ETtech Explainer: Everything to know about Meta’s Forum and Instants appsForum is Facebook Groups reimagined as a Reddit-style discussion platform with AI-powered search and recommendations, while Instants turns ...
25 May, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
SBI asks over 52 crore customers to use alternate mediums to transact as staff call two-day strikeSBI customers are urged to use ATMs, customer service points, and online services like YONO and UPI. A two-day staff strike is planned for ...
22 May, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
TikTok challenges EU 'gatekeeper' status at Europe's top courtTikTok is fighting its EU 'gatekeeper' status in court. The company argues it does not meet the strict criteria set by the Digital Markets ...
12 May, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
From BBM to Threema: How messaging apps fuel JK terror networksTerrorists in Jammu and Kashmir are using encrypted apps for communication. Interrogation of a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative revealed the use o...
10 May, 2026, 03.42 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
Facebook Messenger down? Meta users report problems - DowndetectorFacebook Messenger down: Meta's instant messaging platform users are facing problem, reported Downdetector.
15 Apr, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: How Meta's Muse Spark fares against Anthropic's Opus, OpenAI's GPT, Google's Gemini modelsMuse Spark is the first model from the Meta Superintelligence Labs. It is a natively multimodal, reasoning-focussed AI model, designed to p...
09 Apr, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
Why Meta stock is rallying after Muse Spark launch? Here's what investors need to know about Meta's new AI modelMuse Spark AI model impact on Meta stock: Meta Platforms shares surged following the unveiling of its new AI model, Muse Spark. The company...
08 Apr, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: How does Meta’s decision to kill end-to-end encryption on Instagram affect you?End-to-end encryption is a communications process that ensures that only the sender and recipient can access the contents of a message. The...
18 Mar, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
Instagram, Facebook Messenger down globally, Meta platforms' users report outagesInstagram and Facebook Messenger users in the USA, the U.K., India and other parts of the world have reported the outage.
05 Aug, 2025, 10.05 PM IST
Kids under 16 will no longer be allowed to livestream on Instagram without parental consentUnder the changes, teens under 16 are blocked from using Instagram Live unless parents give permission. They also need permission to "turn ...
08 Apr, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
Meta makes end-to-end encryption a default on Facebook MessengerMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised, back in 2019, to bring end-to-end encryption to its platforms after the social media company suffered a ...
07 Dec, 2023, 10.07 PM IST
Facebook launches Messenger Platform 2.1The new features include built-in natural language processing, a payments SDK, and a global beta.
29 Jul, 2017, 09.17 AM IST
Facebook appoints former Snapdeal CPO Anand Chandrasekaran for its Messenger platformChandrasekaran will be working out of the Silicon Valley headquarters of the company and will help develop strategies and partnerships for ...
19 Sep, 2016, 08.31 PM IST
Facebook Messenger chatbots will soon allow businesses to sell directly to consumersThe announcement suggests FB may be able to monetize its free messaging application
14 Sep, 2016, 12.23 PM IST
Here's why Apple and Google should be worried about Facebook's messaging appFacebook wants retailers to communicate with their customers on it, instead of on their own sites.
13 Oct, 2015, 12.39 PM IST
Personalized, people based content key to crack digital marketing space: Facebook's India MDKirthiga Reddy, MD, Facebook India said that in the era of omni-channel customers, brands have to re-think their digital marketing strategi...
26 Mar, 2015, 07.29 PM IST