Meta: News
15 Feb 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningMeta halts book licensing for AI training amid copyright disputes
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has reportedly halted its efforts to secure book licensing deals for AI model training.
15 Feb 2025
IndiaMeet Project Waterworth: World's longest subsea internet cable by Meta
In a groundbreaking move, Meta has announced the launch of Project Waterworth, an initiative to lay the world's longest subsea internet cable.
15 Feb 2025
TeslaAfter Musk's Tesla, Meta to develop AI-driven humanoid robots
Meta is planning to create a new division in its Reality Labs unit to develop AI-powered humanoid robots to help with physical tasks, as per an internal company memo obtained by Reuters.
15 Feb 2025
InstagramInstagram will soon allow you to dislike comments on posts
Instagram has confirmed that it is testing a new feature to downvote or dislike comments.
14 Feb 2025
WhatsAppWhatsApp finally lets you ditch green bubbles—how to customize chats
WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature to let you personalize your chat themes.
14 Feb 2025
Mark ZuckerbergEmployees who disagree with policy changes can quit: Meta CTO
Meta's Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth has sparked controversy by suggesting that employees who disagree with the company's policies should consider resigning.
13 Feb 2025
InstagramHow to protect yourself from 'romance scams' on WhatsApp, Instagram
Meta has warned its users about the increasing 'romance scams' on its platforms, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
12 Feb 2025
Mark ZuckerbergAlmost got sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy: Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg disclosed on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that he was once almost sentenced to death in Pakistan.
12 Feb 2025
GoogleMeta, Google, Microsoft partner to combat cyber threats in India
Tech giants such as Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Airtel have come together with New Delhi-based policy advocacy group Safer Internet India (SII) to form the coalition.
11 Feb 2025
InstagramMeta wants to educate children how to identify groomers online
Meta, Facebook's parent company, has partnered with non-profit organization Childhelp to create an educational program for middle school students.
11 Feb 2025
InstagramInstagram expands 'teen accounts' to India: What does it mean?
US tech giant Meta has announced the expansion of its 'teen accounts' feature for Instagram to India.
11 Feb 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta initiates mass layoff, nearly 3,700 employees to be affected
Meta has kicked off a major redundancy process today, one that is likely to affect around 5% of its global workforce.
09 Feb 2025
BusinessPolitics, weapons: What Meta employees can't talk about at work
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is facing backlash from its employees over alleged internal censorship and ambiguous content moderation practices.
09 Feb 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta to launch 6 wearable AI devices this year
Meta is gearing up to take a big leap in the artificial intelligence (AI) space this year.
08 Feb 2025
Layoff NewsMeta to start laying off employees worldwide from Monday
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, will embark on a global layoff drive starting this Monday.
07 Feb 2025
LawsuitsMeta sued by former director over sexual harassment, gender discrimination
Kelly Stonelake, a former director at Meta and one of its earliest employees, has sued the company in Washington.
06 Feb 2025
GoogleAfter Amazon and Meta, Google scraps its diversity hiring goals
Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc, has opted to scrap its goal of increasing hiring from historically underrepresented groups.
05 Feb 2025
Elon MuskJesse Eisenberg is done with Zuckerberg—and we totally get it
Jesse Eisenberg, who famously played Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, has slammed Zuckerberg's recent moves.
04 Feb 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta won't release high-risk AI models—but what are they?
Meta, the tech giant formerly known as Facebook, has detailed a new policy that shows it's willing to stop developing artificial intelligence (AI) systems deemed too risky.
04 Feb 2025
Elon MuskWho's Akash Bobba, 22-year-old Indian-origin engineer joining Musk-led DOGE
Akash Bobba, a 22-year-old Indian-origin engineer, has been chosen to be part of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), WIRED reported.
01 Feb 2025
AppleApple discontinues development of Mac-connected AR glasses: Here's what happened
Apple has scrapped its plans to build futuristic augmented reality (AR) glasses, Bloomberg reports.
31 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta sold 1M+ Ray-Ban glasses in 2024—targets 5M this year
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that the company's Ray-Ban smart glasses have crossed the one million mark in sales in 2024.
31 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta says it will fire employees leaking confidential information
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has issued a stern warning against unauthorized disclosure of internal information.
30 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergWhat's behind Mark Zuckerberg's interest in a DC mansion?
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is said to be eyeing a mansion in Washington, D.C., according to Financial Times.
30 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta's stock surges following robust Q4 results, AI investment plans
Meta Platforms, previously Facebook, saw its stock value soar by nearly 4% in after-hours trading.
30 Jan 2025
Donald TrumpMeta pays $25M to settle Trump's lawsuit over account ban
Meta is settling a $25 million lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump in 2021.
27 Jan 2025
AppleDeepSeek—OpenAI's rival from China—hits top spot on Apple App Store
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI start-up, has taken the tech world by storm. Its app, powered by the company's new reasoning model, R1, has quickly captured the attention of users and industry experts alike.
25 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces $65B investment in AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to invest as much as $65 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) this year.
23 Jan 2025
EuropeMeta accused of misleading EU users with revised ad-free service
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has expressed concerns over Meta's updated no-ads subscription service, warning it may breach EU consumer and privacy laws.
23 Jan 2025
WhatsAppNCLAT stays CCI order, lifts ban on WhatsApp's data sharing
India's National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has temporarily lifted a five-year ban that barred WhatsApp from sharing user data with its parent company Meta.
23 Jan 2025
SamsungSamsung, Google have joined forces to develop AR glasses
Samsung and Google have announced a partnership to develop augmented reality (AR) glasses. The news was confirmed by Samsung's TM Roh in an interview with Bloomberg.
22 Jan 2025
TechnologyMeta to launch Oakley-branded smart glasses for athletes this year
Meta is planning to launch a new pair of Oakley-branded smart glasses for athletes later this year.
22 Jan 2025
InstagramMeta offers $5,000 cash, content deals to lure TikTok creators
In a bid to lure TikTok creators to its platforms, Meta is offering them financial incentives and content deals.
20 Jan 2025
BlueskyBluesky introduces custom feed for vertical videos amid TikTok's woes
Bluesky has added a custom feed for vertical videos, the kind that made TikTok a household name.
20 Jan 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningAI systems struggle with complex historical questions, new study reveals
A new study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) systems are failing to respond to complicated historical queries.
20 Jan 2025
InstagramInstagram announces new video editing app amid CapCut ban
Instagram head Adam Mosseri has announced its new video editing software, Edits.
16 Jan 2025
Competition Commission of IndiaNCLAT admits Meta's appeal against CCI's data-sharing ban, ₹213cr fine
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has admitted Meta's appeal against a Competition Commission of India (CCI) ruling.
15 Jan 2025
Competition Commission of IndiaIndia: Meta may pause some features due to antitrust ruling
US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc has warned it may have to "roll back or pause" some features in India.
15 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergI&B advisor alleges Zuckerberg's Meta preventing posts on Maha Kumbh
Kanchan Gupta, a senior advisor to India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has accused Meta of rigging its algorithm to suppress posts related to the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj.
15 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta apologizes for Zuckerberg's 'inadvertent error' on 2024 Indian elections
Meta, Instagram's parent company, has apologized after CEO Mark Zuckerberg mistakenly commented on the 2024 Indian elections.
15 Jan 2025
AndroidWhatsApp's latest features let you personalize your chats
WhatsApp has introduced a bunch of new features and design improvements, all aimed at enhancing the user experience.
15 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta to fire 3,600 'low-performing' employees in latest layoff round
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is preparing to fire around 3,600 employees flagged as underperformers.
14 Jan 2025
AppleWhy EU is reassessing tech investigations into Apple, Google, Meta
According to the Financial Times, the European Commission is re-evaluating its probes into tech giants such as Apple, Google, and Meta.
14 Jan 2025
Ashwini VaishnawMeta in trouble over Zuckerberg's India election remark; summons likely
Meta, the social media giant formerly known as Facebook, is looking at summons by India's Parliamentary Standing Committee after Mark Zuckerberg claimed that most incumbent governments, including India, were defeated in the 2024 elections.
12 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg says CIA can access your WhatsApp messages
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that US agencies like the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) could read your WhatsApp messages, by physically accessing your devices.
11 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta is being sued over Llama AI models: Here's why
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta Platforms, has been accused of approving the use of copyrighted material to train the company's Llama artificial intelligence (AI) models.
11 Jan 2025
Apple'Apple hasn't invented anything great in a while': Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a dig at Apple's innovation and business practices during a podcast with Joe Rogan.
11 Jan 2025
AmazonAmazon joins Meta in discontinuing certain DEI programs
Amazon is scrapping some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives just like Meta.
11 Jan 2025
WalmartAfter Walmart, Meta ends programs aimed at diversifying workforce
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has opted to dismantle its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. It joins other corporate giants such as Ford, McDonald's and Walmart in scrapping such policies.
10 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta employees are opposing content moderation policy changes: Here's why
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is facing a major internal revolt.
09 Jan 2025
Elon MuskReal-world data for AI training exhausted? Elon Musk thinks so
Elon Musk, owner of AI firm xAI, has agreed with other AI experts that the pool of real-world data to train AI models is almost empty.
08 Jan 2025
FacebookWhy Meta will show eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace
Meta has announced plans to launch a pilot project in Germany, France, and the US.
08 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg's $900K 'Hand Made 1' watch grabs attention
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced the end of his company's fact-checking partnerships in the US on Tuesday (US local time).
07 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergMeta replaces fact-checking program with X-like 'Community Notes' system
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced major changes to its moderation policies.
07 Jan 2025
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)UFC's Dana White joins Meta's board ahead of Trump's inauguration
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White has been appointed to the board of Meta Platforms Inc.
06 Jan 2025
Competition Commission of IndiaNCLAT to hear Meta's appeal against ₹213cr fine by CCI
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) will hear Meta's appeal on January 16.
05 Jan 2025
GoogleGoogle pays $69M to Canadian media outlets for using content
Google has announced a payment of CAD 100 million (approximately $69 million) to Canadian news outlets, for using their content on its platform.
04 Jan 2025
Indian GovernmentDPDP: Big Tech must not transfer personal data outside India
The draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules have proposed strict measures for Big Tech companies operating in India.
04 Jan 2025
InstagramMeta takes down AI bot profiles on Instagram, Facebook
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been facing backlash over its celebrity-mimicking AI chatbots.
03 Jan 2025
Mark ZuckerbergTrump-friendly Joel Kaplan replaces Nick Clegg as Meta's policy chief
Meta has announced a major overhaul in its policy team, just ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
01 Jan 2025
NVIDIATencent, ByteDance outpace Meta, Google in NVIDIA AI GPU purchases
In 2024, Chinese tech giants Tencent and ByteDance became major buyers of NVIDIA's high-end artificial intelligence (AI) GPUs.
01 Jan 2025
CaliforniaCalifornia: Meta, X can't offer 'addictive feeds' to minors anymore
In a major development, a federal judge in the US has upheld California's new law, SB 976, effectively dismissing a challenge by tech lobbying group NetChoice.
24 Dec 2024
Augmented RealityMeta's next Ray-Ban smart glasses might be AR-powered
Meta is reportedly planning to upgrade its Ray-Ban smart glasses with a display. The upgrade is expected to come with a new version of the device, which is slated to be released in 2025.
23 Dec 2024
AndroidWhatsApp will stop working on these devices from January 1
WhatsApp has announced it will end support for older Android devices from 2025.
21 Dec 2024
PegasusPegasus maker ruled liable for attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users
In a landmark decision, a federal judge in Northern California has held the NSO Group liable for hacking into 1,400 devices running WhatsApp, with its Pegasus spyware.
20 Dec 2024
AppleApple accuses Meta of jeopardizing user privacy through DMA requests
Apple has flagged Meta's many interoperability requests under the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), Reuters reported.
20 Dec 2024
Adam MosseriInstagram's upcoming AI editing tools will completely reimagine your videos
Instagram is about to change the way you edit your videos forever.
18 Dec 2024
InstagramYou can now schedule a post on Threads
Meta's social networking platform, Threads, is testing a new feature that lets users schedule their posts.
17 Dec 2024
FacebookIreland: Meta fined €251M over Facebook's 2018 security breach
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been slapped with a €251 million (around $263 million) fine. The penalty is related to a security breach, which Facebook disclosed in September 2018.
17 Dec 2024
AustraliaAustralia: Meta to pay A$50M to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit
Meta has agreed to pay A$50 million ($31.85 million) to settle a lawsuit with Australia's privacy watchdog, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
17 Dec 2024
Mark ZuckerbergMeta-owned Threads hits 100M daily active users
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company's social media platform, Threads, has crossed a major milestone of 100 million daily active users.
