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Indian woman's viral tweet helps Uber driver in Peak Silicon Valley moment
An Indian Meta employee in San Francisco unexpectedly promoted an Uber driver’s app, leading to 200 new users within 24 hours.
Published on Sep 30, 2024 02:19 PM IST
Mahipal Singh Chouhan
Mark Zuckerberg now fourth richest in the world, net worth crosses $200 billion
The Orion glasses propelled Meta shares to a record high, supporting Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse bet, which initially looked like a mistake
Published on Sep 29, 2024 11:43 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan
Google defends its ad tech as safe, says it rivals Meta, Amazon, TikTok
Google argued it has no legal obligation to make its ad tech work with competitors', and advertisers have many opportunities aside from purchasing website ads
Published on Sep 28, 2024 08:35 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang loves Meta's new ‘Orion’ prototype glasses
The "Orion" glasses are Meta's first prototype holographic types with augmented reality, which had been in the works for nearly a decade now
Published on Sep 27, 2024 10:46 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan
Kamala Harris outspends GOP rival Donald Trump by tens of millions in ad battle
Kamala Harris surprisingly spent twenty times as much on Facebook and Instagram as Donald Trump in the week leading up to their first presidential debate.
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 08:41 PM IST
Australia mandate to improve kids' online safety causes big tech hot potato game
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant gave big tech a six-month deadline to improve kids' online safety, causing a corporate blame game situation
Published on Sep 08, 2024 11:08 AM IST
Forced to remove 500,000 books from public access: Internet Archive vs. Hachette
Internet Archive has lost a major legal battle in the 2nd Circuit US Court of Appeals, take a look at what that entails for readers
Published on Sep 05, 2024 01:45 PM IST
Aadrika Sominder
Panchkula govt teacher loses ₹80k to man posing as cousin
Complainant Kavita, 40, of Dhakoli, told police that she was an art teacher at Government Middle School, Surajpur, Panchkula; on August 21, she got a friend request on Facebook from an account in the name of her cousin with his photo as the display picture
Updated on Sep 01, 2024 07:02 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Fact Check: Zuckerberg's 'doctored' Covid vaccine video goes viral
A 2021 leaked video of Zuckerberg discussing COVID-19 vaccines has reappeared online. He expressed concerns about modifying DNA and RNA.
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 11:53 AM IST
Aditi Srivastava
Meta CEO Zuckerberg accuses US govt of pressuring him to censor Covid content
During the pandemic, Facebook drew ire from critics of lockdowns, vaccines and masking mandates because it removed certain posts, saying they contained misinformation
Published on Aug 27, 2024 12:16 PM IST
Bloomberg
Mark Zuckerberg was ‘pressured’ by Joe Biden to censor Facebook posts: ‘Wrong…'
Mark Zuckerberg claimed US government pressure led Facebook to censor Covid-19 content, a decision he now regrets.
Updated on Aug 27, 2024 08:35 AM IST
OpenAI hires former Meta executive Irina Kofman to head strategic initiatives
Kofman, a former Meta senior director of generative AI product management is reporting directly to OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, focusing on safety and preparedness
Published on Aug 24, 2024 01:22 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Meta is asked a pointed question – why are there ads for drugs on FB, Instagram?
In a letter addressed to Mark Zuckerberg, lawmakers demand Meta share various details, including how many users interacted with such ads. Another question to be asked is, are they being served based on a user’s tracked browsing habits?
Published on Aug 16, 2024 11:05 AM IST
The Roman tradition which inspired Zuckerberg's 7ft backyard statue of his wife
Mark Zuckerberg has taken 'happy wife happy life' a little too seriously with a 7-foot receipt to show for it. Side Note: The Romans did it first
Published on Aug 15, 2024 06:55 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg immortalises wife Priscilla Chan in giant sculpture
Mark Zuckerberg commissioned a giant sculpture of his wife Priscilla Chan for their backyard in what is being called a romantic gesture par excellence
Published on Aug 14, 2024 07:41 AM IST
Sanya Jain
How Mark Zuckerberg pushed an Indian engineer to build Facebook's search engine
Aditya Agarwal Reflects on Developing Facebook's Search Engine with Mark Zuckerberg's Motivation
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 01:48 PM IST
Aditi Srivastava
Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in facial recognition lawsuit
The terms of the settlement, disclosed on Tuesday, mark the largest accord ever by any single state
Published on Jul 30, 2024 10:05 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Arya Vaishnavi
AI and alt-X: Behind the hunt for more social media users
AI in social networks increasingly proved to be a differentiator. X Premium and X Premium+ subscribers got access to Grok AI chatbot, which had distinctive Regular Mode and Fun Mode for replies.
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 09:23 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg unveils Meta AI visualisation feature: 'Imagine me as gladiator'
Mark Zuckerberg unveiled on Instagram, a feature for Meta AI that visualised him as a gladiator and a boy band member.
Published on Jul 24, 2024 01:40 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan
Mark Zuckerberg declines to endorse Trump or Biden for upcoming election
Mark Zuckerberg is staying neutral in the US presidential election, won't endorse Donald Trump or Joe Biden.
Published on Jul 20, 2024 07:22 AM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Tuhin Das Mahapatra
Govt may not define specific steps for parental control measures
The meeting, led by IT secretary S Krishnan, included representatives from Meta, Google, Sharechat and Snap
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Data centres: Balancing AI needs with sustainability
If AI has worsened an energy and emissions problem, it may also be helping solve it in a proverbial double-edged sword. In particular, the AI factor could help in data centre management, which requires sensors and cooling systems
Published on Jul 13, 2024 11:19 AM IST
Meta AI dials users in India as battles with OpenAI, Google and Apple commence
In case you are curious about Meta’s timing for tapping the India market now, it has to do with gaining a foothold before Google’s availability of AI integration within Android phones.
Published on Jun 24, 2024 07:36 AM IST
Meta AI now in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram: How to access
Meta AI launch comes just a week after Google extended the mobile app of its AI chatbot Gemini to India with nine Indian languages.
Updated on Jun 24, 2024 09:47 AM IST
Apple plans to integrate AI tech from various companies, Meta also in talk
Apple recently announced its AI strategy, which includes integrating new Apple Intelligence technology across its apps, including Siri, and bringing ChatGPT.
Published on Jun 23, 2024 10:50 PM IST
Happy International Yoga Day 2024: Best WhatsApp wishes, SMS, FB status to share
Celebrate International Yoga Day 2024 with these heartfelt SMS, images, WhatsApp messages, quotes, wishes and Facebook status to share with family and friends.
Published on Jun 21, 2024 10:10 AM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi
U.P. police, Meta collaboration saves 457 from committing suicide
State police officials highlighted their swift response to suicide-related posts on social media platforms, aided by information from Meta Company.
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 07:54 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Father's Day 2024: 30 best SMS, WhatsApp messages, quotes, wishes for dad
Father's Day 2024: Check out this list of best SMS, WhatsApp messages, quotes, wishes, Facebook status to wish your dad or father figures a ‘Happy Father's Day’
Updated on Jun 16, 2024 09:42 AM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi
Will not react to personal remarks: Priest on Kerala CM's 'ignorant' remark
Will not react to personal remarks: Priest on Kerala CM's 'ignorant' remark
Updated on Jun 08, 2024 01:41 PM IST
PTI |
Viral posts claim BJP, Modi are offering free recharge after results, know truth
When similar posts claiming PM Modi's free recharge schemes went viral before, the PIB clarified that the government or PM Modi is not running any such scheme.
Updated on Jun 07, 2024 01:55 PM IST