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After Twitter, Meta Platforms likely to fire thousands of employees

Will be first broad headcount reduction in the tech giant's 18-year history

LIVE: Court orders blocking Congress' Twitter for copyright infringement

From Facebook parent Meta's large scale layoffs to Musk's threat to Twitter account impersonators, catch all the live updates from across the globe here

WhatsApp Communities: What is it, how it works, and how to get started

WhatsApp's Communities feature allow users to manage multiple groups by bringing them under one umbrella

Ajit Mohan quits as head of Meta India; Manish Chopra interim chief

Meta Platforms announced that Ajit Mohan, Vice President and Managing Director of its India unit has stepped down from his role to pursue another opportunity outside of the company

Randi Zuckerberg bats for more women to participate in Web3, crypto

Zuckerberg also toured several startup and venture capital offices and met many investors and founders in Bengaluru

Mark Zuckerberg announces 32-person video call on WhatsApp: Details here

The new feature will allow admins to better organise the conversations "under one umbrella", Zuckerberg added

WhatsApp introduces 'Online Presence', 'Communities' features: Details here

In-chat polls, 32-person video calling, and group of up to 1024 members are some other features rolled out by the instant messaging platform WhatsApp

Musk sets up A team to rejig Twitter, seeks to change verification process

According to a report from The Verge, he has asked employees to change Twitter Blue, a monthly subscription service costing $4.99 to a much more expensive new subscription

Instagram down for several users, days after global WhatsApp outage

According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, at the peak of the outage, over 7,000 users reported being unable to log in

How immersive technology is transforming fashion and online shopping

From spray-painted dresses to feeling the texture of a fabric on screen, fashion and shopping are becoming tech-immersive

TMS Ep292: Twitter under musk, metaverse, markets, deities on legal tenders

How will Twitter transform under Elon Musk? How'll metaverse change the shopping experience? How will US Fed & BoE rate action affect markets? What pictures can be used on currency notes? Answers here

How will metaverse change the shopping experience?

Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on his efforts to take metaverse to the next level, despite investors' pessimism. So where does metaverse stand now? And how it may change your shopping experience?

Translucia, Sunovatech India partners to build metaverse, talent ecosystem

Translucia, the metaverse developer subsidiary of T&B Media Global (Thailand), and Sunovatech India, an immersive and extended reality company, on Friday announced a series of initiatives to build a metaverse and talent ecosystem.

Facebook announces 2022 Community Accelerator participants in India

Four-month programme provides selected community leaders of Facebook groups with training, mentorship and funding

Facebook selects 15 Indian online communities for accelerator programme

These community leaders will also get an opportunity to collaborate with advocates and other leaders in the community-building ecosystem to bring their ideas to life

Mark Zuckerberg asks for 'patience' as Meta's costs spook investors

Zuckerberg said he is confident that Meta's largest bets in areas such as short-form video, business messaging and the metaverse were headed in the right direction

Meta plans to launch consumer-grade virtual reality headset next year

Recently, Meta had unveiled a VR headset Meta Quest Pro that was packed with features like full-colour mixed reality and was priced at $1,500

Meta misses profit expectations as Q3 sales slip 4%, net income falls 52%

In the third quarter, Meta was buffeted by a widespread ad-spending downturn, posting a 4 per cent year-over-year revenue loss, while missing Wall Street estimates on the bottom line

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg should focus on US midterms, not the Metaverse

Meta CEO Zuckerberg could start by doing what thousands of managers before him have done, and reconsider his tasks

WhatsApp outage across India, user unable to send and receive messages

People around the world are reporting problems sending and receiving messages on the popular chat app WhatsApp. According to Downdetector, which tracks outage reports, people started reporting problems around 3 a.m. EDT. A WhatsApp spokesperson said the company is aware that some people are having trouble sending messages and is working to restore service as quickly as possible. Meta, previously known as Facebook, bought WhatsApp in 2014. It's wildly popular especially outside of the US, where many people use it for everyday communication.