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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…
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Mark Zuckerberg brings digital avatars to WhatsApp users
New Delhi: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced the company is bringing digital avatars to WhatsApp. On WhatsApp, people can now use their personalised avatars as profile photos or…
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Meta bars employees from discussing abortion, vaccine efficacy at work
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has reportedly told its employees not to discuss sensitive issues like abortion, gun control, pending legislation and vaccine efficacy at workplace. According to a report in Fortune,…
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Meta expands AI face-scanning to Facebook dating in US
San Francisco: Meta announced that it has expanded its Artificial Intelligence (AI) face-scanning tool and ID Upload tool to Facebook Dating in the US, to verify users’ age. The tools will make…
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Airtel, Meta to boost India’s digital ecosystem
New Delhi: In a bid to support the growth of India’s digital ecosystem, Bharti Airtel and Meta (formerly Facebook) on Monday announced a key collaboration. Airtel partners with Meta and STC (Saudi…
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Meta Quest Pro’s new update adds mixed reality capture
San Francisco: Meta Quest Pro has released a new software update in which it introduces a few features that take advantage of the headset’s new capabilities, including “mixed reality capture”. The version…
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Irish regulator fines Meta 265 million euros over data breach
London: Ireland’s data regulator on Monday slapped Facebook owner Meta with a 265-million-euro (USD 275 million) fine after details of more than half a billion users were leaked on a hacking website.…
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From Meta to Zomato, how India’s new online review rules will impact industry
New Delhi: With the new Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) guidelines coming into force to guard customers from fake online reviews of products, tech giants like Meta and Google, along with homegrown…
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Google may soon opt for layoffs: Report
New Delhi: Amidst layoffs and a slowing down of the hiring process being seen by large companies as an avenue to strengthen their revenues, global tech major Google has introduced a new…
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Received 55,497 requests for user data from Indian government: Meta
New Delhi: India with 55,497 requests was once again second only to the US in terms of asking Meta to provide user data in the first half of this year, and the…
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Meta rolls out new privacy updates for teens on Instagram, Facebook
New Delhi: Meta has rolled out new privacy updates for teenagers on Instagram and Facebook, to protect them from online harm. Starting now, anyone who joins Facebook under the age of 16,…
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Meta fires staff for hijacking Facebook, Insta accounts: Report
San Francisco: Meta has reportedly fired or disciplined over two dozen employees for hijacking Facebook and Instagram accounts over the past year. According to The Wall Street Journal, some offenders used Meta’s…
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Meta appoints Sandhya Devanathan as head for India business
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday announced the appointment of Sandhya Devanathan as the Vice President of Meta India, as several key executives leave the company in recent days. She will…
