Instagram chief admits Meta omitted weak teen safety tool uptakeAdam Mosseri, who oversees Instagram at Meta, admitted in a California court on Tuesday that he touted newly launched safety tools for teen...
26 Aug, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Meta sued for over $1 million after manager refused to back employee’s green card petitionA former Meta manager has sued the company, alleging he was fired after refusing to sign a reference letter supporting an employee’s US gre...
21 Aug, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13During his second day of testimony, Arturo Bejar said Meta consistently prioritized profits over safety in designing its products, focusing...
20 Aug, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
Former Meta engineer resumes testimony in landmark trial over social media's harm to young usersArturo Bejar, who worked at Meta from 2009 to 2015 before returning to the company as an independent contractor from 2019 to 2021, is the f...
19 Aug, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial beginsFour lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fu...
19 Aug, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
29 states in US want Meta to change how Facebook and Instagram operate and give $1.4 trillion penalty; the case now threatens Mark Zuckerberg's AI planA groundbreaking federal trial has begun against Meta Platforms, with 29 US states alleging that the company intentionally designed its soc...
18 Aug, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
US states seek $200 billion penalty in blockbuster Meta lawsuitA coalition of US states will seek around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and I...
16 Aug, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
Chinese AI drives price competition among US labsA new generation of cost-efficient, high-performance Chinese AI is putting pressure on Silicon Valley's leading labs to lower prices to gra...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in USWith two convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged har...
10 Aug, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
Nvidia bets on Sarvam AI; Sidbi eases fund rules for VCsHappy Wednesday! Sarvam’s Pratyush Kumar has confirmed adding Nvidia to the AI startup’s captable. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning ...
05 Aug, 2026, 09.12 AM IST
Nykaa’s strong Q1; Activate backs SarvamNykaa reported strong quarterly growth, on the back of healthy sales across its businesses. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
04 Aug, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
Meta cut 8,000 jobs. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says AI is creating more work—but not inside MetaMeta's chief executive states artificial intelligence generates jobs via infrastructure demands. Thousands of corporate roles disappeared w...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
Zepto defers its IPO; Urban Company slips into the redZepto has decided to pause its IPO amid pricing concerns. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
31 Jul, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
Buy, scan, destroy: AI firms are shredding millions of books to train their chatbotsAI companies are buying, cutting apart and scanning millions of physical books to train chatbots, according to a Washington Post report bas...
31 Jul, 2026, 01.25 PM IST
Swiggy trims losses in Q1; IT's comeback rallySwiggy delivered improved Q1 earnings with a narrower loss and higher revenue. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
30 Jul, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
Meta-backed research finds exposure to 'untrustworthy' social media is rareA new study published today in Science Advances offers the most rigorous answers yet. It comes from a collaboration between Meta and academ...
30 Jul, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
Meta employees' lawsuit shows that if AI fires you, proving it is the hard partA Meta Platforms lawsuit claims AI tools unfairly targeted employees for layoffs. Workers face difficulties proving AI discrimination due t...
22 Jul, 2026, 05.12 PM IST