Meta says its new AI models on par with OpenAI, AnthropicMeta on Monday unveiled two new "frontier" artificial intelligence models called Wonder and Wonder Full, which the company claims perform a...
13 Oct, 2026, 10.38 AM IST
Philippine lower house approves bill restricting minors' social media accessThe Philippines is the latest country, from Greece and Portugal to Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia, to try to curb social media use by mi...
12 Oct, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Children & AI: WEF expert calls for equal focus on innovation, child safetyCathy Li from the World Economic Forum stresses the crucial role of AI literacy in children's education. She advocates for the incorporatio...
12 Oct, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
Action on corruption allegations against Women's Commission after Vigilance report: Kerala Minister Bindhu KrishnaWomen and Child Development Minister Bindhu Krishna stated that action will follow the Vigilance report on corruption allegations. The Kera...
11 Oct, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Child marriage: Progress made, but millions of girls still at risk in India, say expertsIndia still exhibits troubling child marriage rates, with one in three child brides globally residing in the country. Significant improveme...
11 Oct, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
The rise of AI personal assistants and the battle for users' trustMeta Connect recently unveiled Muse Charm, which serves as a personal AI assistant for users. This device can interact with emails, calenda...
11 Oct, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in USMeta has implemented an immediate ban on advertisements from ByteDance across its platforms in multiple countries. This decision affects va...
09 Oct, 2026, 06.46 AM IST
Florida asks court to force Meta to change Facebook, Instagram for teensIn a filing in a Pasco County court, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked for a temporary injunction forcing Meta to identify and ...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
Florida asks court to force Meta to change Facebook, Instagram for teensFlorida is advancing a lawsuit against Meta Platforms to enforce stricter protections for young users. The Attorney General seeks changes i...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
Startup of the Year Groww bets on scale; Qcomm sparks festive credit surgeHappy Thursday! Groww is betting its newer businesses will take a bigger slice of its income. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispa...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.28 AM IST
MeitY planning strict protocol for swift takedown of CSEAM contentThe standard operating procedure (SOP) will be modelled on a similar protocol created earlier to tackle the spread of non-consensual imager...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Meta deploys new AI tools to combat child exploitation on Facebook, InstagramMeta said the new measures are designed to identify advertisements that either feature child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or covertly direc...
07 Oct, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Australia probes app used in cheap smart glasses over privacy fearsAustralia is investigating how and where the firm behind an app used in popular low-cost smart glasses collects and stores personal data, t...
07 Oct, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
UK probes Meta over safety risks of Instagram Instants featureInstants is a feature on Instagram that lets users share content that vanishes after everyone has seen it. This means you can post photos o...
06 Oct, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?When Meta agreed to changes to its social media platforms and enhanced safeguards in an $18 billion settlement, it made progress by "gettin...
06 Oct, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Meta, TikTok, X challenge UK watchdog over online safety data demandsThe challenge is one of the first in relation to the 2023 Online Safety Act, which sets tougher standards for platforms such as TikTok, X a...
05 Oct, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
WhatsApp rolls out new parental controls for teenagers: Here's everything you need to knowWhatsApp has introduced enhanced parental controls to assist parents in monitoring their teenage children's app activity. These new feature...
01 Oct, 2026, 03.31 PM IST