Business Global News Meta surpasses Q4 2023 expectations, Reality Labs clocks major operating loss The “year of efficiency” has finally come to an end for social… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 3, 20243 minute read
Culture & Policy News UK CMA plans to make ‘Big Tech’ give data access to competitors Britain’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is gearing up… Srihari RishabhJanuary 12, 20242 minute read
Internet News After Meta, X cuts support for NFTs Twitter silently took away a perk available to the people who were… Srihari RishabhJanuary 10, 20243 minute read
Culture & Policy News Meta strengthens protections for teens on Instagram and Facebook Meta Platforms, the parent company of social media giants Instagram, Facebook and… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 9, 20242 minute read
Global News Meta starts rolling out end-to-end encryption on Messenger Meta has started rolling out default end-to-end encryption for all personal messages… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 7, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Meta announces end to Facebook-Instagram cross-app chats Users will soon be unable to have conversations with their Facebook friends… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 5, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Spanish media consortium files €550mn lawsuit against Facebook-parent Meta A consortium comprising more than 80 prominent media outlets in Spain has… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 4, 20232 minute read
Gadgetry News 2nd gen Ray-Ban Smart Glasses to come with in-built Meta AI, direct live streaming In the ever-evolving realm of wearable technology, Meta, in partnership with Ray-Ban,… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 28, 20233 minute read
A.I. News Meta goes all out on AI in Connect’23, announces Meta AI, AI Studio, generative AI stickers and more AI was the name of the game at Meta’s Connect Conference —… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 27, 20233 minute read
Gadgetry News Meta announces $499 Quest 3, starts shipping October 10 Meta, at its annual Meta Connect Conference on Wednesday, unveiled its Quest… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 27, 20233 minute read
A.I. Internet News Meta will include “Gen AI personas” in its chatbot launch for younger audience Since the introduction of ChatGPT, generative AI has been hailed as a… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 25, 20233 minute read
A.I. Internet News Meta introduces SeamlessM4T, an AI model that translates and transcribes nearly 100 languages A universal translator is something we may expect to see in a… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 22, 20232 minute read
A.I. Global News Meta introduces AudioCraft, a new open-source tool that uses generative AI to create audio and music Generative AI will now have a lot more role to play in… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 2, 20232 minute read
A.I. Global News Meta reportedly working on AI-powered chatbots with distinct personalities, possible roll-out in September After Threads, Meta now seems to be banking on the rising star… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 1, 20233 minute read
Business Global News Meta clocks 11% revenue growth in Q2 2023, Reality Labs continues to bleed Even as its Reality Labs unit continues to bleed, social media company… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 27, 20233 minute read
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
