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Meta AI made its debut in India last week when some users spotted the generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot appearing on the WhatsApp app. Now, Meta AI has also started showing up for some Instagram and Messenger users in the country as well. The Llama-powered chat assistant is a general capability chatbot and is capable of natural langua...

Apple has revealed the year-end charts for the most popular apps and games on the App Store in over 35 countries and regions. Consequently, the iPhone maker has announced the most downloaded apps and games of 2023 in India, as well. Unsurprisingly, WhatsApp Messenger has emerged as the top free iPhone app, while the DSLR Camera app, which provides ...

Meta unveiled a host of new enhancements for its AI experiences across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp on Wednesday. The company’s virtual assistant, Meta AI, which was launched in September, will now give more detailed and accurate responses to queries. The Facebook parent is also expanding its text-to-image generation tool, Imagine...

WhatsApp ties down users to a single active account on one device, even if they can choose to use the popular messaging platform on different devices. To access a secondary account tied to a different phone number, users have to log out from their primary account on the same device. That is about to change. The Meta owned instant messenger announce...

Meta showcased a host of new products and services, including the Meta Quest 3 mixed reality headset and a pair of smart glasses made in collaboration with Ray-Ban, at its Meta Connect annual conference on Wednesday. Alongside the hardware, the company also announced its own AI assistant, Meta AI, and a variety of AI experiences across Meta’s sui...

Britain urged Meta, which already encrypts messages on WhatsApp, not to roll out end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger without safety measures to protect children from sexual abuse after the Online Safety Bill was passed by parliament.

Meta Platforms owned WhatsApp is exploring a new feature that would display advertisements in the app for the first time, the Financial Times reported.

Meta on Thursday previewed new tools relying on AI that are in development, including ChatGPT-like chatbots for Messenger and WhatsApp that offer different 'personas'. The firm is also working on a feature or Instagram to modify images using text prompts and generate emoji stickers using AI for its chat apps.

Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...

WhatsApp Business chat and Messenger will drive Meta's next wave of sales growth, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday. The company's Chief Executive is said to have described the WhatsApp and Messenger as being "very early in monetizing" compared to Facebook and Instagram. Zuckerberg was addressing concerns at a company-wide meeting which was...

Meta Platforms said on Friday it has fixed the issue that was preventing users from accessing its social media platforms. "Earlier today, a configuration change caused some people to have trouble accessing our products," a Meta spokesperson said.

WhatsApp will reportedly allow its users to customise and use their digital avatars on the app. The feature is rolling out to some beta testers of the app, as per a report by WABetaInfo. These 3D avatars have already been made available on other Meta apps including Messenger and Instagram.

A Russian lawmaker on Wednesday urged state institutions to stop using WhatsApp messenger and the industry ministry sought to promote domestically produced software as Russia tries to wean itself off Western technology. WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia in March and later added to financial monitoring ...

Apps like Whatsapp, Zoom and Google Duo which provide calling and messaging services may soon require licences to operate in the country, according to the draft telecommunication bill 2022.

Democratic representatives are widening their scrutiny into the role of tech companies in collecting the personal data of people who may be seeking an abortion. Recently, six House Democrats have asked the top executives of Amazon’s cloud-service network and major cloud provider Oracle about the companies’ handling of consumers’ location data...

Meta AI made its debut in India last week when some users spotted the generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot appearing on the WhatsApp app. Now, Meta AI has also started showing up for some Instagram and Messenger users in the country as well. The Llama-powered chat assistant is a general capability chatbot and is capable of natural langua...

Apple has revealed the year-end charts for the most popular apps and games on the App Store in over 35 countries and regions. Consequently, the iPhone maker has announced the most downloaded apps and games of 2023 in India, as well. Unsurprisingly, WhatsApp Messenger has emerged as the top free iPhone app, while the DSLR Camera app, which provides ...

Meta unveiled a host of new enhancements for its AI experiences across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp on Wednesday. The company’s virtual assistant, Meta AI, which was launched in September, will now give more detailed and accurate responses to queries. The Facebook parent is also expanding its text-to-image generation tool, Imagine...

WhatsApp ties down users to a single active account on one device, even if they can choose to use the popular messaging platform on different devices. To access a secondary account tied to a different phone number, users have to log out from their primary account on the same device. That is about to change. The Meta owned instant messenger announce...

Meta showcased a host of new products and services, including the Meta Quest 3 mixed reality headset and a pair of smart glasses made in collaboration with Ray-Ban, at its Meta Connect annual conference on Wednesday. Alongside the hardware, the company also announced its own AI assistant, Meta AI, and a variety of AI experiences across Meta’s sui...

Britain urged Meta, which already encrypts messages on WhatsApp, not to roll out end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger without safety measures to protect children from sexual abuse after the Online Safety Bill was passed by parliament.

Meta Platforms owned WhatsApp is exploring a new feature that would display advertisements in the app for the first time, the Financial Times reported.

Meta on Thursday previewed new tools relying on AI that are in development, including ChatGPT-like chatbots for Messenger and WhatsApp that offer different 'personas'. The firm is also working on a feature or Instagram to modify images using text prompts and generate emoji stickers using AI for its chat apps.

Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...

WhatsApp Business chat and Messenger will drive Meta's next wave of sales growth, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday. The company's Chief Executive is said to have described the WhatsApp and Messenger as being "very early in monetizing" compared to Facebook and Instagram. Zuckerberg was addressing concerns at a company-wide meeting which was...

Meta Platforms said on Friday it has fixed the issue that was preventing users from accessing its social media platforms. "Earlier today, a configuration change caused some people to have trouble accessing our products," a Meta spokesperson said.

WhatsApp will reportedly allow its users to customise and use their digital avatars on the app. The feature is rolling out to some beta testers of the app, as per a report by WABetaInfo. These 3D avatars have already been made available on other Meta apps including Messenger and Instagram.

A Russian lawmaker on Wednesday urged state institutions to stop using WhatsApp messenger and the industry ministry sought to promote domestically produced software as Russia tries to wean itself off Western technology. WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia in March and later added to financial monitoring ...

Apps like Whatsapp, Zoom and Google Duo which provide calling and messaging services may soon require licences to operate in the country, according to the draft telecommunication bill 2022.

Democratic representatives are widening their scrutiny into the role of tech companies in collecting the personal data of people who may be seeking an abortion. Recently, six House Democrats have asked the top executives of Amazon’s cloud-service network and major cloud provider Oracle about the companies’ handling of consumers’ location data...