TikTok Feature Helps Students Connect With Classmates
TikTok launched a new feature to let college students find and connect with classmates, boosting campus social networking. TikTok is…
Instagram Tests Shared Interests Feature
Instagram tests a new feature to connect users by shared interests, aiming to boost engagement and community interactions. The social network,…
WhatsApp Adds Scam Protections for Chats
WhatsApp announced on Tuesday that it is implementing new features to assist users in identifying hoaxes on the messaging service. The…
Zuckerberg: AI Drives Q2 Facebook, Instagram Usage
Mark Zuckerberg says AI increased time spent on Facebook by 7% and Instagram by 6% in Q2, boosting engagement across Meta apps. In the second…
Meta Halts Political Ads in EU Starting October
Meta stops all political, electoral, and issue-based ads across EU platforms beginning October under new EU transparency rules. Meta announced…
Meta Develops Gesture-Control Wristband for Computers
Meta researchers are creating a device that enables individuals to operate a computer through hand gestures. This encompasses the ability to…
Scale AI Lays Off 14% Amid Meta Restructure
Scale AI is cutting 200 employees and 500 contractors, about 14% of its workforce, as it restructures operations, Bloomberg reported on…
Meta Erects Tent Data Centers to Speed AI
Meta builds temporary tent-based data centers to rapidly increase AI compute capacity for its Hyperion and Prometheus superclusters. Meta has…
Meta Offers Multi‑Million AI Pay, No $100M Bonus
Meta is offering AI researchers multi-million-dollar packages but denies widespread $100 M signing bonuses, per internal leaks and new hire…
Meta Poaches Three OpenAI Researchers
Meta hires three senior OpenAI researchers to boost its superintelligence team, offering huge pay after a weak AI model launch and rising…
Meta Adds AI Summaries to WhatsApp Chats
On Wednesday, Meta disclosed that it would incorporate an AI-powered summaries feature into WhatsApp. Meta AI is employed to summarize unread…
Glitch Turns Threads into Echo Chamber
A new glitch is causing Threads to repeat users’ own posts as replies, creating a literal echo chamber and raising fresh concerns about the…
Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang Joins Meta in Deal
Alexandr Wang leaves Scale AI to join Meta in a $14.3 billion deal, signaling a major shift in AI leadership and corporate strategy in 2025…
Meta’s Bitcoin Stance Shows Big Tech Remains Skeptical
Meta’s refusal to adopt Bitcoin signals ongoing skepticism among Big Tech firms toward crypto, despite rising institutional interest and…
Meta Shareholders Reject Bitcoin Treasury Proposal
Meta shareholders vote overwhelmingly against a proposal to adopt Bitcoin as a treasury asset, signaling continued skepticism toward crypto…
WhatsApp Launches Official iPad App
WhatsApp finally releases its long-awaited iPad app, bringing a seamless messaging experience to Apple tablet users with full sync support…
Meta Adds 650MW of Solar to Power AI Push
Meta secures 650 megawatts of solar power to fuel its expanding AI infrastructure, reinforcing its clean energy commitment to tech development…
Meta to Launch Ray-Ban Smart Glasses in India
Meta will launch Ray-Ban smart glasses in India on May 19, marking the company’s expansion into the country’s growing wearable tech market…
Meta Says Fact-Checking Continues Outside US
Brazil criticized Meta’s reliance on community notes, vowing not to expose its citizens to social media fostering “digital carnage…
India Partners with Google, Meta to Tackle Crypto Scams
India is intensifying efforts to combat crypto scams, enlisting support from Google and Meta. The initiative focuses on targeting ‘pig…