Is Meta opening WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots just to avoid tougher EU action? Here's what happenedMeta has offered rival AI chatbots limited free access to WhatsApp in Europe, with charges to be implemented after a usage threshold is met...
21 May, 2026, 05.43 AM IST
Meta offers AI rival chatbots limited free WhatsApp access, sources sayMeta Platforms has offered European AI chatbots free access to its WhatsApp messaging service, with charges to be implemented after a usage...
20 May, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
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
Meta sees daily active users decline by 20 million across FB, Instagram and WhatsApp: Here's whyMeta Platforms experienced a slight decline of 20 million daily active users across its social media platforms in Q1 CY 2026, marking a bre...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Explained: Why Meta shares crashed 7% in extended trading amid AI spending spreeMeta shares plunged 7% in extended trading as investors reacted to the company’s plan to sharply increase AI-related spending. The tech gia...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
Meta shares fall on concerns over AI spending, legal scrutinyMeta Platforms is significantly increasing its investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. This comes as the social media giant f...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.22 AM IST
Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news dealsAustralia is gearing up to implement a groundbreaking levy on major tech giants. If platforms like Meta, Google, and TikTok fail to compens...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers sayAustralia's teen social media ban faces enforcement challenges due to platforms' weak application of available age-checking tools, not tech...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
US Stocks: Marvell shares jump 5% on report of deal talks with Google to develop two AI chipsMarvell Technology's shares jumped nearly 5% on Monday following a report that Alphabet's Google is in talks with the chip designer to deve...
20 Apr, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
In India, $1 housekeepers spark a consumer, worker frenzy despite safety risksSome Indian startups are offering house help for as little as $1 an hour, attracting thousands of women seeking work and consumers eager fo...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
Under global spotlight, Australia plays hardball on social media banThe global spotlight on the first such ban on people under 16 using popular apps appears to have encouraged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
03 Apr, 2026, 08.55 AM IST
Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia saysWhile 5 million Australian accounts had been deactivated, a substantial number of Australian children continued to retain accounts, create ...
31 Mar, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
Jury reaches verdict in Meta, Google trial on social media addictionA Los Angeles jury reached a verdict on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction trial that involves Meta's Instagram and Google's Yo...
25 Mar, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Facebook is trying desperately to hold onto its legacy, but have the users moved on?Facebook faces a particularly odd challenge. Today, 3 billion people check it each month. That's more than a third of the world's populatio...
08 May, 2023, 04.22 PM IST
Facebook is weaker than we knewIt has become fashionable among Facebook critics to emphasize the company’s size and dominance while bashing its missteps.
04 Oct, 2021, 10.44 PM IST
Facebook pokes fun at study saying it will lose 80% usersFacebook has debunked the recent study by the Princeton University that the social networking website would lose 80 per cent of its users b...
24 Jan, 2014, 06.21 PM IST
- Facebook to simplify privacy controls amid unrest
Facebook is simplifying its privacy controls amid growing unrest from many of its users. Google's Buzz to compete with Facebook | Tips to k...
27 May, 2010, 01.07 AM IST