Meta denies claims regarding Palestinian news restriction

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 12 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Meta has refuted accusations that it intentionally restricted Palestinian news coverage, explaining that balancing free speech with security concerns posed by Hamas, a U.S.-sanctioned terrorist…

WhatsApp Business Enhances Support with AI-Powered Features

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 12 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Users of WhatsApp’s business app will soon be able to access new features powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Whenever human teams aren’t available to handle…

Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Get AI Video and Live Translation Upgrades

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 12 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Meta upgraded the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses on Monday, announcing the addition of new artificial intelligence (AI) features. These upgrades were first revealed at Meta’s…

How to Turn On and Use Vanish Mode on Instagram Chats

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 12 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Using Instagram’s vanish mode, users can send each other temporary photographs, videos, messages, and more via Instagram conversations, also known as direct messaging. When a…

AI-Generated Videos Now Labeled with Meta’s Video Seal

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 12 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly contributed to the surge in deepfake content, raising concerns about misinformation. In response, Meta has introduced Video Seal, a tool…

Meta Receives PTA Report Highlighting Over 1,000 Fake IDs and 37 Hacks in 2024

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 12 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: In 2024, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, received 1,043 reports of fake identifications from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). As a…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Unveils Llama 3.3 AI Model with Enhanced Efficiency

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 12 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Meta has unveiled its final major AI update of the year, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg introducing the highly anticipated 70-billion-parameter Llama 3.3 model. This new…

Global Outage Disrupts WhatsApp Services

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Many WhatsApp users reported problems on Sunday with sending and receiving text and voice messages, opening the app, exchanging media files, and navigating the web…

Australia Bans Social Media For Children Under 16 With New Law

Australia Bans Social Media for Children Under 16 with New Law

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

Australia has set an example for other jurisdictions across the world with one of the strictest restrictions targeting Big Tech, banning social media for children…

Typing Bubble Update On Whatsapp Faces Criticism For Being Distracting

Typing Bubble Update on WhatsApp Faces Criticism for Being ‘Distracting’

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp now features a moving bubble below the latest message, replacing the previous “typing…” indication at the top of the chat window. A lot of…

Instagram To Introduce Whatsapps Live Location Feature

Instagram to Introduce WhatsApp’s Live Location Feature

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

As Instagram and WhatsApp are owned by Meta, it’s not surprising that these two sites frequently use each other’s functionalities. With its impact on WhatsApp’s…

Meta Takes Legal Action Against Indian Ruling Curbing Whatsapp Data Sharing

Meta Takes Legal Action Against Indian Ruling Curbing WhatsApp Data Sharing

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Meta Platforms revealed its plan to appeal a decision by India’s competition commission on Tuesday. The ruling prohibits the US tech giant from sharing advertising…

Bluesky Attracts 700000 Users In A Week Following Us Election

Bluesky Attracts 700,000 Users in a Week Following US Election

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 1 year ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Bluesky, the decentralized social media platform competing with X (formerly Twitter) and Threads, has recorded a significant influx of 700,000 new users following the US…

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