao 1st S. Korean firm to join global open-source AI Alliance Internet company Kakao said on Friday it has joined a global consortium that promotes open-source artificial intelligence (AI) research and development, becoming the first South Korean corporate member of the initiative. Kakao said it is the first South Korean firm to join the AI Alliance led by global tech giants IBM and Meta, as part of efforts to help create a local AI ecosystem that meets global standards, reports Yonhap news agency. The AI Alliance was founded in December by a rang...
Kakao 1st S. Korean firm to join global open-source AI Alliance
Kakao 1st S. Korean firm to join global open-source AI Alliance
Source: IANS
2024-04-12 09:35:41 am
Bajaj Allianz Life introduces premium payment options on WhatsApp  Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance on Tuesday said that it partnered with Meta to introduce premium payment options on WhatsApp for customers to seamlessly manage their policies and payments all in one place. With this, customers can effortlessly pay their premiums through various payment modes like net banking, credit cards, and UPI directly within the WhatsApp interface. "With the new premium payment option on the platform, customers will now have an even more enhanced and seamle...
Bajaj Allianz Life introduces premium payment options on WhatsApp
Bajaj Allianz Life introduces premium payment options on WhatsApp
Source: IANS
2024-04-09 02:55:15 pm
MCA, Meta partner to launch WhatsApp tipline to detect deepfakes in India The Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA) on Thursday said that its Deepfakes Analysis Unit (DAU), in collaboration with Meta, will launch a WhatsApp tipline on March 25 to help detect and respond to AI-generated synthetic media in India. Any member of the public can forward audio notes and videos to +91 9999025044 on WhatsApp to get assessments on whether a piece of media is AI-generated or contains elements of it. The tipline will offer support in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. &qu...
MCA, Meta partner to launch WhatsApp tipline to detect deepfakes in India
MCA, Meta partner to launch WhatsApp tipline to detect deepfakes in India
Source: IANS
2024-03-21 05:21:47 pm
World`s 1st web platform-based robot OS to arrive this week South Korean tech giant Naver said on Tuesday that it will unveil a web platform-based robot operating system (OS) for the first time in the world. Naver is joining the ‘LEAP 2024’ event this week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, along with Google, Apple, Meta Platforms, AWS and other global big techs. During the event, the Korean company will present the "ARC mind powered by Whale OS," the world's first web platform-based robot OS, to help robotics developers worldwid...
World`s 1st web platform-based robot OS to arrive this week
World`s 1st web platform-based robot OS to arrive this week
Source: IANS
2024-03-05 12:35:43 pm
Myntra teams up with Meta to launch fun emoji campaign on WhatsApp to give sneak peek into Myntra Birthday Blast To commemorate its 17th birthday, Myntra has launched a fun emoji campaign on WhatsApp, in partnership with Meta and Gupshup, ahead of the Myntra Birthday Blast scheduled between March 1 and March 7. Redefining the pre-event buzz with an exciting twist on traditional WhatsApp chatbots, Myntra has ensured that its birthday becomes truly special for its customers and is filled with surprises. The campaign will be live on WhatsApp for Myntra users on March 1 and 2. It will be an interactiv...
Myntra teams up with Meta to launch fun emoji campaign on WhatsApp to give sneak peek into Myntra Birthday Blast
Myntra teams up with Meta to launch fun emoji campaign on WhatsApp to give sneak peek into Myntra Birthday Blast
Source: IANS
2024-03-02 01:30:17 pm
South Korean President, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg discuss cooperation on AI South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol and Meta Platforms CEO, Mark Zuckerberg met in Seoul on Thursday and discussed ways to expand cooperation in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Extended Reality (XR) sectors, a presidential official said. Zuckerberg was in Seoul on a three-day visit, during which he met with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, LG Electronics CEO Cho Joo-wan and other businesspeople to discuss collaborations in the cutting-edge industries, Yonhap news agency re...
South Korean President, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg discuss cooperation on AI
South Korean President, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg discuss cooperation on AI
Source: IANS
2024-02-29 01:35:50 pm
Mark Zuckerberg likely to meet South Korean tech leaders, discuss AI Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will likely meet with business officials from leading South Korean tech companies and startups, including Samsung, during his visit to Seoul, industry sources said on Wednesday. The CEO of Meta Platforms, Facebook's parent company, arrived in South Korea on Tuesday night following his visit to Japan. This marks Zuckerberg's first visit to South Korea in more than 10 years, reports Yonhap news agency. Sources said Zuckerberg is likely t...
Mark Zuckerberg likely to meet South Korean tech leaders, discuss AI
Mark Zuckerberg likely to meet South Korean tech leaders, discuss AI
Source: IANS
2024-02-28 10:34:51 am
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
Centre working on draft AI regulation framework, to be released soon The government on Tuesday said it is working on to unveil a draft regulatory framework for artificial intelligence (AI) by June-July this year, amid concerns over a rise in deepfakes and user harm associated with the new technology. Addressing a Nasscom event in the Capital, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said the government is working on a draft AI regulation framework and will release it soon. “The aim is to harness AI for economic growth and add...
Centre working on draft AI regulation framework, to be released soon
Centre working on draft AI regulation framework, to be released soon
Source: IANS
2024-02-21 11:42:58 am
20 tech firms pledge to curb deepfakes during global elections this year  Twenty leading tech companies like Microsoft, Meta, Google, X, Amazon and OpenAI have pledged to help prevent deceptive AI content, or deepfakes, from interfering with global elections this year, including in India. More than four billion people in over 40 countries will vote this year. At the Munich Security Conference (MSC), the companies signed a tech accord to combat deceptive use of AI in 2024 elections. The “Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Election...
20 tech firms pledge to curb deepfakes during global elections this year
20 tech firms pledge to curb deepfakes during global elections this year
Source: IANS
2024-02-17 12:36:55 pm
Mark Zuckerberg tries Apple Vision Pro, says Quest 3 is better, less expensive Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried Apple’s mixed reality (MR) headset Vision Pro and said on Wednesday that his company’s Quest 3 AR/VR headset is a better product, less expensive and more immersive. In a video message, Zuckerberg said that Quest 3 is seven times less expensive. “Quest provides better value and is the better product. Period. Overall, Quest is better for the vast majority of things that people use mixed reality for,” he mentioned. He sa...
Mark Zuckerberg tries Apple Vision Pro, says Quest 3 is better, less expensive
Mark Zuckerberg tries Apple Vision Pro, says Quest 3 is better, less expensive
Source: IANS
2024-02-14 11:16:20 am
Invincible Meta CEO and Founder Ajay Setia launches Techno-Spiritual book `God is a Myth` at World Book Fair 2024  Invincible Meta, India’s First SaaS based Metaverse startup and a leading innovator in AR and VR technologies, proudly announces the launch of its Founder- Ajay Setia's book, "God is a Myth," at the World Book Fair held in New Delhi's Pragati Maidan. Ajay Setia's book "God is a Myth" delves deep into existential questions, revealing the interplay between atoms and algorithms. Setia explores the dualities of nature and emphasizes the importan...
Invincible Meta CEO and Founder Ajay Setia launches Techno-Spiritual book `God is a Myth` at World Book Fair 2024
Invincible Meta CEO and Founder Ajay Setia launches Techno-Spiritual book `God is a Myth` at World Book Fair 2024
Source: PR Agency
2024-02-13 11:11:33 am
Move to review CCI amid concerns over Google`s dominance a welcome move: ADIF The Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF), a policy think-tank representing homegrown startups, on Monday welcomed the initiation of a performance review of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to convene a meeting in this regard this month. The MCA's decision to scrutinise the functioning of CCI comes at a critical juncture when concerns about the regulator's efficacy in address...
Move to review CCI amid concerns over Google`s dominance a welcome move: ADIF
Move to review CCI amid concerns over Google`s dominance a welcome move: ADIF
Source: IANS
2024-02-12 05:16:36 pm
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
Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Bill Gates, becomes fourth richest person in the world Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the fourth richest person in the world following a surge in Meta’s share price that has increased his net worth more than any other individual this year, a report said. In 2024 so far, Zuckerberg’s fortune has climbed by $42.4 billion, which has vaulted him to the fourth place on Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index. He has now overtaken Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates, who dropped to the fifth position, MarketWatch reported. Zuckerbe...
Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Bill Gates, becomes fourth richest person in the world
Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Bill Gates, becomes fourth richest person in the world
Source: IANS
2024-02-06 11:31:05 am
Zuckerberg fifth richest person in the world following surge in Meta share price  Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the fifth richest person in the world following a surge in Meta’s share price that has seen his net worth increase more than any other individual this year, MarketWatch reported. In 2024 so far, Zuckerberg has already seen his net worth increase by $14.3 billion, in movements that have put him in fifth place on Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index, ahead of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and behind Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates. ...
Zuckerberg fifth richest person in the world following surge in Meta share price
Zuckerberg fifth richest person in the world following surge in Meta share price
Source: IANS
2024-02-03 09:58:57 am
US stocks open mixed following stronger-than-expected jobs report  US stocks opened mixed on Friday following a stronger-than-expected jobs report and earnings beats from tech giants Amazon and Meta, a media report said. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 63 points, or 0.2 per cent, on Friday morning, the S&P 500 was up 0.2 per cent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was 0.3 per cent higher, CNN reported. Investors are closing out a week full of labour data with a January jobs report that far exceeded Wall Street’s expe...
US stocks open mixed following stronger-than-expected jobs report
US stocks open mixed following stronger-than-expected jobs report
Source: IANS
2024-02-03 09:38:15 am
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
WhatsApp working on `chat interoperability` feature to comply with new EU rules Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a chat interoperability feature to comply with new European Union (EU) regulations. In the latest iOS app beta version of WhatsApp, WABetaInfo has spotted an in-development feature called ‘Third-party Chats.’ According to the new regulations outlined in the DMA (Digital Markets Act), WhatsApp has been identified as one of the companies that will be subject to these rules. The term "gatekeeper" suggests that WhatsApp has a domina...
WhatsApp working on `chat interoperability` feature to comply with new EU rules
WhatsApp working on `chat interoperability` feature to comply with new EU rules
Source: IANS
2024-01-25 09:49:57 am
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
Big 5 tech giants like Apple, Microsoft added $3.9 tn to their stock value this year The Big Five tech giants Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta collectively added a whopping $3.9 trillion to their stock value in 2023, the highest figure in the market's history, a new report revealed on Thursday. Tech stocks have dominated the 2023 stock market performance. The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), combined with the improving economy and slowing inflation, has helped the sector come into the spotlight, with many investors jumping back on the tech train, accord...
Big 5 tech giants like Apple, Microsoft added $3.9 tn to their stock value this year
Big 5 tech giants like Apple, Microsoft added $3.9 tn to their stock value this year
Source: IANS
2023-12-29 09:46:10 am
ONDC, Meta kick-off partnership to support small businesses in India ONDC and Meta on Tuesday partnered to enable small businesses in India build seamless conversational buyer and seller experiences on WhatsApp through an ecosystem of Meta’s business and technical solution providers. Meanwhile, ONDC will help these business solution providers become seller apps, bringing the businesses they service onto the ONDC Network and helping them drive commerce. To kick off the partnership, over the next two years, five lakh MSMEs will also be digitally upsk...
ONDC, Meta kick-off partnership to support small businesses in India
ONDC, Meta kick-off partnership to support small businesses in India
Source: IANS
2023-12-19 03:14:29 pm
Mark Zuckerberg building $100 mn top-secret property with a bunker in Hawaii Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a top-secret $100 million mansion in Hawaii that has a huge underground bunker. The scale of the roughly 1,400-acre compound is staggering and according to public documents obtained by Wired, the compound will consist of more than a dozen buildings, featuring 30 bedrooms and 30 bathrooms. The mansion on the Hawaiian island of Kauai includes a sprawling, 5,000-square-foot bunker that has its own source of power, the report menti...
Mark Zuckerberg building $100 mn top-secret property with a bunker in Hawaii
Mark Zuckerberg building $100 mn top-secret property with a bunker in Hawaii
Source: IANS
2023-12-17 01:36:00 pm
WhatsApp tests manage emoji replacement feature on Windows Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a new 'manage emoji replacement' feature to some beta testers who install the latest WhatsApp beta for Windows 2.2350.3.0 update from the Microsoft Store. This new update lets users disable this text-to-emoji replacement option, providing users with greater control over their messaging experience, reports WABetaInfo. Open the app settings and the general tab to see if the toggle to manage replacing text with emoji is available to your account. ...
WhatsApp tests manage emoji replacement feature on Windows
WhatsApp tests manage emoji replacement feature on Windows
Source: IANS
2023-12-17 09:59:20 am
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
WhatsApp allows to pin messages in individual, group chats Meta-owned WhatsApp has launched the ability to pin a message in a chat including text, polls, images and emojis — only one chat at a time. The feature has started rolling out to users. With pinned messages, you can easily highlight important messages in group or 1:1 chats. “This helps save users time so they can find timely messages more easily. All message types like text, poll, image, emojis, and more can be pinned, and they are end-to-end encrypted,” WhatsApp said ...
WhatsApp allows to pin messages in individual, group chats
WhatsApp allows to pin messages in individual, group chats
Source: IANS
2023-12-13 09:35:30 am
WhatsApp rolls out disappearing voice messages feature Meta-owned WhatsApp has introduced disappearing voice messages, that will allow users to send a voice message that can only be listened to once before it disappears. It is similar to the “View Once” option for photos and videos introduced in 2021, to add another layer of privacy to your messages. “We are excited to announce you can now send a voice message that will disappear once listened to,” WhatsApp said in a statement. You can now also share sensitive inf...
WhatsApp rolls out disappearing voice messages feature
WhatsApp rolls out disappearing voice messages feature
Source: IANS
2023-12-08 11:27:00 am
Meta launches default end-to-end encryption on Messenger Meta has finally rolled out default end-to-end encryption for personal messages and calls on Messenger and Facebook along with a host of new features. The end-to-end encrypted conversations also offer additional functionality including the ability to edit messages, higher media quality and disappearing messages. “Since 2016, Messenger has had the option for people to turn on end-to-end encryption, but we’re now changing private chats and calls across Messenger to be end-to-e...
Meta launches default end-to-end encryption on Messenger
Meta launches default end-to-end encryption on Messenger
Source: IANS
2023-12-07 10:52:37 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