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This e-rickshaw driver from West Bengal will offer you a free ride, but there's a twist!

The E-rikshaw driver from West Bengal's Liluah is willing to offer his passengers a free ride on one condition.

Nov 23, 2021, 16:54 PM IST

Facebook paying up to $50,000 to creators to popularise its Clubhouse rival: Report

Facebook is reportedly paying creators up to $50,000 to use the platforms Live Audio Rooms feature, a rival to audio chat app Clubhouse. 

Nov 19, 2021, 18:49 PM IST

Instagram in hot water? US states begin probing app’s effects on children

A bipartisan coalition of several US state attorneys general has launched a probe into Instagram’s effects on kids. 

Nov 19, 2021, 18:12 PM IST

Facebook’s Meta to soon launch high-tech gloves to let you feel VR objects as if they're real

Meta is working on sci-fi haptic gloves that can reproduce a range of sensations in virtual worlds, including texture, pressure and vibration, using air pockets.

Nov 17, 2021, 17:17 PM IST

Congress alleges Facebook used by BJP as weapon to spread hate, seeks probe

The Congress has written to Mark Zuckerberg and asked him to conduct an independent inquiry to probe charges of hate speech and fake news being spread through Facebook and WhatsApp in India.

Nov 12, 2021, 18:06 PM IST

WhatsApp users to soon be allowed to hide Last Seen status from specific contacts --Here is all we know

As spotted by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has just submitted a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.21.23.14.

Nov 12, 2021, 13:00 PM IST

Man hires woman to slap him every time he opens Facebook, check Elon Musk’s reaction

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reacted to a viral video, in which a woman was hired for slapping a man for using social media platform Facebook. 

Nov 11, 2021, 18:11 PM IST

Shocking! Instagram locked out its head’s account after someone falsely reported him as dead

Instagram locked out its head Adam Mosseri’s account in September after a scammer falsely reported him dead. 

Nov 10, 2021, 17:36 PM IST

Facebook, Instagram to delete 'sensitive' ads linked to race, religion

Meta earlier this month said that it removed over 30 million pieces of content in September on Facebook and Instagram in India, as it faces intense security over user data privacy.

Nov 10, 2021, 11:26 AM IST

Tripura slaps UAPA on 102 social handles, sends notices to Twitter, FB and YouTube

Tripura police served notices to the Twitter headquarters in USA, asking its authority to freeze the accounts of the accused immediately for spreading objectionable news. 

Nov 06, 2021, 23:08 PM IST

Photo app sues Facebook’s Meta for copying its main feature for Instagram

Phhhoto has sued Meta (formerly Facebook) for allegedly copying its features for Instagram. 

Nov 06, 2021, 16:07 PM IST

Microsoft president says tech sector must compromise with regulators, downplays metaverse 'hype'

Microsoft president Brad Smith said that the tech sector needs to compromise with regulators. 

Nov 04, 2021, 12:13 PM IST

Why Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition feature?

Facebook has announced that it is shutting down its Face Recognition system and will delete the facial data of more than one billion of its users.

Nov 03, 2021, 20:10 PM IST

Why is Facebook shutting down facial recognition feature, delete facial data of over 1 billion users?

Facebook said more than a third of its daily active users had previously opted into the use of face recognition technology, that's more than 600 million accounts.

Nov 03, 2021, 09:19 AM IST

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

More than a third of Facebook's daily active users have opted in to have their faces recognized by the social network's system.

Nov 02, 2021, 23:47 PM IST

Facebook name change Meta accused of copying app’s logo

M-sense also poked fun at Mark Zuckerberg, advising him to use their app to ease the rebranding-related migraine.

Nov 01, 2021, 20:30 PM IST

Namami Gange creates Guinness World Record for most photos with handwritten notes on Facebook

The National Mission for Clean Ganga had urged Ganga lovers, conservationists, activists and the general public to prepare a message with a hand-written poem or a memoir or an article in the name of Maa Ganga.

Nov 01, 2021, 18:02 PM IST

WhatsApp to see THIS change after Facebook name change to Meta

According to the report, the new alteration was discovered in a beta version of the application.

Nov 01, 2021, 17:28 PM IST

Facebook expands fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation to include kids

Facebook has expanded its policies and its Covid-19 vaccination efforts to include kids.  

Oct 31, 2021, 23:41 PM IST

Meta Facebook Watch to take on Apple Watch! Leaks reveal device will sport camera

The first image of the upcoming Meta Facebook Watch that will rival the Apple Watch has been leaked online. 

Oct 29, 2021, 17:13 PM IST