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Facebook posts revenue growth in Q1’20 but ad revenues decline, defers Q2 guidance

Its earnings season folks, and we have some relatively good news from…
Google Meet

Google makes ‘Meet’ free for everyone starting next week

As big as Zoom has become in the last couple of months,…
Google

Google-parent Alphabet beats Q1’20 earnings estimates, but warns of a ‘difficult’ 2nd quarter

Despite the growing traffic on places such as Facebook and Google, ad…
WhatsApp

Whatsapp records 70% drop in viral messages after limiting forwards

While governments globally struggle to fight the human side of coronavirus pandemic,…

With ‘Messenger Rooms’ launch, Facebook joins in the video-conferencing battle

Facebook has announced the launch of ‘Messenger Rooms’ today. Messenger Rooms are…

Google extends identity verification process to all advertisers to curb deceptive ads

Google has announced an extension of its mandatory identity verification program to…
Google Meet

Google launches tile layout for ‘Meet’, a brilliant new ‘night mode’ and an even better noise cancellation feature

Video conferencing is at an all-time high, thanks to lockdowns imposed globally…

Facebook expands Messenger kids to 70+ countries, introduces new features

Facebook has announced the launch of Messenger Kids across 70 new countries…
Netflix

Lockdowns help Netflix record 16 million new subscribers in Q1’20, reports lower-than-expected EPS

Streaming giant Netflix has released this year’s first quarterly earnings and has…
Loon

Alphabet owned Loon deploys first commercial internet balloons in Kenya

After what has been years of delay, Google’s Loon project seems to…

Google reportedly working on a Google smart debit card to compete with Apple

It has been decreed by fate and gods who sit above us,…

Facebook to start alerting users who might have come in contact with fake news about coronavirus

Facebook has been making efforts to not only provide people with credible…

India terms Zoom unsafe, joins list of countries prohibiting usage for official purposes

Infamous video app Zoom is becoming a perpetual gift that keeps on…
Facebook

Facebook is building a simulated version of the platform to uncover trolls

Facebook is a public forum and that means that it is prone…

Facebook tests stories that last for 3 days

Facebook started rolling out the ‘Stories’ feature on its platform in 2017,…

Reddit announces stringent measures to filter political campaigns on the platform

Ever since the pre-election activities for the US Presidential elections hit the…

Coronavirus scare leads to 75% increase in views for news videos on Youtube

As global populace remains under lock down, people are increasingly turning to…

Google and Apple are coming together to launch a tracking tool for COVID-19 in the US

It’s rare to see Apple and Google collaborating together for something, but…

Singapore bans Zoom for home-based school education due to “very serious incidents”

The past month or so has been eventful for Zoom. From getting…