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NEET: NTA issues advisory; shares admit card updates on WhatsApp
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday, June 19, said that it is sending reminder SMS messages, emails, and WhatsApp notifications to candidates, urging them to download their admit cards…
- India
Telegram CEO claims Reliance, WhatsApp behind ban push in India
New Delhi: Messaging app Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has alleged that Reliance Group, in which Meta has a partial stake, may have lobbied, along with its competitor WhatsApp, to impose a ban…
- Top Stories
523 Hindutva pop songs of hate streamed across YouTube, Spotify
Hyderabad: As many as 523 Hindutva pop hate songs were streamed across various platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and Meta, that promoted hatred, dehumanisation and incitement to violence against religious minorities…
- World
Facebook and Instagram down, users report issues globally
New Delhi: Users of Facebook and Instagram across several countries reported widespread disruptions on Friday, June 12, with thousands complaining that the Meta-owned platforms were either not loading properly or failing to…
- Business
Meta, FPEL partner on 88 MW renewable energy projects in India
New Delhi: Fourth Partner Energy (FPEL) said on Wednesday, June 10, it has partnered with Meta Platforms Inc. on 88 megawatts alternating current (MWac) of renewable energy projects across India, as the…
- India
Education Minister reviews NEET-UG re-exam security, orders crackdown
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a high-level meeting with central security and intelligence agencies on Wednesday, May 20, to review preparations for the upcoming NEET-UG re-examination, officials said. He…
- World
Meta launches WhatsApp ‘incognito’ mode
London: Meta Platforms said Wednesday it’s rolling out an “incognito” mode for WhatsApp users to have private conversations with its AI chatbot, a move intended to ease privacy concerns about sensitive information…
- Technology
Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms
Melbourne: Australia has proposed taxing digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government released draft legislation Tuesday it intends to introduce to…
- Technology
Project Glasswing: The cybersecurity arms race India cannot afford to ignore
Anthropic, the American artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the Claude assistant, has built an AI model so sharp at reading software code that it found security flaws hiding in major operating systems…
- Technology
WhatsApp brings dual accounts to iPhones, adds Meta AI tools
New Delhi: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Friday announced a slew of new features, allowing Apple iPhone users to operate two accounts on a single device simultaneously, while also introducing new artificial…
- World
Meta, YouTube found liable in US teen addiction case
Washington: A US jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark case, ruling that their platforms harmed a young user through addictive design features and failed to warn of risks…
- World
Your Instagram DMs will not be private from May 8, Meta to end encryption
Meta announced that Instagram will discontinue its end-to-end encrypted messaging effective May 8, altering the privacy landscape for several users who depend on “special keys” that keep all third parties, including Meta…
- Technology
WhatsApp rolls out parent-controlled accounts for children under 13
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has unveiled a new “parent-managed” account model, effectively opening the messaging platform to pre-teens (children under the age of 13) under strict guardian oversight. The move marks a…
- India
Govt orders mass takedown of social media posts criticising, mocking PM Modi
The Union Government has directed a mass takedown of posts satirising, mocking and criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accounts condemning the Centre’s response to the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations on…
- Technology
Instagram will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for suicide
Washington: Instagram said Thursday, February 26, it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who…
