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Meta blocks EU-based users from accessing Threads via VPN
London: Meta (formerly Facebook) has confirmed that it is blocking EU-based users from using the newly-launched Instagram’s Threads app via VPN (Virtual Private Network). After several users complained about being unable to…
- Business
Meta to train speech recognition engines on ‘clusters’ of speakers using new dataset
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has developed a new dataset which the company will use to improve the performance of automatic speech recognition (ASR) tools by clustering speech at the “utterance level”.…
- Technology
Meta to release commercial generative AI model
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) is reportedly planning to release a commercial version of its artificial intelligence (AI) model in order to compete with Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s AI experiment Bard,…
- World
Indian-origin techie accuses Meta of anti-Asian bias, files lawsuit
New York: An Indian-origin tech executive from Singapore has filed a lawsuit with the California’s Civil Rights Department accusing Meta of racial discrimination that cost her promotions and work opportunities. Vaishnavi Jayakumar,…
- Technology
Metaverse hype is dead, admits Meta’s Indian-origin executive Vishal Shah
San Francisco: Meta’s Indian-origin executive Vishan Shah, who oversees Meta’s metaverse project, has claimed that the “hype” around the metaverse is dead. He said that the metaverse was part of a “hype…
- Technology
Meta introduces real-time avatar calls for Instagram, Messenger
San Francisco: Meta has announced that it is rolling out real-time avatar calls on Instagram and Messenger. This feature will be helpful when users don’t want to show their real faces during…
- Technology
Apple’s Phil Schiller, Google arrive on Meta’s Threads
San Francisco: Apple fellow Phil Schiller, responsible for leading the App Store and Apple events, as well as Google and YoutTube have joined Threads. A Threads account with username ‘PhilSchiller007’ and no…
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Meta’s Threads is surging, but mass migration from Twitter is likely to remain an uphill battle
Article by Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder Boulder(US): Twitter’s move on July 1, 2023, to limit the number of tweets users can see in a day was the latest in a…
- Technology
‘Jalebi or Tamil letter’: Netizens share how they see Threads logo
Threads, the microblogging platform launched by Meta on July 6, has gained huge popularity in a short span of time, and recorded more than 70 million signups. However, the app’s logo has…
- Technology
Meta launches Android beta for Threads that reached 70 mn users
New Delhi: Meta’s Twitter rival Threads, which has amassed 70 million followers, is now launching a beta programme for Android to give users early access to new features and bug fixes. The…
- Technology
Threads to soon feature Twitter-like ‘Following’ tab
San Francisco: Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, will soon feature a Twitter-like ‘Following’ tab. In response to a query related to the ‘Following’ tab, Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Friday said, “We’re working…
- Technology
Meta’s Twitter rival ‘Threads’ crosses 95 mn posts, 50 mn profiles
San Francisco: Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, has reached over 95 million posts and more than 50 million accounts. Users have already posted more than 95 million threads and dropped about 190 million…
- Business
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over ‘copycat’ Threads platform
San Francisco: Alarmed at Instagram Threads’ steep rise, Elon Musk-run Twitter has threatened to sue Meta for allegedly using its trade secrets and poaching its former employees to build the new “copycat”…
- Technology
Meta’s Twitter rival ‘Threads’ now live, crosses 2mn sign-ups in two hours
San Francisco: Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, is now available for download on Android and iOS in 100 countries, and has crossed two million sign-ups in just two hours after it was launched.…
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Meta’s Twitter competitor ‘Threads’ arrives on web
San Francisco: Meta’s Twitter competitor, Instagram Threads, seems to have made its web interface available for exploration ahead of time. It offers a sneak peek into the upcoming Threads app, set to…
