Meta Platforms stock today crashes 10%, wiping out $170 billion market cap - why AI spending fears is overshadowing strong earningsMeta stock crash after earnings: Meta Platforms shares plummeted over 10%, erasing $170 billion in value despite better-than-expected Q1 ea...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.33 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
US Stock Market | Meta ramps up AI spending amid regulatory heat and user concernsMeta Platforms has sharply increased its capital spending outlook, underscoring its aggressive push into artificial intelligence even as it...
30 Apr, 2026, 09.26 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
Meta poised to surpass Google in digital ad revenue for first time, report saysThe Instagram-owner's global net ad revenues are expected to reach $243.46 billion in 2026, ahead of Google's projected $239.54 billion, th...
14 Apr, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
'Great crackdown': Russia tightens the screws on the internetThe government is periodically jamming the web in regions across Russia, while restricting messaging services Telegram and WhatsApp and tak...
20 Mar, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Ukrainians beat Russians in the US Forbes billionaires listForbes' list of America's richest immigrants reveals a surge to 125 foreign-born billionaires, holding a collective $1.3 trillion. Ukraine ...
16 Jul, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devicesIranian state television on Tuesday urged citizens to delete WhatsApp, claiming—without evidence—that the app shares user data with Israel....
17 Jun, 2025, 11.35 PM IST
U.S. stock market future today: Markets tumble as Trump rejects Israel-Iran ceasefire—Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slide hard; Meta, AMD, Palantir lead wild stock swingsUS stock market future today slipped as fresh tension between Israel and Iran rattled global investors. President Trump dismissed truce hop...
17 Jun, 2025, 05.35 PM IST
Iran lifts WhatsApp ban, but users hardly feel a changeArdavan Yousefi, a Tehran cafe owner, finds Iran's lifting of the WhatsApp ban insignificant due to widespread restrictions on other platfo...
02 Jan, 2025, 09.29 PM IST
Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, state media saysIran has lifted the ban on Meta's WhatsApp and Google Play. This move is a step towards reducing internet restrictions. Iran has strict int...
24 Dec, 2024, 10.14 PM IST
Iran cyberspace council votes to lift ban on WhatsAppIran's top council responsible for safeguarding the internet voted Tuesday to lift a ban on the popular messaging application WhatsApp, whi...
24 Dec, 2024, 09.02 PM IST
Meta says Iranian group tried to target Trump, Biden officials' WhatsApp accountsMeta reported on Friday that it identified possible hacking attempts on the WhatsApp accounts of U.S. officials from both the Biden and Tru...
24 Aug, 2024, 07.16 AM IST
Election wave and AI disinformation raise stakes in 2024With elections due in countries representing half the world's population and new technologies turbo-charging disinformation, 2024 will be a...
19 Jan, 2024, 12.05 PM IST
Israel-Hamas war: 'Dire' disinformation spreads globallyAs the war in Middle East intensifies, social media has been able to spread disinformation around the country. The conflict, which has kill...
31 Oct, 2023, 05.51 PM IST
As net tightens, Iranians pushed to take up homegrown appsBanned from using popular Western apps, Iranians have been left with little choice but to take up state-backed alternatives, as the authori...
14 May, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
WhatsApp announces new proxy support feature to bypass internet shutdownsWhatsApp said proxy support on the app is now officially available for users with the latest version.
06 Jan, 2023, 11.23 AM IST