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Sheryl Sandberg officially steps down as Meta COO after a 14-year stint

Meta has appointed chief growth officer Javier Olivan as tne new CEO who took charge from August 1, the company revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US.

Meta-owned Facebook algorithms are losing ground to Europe's madmen

The economy is weakening, and so is demand for advertising - at least, that's how Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. justified its first-ever quarterly decline in revenue last week

Meta to no longer fund its news publishers in US, says report

Tech giant Meta has started informing its news partners that the company will stop paying publishers for their content to run on Facebook's News Tab in the US.

Meta Platforms falls as sales miss estimates in first-ever quarterly drop

Meta revenue slipped to $28.8 billion in the second quarter, missing the $28.9 billion average analyst estimate

Facebook, Instagram to show more posts from unknown users: CEO Zuckerberg

The company said its AI finds additional content that people will find interesting, that increases engagement and the quality of its feeds.

Meta will steadily reduce headcount growth over next year: Zuckerberg

As Big Tech companies lay off employees and freeze new hirings, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that the company's plan is to steadily reduce headcount growth over the next year

Facebook owner Meta reports first ever revenue decline, income falls by 36%

Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta reported its first-ever yearly decline in revenue for the second quarter, announcing a 1 per cent drop to USD 28.8 billion

Meta crosses $1 billion annual revenue run rate for Reels ads: Zuckerberg

Meta has crossed a $1 billion annual revenue run rate for ads on its TikTok rival short-video making platform Reels, Mark Zuckerberg has revealed.

Opposition and govt supporters now communicate in guerilla warfare mode

Govt should reduce its dependence on social media and revert, if not wholly then in large measure, to older forms of communication, at least on non-political matters

Instagram to become more video-focused over time: Platform head Mosseri

After Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner criticised Instagram for trying to be like TikTok, Adam Mosseri shared a video saying the platform will become more video-focused over time

Meta expands 3rd party fact-checking programme in India, adds NewsMeter

With this partnership, Meta will have 11 fact-checking partners in India, making it the country with the most number of third party fact checking partners globally

Meta to shut down its social app for couples 'Tuned' after 2 yrs of launch

After two years of its launch, tech giant Meta has decided to shut down itsAsocial app for couples called 'Tuned'

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's biggest bet on WhatsApp might not pay off

Analysts have curbed their estimates for Meta Platforms Inc's , and Zuckerberg's own foreboding comments to staff suggest the numbers won't be good

WhatsApp privacy policy in place; probe must go on: CCI to High Court

Appeal was against earlier order refusing to stay CCI probe into WhatsApp's new privacy policy

Facebook co-founder's VC firm eyes digital health tech and fintech

It is also looking to invest in logistics and supply chain, helping industries to scale up digitisation

Afghans launch Ban Taliban campaign on Twitter, receive massive support

After Meta's crackdown on Taliban-affiliated content and pages, Afghans have launched a trend on the social media platform Twitter with a hashtag calling for a ban on Taliban

Facebook introduces new chronologically-organised tab called Feeds

Facebook's long overdue and makes sense that the main feed you see when you launch the app is now named Home. The major update is the rolling of a new tab in the app called Feeds.

Facebook rolls out 2 tabs on iOS, Android to make user's experience better

With an aim to enhance users' experience, Meta-owned Facebook has announced that it is rolling out two tabs -- Home and Feeds -- that will now be available for iOS and Android users

Facebook gives users new way to see posts in chronological order

Facebook is rolling out an update that enables its 2 billion daily users to more easily view their friends' posts in chronological order

Not able to move forward in probe against WhatsApp, FB: CCI tells Delhi HC

A senior lawyer appearing for Facebook India urged the court to defer the hearing on the appeal, saying that the case involves issues of significance