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Meta launches AI app, Zuckerberg chats with Microsoft CEO at developer conference
California: Working to differentiate itself in the crowded field of artificial intelligence, Meta Platforms has launched a standalone AI app — with a social media component — to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.…
- Technology
Meta deletes 90,000 pro-Palestine posts at Israel’s request
Since October 7, 2023, when Israel launched its latest military offensive on the Gaza Strip, a parallel battle has been unfolding online. According to a recent report by DropSite News, technology giant…
- Technology
Meta ‘hand in glove’ with China, betrayed American values: Whistleblower
New Delhi: Social media platform Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg are ‘hand in glove’ with China, and have betrayed American values, according to a whistleblower. A former Meta executive, Sarah Wynn-Williams, has…
- Technology
Meta to expand India operations, hire more for engineering and AI roles
New Delhi: Global technology giant Meta is expanding its presence in India and would hire engineers and product specialists for artificial intelligence (AI) roles. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced…
- Hyderabad
Meta removes accounts related to BJP MLA Raja Singh over hate speech
Hyderabad: In a decisive action, IT giant Meta has removed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh’s Facebook and Instagram accounts over allegations of hate speech. These accounts were removed…
- India
Meta’s 50,000 Km undersea cable project to enhance India-US’ digital connectivity
New Delhi: Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp parent company Meta announced a new 50,000 Km undersea cable project ‘Waterworth’ to enhance digital connectivity between India and the US. According to the Meta, Project…
- World
Meta likely to lay off thousands of employees, says leaked memo
New Delhi: Tech giant Meta is expected to lay off around 3,000 employees, which is about 5 percent of its total workforce, as per a leaked internal memo, reports said on Sunday,…
- India
Meta India apologises for CEO Zuckerberg’s remark on India’s elections
New Delhi: Meta India on Wednesday apologised for CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks during a podcast that the incumbent government in India lost power in the 2024 elections, and termed it an “inadvertent…
- World
Australian PM reiterates social media responsibility after Meta abandons fact-checking
Canberra: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterated social media’s social responsibility on Wednesday following Meta’s announcement to abandon its fact-checking programme. “Social media has a social responsibility,” Albanese told a press conference…
- World
Meta to end fact-checking programme before Trump’s inauguration
New Delhi: Ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, social media platform Meta has said it is going to stop using fact-checkers. Meta said that this move is to…
- News
Meta platforms face major outages: Facebook, Instagram, & WhatsApp down
Mumbai: Thousands of users worldwide reported outages on Meta Platforms’ services, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, on December 11. According to Downdetector, over 50,000 users reported issues with Facebook, where many…
- Middle East
Turkey fines Meta over child privacy breach
Ankara: Turkey’s data protection authority, the Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK), has fined Meta, the parent company of Instagram, 11.5 million Turkish liras (around 330,000 US dollars) for violations related to the…
- World
AI revolution yet to come, regulations may hinder innovation: Meta AI chief
Seoul: Yann LeCun, the chief artificial intelligence (AI) scientist at global tech giant Meta Platforms, said that the “real AI revolution” has yet to come, calling on the governments not to make…
- Technology
US election: Meta extends ban on new political ads till later this week
San Francisco: Meta has announced to extend ban on new political ads on Facebook and Instagram even after the US presidential election on November 5. In its political ads policy update, Meta…
- Business
Meta receives 47,538 reports via Indian grievance mechanism for FB, Insta in Sep
New Delhi: Social media giant Meta received 33,422 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism for Facebook in the month of September, and responded to all of these reports. Of these reports, the…
