Meta's board signals 'recurring' failures in election content moderationThe oversight board for social media giant Meta said Tuesday it found "recurrent enforcement failures" in content moderation related to the...
21 Oct, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
Meta's global affairs officer Joel Kaplan to leave company after 15 yearsKaplan was elevated to Meta's top policy role in January last year, as the social media giant rolled back US fact-checking, ended diversity...
20 Oct, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Meta’s AI spending and Muse adoption set to test Zuckerberg’s strategyMeta's upcoming third-quarter results will reflect its significant investments in artificial intelligence technologies and products. The co...
20 Oct, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
Meta's AI spending, Muse assistant adoption in focus for quarterly resultsMeta is gearing up to unveil its third-quarter earnings, driven mainly by notable investments in AI and the innovative Muse assistant. Rece...
20 Oct, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
In Brazil, a stolen phone can cost more than money — and shape an electionCellphone theft remains a significant concern for many Brazilians amid a decline in overall crime rates. In Sao Paulo, where phone thefts a...
20 Oct, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
India-NZ FTA in force: Over half of New Zealand’s exports to India now tariff-free, Wellington also eyes Brazil, CanadaNew Zealand is working to strengthen trade relations with Brazil and Canada in response to economic uncertainties. The country expects to c...
20 Oct, 2026, 06.18 AM IST
The Social Reckoning: Looking back at Facebook’s 2021 controversy and where Meta stands todayAaron Sorkin’s latest film focuses on Facebook's past controversies and the implications of its business model. The story centres around wh...
19 Oct, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
Lula vs Bolsonaro: As Brazil lies on the brink of tilting right, India watches its major BRICS partnerFlávio Bolsonaro secured leading votes against incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil's elections on October 4. The runoff on Octobe...
19 Oct, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
No Kings Instagram lockout: Meta claims Claude AI tool triggered suspension of pro-democracy accountMeta's Instagram erroneously suspended the No Kings Coalition's account due to an AI-triggered surge in requests. This unexpected downtime ...
19 Oct, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
Govt asks Meta to ensure its recommendation systems do not expose users to a limited set of narrativesThe advisory by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), dated October 10, asked Meta to undertake appropriate measu...
18 Oct, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
Brazil elections: Lula, Bolsonaro face off in first debate ahead of Presidential runoffBrazil's presidential election runoff includes a crucial debate between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. L...
18 Oct, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
From shareholders to partners: How Google and Meta’s Jio investments evolved into an AI allianceMeta and Google, originally minority shareholders in Jio Platforms, are now forming strategic partnerships with Reliance. The new collabora...
17 Oct, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Meta employees said Lula's accounts were hindered during Brazil election: ReportThe messages also acknowledged that the platform recommended the profile of challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, as well as his WhatsApp channel, a...
16 Oct, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
Meta employees confirm in internal communications of alleged bias against Lula in Brazilian elections, reports newspaperMeta's employees confirmed in an internal communication that the company had restricited Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s ac...
16 Oct, 2026, 10.07 PM IST
What is Meta’s Muse Spark Open and what can it do?An open-weight model is an AI model whose core components — the numerical parameters learned during its training, known as its weights — ar...
16 Oct, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
Meta’s Muse Spark Open is free to download, but comes with strings attachedThe main commercial restriction applies to companies that offer AI models as a service, giving customers model outputs through an applicati...
16 Oct, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
Brazil election: Lula closes gap with Bolsonaro ahead of runoffBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has seen a decrease in the lead of rival Flavio Bolsonaro. Poll results indicate that Lula is...
16 Oct, 2026, 07.56 AM IST