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
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
7 books recommended by Elon Musk that helped shape his thoughts, from childhood to trillion-dollar successElon Musk's intellectual journey is shaped by a diverse reading list, from existential sci-fi like 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' t...
18 Jun, 2026, 12.45 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
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes two promises after 8,000 layoffs, one on future job cutsMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has assured employees that there will be no more company-wide layoffs this year following a major restructuring th...
26 May, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Ground zero AI, India edition: What business leaders are actually doing with itIndian businesses are integrating AI across sectors like garments, retail, IT, and wealth management. AI accelerates design, streamlines ba...
26 May, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
Microsoft veteran Yusuf Mehdi to exit after 35 yearsAfter 35 years at Microsoft, consumer chief marketing officer Yusuf Mehdi announced his departure, planning to leave in June 2027. Mehdi, a...
23 May, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
ET Power Table: Business leaders bullish on AI, say meaningful adoption is not far offIndian businesses are gearing up for artificial intelligence to become central to their operations in the next four to five years. Leaders ...
22 May, 2026, 01.26 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg says he feels 'weight' of Meta layoffsMeta is laying off approximately 8,000 employees, about 10% of its global workforce, to redirect resources towards an ambitious artificial ...
21 May, 2026, 10.47 AM IST