Meta expands its smart glasses portfolio with new Meta Glasses Line starting at $299Meta and EssilorLuxottica have launched new AI-powered smart glasses, Meta Glasses, starting at $299. These glasses feature updated designs...
24 Jun, 2026, 07.10 AM IST
Meta's WhatsUpside Down hire: How Kunal Shah broke the Valley playbookSilicon Valley's AI talent war saw tech giants acquire engineers. However, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg broke the mold by investing $900 million ...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
Meta announces new range of smart glasses starting at $299Meta Platforms on Tuesday announced a new range of AI smart glasses in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, starting at $299. Although bu...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.53 PM IST
WhatsApp's future may not be invented in US but in India, one transaction at a timeMeta’s $900 million investment in Cred and the reported appointment of founder Kunal Shah to a global role at WhatsApp marks a significant ...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp coronation is a masterclass in dealmakingShah is stepping down as Cred’s chief executive, with finance and strategy head Miten Sampat taking over on an interim basis. Shah becomes ...
23 Jun, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp win; India bourses insulated from AI boomIn 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.
23 Jun, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Meta's Cred deal showcases new playbook: take stake, hire the founderMeta is strategically acquiring minority stakes in tech firms and integrating their founders into senior roles, a pattern evident with Cred...
23 Jun, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Meet Kunal Shah, serial entrepreneur and Meta's pick to lead WhatsAppIndian tech entrepreneur Kunal Shah is set to lead WhatsApp, the world's largest messaging platform, succeeding Will Cathcart. Shah, the fo...
22 Jun, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
Tech, crypto firms to help tackle illegal wildlife tradeAnnouncement made as part of a business forum convened by Prince William and The Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife during London Cli...
22 Jun, 2026, 08.02 AM IST
Meta in India doing what others can’t: Infrastructure head Santosh JanardhanMeta Platforms is set to build significant AI data centre capacity in India. The company is already working on a large data centre in Jamna...
19 Jun, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
Meta signs new AI computing deals with data center firm Crusoe: ReportMeta is under contract to buy computing capacity from Crusoe at two data centers, which are located in Childress, Texas, and Warrenton, Mi...
19 Jun, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
Sarvam AI's Pratyush Kumar joins AI executive huddle with G7 leadersPratyush Kumar of Sarvam AI joined top global AI leaders for a G-7 working lunch. The meeting focused on AI and the Digital Age. Leaders fr...
17 Jun, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
How a 22-year-old Indian techie dropped out to build an AI startupA 22-year-old Indian entrepreneur, Kinjal Nandy, has secured significant pre-seed funding for his AI startup, Sonatic, at a ₹191 crore valu...
12 Jun, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
Meta funds skilled trades jobs program for AI data center buildoutThe cost-free program, America's Workforce Academy, will end in guaranteed job offers to graduates, the company said in a statement. A Meta...
09 Jun, 2026, 08.44 AM IST
Meta AI chief sees opportunity in models’ giving health adviceThe 29-year-old founder of data-labeling startup Scale AI joined Meta after Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg overhauled his company’...
05 Jun, 2026, 08.51 AM IST
Meta repeatedly pushes back new AI model release for developersMeta's new Muse Spark AI model API launch is nearing. While plans were pushed back, the company is now testing with early partners. Meta AI...
04 Jun, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
Meta scales back plan for internal mouse-tracking tech, citing staff concernsNew controls will allow employees to pause the data collection for up to 30 minutes at a time and request exemptions from the initiative,...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.12 AM IST