Big Tech turns to Sesame Street, Girl Scouts to deflect scrutiny over kids' screen timeTech giants Meta and Google funded trusted children's brands to teach responsible tech use. This occurred even as their apps were designed ...
14 May, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
International funds deliver up to 50% returns in a year, subscriptions halted. Should investors book profits or stay invested?International funds have delivered up to 50% returns in one year, supported by a global tech rally, rupee depreciation, and strong earnings...
28 Apr, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
China orders Meta to unwind $2 billion buy of AI startup ManusChina's top economic planner has blocked Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus, citing a prohibition on foreign investment in the project....
27 Apr, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
eBay outage: Frustrated users turn to Instagram after Facebook and X support shutdown; ‘Your site was down all day on Sunday’eBay experienced a significant outage on Sunday, April 26, leaving users unable to access the platform. With Facebook and X support already...
27 Apr, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
Fuel crisis grips Bangladesh amid West Asia conflictBangladesh faces a severe fuel crisis. Long queues and chaos mark fuel stations as supply falls short of demand. Petrol pump owners are con...
24 Mar, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
Kenyan ministers rally around Meta's Facebook after watchdog's ultimatumThe National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) on Friday accused Facebook of contravening Kenya's constitution and laws for failin...
01 Aug, 2022, 02.47 PM IST
Instagram's new feature will alert users of Facebook server outageThe new feature will notify users of outages or technical issues directly on the photo-sharing app.
12 Oct, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Facebook urges unblocking of Myanmar social mediaMyanmar's new military junta had ordered the blockage of Facebook and other social media platforms in recent days, but internet access was ...
06 Feb, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
In India, Facebook unveils new paid research program to track competitors, startupsThe company isn’t new to this kind of research, and uses it to monitor competitors, learn about emerging trends and even identify popular s...
12 Jun, 2019, 09.36 AM IST
Alphabet shuts down Google+ after 5 lakh users' data breachedA software glitch gave outside developers access to Google+ profiles between 2015 and March 2018.
09 Oct, 2018, 10.33 AM IST
Indonesia threatens to shut down Facebook if privacy breachedThe warning extends beyond Facebook to other platforms including Twitter Inc, Alphabet Inc’s Google, which owns YouTube, and a host of othe...
04 Apr, 2018, 08.12 AM IST
Net neutrality debate: Facebook shuts down Free Basics in IndiaPrasad has slammed Free Basics saying such differential pricing modes are "plainly not acceptable" and Internet should not become a monopol...
12 Feb, 2016, 01.50 AM IST
Hacking group 'Anonymous' says it won't shut down the internetAnonymous, a loosely knit group of hackers & hacktivists, have attacked govt and corporate websites to protest what they perceived was inju...
31 Mar, 2012, 08.57 AM IST
- Facebook dismisses shutting down rumors
Facebook has dismissed rumors that the social networking site is shutting down, after millions of its users got panicked.
11 Jan, 2011, 02.44 PM IST
- 70 percent of Pakistanis want permanent ban on Facebook: Poll
A new poll has revealed that 70 percent people in Pakistan want a permanent ban on the social networking website Facebook, while another 15...
25 May, 2010, 03.30 PM IST
- Facebook shuts down thorny marketing tool
The social network says it will shut down Beacon, a program that tracks users' activities on other Web sites. When it launched in 2007, Bea...
21 Sep, 2009, 11.53 PM IST
- Facebook asks US court to unplug German website StudiVZ
Facebook is asking a US court to shut down German website StudiVZ on the grounds it is an illegal "knockoff" of the online social networkin...
22 Jul, 2008, 07.51 AM IST