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Meta to test monthly subscription service 'Meta Verified' priced at $11.99

Meta's foray into subscription services follows Twitter, which announced last month that Twitter Blue will be priced at $11 per month

Google layoffs reach Indian shores; company fires 453 employees in India

Last month, Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, announced that as a measure to cut costs, 12,000 employees, or 6 per cent of its total headcount, would be sacked

Meta expands its monetisation feature 'Gifts' across US on Instagram

Gifts allow followers to show their appreciation through direct monetary support, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday

Meta introduces new comment moderation tools for creators on Facebook

Creators can now search comments by keywords including emojis, commenter names and date on their posts

Disney to introduce its own metaverse platform, Starverse in India

It is anticipated that metaverse will bring another dimension to user interaction. It has the potential to enrich user experience by providing real-time user interaction

Meta's new headset to feature better mixed reality technology: Zuckerberg

He also mentioned that there are now more than 200 applications on the company's virtual reality (VR) devices that have made more than $1 million in revenue

Meta wins court battle against USFTC to acquire VR company 'Within'

Meta recently acquired the Netherlands-based 3D smart glass maker Luxexcel, as it doubles down on its metaverse dream in 2023

Meta-owned WhatsApp may soon let users pin messages within chats, group

The ability to pin messages within chats and groups is currently under development and is expected to be released in a future update of the application

Meta tests 'members-only space' in virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds

Meta has announced that it is testing a new type of closed space -- members-only worlds -- in its social virtual reality (VR) platform 'Horizon Worlds'

Metaverse adoption at mass level likely 8-10 years away: Nasscom report

Emerging use cases in customer engagement, multi-channel customer support and real-time simulations for product designing are gaining traction

Meta introduces more features to end-to-end encrypted Messenger app

With the introduction of Group profile photos, users will be able to choose profile photos for different chats with friends or work colleagues

Meta-owned Instagram to remove shopping tab from home feed in February

The Reels tab, which is currently present in the front and centre on the navigation bar, will replace the Shop tab

Sony, Manchester City building a metaverse, share brief look at CES 2023

Tech giant Sony has shown a brief look of the metaverse experience it is building with the football club Manchester City at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023.

Zoom announces human avatars to its virtual conferencing, meeting app

Video conferencing platform Zoom has announced human avatars to its meeting app, which will let users appear as a cartoon version of themselves

Hyundai Motor India launches Hyundai Pavilion on Metaverse space

Hyundai Pavilion on Metaverse will introduce the much awaited all-electric SUV Hyundai Ioniq 5 for users to experience its various features

WhatsApp working on feature to let users select chats on Desktop beta

When the feature will be released, there will be a new 'Select Chats' option within the chat menu

Year in review: From metaverse to 5G, here're tech trends that defined 2022

From 5G launch in India to ChatGPT's inception in November, take a look at the top technology trends that defined the year 2022

Meta-owned WhatsApp working on feature to let users report status updates

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature which will provide users the ability to report status updates on desktop beta.

Year in review: From metaverse to 5G, here're tech trends that defined 2022

Meta makes virtual reality headset Quest 2's GPU more powerful by 7%

The dynamic clocking system will automatically increase the frequency as it detects that the application would benefit from it