[ad_1] Compared to its earlier policy of 2016, the 2021 policy expanded the scope of the user data that was being collected and shared with other Meta group companies such as Facebook and Instagram.Ā The CCI noted that personal data of WhatsAppās users was being commercialized by Meta for purposes unrelated to the primary function…
[ad_1] With a whirlwind of news coming throughout the week, it can become hard to keep a track of all the important updates. In order to help keep the readers posted, we have compiled the Weekly Tech Recap, where we take a look at the 5 news stories that made waves in the world of…
[ad_1] Meta has begun testing adverts on Threads, its latest social network, marking a significant development for the platform. Launched in the summer of 2023, Threads was introduced as an alternative to Elon Musk’s X. Instagram and Threads chief Adam Mosseri announced the trial on Friday, stating that adverts are being tested with select brands…
[ad_1] Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has outlined the social media giant’s AI ambitions for 2025, stating that the company’s upcoming large language model (LLM), Llama 4, will be “state of the art”. Notably, Meta AI is already one of the most widely used chatbots, thanks to it direct availability on all of the company’s services,…
[ad_1] Meta AI chatbot has been embroiled in a controversy after naming Joe Biden as the current President of the United States. Notably, Republican Donald Trump took oath as the 47th US President on 20 January but the AI chatbot from Meta still named his predecessor when asked about the current US President. As per…
[ad_1] Among Donald Trumpās first acts as US President was to put all government staff working on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on administrative leave before shutting down federal programmes.Ā Even before Trump put his pen to this executive order, deeming DEI ādangerous, demeaning and immoral,” a bunch of CXOs had declared their disdain, terming…
[ad_1] Major tech companies including Metaās Facebook, Elon Muskās X, Googleās YouTube, and TikTok have pledged to take more robust measures in tackling online hate speech as part of an updated voluntary code of conduct. The revised code, which aligns with the European Unionās Digital Services Act (DSA), marks a significant shift in the way…
[ad_1] Meta Platformsā CEO publicly committed parts of his vast fortune to causes like immigration reform and voter access.Ā He spoke out about combating poverty and hunger and stressed the importance of equality. In a flurry of announcements, Zuckerberg confirmed a change of heart.Ā Now, he [appears to have] whittled his ambitions.Ā Getting rid of…
[ad_1] TikTok shutdown in US: Less than 24 hours to go before the social media platform shuts down in the United States following a Supreme Court order. However, with more than 170 million American users and, according to Bernstein analysts, about $20 billion of estimated revenue in 2025, TikTok is overwhelmingly popular with young people…
[ad_1] Meta has responded to Ashwini Vaishnaw’s X post calling Mark Zuckerberg’s comments on the Indian election ‘disappointing’. The Instagram parent company apologised for its CEO’s ‘inadvertent error’ and reiterated that India is an ‘important country’. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw while taking offence to Mark Zuckerberg‘s recent remarks about Indian elections, had wrote on X,…
