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13 Nov 2024

Social Media

'The Summer I Turned Pretty' star Gavin Casalegno secretly marries

Gavin Casalegno, the 25-year-old actor known for his role in The Summer I Turned Pretty, recently announced his marriage to long-time girlfriend Cheyanne (23).

12 Nov 2024

Anupamaa

'Anupamaa' star Rupali Ganguly slaps ₹50cr defamation suit on stepdaughter 

Anupamaa actor Rupali Ganguly has filed a defamation case against her stepdaughter, Esha Verma, seeking ₹50cr in damages.

10 Nov 2024

Adam Mosseri

Instagram ends 'rug pull' feature that abruptly replaced pre-loaded videos

Instagram has finally killed its internally dubbed "rug pull" feature, which used to make pre-loaded videos disappear as soon as users opened the app.

07 Nov 2024

Facebook

Australia plans to ban social media for under-16s

The Australian government has announced plans to impose a 16-year age limit on social media.

Kangana Ranaut endorses Donald Trump, calls him 'total killer'

Bollywood actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Kangana Ranaut, has openly backed former US President Donald Trump for a possible second term in the ongoing US Presidential Election 2024.

05 Nov 2024

Bridgerton

Netflix renews 'Outer Banks' for 5th and final season

Netflix has announced the renewal of its popular action-adventure series, Outer Banks, for a fifth and final season.

05 Nov 2024

Meta

Meta to use AI for detecting underage users on Instagram

Meta is working on an artificial intelligence (AI) system to flag underage users on Instagram.

02 Nov 2024

CAT

Outrage on social media as Instagram-famous squirrel 'Peanut' seized, euthanized 

Peanut, the squirrel that shot to fame on social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, has been seized from its owner Mark Longo's home in Pine City, New York, and euthanized to test for rabies.

02 Nov 2024

Influencers

Instagram gives influencers more control over DMs

Instagram has launched an upgrade to its Direct Messages (DMs) feature, aimed at improving the experience of creators and influencers who get a lot of messages.

01 Nov 2024

Aditi Rao Hydari

Aditi Rao Hydari, Siddharth share dreamy registry pictures on Diwali

Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth celebrated their first Diwali as a married couple by sharing unseen pictures from their wedding ceremony.

01 Nov 2024

Amy Jackson

Ed Westwick-Amy Jackson announce pregnancy: Recounting their love story

Bollywood actor Amy Jackson and Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick announced pregnancy on Instagram by posting several lovey-dovey pictures from a maternal shoot.

01 Nov 2024

CAT

New York officials seize Instagram-famous squirrel Peanut

Peanut, a popular pet squirrel, was recently taken from its owner Mark Longo's home in Pine City, New York, United States.

01 Nov 2024

Canada

Video shows gunfire outside singer AP Dhillon's Canada house

A video has emerged showing several rounds of gunfire outside the house of Punjabi singer AP Dhillon in Vancouver, Canada.

31 Oct 2024

Reddit

Kusha Kapila blocked comedian Samay Raina on Instagram: Here's why

Comedian Samay Raina's controversial roast of influencer-turned-actor Kusha Kapila continues to make headlines.

31 Oct 2024

Meta

Meta AI surpasses 500M users within a year of launch

Meta AI, the generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant from Meta Platforms Inc., has crossed a major milestone of over 500 million users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the information during the company's latest earnings call.

31 Oct 2024

Facebook

Meta posts $40.6 billion revenue in best quarterly performance ever

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has posted a record revenue of $40.58 billion for Q3 2024. This is a whopping 19% increase from last year's numbers.

30 Oct 2024

Ananya Panday

Who is Ananya Panday's rumored boyfriend Walker Blanco

Ananya Panday, who celebrated her 26th birthday on Wednesday, received a special birthday wish from Walker Blanco that has sent social media into a frenzy.

29 Oct 2024

Meta

Instagram is down! Users are unable to send, receive messages

Instagram, the popular social media platform owned by Meta, is facing a major technical glitch at the moment.

28 Oct 2024

Adam Mosseri

Why Instagram lowers quality for less popular videos

Adam Mosseri, the Meta executive overseeing Instagram, has revealed that the platform tweaks video quality according to its popularity.

27 Oct 2024

TikTok

Meet Loops: A new short-form video app to rival TikTok

Loops, a new short-form looping video app, is poised to take on TikTok's dominance in the digital space.

26 Oct 2024

Delhi

ED raids 5 states over Coldplay, Diljit concert ticket scam 

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a massive search operation in five Indian states—Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Chandigarh, and Bangalore—over illegal ticket sales for upcoming concerts of Coldplay and Diljit Dosanjh.

25 Oct 2024

Alia Bhatt

Claims of 'botox,' 'partial face paralysis' anger Alia Bhatt

Actor Alia Bhatt has taken to Instagram to call out and slam those body-shaming her and spreading unverified rumors about her supposed cosmetic surgery.

24 Oct 2024

Lahore

Massive trolling forces Pakistani model to delete her bikini video

A video of Pakistani model and actor, Roma Michael, competing in the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant has triggered a controversy.

This AI-powered messaging app has a 1.5L+ waitlist

Daze, an AI-backed messaging app built exclusively for Generation Z, is taking social media by storm.

23 Oct 2024

Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan-Shoojit Sircar's next is titled 'I Want To Talk'

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and director Shoojit Sircar have joined hands for a new film titled I Want To Talk.

22 Oct 2024

WhatsApp

WhatsApp will soon allow sharing music via status updates

WhatsApp is working on a feature that would let users share music through their status updates.

22 Oct 2024

Meta

Meta suspends accounts tracking private jets of Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos

Meta has suspended a number of Instagram and Threads accounts that were tracking the private jet movements of celebrities including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Kim Kardashian, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Kylie Jenner.

22 Oct 2024

Cancer

Christina Applegate reacted 'saltily' to Jenna Fischer's cancer diagnosis

Actor Jenna Fischer, famous for The Office, recently revealed a conversation with her fellow actor Christina Applegate after her breast cancer diagnosis.

22 Oct 2024

Facebook

Meta reintroduces facial recognition on Facebook, Instagram to fight scams

After a break of more than three years, Meta is bringing back facial recognition technology to its platforms, Facebook and Instagram.

21 Oct 2024

Basavaraj Bommai

Kichcha Sudeep's daughter blasts paparazzi for being 'inhumane'

Kannada superstar Kichcha Sudeep is grieving the death of his mother, Saroja Sanjeev, who died on Sunday due to age-related health complications.

21 Oct 2024

Box Office

Fahadh Faasil's 'Bougainvillea' impresses; collects ₹11.4cr by Day 4

The Malayalam action drama Bougainvillea, featuring Kunchacko Boban and Fahadh Faasil, has left a strong mark at the box office in its opening weekend.

21 Oct 2024

Remo D'Souza

'It's disheartening...': Remo D'Souza, wife respond to ₹11.96cr cheating allegations

Renowned choreographer Remo D'Souza and his wife Lizelle have been accused in a cheating case involving an alleged fraud of ₹11.96 crore.

18 Oct 2024

Facebook

Meta fires 24 for misusing meal vouchers on toothpaste, detergent

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has fired some 24 employees for misusing its $25 meal credit system, according to Financial Times.

18 Oct 2024

Anupam Kher

'He's progressing well': Anupam Kher updates on Govinda's gunshot injury

Veteran actor Anupam Kher recently updated fans about the health of fellow Bollywood star and Shiv Sena leader, Govinda.

17 Oct 2024

Meta

Instagram introduces safety measures to protect teens from sextortion scams

Instagram has announced a bunch of new safety measures to protect its users, especially teenagers, from sextortion scams.

17 Oct 2024

Argentina

Liam Payne's final days: How he reconciled with Niall Horan

Liam Payne, the former One Direction member who tragically died on Wednesday, had sought to reconcile with his ex-bandmate Niall Horan just two weeks before his untimely demise.

17 Oct 2024

Meta

Instagram's 'Social Library' will help you find shared content easily

Instagram is said to be working on a new feature called "Social Library."

17 Oct 2024

Mark Zuckerberg

Meta implements fifth round of layoffs in 2 years

In a fresh wave of layoffs, Meta, the parent company of popular social media platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram, has started cutting jobs across departments.

16 Oct 2024

Bhool Bhulaiyaa

'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' title track: Kartik's stair slide steals the show

The much-awaited title track of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 has finally dropped, showcasing Kartik Aaryan's killer dance moves. The party number is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between global artists Pitbull and Diljit Dosanjh.

16 Oct 2024

Facebook

How Meta's AI integrations is making Facebook usage more interesting

Meta recently integrated Meta AI in Facebook, to enhance creativity and help users share more content with their friends, family, and other people who share their interests.