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Meta-owned Facebook introduces new features, including Reels for Groups

Facebook has announced that it is rolling out more options for people to connect over shared interests, including Reels in Facebook Groups and updates to Group profiles

Meta's corporate development head Zoufonoun to step down after 12 years

Meta's top executive Amin Zoufonoun, who led Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus, has confirmed that he is leaving the tech giant after 12 years

Meta agrees to sell Giphy, ending battle with UK regulators

Facebook parent Meta said Tuesday that it will sell off Giphy after running out of options to thwart a ruling by UK regulators, who again found that the deal to buy the GIF-sharing platform would limit competition and innovation. Britain's competition watchdog had ordered Meta last year to reverse the deal a year after it was announced but the company appealed to a tribunal, which rejected most of its arguments. After reviewing the case further, the Competition and Markets Authority concluded that the only way to avoid the significant impact the deal would have on competition is for Meta to sell Giphy to an approved buyer. We are disappointed by the CMA's decision but accept today's ruling as the final word on the matter. We will work closely with the CMA on divesting GIPHY," Meta said in a statement. "We will continue to evaluate opportunities including through acquisition to bring innovation and choice to more people in the UK and around the world. New York-based Giphy's libr

Instagram introduces new age verification feature for users in India

People will now be able to ask others to vouch for their age or use tech to confirm their age based on video selfie. Earlier, verification was possible only by uploading driving license or other ID

SC upholds Delhi HC's order, refuses to entertain WhatsApp-Meta pleas

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Delhi High Court order, which dismissed the appeals filed by WhatsApp and Facebook (now Meta) challenging a single judge bench order refusing to stay CCI probe

It's hard for Meta's virtual-reality avatars to have legs, says Zuckerberg

Why is it so hard to build a metaverse avatar a visual representation of ourselves in the digital world that walks on two legs? I think everyone has been waiting for this," said a cartoonish digital version of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, unveiling his new avatar legs and jumping up and down at a virtual-reality event Tuesday. "But seriously, legs are hard. Which is why other virtual reality systems don't have them either. Early avatar models introduced by Meta, as well as Microsoft, have been ridiculed for appearing as legless, waist-up bodies floating around their virtual worlds. That's in part because tech companies have been eager to show off their progress in building out virtual-reality environments while still working on the technical challenges of making avatars more human-like and realistic. Meta renamed itself from Facebook last year in hopes of jumpstarting its corporate transformation into a provider of metaverse experiences for work and play. Zuckerberg described legs a

Zuckerberg loses over 119 mn followers on Facebook, less than 10k left now

Several users of Meta's Facebook are complaining losing majority of their followers on the social media platform due to unknown reasons. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has lost over 119 million followers which has brought down his follower count to below 10,000. "Facebook created a tsunami that wiped away my almost 900,000 followers and left only 9000 something on the shore. I kind of like Facebook's comedy," exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen tweeted. When contacted, a Meta spokesperson said, We're aware that some people are seeing inconsistent follower count on their Facebook profiles. We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Microsoft, Meta announce partnership to deliver immersive experiences in VR

Microsoft and Meta have partnered to deliver immersive experiences in VR. This collaboration will bring Teams and Microsoft's other productive tools to VR headset

Meta launches metaverse-ready VR headset Quest Pro at $1500: What's new

Meta partnered with Microsoft to bring work and productivity tools for Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2 from next year, including apps for Microsoft Windows 365 and Microsoft Teams

Meta wants you to work in virtual reality - here's what that's like

Meta Platforms Inc has made it clear that it wants to infiltrate the business world with virtual reality technology

Indian start-up market worth betting on, says Facebook co-founder Saverin

Saverin believes that much of the growth in India will come from enterprise tech companies. These are tech companies providing services to businesses.

Facebook reveals login credentials of 1 mn users stolen by malicious apps

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has warned its users about hundreds of apps on Apple and Google's app stores that were specifically designed to steal login credentials to the social network app

Zuckerberg sets for 'Meta Connect' amid quality issues with VR project

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to announce the company's progress towards building the $10 billion metaverse, as internal reports claim there are still several quality issues

Facebook is warning 1 million users about stolen usernames, passwords

Social media giant has identified more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps this year that target internet users

12k Facebook employees may lose jobs amid 'quiet layoffs', says report

Meta is reportedly conducting 'quiet layoffs' at Facebook that may lead to thousands of job cuts -- at least 12,000 or about 15 per cent of its workforce

Meta rolls out 'show more' and 'show less' feature for Facebook's News Feed

You can choose to Show more or Show less on posts by tapping into the three-dot menu in the upper right-hand corner

Nigeria regulator seeks $70-million penalty in lawsuit against Meta

A Nigerian advertising regulator has sued Meta, accusing the owner of Facebook and WhatsApp of publishing unauthorized ads and seeking a 30 billion naira ($70 million) fine. The lawsuit filed in a local court by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, or ARCON, is the regulator's latest action that analysts say could hurt businesses highly dependent on digital ads for their growth. Nigerian advertising laws require the regulator to approve ads based on certain criteria with the involvement of an advertising practitioner in Africa's largest economy. Before you put out anything, it should be vetted and approved by ARCON first before exposure," the agency said Tuesday. Anything that has not been vetted and approved by ARCON is a violation of our law. A Meta spokesperson said the company doesn't comment on ongoing legal claims. The regulator published some details from the court filings, including a request for a declaration that the continued publication and exposure of variou

Meta settles lawsuits with two firms using its platforms for data scraping

Meta (formerly Facebook) has settled a lawsuit for "significant sum" against two companies that were engaged in data scraping operations on its platforms

Massive growth in reels in past two years, says Meta's Ajit Mohan

Reels make up more than 20 per cent of the time people spend on Instagram, globally.

We will be hosting five creator days this year in India: Meta's Ajit Mohan

For Meta ramping up short-video is important because of the competition from players like Google's YouTube Shorts, and home grown video platforms like Moj, ShareChat and Josh.