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Meta tests end-to-end encryption for Quest’s VR Messenger app
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) is now testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) features on its Quest virtual reality (VR) Messenger headsets. With the new v40 software update, Meta is testing optional E2EE for…
- Technology
You may soon exit WhatsApp groups silently
San Francisco: In a bid to make the messaging platform more user friendly, Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely working on a new feature that will allow users to silently exit groups. In a…
- Technology
Ex-Meta crypto head David Marcus announces Bitcoin startup
San Francisco: David Marcus, former head of Meta’s crypto unit, has launched a Bitcoin payments startup that is backed by venture capitalist firms Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Paradigm. Marcus will serve as…
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Facebook Pay becomes Meta Pay in metaverse era
New Delhi: Meta has announced to rename its digital payments platform Facebook Pay as Meta Pay, as the company doubles down on metaverse. The company said that metaverse has the potential to…
- World
Parag Agrawal’s wife Vineeta linked with Musk’s Twitter takeover
New Delhi: Vineeta Agarwala, the wife of Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, is now making headlines amid Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover deal. Her role as general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) —…
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Meta brings Venues app to main social VR platform Horizon Worlds
San Francisco: Meta has announced to integrate Horizon Venues — an app dedicated to attending live events in virtual reality — with its main social VR platform Horizon Worlds. People over 18…
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Meta to pay creators up to $4K for original content in Facebook Reels
New Delhi: Meta has announced to enable creators on its short-video making platform Reels on Facebook, which is a rival to TikTok, earn up to $4,000 per month for original content. The…
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Soon request & get product quotes from businesses in Instagram
New Delhi: Meta-owned Instagram is currently testing a new “Get Quote” button with select businesses on their profile as well as “Get Quote” stickers in Stories. With this button or Stories sticker,…
- Technology
Instagram testing TikTok-like fullscreen feed
San Francisco: Meta-owned photo sharing platform Instagram is experimenting with full-screen vertical home feeds. In a video posted on micro-blogging site Twitter, Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed the test and said that…
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Meta plans to launch 4 high-end VR headsets by 2024
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) is working on four new virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets that the company will release by 2024. According to The Information, the aggressive timeline…
- Technology
Meta building AI that processes speech & text as humans do
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) has announced a long-term artificial intelligence (AI) research initiative to better understand how the human brain processes speech and text, and build AI systems that learn like…
- India
WhatsApp bans over 18 lakh bad accounts in India in March
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Monday said that it banned over 18 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of March in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The platform…
- Technology
WhatsApp likely working on multi-phone, tablet chatting
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely working on a feature that would let users chat with the same account on multiple phones, or on a phone and a tablet. A screen found…
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Meta says experiencing good ad impression growth in India
New Delhi: While its growth slowed down in most of the regions in the first quarter (Q1) this year, Meta has said it is witnessing good supply tailwinds in terms of ad…
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Instagram unveils ‘Enhanced Tags’ on Reels for creators
New Delhi: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram on Tuesday announced Enhanced Tags on Reels, which is a way to make it easier for creators to receive credit for their work. The company said…
