The feature, expected to roll out later this year, will allow users to connect using usernames instead of sharing their phone numbers. Whil...

Meta's new AI, Brain2Qwerty v2, decodes brain signals into text without surgery, achieving 61% word accuracy. This non-invasive technology ...

The app said it has started allowing users to reserve unique usernames, which can be used to contact WhatsApp users when the feature is lau...

The ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Some of the co...

Google, owned by Alphabet, told Meta around March ⁠it ⁠could not meet the full Gemini capacity the company had sought to purchase, the news...

Two mothers, Amy Neville and Kristin Bride, are spearheading a movement for stronger online child safety after losing their sons to social ...

UN experts are urging Venezuela to immediately restore access to social media and news outlets following devastating twin earthquakes. The ...

Meta has launched paid subscription plans for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook in India, offering customisation and convenience features f...

Meta Platforms on Tuesday ⁠announced ⁠a new range of AI ⁠smart glasses in partnership ⁠with EssilorLuxottica, starting at $299. Although bu...

Meta, owner of WhatsApp, is exploring ways to monetize its massive Indian user base. A potential minority stake in fintech startup Cred, le...

In bagging the top job at WhatsApp, Cred’s Kunal Shah has done what no Indian entrepreneur could do. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.

The government had temporarily imposed a blanket ban on Telegram until June 22 and sources indicated that there is no change or extension o...

Telegram is back on Google Play after a temporary Indian government block, lifted today. The messaging app faced a week-long ban due to all...

The culture department said on Monday it was considering requiring platforms such as Meta's Facebook, Alphabet-owned YouTube and TikTok to ...

Meta Platforms is set to build significant AI data centre capacity in India. The company is already working on a large data centre in Jamna...

Meta is under contract to buy computing capacity from Crusoe at two data centers, which are ⁠located in Childress, Texas, and Warrenton, Mi...

An appeals court has allowed Ohio to enforce a law requiring parental consent for children under 16 to use social media. This decision over...