- Technology
Meta not ‘threatening’ to pull FB, Insta from Europe over data transfer
New Delhi: After reports surfaced that Meta, formerly Facebook, is ‘likely’ to pull Facebook and Instagram apps from Europe if prevented from transferring data from the EU to the US, the company…
- Technology
Amazon earned $9.7 bn from ad services in Q4, now behind Google, FB
New Delhi: E-commerce giant Amazon has disclosed revenue from its fast-growing advertising business for the first time and in the fourth quarter of 2021, its advertising services grew 32 per cent (on-year)…
- World
Facebook owner posts biggest ever stock market value crash by a US company
New Delhi: Facebook’s owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230 billion, in a record daily loss for a US firm, the BBC reported. Its shares fell…
- India
UP professor booked for raping Facebook friend
Kanpur: A professor, working at a prestigious institution, has been booked for allegedly raping a woman in Kanpur with whom he had developed a friendship over Facebook. He had reportedly promised to…
- Technology
WhatsApp banned over 2 mn Indian accounts in Dec 2021
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said that it has banned 2,079,000 accounts in India in the month of December in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The company said that…
- Technology
Meta winding down its low-cost ‘Express WiFi’ programme
San Francisco: Meta is reportedly ending its Express Wi-Fi programme designed to provide low-cost internet in developing countries through partnerships with local communities, mobile operators, and businesses. Launched in 2016, it was…
- Technology
Meta rolls out updated 3D Avatars to FB, Instagram
San Francisco: In a bid to offer people more ways to express themselves as their avatars, Meta has announced that it is rolling out updated 3D Avatars to Facebook and Messenger, and…
- Technology
Google, Facebook may be forced to pay British newspapers for their stories
New Delhi: Tech giants such as Google and Facebook will be required to pay newspapers and other media outlets for using their stories, under new laws being drawn up by the UK…
- 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…
