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Metaverse to help AR/VR headset market reach 14 mn units in 2022

The year 2023 is forecast to see 18.8 million AR/VR device shipments, riding on the Metaverse momentum.

Meta onboards Kalaari Capital to scale early-stage startups in India

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta announced a partnership with VC fund Kalaari Capital to upskill and scale young, invested businesses in India by providing them with timely business skilling support.

Why Apple will beat Meta in the augmented and virtual reality battle

There will also be competition from Microsoft, Alphabet, Snap and Sony. But none of these companies can match Apple's combination of design chops, cutting-edge hardware and a huge existing ecosystem

US bill could see Google, FB spinning off ad biz, may have India impact too

The bill would effectively put an end a company's ability to act as a broker for a buyer or seller of ad space while simultaneously owning the exchange on which the ad space is traded

Meta chief Zuckerberg sued over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach

The District of Columbia sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Facebook users' personal data

Facebook, Instagram will publicly provide details on how ads target users

Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the US midterm elections.

Billionaires Adani, Ambani at a turning point in their rivalry in India

While both would like markets to reward them for scripting India's future in renewable energy, what's ticking for them right now is all the polluting stuff in short supply

Don't discuss abortion at work: Meta bans the word at employee platform

Meta (formerly Facebook) has banned using the word 'abortion' at its internal employee messaging platform called Workplace, citing it "an increased risk"

Meta Cloud hosting services now available for businesses on WhatsApp

Now, a business can easily access the service, build directly on top of WhatsApp to customise their experience and speed up their response time to customers by using the secure WhatsApp Cloud API

WhatsApp will be open to all businesses through Cloud API: Mark Zuckerberg

This will be made possible by offering free, secure cloud hosting services provided by Meta

Meta freezes hiring for several verticals, Zuckerberg says no job cuts

Meta (formerly Facebook) has paused hirings for several verticals, like shopping and Messenger Kids, which has triggered the fear of lay offs among employees.

Standing Committee on Finance to discuss big tech firms' practices Thursday

The panel, headed by former minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha, will also hear the views of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on the subject

Facebook makes its second bet in India with investment in Unacademy

Edtech firm raises $110 mn in round led by General Atlantic, with participation from Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, udaan co-founder Sujeet Kumar among others

Meta tests end-to-end encryption for Quest's virtual reality Messenger app

With the new v40 software update, Meta is testing optional E2EE for Messenger's one-on-one messages and calls in VR

Byju's in talks to acquire US target, likely to bid for Chegg or 2U

The Indian education pioneer is the country's most valuable startup, with a valuation of $22 billion

Marathi actress arrested over 'defamatory' social media post about Pawar

Thane Police on Saturday arrested Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale after a case was registered against her for allegedly sharing a 'derogatory' post about NCP president Sharad Pawar on social media

Google, Meta must find and remove online child porn, say EU draft rules

Companies that fail to comply with the rules face fines up to 6% of their annual income or global turnover.

EU to enforce new Digital Markets Act to tame Big Tech in spring 2023

The Commission will act against any violations made by "gatekeepers", Meta, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, as soon as the law comes into force

Google, Facebook face tough tech rules from UK's new digital watchdog

Digital watchdog will protect small businesses and consumers; can impose fines on tech firms

Meta to pay creators up to $4,000 for original content on Facebook Reels

Facebook's 'Challenges' is a new way to go through a series of bonuses to reach a maximum payout