Instagram has started forcing users to enter their date of birth before allowing them to use the app. The change comes eight months after Instagram announced plans to make age verification mandatory on its platform and started prompting users to fill in their birthday details. The main purpose of the update is to restrict access […]
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Australian PM’s Chicken Korma “Raw”, Says Internet. he answers
This picture posted on Facebook has got more than 20,000 likes Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who is currently campaigning for the upcoming federal elections, posted a picture of the homemade meal on social media on Sunday night. In a post titled “Strong Curry”. strong economy. Strong future”, PM shares picture of his meal which […]
Parliamentary panel asked to summon Google, Amazon, Facebook, others to probe competitive behavior
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has decided to summon representatives of the world’s leading social media platforms and search engines on issues related to their competitive practices. Google, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Amazon, Flipkart and Microsoft are likely to be summoned in the next meeting. The above development comes soon after Elon Musk took over […]
Video captures the explosion of a truck after a collision with another vehicle in the US
A truck carrying a highly flammable load explodes after colliding with another truck A video is going viral on social media in which a truck carrying a highly inflammable load is believed to have exploded and collided with another truck. The accident, which occurred Wednesday night on the Ohio Turnpike on I-90 at the western […]
EU gets tough on hate speech: Big Tech faces fire
Hi, this is Hot Mike and I am Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark law that would force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to more aggressively combat misinformation and hate speech on their platforms. New EU rules will make tech companies more accountable for […]
TikTok surpasses Instagram to emerge as most downloaded app worldwide in Q1 2022: Sensor Tower
According to a report by app market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, TikTok overtook Instagram to become the world’s most downloaded app in the first quarter of 2022. The short-video app, which has been banned in India, remained among the top-five top downloaded apps worldwide. However, Meta – the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp […]
Meta’s Reality Labs Division Reports Loss of $2.9 Billion in Q1 of 2022, Zuckerberg Still Optimistic
Facebook owner Meta has revealed in an earnings report that its virtual and augmented reality division, Reality Labs, reported a loss of around $2.9 billion (about Rs 22,970 crore) in the first quarter of 2022. According to the report released on Wednesday, Reality Labs has brought in. in revenue of $695 million (about Rs 5,320 […]
YouTube Stung By TikTok Rivalry, Apple Changes That Affect Facebook
Executives said YouTube has seen a slowdown in the growth of direct-response ads. bloomberg For months, investors have worried about the twin forces disrupting Facebook’s business — the targeted ad ban on iPhones and the growing popularity of TikTok. The concerns should have been directed at Google’s YouTube as well. Along with the economic turmoil […]
Russia fines Google for failing to remove YouTube video showing military operations in Ukraine
A Russian court on Thursday imposed several small fines on Google for failing to remove a controversial YouTube video about the Kremlin’s military operation in Ukraine. A Moscow court ordered the US tech giant to pay a total of $135,000 (about Rs 1 crore) for ignoring the state media regulator’s orders to remove the post […]
Meta AR Glasses roadmap suggests first generation coming in 2024, cheaper model in the works
Meta is developing its own AR glasses to prevent the company from relying on Apple or Google. The first generation of Meta AR glasses, codenamed Project Nazare, is said to arrive in 2024. The social media giant is believed to have abandoned its plans for a fuchsia-based operating system for the glasses, instead, it is […]