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Meta testing Reels on Quest headset
San Francisco: Meta has started testing the short-video feature ‘Reels’ on Quest headset. Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement on Meta’s broadcast channel on Friday, “We’re testing Reels on…
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Meta Verified badge arrives to India, starts from Rs 699
New Delhi: Meta on Wednesday brought its verified subscription bundle on Instagram and Facebook to India that includes a verified badge that authenticates accounts with government ID, proactive account protection and access…
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Court blocks sacking of content moderators, holds Meta liable
San Francisco: A court has ruled that Meta (formerly Facebook) does employ third-party content moderators, sending a blow to the social network which said it is not the moderators’ employer. In the…
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US school sues Meta, Google, Snap over mental crisis among students
San Francisco: A school district in the US state of Maryland has sued Meta, Google, Snapchat and TikTok for allegedly contributing to a “mental health crisis” among students. The lawsuit, filed by…
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Meta to add over 20 new games for Quest headsets
San Francisco: Meta has announced over 20 new titles for Quest VR headsets at the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, in addition to the introduction of a $499 Quest 3 headset which will…
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Zuckerberg introduces Meta Quest 3 ahead of Apple’s rumoured VR headset
San Francisco: Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has introduced the next generation virtual and mixed reality headset ‘Quest 3’ which will be launched later this year. The 128GB headset starts at…
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Meta threatens to block news on FB, Instagram if California bill passes
San Francisco: Meta has threatened to pull news from Facebook and Instagram if California’s Journalism Preservation Act passes through. Once the bill is cleared, big tech companies will need to pay a…
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WhatsApp launches global security centre to further safeguard users
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday launched a new global security centre for users to learn more about how to protect themselves against spammers and unwanted contact, as it faces scrutiny over…
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Soon, link your existing WhatsApp account to 2nd iOS device
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is now rolling out a ‘companion mode’ feature to iPhone users, which will allow them to link an existing account to a second iOS device. With this feature,…
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Meta to allow for ads in ‘Instagram search results’ via its Marketing API
San Francisco: Meta-owned Instagram has announced that it now allows for advertisements in search results via its Marketing API (Application Programming Interface). With this new addition, users will be able to update…
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Meta global layoffs hit India, top executives among those asked to go
New Delhi: Meta’s (formerly Facebook) third round of job cuts that affected 6,000 employees globally has hit several employees in India, including senior executives. According to reports, Avinash Pant, director of marketing…
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Ex-Meta executive Abha Maheshwari to lead Allen’s digital, tech teams
New Delhi: Allen Career Institute on Tuesday announced the appointment of former Meta executive Abha Maheshwari as Chief Executive Officer of its digital arm called Allen Digital. Maheshwari has been tasked with…
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Meta fined record $1.3 bn for violating EU data transfer rules
London: The Irish Data Protection Commission on Monday fined Meta (formerly Facebook) a record $1.3 billion fine over violating data transfer rules in the European Union (EU). The Irish watchdog said that…
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Instagram up after a brief outage, company says ‘technical issue’
New Delhi: Meta-owned Instagram came back to life after being down for over an hour early on Monday as users witnessed errors saying the app couldn’t refresh, and the website went blank…
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Meta working on new AI chip, next-gen GPUs for video workloads
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) is building its first-generation custom silicon chip for running artificial intelligence (AI) models, saying its AI compute needs will grow dramatically over the next decade as we…
