Global Internet News Meta introduces new privacy updates to further protect teen users on Facebook and Instagram While the internet remains an unsafe place for teen and underage users,… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 22, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Meta confirms layoffs, set to reduce headcount by over 11,000 and extend hiring freeze throughout Q1 2023 Confirming earlier reports of Meta laying off in masses, the Facebook-parent has… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 9, 20223 minute read
Business News With growth stalling, Meta now reportedly planning to lay off thousands this week Facebook parent Meta is the latest among US’ BigTech to reportedly look… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 7, 20222 minute read
Business Global News Meta clocks second consecutive drop in quarterly revenue, Reality Labs continues to lose money in Q3 Investors are far from impressed with the performances of tech enterprises in… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 27, 20222 minute read
Internet News [Now restored] WhatsApp down for several users, India and US most affected Update (3:00 PM IST): WhatsApp now seems to be restored for most.… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalOctober 25, 20221 minute read
Gadgetry News Meta’s newest VR headset, the Quest Pro, set to hit the shelves from October 25 at $1499 Meta continues to double down on AR and VR technology, and the… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 12, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Zuckerberg says Meta will freeze hiring, slash budgets, bring further restructuring: Report After being on the rise for more than a decade or so,… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 30, 20223 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta taken to court for circumventing Apple’s privacy rules on iOS and tracking users on Facebook One of the biggest concerns for users online, is the ability of… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 23, 20223 minute read
Apps Internet News Creators on Facebook to get Creator Endorsements, ‘Rising Creator’ Labels, and more With the popularity of the creator economy on the rise, social media… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 21, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram is testing an internal prototype of ‘Gifts’, a new monetization feature for creators With creators and influencers proving to be a boon on social media… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 14, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Meta is testing end-to-end encrypted backups on Messenger When one considers the fact that Meta has been testing end-to-end encryption… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 11, 20222 minute read
Business News Meta makes its first-ever bond offering, looks to raise $10Bn At a time when it is experiencing tightening cash reserves and a… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 5, 20223 minute read
Apps Facebook Internet News Meta Q2’22 revenue drops by 1% to $28.82Bn, EPS dives down 32%, Facebook MAUs and DAUs up Already under pressure from investors, its users and regulators alike, Facebook parent… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 28, 20223 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram’s Mosseri addresses concerns around platform’s increasingly reel-focused algorithmic fed The year is 2014. You’re still sometimes in awe of the impressive… Guntas SinghJuly 27, 20223 minute read
Apps Internet News Meta will now let creators make money from videos that have licensed music The rivalry that has ensued between social networking giant Meta (via Facebook,… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 26, 20222 minute read
News Startups Within months of $1Mn pre-seed, Better Opinions now lands $2.5Mn from Metaplanet, others ‘Better Opinions’, a rather unique startup that lets users trade their opinions… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 25, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook is testing a feature that will let you have up to 5 profiles for a single account One of the long-standing stances of Facebook is that users should not… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 15, 20222 minute read
Crypto Internet News Meta starts testing integration of NFTs on Facebook with select users in the US Meta has been looking into NFTs, or non-fungible tokens for quite some… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 1, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram is testing a new feature to turn video posts into Reels Instagram is sparing no expenses when it comes to competing with TikTok.… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 1, 20222 minute read
Internet News Meta to roll out new monetization tools and updates for creators on Instagram and Facebook Creators are finally getting the love and recognition they deserve as Meta… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 22, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Meta has former COO Sheryl Sandberg under review for personal use of corporate resources Meta Platforms Inc., (formerly facebook), tends to struggle to make headlines for… Guntas SinghJune 13, 20222 minute read
