Zuckerberg bets on Kunal Shah for WhatsApp’s aggressive financial services, AI pushMeta's WhatsApp is set for a major financial services and AI push with Kunal Shah at the helm. This move aims to leverage AI agents and the...
24 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Why Meta tapped Kunal Shah; Beauty’s new factory boomHappy Wednesday! Meta just handed WhatsApp’s steering wheel to Cred’s Kunal Shah, betting he can turn India’s favourite chat app into a pay...
24 Jun, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
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
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
'Kunal was the clear choice': Meta's Chris Cox on WhatsApp leadership changeWhatsApp's long-serving chief, Will Cathcart, is moving to a new product development role at Meta after nearly seven years. Cred founder Ku...
22 Jun, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
Cred’s Kunal Shah is WhatsApp’s new CEOCred founder Kunal Shah will join WhatsApp as its global head after Meta announced a nearly $900 million investment in the fintech firm. Th...
22 Jun, 2026, 08.03 PM 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 head of product for 'AI for work' transformation is leaving companyA key Meta executive overseeing AI tool improvements is departing. Emily Dalton Smith was leading efforts to centralise internal AI tools i...
18 Jun, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
Meta head of product for 'AI for work' transformation is leaving companyMeta is hitting a new chapter as Emily Dalton Smith, a key executive with a longstanding history at the company since 2015, exits. Her lead...
18 Jun, 2026, 07.36 AM 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