Apps Internet News Twitter threatens Meta with lawsuit over ‘Threads’, claims it violated Twitter’s intellectual property rights Twitter is not taking its newfound competition with Meta over Threads lying… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 7, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Meta’s Twitter competitor, Instagram ‘Threads’ goes live on iOS, Android Instagram ‘Threads’, the Twitter competitor from Facebook-parent Meta, that is aiming to… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 5, 20232 minute read
Apps Global Internet News Instagram’s Threads to debut on July 6 amid Twitter chaos With all that is going on at Twitter, the sight of a… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 4, 20233 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta introduces new parental controls for Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger Meta is building on to its more recent child-safety measures across its… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 27, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta rolls our Instagram broadcast channels to users globally Meta has decided to bring Instagram’s broadcast channels to more countries. In… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 20233 minute read
Gadgetry Global News Meta reveals US$500 Quest 3, arriving this fall After much anticipation and weeks of leaks, Meta has officially announced the… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 2, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Global News Latest round of layoffs begin at Meta, set to be last of three-part job cuts Meta has initiated a fresh round of layoffs, according to media reports.… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 24, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Security Meta slammed with record €1.2Bn fine in EU, ordered to halt transfer of EU user data to the US within 6 months In a resounding blow to social media company Meta, European regulatory authorities… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 22, 20233 minute read
Global News FTC proposes banning Facebook from monetizing data of minors, alleges that it violated 2020 privacy order Social media company Meta has violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 4, 20233 minute read
Global News Security Steep rise in malware disguised as ChatGPT and similar AI tools, says Meta ChatGPT has been the talk of the tech sector for the past… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 3, 20233 minute read
Business News Meta beats estimates to record $28.6Bn in revenue for Q1 2023, Reality Labs continues to bleed In the first quarter of its “Year of Efficiency,” social media giant… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 27, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp’s new ‘Keep in Chat’ feature will let users save disappearing messages WhatsApp introduced disappearing messages back in 2020, and over time, enabled users… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 22, 20232 minute read
News Meta announces additional 10,000 job cuts in second round of layoffs Months after it laid off nearly 11,000 employees, world’s largest social media… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 14, 20232 minute read
Business Internet News Meta is ‘pausing’ Reels bonuses for creators in the US Social media company Meta is pausing its Reels Play bonus program in… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 10, 20233 minute read
Business News Meta employees brace for more layoffs Meta, the parent company of popular social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 8, 20232 minute read
Business Internet News Meta forms a new AI product team Swift popularity of ChatGPT has opened the floodgates for multiple tech companies… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 28, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Internet News Meta backs ‘Take It Down’, a new service that helps prevent spread of minors’ intimate images online Facebook & Instagram parent Meta is pushing further against the circulation of… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 27, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Meta to bring Twitter-like paid subscription named ‘Meta Verified’ to Facebook and Instagram Meta is taking a page out of Twitter’s book and launching a… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 20, 20232 minute read
Business Global News Meta clocks 4% drop in Q4 revenue, Reality Labs continues to bleed, massive buyback sends stock soaring Facebook-parent Meta successfully beat Wall Street estimates for its revenue for the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 2, 20233 minute read
Business Global News Meta fined over $400Mn by Irish privacy regulator for online privacy violation In the latest instance of US Big Tech companies being hit with… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 5, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Linux Foundation teams up with AWS, Meta, Microsoft others to build interoperable maps data Advancements in GPS and related technology have given us digital maps, and… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 16, 20223 minute read
