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Google, Meta file lawsuit against South Korean data watchdog's ruling

Google and Meta Platforms have filed a lawsuit against a ruling by the South Korean data protection watchdog to penalise the global tech giants for illegally collecting personal data here

Meta launches new feature, users can create FB Reels of up to 90 seconds

Meta has launched some new "creative expression" features for creators on Facebook, including the ability to create Reels of up to 90 seconds which were earlier limited to only 60 seconds

Keep teens out of your metaverse dream: US Senators tell Mark Zuckerberg

"Any strategy to invite young users into a digital space rife with potential harms should not be driven by a goal to maximise profit," the senators wrote

Meta purges over 32 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in India in Jan

Under the new IT Rules 2021, big digital and social media platforms, with more than 5 million users, have to publish monthly compliance reports

WhatsApp bans 2.9 mn accounts in India as country launches grievance panel

The IT Ministry last month notified to establish three Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) as required under the recently amended IT Rules, 2021

Meta joins AI chatbot race with own large language model for researchers

Smaller models trained on more tokens -- which are pieces of words -- are easier to retrain and fine-tune for specific potential product use cases

Meta now allows Quest users to tap, swipe in VR without controllers

The company also introduced a new gesture for hands-based locomotion, which you can try out in the latest version of First Hand

Meta to test monthly subscription service 'Meta Verified' priced at $11.99

Meta's foray into subscription services follows Twitter, which announced last month that Twitter Blue will be priced at $11 per month

Google layoffs reach Indian shores; company fires 453 employees in India

Last month, Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, announced that as a measure to cut costs, 12,000 employees, or 6 per cent of its total headcount, would be sacked

Meta expands its monetisation feature 'Gifts' across US on Instagram

Gifts allow followers to show their appreciation through direct monetary support, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday

Meta introduces new comment moderation tools for creators on Facebook

Creators can now search comments by keywords including emojis, commenter names and date on their posts

Disney to introduce its own metaverse platform, Starverse in India

It is anticipated that metaverse will bring another dimension to user interaction. It has the potential to enrich user experience by providing real-time user interaction

Meta's new headset to feature better mixed reality technology: Zuckerberg

He also mentioned that there are now more than 200 applications on the company's virtual reality (VR) devices that have made more than $1 million in revenue

Meta wins court battle against USFTC to acquire VR company 'Within'

Meta recently acquired the Netherlands-based 3D smart glass maker Luxexcel, as it doubles down on its metaverse dream in 2023

Meta-owned WhatsApp may soon let users pin messages within chats, group

The ability to pin messages within chats and groups is currently under development and is expected to be released in a future update of the application

Meta tests 'members-only space' in virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds

Meta has announced that it is testing a new type of closed space -- members-only worlds -- in its social virtual reality (VR) platform 'Horizon Worlds'

Metaverse adoption at mass level likely 8-10 years away: Nasscom report

Emerging use cases in customer engagement, multi-channel customer support and real-time simulations for product designing are gaining traction

Meta introduces more features to end-to-end encrypted Messenger app

With the introduction of Group profile photos, users will be able to choose profile photos for different chats with friends or work colleagues

Meta-owned Instagram to remove shopping tab from home feed in February

The Reels tab, which is currently present in the front and centre on the navigation bar, will replace the Shop tab

Sony, Manchester City building a metaverse, share brief look at CES 2023

Tech giant Sony has shown a brief look of the metaverse experience it is building with the football club Manchester City at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023.