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Meta closes Gaza journalist Anas Al-Sharif’s Instagram account
Gaza Strip: Meta has shut down the Instagram account of slain Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif, which reportedly contained an extensive archive documenting Israel’s war on Gaza. A statement shared on X on…
- News
OpenAI unveils ‘always-on’ Dots AI agent amid safety concerns
San Francisco: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced a “remarkably capable, always-on” artificial intelligence agent at an appearance Tuesday, September 29, a day after the company halted the rollout of a more advanced…
- Technology
Zuckerberg distances Meta from calls to slow AI development
New York: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it’s up to each AI company to make sure its technology is safe, distancing himself from calls by rival companies for a coordinated slowdown in…
- Technology
Meta launches Muse AI agent to handle everyday tasks for users
New york: Meta launched on Tuesday, September 9, a personal artificial intelligence agent, Muse, for people 18 and over who are looking for help with day-to-day tasks like schedules, shopping and, in…
- Business
Jio gets Sebi nod for IPO, set to be India’s biggest listing
New Delhi: Jio Platforms Ltd, the digital services arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd, has received approval from markets regulator Sebi to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) that…
- India
Meta CEO knew about harm Instagram was causing: Ex director
A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell”…
- Middle East
Blind Egyptian coder’s AI app helps others ‘see’ the world
A free smartphone app built by a blind Egyptian teenager is helping thousands of visually impaired users around the world navigate daily life, from crossing a busy street to describing a herd…
- World
Major lawsuits against Meta, social media firms over child harms
San Francisco: Meta is kicking off a court battle with some of the highest stakes yet. But it is far from the only litigation facing the social media giant and its competitors.…
- India
CJP Instagram account taken down on I-Day, later restored
New Delhi: The official Instagram account of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was taken down on Saturday morning, but it was later restored, with the outfit alleging that the move was an…
- India
Meta blocks news articles on Kashmir pellet victim Insha Mushtaq
New Delhi/Kashmir: Instagram (Meta) has blocked The Hindu and Scroll.in news articles covering the Kashmir pellet victim Insha Mushtaq’s story. The reason: “legal requirements under the Union government’s Information Technology Rules.” According…
- Technology
Govt shifts to technical talks with Meta on deepfakes, CSAM
New Delhi: After two days of intensive questioning of Meta, the government on Friday, August 7, shifted to technical discussions with the social media giant, during which the company detailed how it…
- India
Meta admits to Centre lapses in curbing child sexual abuse content
New Delhi: Meta executives faced a second straight day of questioning by Indian government officials on Thursday, August 6, over issues including Instagram’s content recommendation algorithms and the social media giant’s compliance…
- Technology
Zuckerberg ‘apologises’ for temporarily removing PM Modi’s video
New Delhi: Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg reportedly apologised for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post as well as for failures ranging from child sexual abuse content to deepfakes…
- Technology
WhatsApp rolls out 5 new group chat features: what to know
Hyderabad: WhatsApp announced five new group chat features this week, and one of them will be felt by every user who has ever muted a noisy family or housing-society group. Here is…
- India
PM video takedown: Panel gives Zuckerberg 3 days to apologise
New Delhi: A parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday, August 5, gave Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg three days to apologise for the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video from Facebook and threatened…
