Egocentric data collection fuels AI robotics growth in IndiaIndian startups are entering the lucrative egocentric data collection business. This data, captured from a first-person view, is vital for ...
27 Apr, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
In wake of US social media verdicts, look at what limits other countries have imposed for kidsOn Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. A day earlier in New Mexico...
27 Mar, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
From California to Bengaluru: How rightshoring is rewriting tech careersWhile US tech firms cut thousands of jobs due to AI-led efficiency, hiring remains strong in India, the Philippines and Brazil, where lower...
27 Mar, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
Meta opens WhatsApp Business API to AI chatbots in Europe amid EU antitrust scrutinyThe move comes after the European Commission last month told Meta it was considering temporary measures to prevent the company from enforci...
05 Mar, 2026, 10.38 PM IST
Meta to allow AI rivals on WhatsApp in bid to stave off EU actionThe European Commission, the EU's competition enforcer, last month threatened interim measures to prevent potential serious and irreparable...
05 Mar, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
Brazil asks Meta to remove chatbots that 'eroticise' childrenUsers of Meta's platforms, which include Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, can create and customise such bots using the company's generativ...
19 Aug, 2025, 04.32 PM IST
Tech giants skip Brazil disinformation hearingThe snub also followed a decision last year by Brazil's Supreme Court to block Elon Musk's X platform for 40 days for failing to comply wit...
23 Jan, 2025, 08.01 AM IST
Brazil issues 72-hour deadline to Meta over fact-checking practicesBrazil's federal government has issued an extrajudicial notice to Meta, demanding explanations for its decision to discontinue its data ver...
11 Jan, 2025, 08.00 AM IST
Meta ending fact-checks 'bad for democracy': BrazilBrazil's communication minister Sidonio Palmeira criticized Meta's decision to end fact-checking in the US, calling it "bad for democracy" ...
09 Jan, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
Meta to inform Brazilians how it uses their personal data to train AIMeta's users in Brazil will receive the warnings starting on Tuesday by email and notifications on Facebook and Instagram, and will be able...
04 Sep, 2024, 08.33 AM IST
Meta faces $3.6 million fine in Brazil for allowing bogus Havan adsA Santa Catarina state judge ruled on Monday that Meta had 48 hours to block ads that Havan did not contract and which mention it or its ow...
28 Aug, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
Brazil authority suspends Meta's AI privacy policy, seeks adjustmentBrazil's National Data Protection Authority suspends Meta's privacy policy, affecting personal data processing for AI training. ANPD's deci...
03 Jul, 2024, 09.48 AM IST
Meta's WhatsApp launches new AI tools for businessesMeta launches first AI-driven ad targeting program on WhatsApp to boost revenue. CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils tools for businesses at a Braz...
07 Jun, 2024, 08.44 AM IST
Meta wins appeal of court order to stop using its name in BrazilMeta, previously Facebook, successfully appealed a ruling in Brazil to change its name within 30 days due to confusion with another company...
16 Mar, 2024, 09.23 AM IST
Court orders Meta to cease using name in BrazilA Sao Paulo-court ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to stop using its name in Brazil within 30 days. A local computer services ...
02 Mar, 2024, 12.59 PM IST
Threads reaches 150 million sign-ups despite usage dropFollowing India is Brazil, contributing to approximately 22 per cent of Threads’ installations, and the US, representing nearly 16 per cent...
17 Jul, 2023, 08.23 AM IST
Brazil central bank greenlights Meta's WhatsApp merchant payment systemThe approval comes as Meta seeks to use the Brazilian market as a key test space for business messaging, an area that has assumed greater u...
03 Mar, 2023, 06.14 PM IST