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Meta's AI comments draw flak, Instagram users fear fake engagement surge

Meta is under fire for AI-generated Instagram comments, with users accusing the company of inflating engagement and worsening social media authenticity concerns

To lower infra cost, Meta begins testing its 1st in-house AI training chip

Meta is working with Taiwan-based chip manufacturer TSMC to produce the chip, this person said. The test deployment began after Meta finished its first 'tape-out' of the chip

Meta in talks to build $200 billion data centre for AI projects: Report

Meta's decision to invest heavily in data centres is a part of the larger trend where tech giants are announcing huge investments one by one in data centres, particularly to meet the future AI demand

Instagram brings music stickers, text translation, more to DMs: What's new

Instagram users can also pin up to three messages, including text, images and shared posts or reels to the top of any 1:1 or group chat

Soon, WhatsApp will let users link social media profiles on their account

Beta version of the new WhatsApp feature only allows Instagram links. Options for other Meta platforms like Facebook and Threads may be included in the final release

Tech wrap Feb 11: Instagram teen account, Samsung Galaxy F06 5G, iOS 18.3.1

Meta introduces Instagram teen accounts in India. Samsung Galaxy F06 5G launch. Apple iOS 18.3.1. OnePlus Watch 3 launch. Lava's Prowatch X launching on Feb 15

Meta introduces Instagram for teenagers in India: Check safeguard details

In addition to Teen accounts, Meta is bringing an age verification feature to Instagram to ensure that young users do not misrepresent their age

Instagram shows AI generated image option in Stories in India: How it works

With the new feature, Instagram users in India can prompt Meta AI to generate an image which can be shared on Stories

Mark Zuckerberg frustrated over internal leaks, Meta warns employees

To counter leaks, Meta has modified its internal Q&A format. Instead of taking direct questions, employees now submit questions in advance, and the most popular ones are addressed

Meta AI getting more personalised with memory and social media integration

The features are currently rolling out to Meta AI users in the US and Canada, while it is expected to be available in more regions in the coming months

Meta's big payoff: $5,000 for TikTok users to move to Facebook, Instagram

Meta is offering up to $5,000 in bonuses to creators who switch from TikTok to Facebook and Instagram. The deal includes access to monetisation tools and a free trial of Meta Verif

AI, reels, WhatsApp drive customer engagement for auto dealership: Report

AI, reels, content creators, and WhatsApp are driving customer lead generation for automobile companies and their dealerships, according to a whitepaper by Meta and Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations. Interestingly, as many as 72 per cent of new automotive buyers discovered the brand on the family of apps of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. "This whitepaper underscores the potential of AI, reels, and messaging platforms such as WhatsApp to strengthen customer relationships and drive growth," Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) President C S Vigneshwar said in a statement. As per the survey commissioned by Meta, "72 per cent of new automotive buyers who were surveyed in this research discovered the brand on the Meta family of apps". It further said WhatsApp led the buyer-dealer communication as among new automobile buyers, 48 per cent used WhatsApp to directly connect with dealerships for vehicle availability inquiries, making

Tech wrap Jan 20: Instagram update, Microsoft's AI Windows Search, JioCoin

Instagram extends reels duration to three minutes. Microsoft brings AI Windows Search to Copilot+ PCs. Reliance Jio debuts blockchain-powered JioCoin. Android 16 release schedule revealed

Instagram extends Reels duration, changes profile grid, introduces 'Edits'

Instagram now allows Reels of up to three minutes duration on the platform. The profile grid has been revised to display content in vertical format. Video editing app Edits is set to launch soon

NCLAT admits Meta, WhatsApp's plea against CCI's Rs 213 cr penalty

After hearing the preliminary submissions from Meta and the CCI on the issue, a two-member bench of the NCLAT, led by Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan, said the issue requires consideration

Parl panel must question Meta on fact-check, hate speech rules: TMC MP

If Meta executives are summoned by the Parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, they should be questioned about the company's decision to stop fact-checking and changes in its content guidelines on hate speech and disinformation, panel member and TMC MP Saket Gokhale said on Wednesday. Gokhale's remarks come a day after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the panel, said the committee will summon executives from social media giant Meta for "tarnishing" India's image amid a controversy over its CEO Mark Zuckerberg's statement during a podcast that after the COVID-19 pandemic, most incumbent governments, including the one in India, lost elections in 2024. In a letter to Dubey, Gokhale said that in the same interview, Zuckerberg also announced that the platform would be ending its fact-check programme and would also be making changes to its community guidelines. "It has been reported on several occasions that there has been a significant misuse of Me

Meta shuts down DEI programme as it prepares for Trump's second term

Joining companies such as John Deere and Walmart, Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta Platforms Inc is getting rid of its diversity, equity and inclusion programme that includes hiring, training and picking vendors, a company spokesperson confirmed on Friday. The move, which was first reported by Axios, comes on the heels of the social media giant's decision to end its third-party fact-checking programme and scale back policies on hate speech and abuse. Citing an internal memo sent to employees, Axios said the Menlo Park, California-based tech giant said the US Supreme Court "has recently made decisions signalling a shift in how courts will approach DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion programmes) The term DEI' has also become charged, in part because it is understood by some as a practice that suggests preferential treatment of some groups over others. In practice, this means Meta will no longer have a team focused on diversity and inclusion and the company said it will .

Brazil issues 72-hr deadline to Meta over content fact-checking practices

Attorney General's Office in Brazil gave Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, 72 hours to explain its decision to discontinue its data verification program earlier this week

Meta moves NCLAT over CCI's Rs 213 cr penalty in WhatsApp privacy case

Meta asked the NCLAT to hear the case urgently, noting its implications and the stakes involved and the NCLAT bench led by Chairperson Justice (Retd) Ashok Bhushan is likely to hear it

Who was Simran Singh, RJ, Instagram influencer found dead in Gurugram flat?

25-year-old Simran Singh, a well-known freelance radio jockey and Instagram influencer, affectionately known as 'Jammu ki Dhadkan', was found dead in her Sector 47 flat in Gurugram