- Technology
Meta charged users for free Internet in developing countries: Report
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) reportedly charged its Internet users in developing countries like Pakistan, Indonesia and the Philippines, in the name of offering them free access to the Web. Meta’s Internet service,…
- Technology
Our AI supercomputer will be world’s fastest this year: Meta
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has built an AI supercomputer that, it claims, will be the fastest in the world when it’s fully ready in mid-2022. Called the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC),…
- Technology
WhatsApp to bring 2-step verification to desktop and web versions
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly developing the ability to add two-step verification to its desktop app and web version. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp plans to bring the two-step verification feature to…
- Technology
Google denies collusion with FaceBook, moves to court against antitrust suit
San Francisco: Google has moved to court against an antitrust lawsuit in the US that alleged Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg were involved in a secret…
- World
Facebook killed me, tweets Taslima Nasreen after her profile memorialized
New Delhi: Controversial writer Taslima Nasreen on Tuesday got surprised after Facebook ‘memorialized’ her account on social media. Apparently, Facebook has made her account memorialized believing that she is no more. Taking…
- Technology
Retail giant Walmart plans to enter Metaverse, sell NFTs
San Francisco: Amid the buzz around Metaverse, retail giant Walmart has revealed plans to enter the field of highly immersive virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) and Blockchain-based world. Walmart’s trademark filings indicate that…
- Technology
Meta smartwatch may feature detachable display
San Francisco: To take on Apple, Meta is reportedly planning to launch its first smartwatch in two models – a circular and a square one with detachable display. According to LetsGoDigital, the…
- Technology
Meta moderators threaten to stop work over missing salaries
San Francisco: A group of third-party content moderators at Meta (formerly Facebook) has reportedly threatened to stop work until their salaries are paid in full. Facebook moderators at an Accenture site in…
- Technology
Meta employees will need Covid booster jabs to return to office
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has said that employees who have received Covid booster jabs will only be allowed to enter office premises when it finally reopens. Meta has already said that…
- India
Live-streaming of suicide on Facebook triggers row in Bengal
Kolkata: A controversy has been triggered in West Bengal after a man, his wife and their son committed suicide at Bakkhali area in South 24 Parganas district with the act streaming live…
- Technology
Meta opens Privacy Centre to educate users on data security
New Delhi: Facing an intense scrutiny over users’ data privacy, Meta has introduced a Privacy Centre across its family of apps to educate billions of users. Available to a limited number of…
- Bollywood
Sushant Singh Rajput’s ‘Happy New Year’ post leaves fans in shock
Mumbai: One of the finest and talented actor of Bollywood Sushant Singh Rajput left this world on June 14, 2020 creating a big void in the industry that can never be filled…
- India
Facebook friend dupes UP woman of Rs 32 lakh
Noida: The Noida Police has launched an investigation after a cyber thug allegedly conned a city resident of Rs 42 lakh after befriending her over social media, officials said on Wednesday. The…
- World
Russian court fines Google nearly $100M over content
Moscow: A Moscow court fined Google nearly 100 million Friday over its failure to delete content banned by local law, a penalty that reflects Russian efforts to step up pressure on big…
- Technology
Meta develops AI to bring children’s drawings to life
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that can identify and automatically animate the human-like figures in children’s drawings with a high success rate, and without…
