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Meta to restore Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts
San Francisco: Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced that it will be reinstating former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks. The announcement was made…
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How Google’s layoff announcement different from other companies
Google’s parent company Alphabet recently announced layoffs of 12,000 employees, or about 6 percent of its workforce, globally. After the announcement, it joined the Big Tech league of Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft…
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Instagram users can now pause notifications with ‘Quiet mode’
San Francisco: Meta has introduced a new ‘Quiet mode’ on Instagram, which will allow users to pause notifications whenever they want to take a break from the social networking platform. Once the…
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Meta now lets users bundle Insta, FB account settings
San Francisco: Meta has announced that it is rolling out a new Accounts Center that will allow users to manage their preferences across all their Meta accounts, like Instagram, Facebook and Messenger,…
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Trump asked Meta to restore his FB account: Report
San Francisco: Former US President Donald Trump is reportedly looking to regain control of his powerful social media accounts in order to make a comeback for the White House. Trump’s campaign is…
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WhatsApp working on ‘Block’ shortcut
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new ‘Block’ shortcut feature that will provide users a block shortcut right within the notifications. The platform is planning to introduce…
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Meta now ‘rescinds’ full-time job offers amid recession fears
New Delhi: As layoffs deepen in New Year, Meta (formerly Facebook) has reportedly rescinded full-time employment offers to some people, which is a first for the company as it never took back…
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Meta hires Vikas Purohit as Head of Global Business Group in India
New Delhi: Meta on Monday appointed Vikas Purohit as the Director of Global Business Group for its India operations. Purohit will report to Arun Srinivas, Director and Head of Ads Business for…
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Meta to announce decision on Trump’s return to FB, Insta: Report
San Francisco: Meta is reportedly preparing to announce whether it will allow former US President Donald Trump to return to Facebook and Instagram. The company had previously said it will decide whether…
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Meta purges 23 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Instagram in India in Nov
New Delhi: Meta on Thursday said it took down over 19.52 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 3.39 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram…
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HTC to introduce a lightweight AR headset to compete Meta Quest
San Francisco: Taiwanese consumer electronics company High Tech Computer Corporation (HTC) has planned to introduce a new lightweight flagship augmented reality (AR) headset next year at Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which will…
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Meta to shut down its cameo-like ‘Super’ app
San Francisco: Meta has announced that it will shut down its cameo-like app, Super, on February 15, 2023. Super is a live-streaming platform for influencers developed by Meta in 2020. The company…
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John Carmack steps down as consulting CTO for VR at Meta
San Francisco: John Carmack, known for his work on virtual reality as well as classic games like Doom and Quake, has stepped down from his role as consulting CTO for VR at…
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Meta introduces new sharing features on Instagram
San Francisco: Meta has introduced new sharing features on Instagram, including ‘Notes’, that will help users to feel closer to the people they care about. ‘Notes’ is a new way for users…
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WhatsApp working on ‘view once text’ feature
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on bringing the ability to send “view once text” messages to a future update of the app. Previously, the feature was launched with support for…