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Instagram shows AI generated image option in Stories in India: How it works

With the new feature, Instagram users in India can prompt Meta AI to generate an image which can be shared on Stories

Instagram shows AI generated image option in Stories in India: How it works
Updated On : 06 Feb 2025 | 5:28 PM IST

Mark Zuckerberg frustrated over internal leaks, Meta warns employees

To counter leaks, Meta has modified its internal Q&A format. Instead of taking direct questions, employees now submit questions in advance, and the most popular ones are addressed

Mark Zuckerberg frustrated over internal leaks, Meta warns employees
Updated On : 31 Jan 2025 | 12:39 PM IST

Meta AI getting more personalised with memory and social media integration

The features are currently rolling out to Meta AI users in the US and Canada, while it is expected to be available in more regions in the coming months

Meta AI getting more personalised with memory and social media integration
Updated On : 28 Jan 2025 | 2:04 PM IST

Meta's big payoff: $5,000 for TikTok users to move to Facebook, Instagram

Meta is offering up to $5,000 in bonuses to creators who switch from TikTok to Facebook and Instagram. The deal includes access to monetisation tools and a free trial of Meta Verif

Meta's big payoff: $5,000 for TikTok users to move to Facebook, Instagram
Updated On : 23 Jan 2025 | 5:08 PM IST

AI, reels, WhatsApp drive customer engagement for auto dealership: Report

AI, reels, content creators, and WhatsApp are driving customer lead generation for automobile companies and their dealerships, according to a whitepaper by Meta and Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations. Interestingly, as many as 72 per cent of new automotive buyers discovered the brand on the family of apps of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. "This whitepaper underscores the potential of AI, reels, and messaging platforms such as WhatsApp to strengthen customer relationships and drive growth," Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) President C S Vigneshwar said in a statement. As per the survey commissioned by Meta, "72 per cent of new automotive buyers who were surveyed in this research discovered the brand on the Meta family of apps". It further said WhatsApp led the buyer-dealer communication as among new automobile buyers, 48 per cent used WhatsApp to directly connect with dealerships for vehicle availability inquiries, making

AI, reels, WhatsApp drive customer engagement for auto dealership: Report
Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 5:55 PM IST

Tech wrap Jan 20: Instagram update, Microsoft's AI Windows Search, JioCoin

Instagram extends reels duration to three minutes. Microsoft brings AI Windows Search to Copilot+ PCs. Reliance Jio debuts blockchain-powered JioCoin. Android 16 release schedule revealed

Tech wrap Jan 20: Instagram update, Microsoft's AI Windows Search, JioCoin
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 8:03 PM IST

Instagram extends Reels duration, changes profile grid, introduces 'Edits'

Instagram now allows Reels of up to three minutes duration on the platform. The profile grid has been revised to display content in vertical format. Video editing app Edits is set to launch soon

Instagram extends Reels duration, changes profile grid, introduces 'Edits'
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 11:18 AM IST

NCLAT admits Meta, WhatsApp's plea against CCI's Rs 213 cr penalty

After hearing the preliminary submissions from Meta and the CCI on the issue, a two-member bench of the NCLAT, led by Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan, said the issue requires consideration

NCLAT admits Meta, WhatsApp's plea against CCI's Rs 213 cr penalty
Updated On : 16 Jan 2025 | 10:58 PM IST

Parl panel must question Meta on fact-check, hate speech rules: TMC MP

If Meta executives are summoned by the Parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, they should be questioned about the company's decision to stop fact-checking and changes in its content guidelines on hate speech and disinformation, panel member and TMC MP Saket Gokhale said on Wednesday. Gokhale's remarks come a day after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the panel, said the committee will summon executives from social media giant Meta for "tarnishing" India's image amid a controversy over its CEO Mark Zuckerberg's statement during a podcast that after the COVID-19 pandemic, most incumbent governments, including the one in India, lost elections in 2024. In a letter to Dubey, Gokhale said that in the same interview, Zuckerberg also announced that the platform would be ending its fact-check programme and would also be making changes to its community guidelines. "It has been reported on several occasions that there has been a significant misuse of Me

Parl panel must question Meta on fact-check, hate speech rules: TMC MP
Updated On : 15 Jan 2025 | 2:22 PM IST

Meta shuts down DEI programme as it prepares for Trump's second term

Joining companies such as John Deere and Walmart, Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta Platforms Inc is getting rid of its diversity, equity and inclusion programme that includes hiring, training and picking vendors, a company spokesperson confirmed on Friday. The move, which was first reported by Axios, comes on the heels of the social media giant's decision to end its third-party fact-checking programme and scale back policies on hate speech and abuse. Citing an internal memo sent to employees, Axios said the Menlo Park, California-based tech giant said the US Supreme Court "has recently made decisions signalling a shift in how courts will approach DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion programmes) The term DEI' has also become charged, in part because it is understood by some as a practice that suggests preferential treatment of some groups over others. In practice, this means Meta will no longer have a team focused on diversity and inclusion and the company said it will .

Meta shuts down DEI programme as it prepares for Trump's second term
Updated On : 11 Jan 2025 | 11:34 AM IST

Brazil issues 72-hr deadline to Meta over content fact-checking practices

Attorney General's Office in Brazil gave Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, 72 hours to explain its decision to discontinue its data verification program earlier this week

Brazil issues 72-hr deadline to Meta over content fact-checking practices
Updated On : 11 Jan 2025 | 10:22 AM IST

Meta moves NCLAT over CCI's Rs 213 cr penalty in WhatsApp privacy case

Meta asked the NCLAT to hear the case urgently, noting its implications and the stakes involved and the NCLAT bench led by Chairperson Justice (Retd) Ashok Bhushan is likely to hear it

Meta moves NCLAT over CCI's Rs 213 cr penalty in WhatsApp privacy case
Updated On : 06 Jan 2025 | 9:55 PM IST

Who was Simran Singh, RJ, Instagram influencer found dead in Gurugram flat?

25-year-old Simran Singh, a well-known freelance radio jockey and Instagram influencer, affectionately known as 'Jammu ki Dhadkan', was found dead in her Sector 47 flat in Gurugram

Who was Simran Singh, RJ, Instagram influencer found dead in Gurugram flat?
Updated On : 27 Dec 2024 | 2:32 PM IST

Zakir Hussain's family shares first Instagram post after his death

Days after Zakir Hussain was laid to rest at a San Francisco cemetery, the family of the tabla maestro shared a moving post on his official Instagram account on Sunday. It marks the first post on the social media page of Hussain since his death at a San Francisco hospital early last week due to complications arising from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease. He was 73. The undated black-and-white picture shows the hands of Hussain, his wife Antonia Minnecola, daughters Anisa Qureshi and Isabella Qureshi held tightly together. "Always together in love," read the caption of the post, tagging the four members of Hussain's kin. One of the world's most accomplished percussionists, Hussain was laid to rest at the Fernwood cemetery in San Francisco on Thursday. Hundreds of his admirers gathered at his funeral to pay their last respects. Sivamani and several other musicians played drums a little distance away to pay him a tribute. The celebrated musician, one of India's most ...

Zakir Hussain's family shares first Instagram post after his death
Updated On : 22 Dec 2024 | 12:06 PM IST

China's Instagram-like Xiaohongshu making inroads with e-commerce sales

Xiaohongshu, sometimes compared to Instagram, has long been one of China's most important marketing tools

China's Instagram-like Xiaohongshu making inroads with e-commerce sales
Updated On : 16 Dec 2024 | 2:31 PM IST

Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows

WhatsApp, Meta's messaging application, was also down for more than 12,000 users, according to Downdetector.com

Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows
Updated On : 12 Dec 2024 | 12:11 PM IST

ChatGPT faces global outage, OpenAI working to restore normal services

Millions of users worldwide faced disruptions as OpenAI's ChatGPT, API, and Sora services experienced a global outage; the company identified recovery path and is working on a fix

ChatGPT faces global outage, OpenAI working to restore normal services
Updated On : 12 Dec 2024 | 11:12 AM IST

Meta's Instagram says services back up after hours of technical outage

The platforms faced another outage in October, when services were largely restored within an hour

Meta's Instagram says services back up after hours of technical outage
Updated On : 12 Dec 2024 | 10:58 AM IST

Amazon targets paid reviews on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram via shoppers

Before announcing the rule, the FTC notified 700 companies, including Amazon, Facebook and Google, about its plans to curb a scourge that has become more prevalent in recent years

Amazon targets paid reviews on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram via shoppers
Updated On : 11 Dec 2024 | 11:05 PM IST

Tech wrap Dec 11: ChatGPT Canvas, Realme 14x 5G launch, Insta trial reels

OpenAI releases Canvas interface for ChatGPT. Realme 14x 5G launch on Dec 18. Instagram's new Trail Reels. OxygenOS 15 roll out. iQOO 13 sale. Samsung One UI 7 AI features

Tech wrap Dec 11: ChatGPT Canvas, Realme 14x 5G launch, Insta trial reels
Updated On : 11 Dec 2024 | 8:02 PM IST