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Betting App cases: ED calls Google, Meta for questioning on July 21
New Delhi: Taking on tech giants for allegedly promoting online betting Apps which are under probe for serious financial crimes, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday sent notices to tech giants Google…
- News
Translation tool incorrectly declares CM Siddaramaiah dead, Meta apologises
Bengaluru: Social media giant Meta has apologised after its automatic translation tool erroneously declared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dead while translating a condolence message posted by the Karnataka CMO in Kannada on Facebook.…
- Business
Meta CEO expected to testify in USD 8 bn Facebook privacy lawsuit
Washington: A USD 8 billion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders — current and former — begins Wednesday, with claims stemming from the privacy scandal involving…
- Technology
WhatsApp to start showing ads in updates tab, personal chats to remain unaffected
New Delhi: WhatsApp on Monday announced that it will soon introduce advertisements and other paid features in a major shift for the messaging app, which has mostly remained ad-free since its launch.…
- Technology
Meta launches AI app, Zuckerberg chats with Microsoft CEO at developer conference
California: Working to differentiate itself in the crowded field of artificial intelligence, Meta Platforms has launched a standalone AI app — with a social media component — to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.…
- Technology
Meta deletes 90,000 pro-Palestine posts at Israel’s request
Since October 7, 2023, when Israel launched its latest military offensive on the Gaza Strip, a parallel battle has been unfolding online. According to a recent report by DropSite News, technology giant…
- Technology
Meta ‘hand in glove’ with China, betrayed American values: Whistleblower
New Delhi: Social media platform Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg are ‘hand in glove’ with China, and have betrayed American values, according to a whistleblower. A former Meta executive, Sarah Wynn-Williams, has…
- Technology
Meta to expand India operations, hire more for engineering and AI roles
New Delhi: Global technology giant Meta is expanding its presence in India and would hire engineers and product specialists for artificial intelligence (AI) roles. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced…
- Hyderabad
Meta removes accounts related to BJP MLA Raja Singh over hate speech
Hyderabad: In a decisive action, IT giant Meta has removed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh’s Facebook and Instagram accounts over allegations of hate speech. These accounts were removed…
- India
Meta’s 50,000 Km undersea cable project to enhance India-US’ digital connectivity
New Delhi: Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp parent company Meta announced a new 50,000 Km undersea cable project ‘Waterworth’ to enhance digital connectivity between India and the US. According to the Meta, Project…
- World
Meta likely to lay off thousands of employees, says leaked memo
New Delhi: Tech giant Meta is expected to lay off around 3,000 employees, which is about 5 percent of its total workforce, as per a leaked internal memo, reports said on Sunday,…
- India
Meta India apologises for CEO Zuckerberg’s remark on India’s elections
New Delhi: Meta India on Wednesday apologised for CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks during a podcast that the incumbent government in India lost power in the 2024 elections, and termed it an “inadvertent…
- World
Australian PM reiterates social media responsibility after Meta abandons fact-checking
Canberra: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterated social media’s social responsibility on Wednesday following Meta’s announcement to abandon its fact-checking programme. “Social media has a social responsibility,” Albanese told a press conference…
- World
Meta to end fact-checking programme before Trump’s inauguration
New Delhi: Ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, social media platform Meta has said it is going to stop using fact-checkers. Meta said that this move is to…
- News
Meta platforms face major outages: Facebook, Instagram, & WhatsApp down
Mumbai: Thousands of users worldwide reported outages on Meta Platforms’ services, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, on December 11. According to Downdetector, over 50,000 users reported issues with Facebook, where many…
