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  Meta resolves the bugs causing unwanted friend requests on Facebook

  Technology | May 15, 2023 12:24 IST

  Meta recently made an announcement regarding the discovery of individuals involved in the creation of malware. These malicious actors are exploiting the public's fascination with ChatGPT, enticing users to download harmful applications and browser extensions.

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  Odisha: ITI teacher among 2 others arrested for sharing SIM card OTPs with Pakistan operatives

  India | May 14, 2023 20:14 IST

  The OTPs were used to create various accounts on social media like Whatsapp, Facebook, and Instagram, and also for opening email accounts.

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  Facebook and Instagram Reel creators to get empowered by brands: Know how

  Technology | May 10, 2023 20:15 IST

  Meta collaborated with top brands in various sectors to assess the potential impact of Reels ads on their marketing goals. Additionally, this move is expected to provide a source of income for smaller creators who have a significant following.

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  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wins Gold in first Jiu-Jitsu tournament

  World | May 09, 2023 7:04 IST

  The tech billionaire, who is 38 years old, told an interviewer last year that he started studying martial arts while the coronavirus pandemic was going on.

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  Fake verified Facebook pages luring users into clicking malicious links

  Technology | May 07, 2023 12:28 IST

  Tech news: It was not an isolated case and another verified Facebook account was hacked and it's pretending to be 'Google AI', pointing Facebook users toward fake links for Bard, Google's AI chatbot.

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  Meta adds new personalisation controls for Facebook reels

  Technology | May 03, 2023 13:14 IST

  Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg said, "We're making it easier to discover reels on Facebook by adding them to the top of the Watch tab and introducing new controls so you can give us feedback on the content you want to see more or less of."

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  Meta purged over 43 million bad pieces of content from India in March on FB, Insta

  Technology | May 02, 2023 18:44 IST

  Of the other 4,946 reports where the specialised review was needed, Meta reviewed content and took action on 1,656 reports in total. The remaining 3,290 reports on Instagram were reviewed but may not have been actioned.

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  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's net worth surges over $10 billion after strong results, 2 layoff rounds

  Business | April 29, 2023 12:06 IST

  Mark Zuckerberg now has a net worth of $87.3 bn and is the 12th richest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Meta (formerly Facebook) posted revenue of $28.65 billion, an increase of 3 pc year-over-year and beating Wall Street expectations in its March quarter.

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  Facebook and Instagram phasing out the onboarding of new Shops without checkout

  Technology | April 28, 2023 17:37 IST

  The company stated that the businesses located in these 21 international markets like India, Australia, Denmark, France, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the UK and Ukraine.

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  Meta brings improved avatars for users

  Technology | April 28, 2023 14:26 IST

  Meta has said that it is refining some of its existing options to help differentiate them as well. Meta has also revamped the appearance of an avatar's hair, clothing, and eyes in stickers, profile pictures, cover photos, and more.

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  Facebook users could get $725 million privacy settlement cash I How to apply I CHECK DETAILS

  Technology | April 22, 2023 14:14 IST

  It’s not clear how much money individual users will receive. The larger the number of people submitting valid claims, the smaller each payment will be since the money has to be divided among them.

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  Meta prepares fresh round of layoffs beginning today, to cut around 4,000 high-skilled jobs

  Business | April 19, 2023 17:27 IST

  In the fresh round of layoffs, around 4,000 high-skilled employees could be impacted, beginning Wednesday (today).

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  WhatsApp adds new feature to allow users share status updates on FB Stories

  Technology | April 08, 2023 8:00 IST

  The new update will enable the users to share status updates to Facebook stories, but they had to go through the extra step of manually sharing the update each time they posted something new.

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  Facebook update: Now play games during video calls on Messenger

  Technology | April 06, 2023 11:59 IST

  Facebook said that there are 14 free-to-play games available in Messenger video calls which will support iOS, Android, and the web, with no installs required. Games include a mix of brand new titles, such as "Card Wars" by Bombay Play and "Exploding Kittens" by Coatsink and more.

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  Nagpur man commits suicide, live streams act on wife's Facebook account

  Maharashtra | April 04, 2023 21:35 IST

  The deceased has been identified as Krutank Siddharth Dongre, a resident of Kamptee. He committed suicide at around 1:30 am, an official said.

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  Amazon announces second largest round of layoffs in company’s history I CHECK DETAILS

  Technology | March 20, 2023 22:18 IST

  Amazon’s workforce, in warehouses and offices, doubled to more than 1.6 million people in about two years. But demand slowed as the worst of the pandemic eased. The company began pausing or cancelling its warehouse expansion plans last year.

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  Layoffs in US firms will benefit Indian IT sector, bring more work to country: GlobalLogic CEO

  Business | March 19, 2023 17:50 IST

  If Google, Twitter or Facebook or any of these customers actually lay off people in the US, it's not that they don't need to build products. They still need to continue to do their work and I believe that a lot of that work will come to India, said GlobalLogic President and CEO Nitesh Banga said.

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  'I'm Back': Donald Trump returns to Facebook, writes his first post after two-year ban

  World | March 18, 2023 8:45 IST

  Washington (US): “I’M BACK,” Trump posted on Facebook along with a 12-second video that appeared to be his victory speech after winning the 2016 election.

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  Facebook parent Meta plans new layoffs, says Report

  Business | March 11, 2023 7:38 IST

  Meta layoffs 2023: The first job losses are expected to be announced next week, with non-engineering roles expected to be hit hard, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (March 10).

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  ChatGPT becomes the world's fastest-growing consumer application in history, with 100 million users

  Technology | March 06, 2023 17:23 IST

  The World of Statistics has compared the growth of ChatGPT with tech inventions which took place over the decade like WhatsApp, the internet, and more. It has been considered to be the biggest tech revolution since the internet was launched.