Australian tycoon battles Meta over fake adsAustralian mining magnate Andrew Forrest is suing Meta in a US court. He claims Meta should be responsible for scam advertisements featurin...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
S&P 500 wipes $830 billion as US stock market today opens after President Trump Iran war speech — Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq crash on oil surge fears as Nvidia, Apple, Google, Amazon sink deep in redUS stock market today lost over $830 billion in minutes. That is the shock investors woke up to. The S&P 500 dropped sharply. The Dow Jones...
02 Apr, 2026, 07.37 PM IST
Added to a random WhatsApp group? New Safety feature warns you before you join in; here is everything you need to knowWhatsApp has introduced a 'safety overview' feature to combat scams by alerting users when added to unfamiliar groups by unknown contacts. ...
08 Aug, 2025, 08.52 AM IST
Meta, Australian banks tout progress on taking down 'celeb bait' scam adsThe U.S. social media giant said it took down the scam ads after receiving 102 reports since April from the Australian Financial Crimes Exc...
02 Oct, 2024, 05.08 PM IST
Meta must face Australian billionaire Forrest's US lawsuit over scam Facebook crypto adsIn a decision on Monday, US District Judge Casey Pitts in San Jose, California said Australia's second-richest person can try to prove that...
19 Jun, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Andrew Forrest's case against MetaThe decision is a setback for Andrew Forrest, the 37% owner of iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group and Australia's second-richest pers...
13 Apr, 2024, 10.22 AM IST
Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Andrew Forrest's case against MetaAustralian prosecutors discontinued Andrew Forrest's criminal case against Meta for scam cryptocurrency ads on Facebook. Forrest's civil su...
12 Apr, 2024, 01.44 PM IST
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban loses $870K in crypto scamMark Cuban, an American businessman, investor, film producer, and television personality, lost about $8,70,000 to a crypto scam late on Sep...
17 Sep, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban loses $870K in crypto scamCuban confirmed that he lost five Ethereum (ETH) tokens, worth around $8,170 at current prices. However, he also lost USD Coin (USDC), Poly...
17 Sep, 2023, 01.31 PM IST
5 Best cryptocurrency that crypto whales are buying in 2022A guide to 5 best cryptocurrencies that are being bought by crypto whales in 2022
04 Aug, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
Meta plans virtual currency, creator coins for its apps: ReportMeta's cryptocurrencies, internally dubbed "Zuck Bucks", are intended for the metaverse and may not be based on blockchain, the FT report s...
07 Apr, 2022, 11.19 AM IST
Meta plans virtual currency, creator coins for its appsThe move, which is reported to be in its early stages, comes as Meta grows its focus on services centered around the metaverse, a virtual e...
07 Apr, 2022, 09.05 AM IST
Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over fake crypto adsMeta said any ads that scammed people out of money or misled users violated its policies and the company uses technology to detect and bloc...
18 Mar, 2022, 12.53 PM IST
Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisementsThe lawsuit filed in the Federal Court also alleges Facebook "aided and abetted or was knowingly concerned in false or misleading conduct a...
18 Mar, 2022, 07.46 AM IST
Facebook's cryptocurrency venture to wind down after asset sale to SilvergateIt also throws into question how Meta plans to handle commerce in the metaverse, a futuristic digital environment that Chief Executive Mark...
01 Feb, 2022, 08.35 AM IST
Facebook's cryptocurrency venture to wind down after asset sale to SilvergateThe sale was the culmination of several years of struggle for Meta's fintech unit, which lost most of its leadership, including director Da...
01 Feb, 2022, 07.47 AM IST
Stablecoins steal the limelight from subdued bitcoinStablecoins are a form a virtual currency with values pegged to traditional assets such as the U.S. dollar or commodities, and their rise h...
13 Dec, 2021, 11.25 PM IST