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New Facebook feature helps content creators earn from Stories

Facebook remains the worlds leading social media platform, with millions of users dedicating hours to browsing content daily. This immense traffic presents vast opportunities to monetize on the platform, and Meta has recently introduced an exciting way for creators to earn money: Facebook Stories....

Chinese scientists identify membrane receptor for ceramide in adipocytes

A breakthrough study led by Professor Sun Jinpeng at Shandong University has uncovered the critical membrane receptor for ceramide in adipocytes. Published in Science, the paper titled Metabolic signaling of ceramides through the FPR2 receptor inhibits adipocyte thermogenesis reveals that FPR2, a G...

OpenAI and Meta in talks with Reliance industries for AI collaborations

According to a report from technology news website The Information on Saturday, both OpenAI and Meta Platforms have engaged in separate talks with Indias Reliance Industries about possible collaborations to expand their artificial intelligence services in the country. A possibility being...

Meta to launch generative AI assistant in the EU

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Thursday that it will introduce its generative artificial intelligence assistant, Meta AI, in the European Union starting this week, over a year after its debut in the US, reports BSS. Its taken longer than we would have liked to...

Meta starts testing its first in-house AI Chip

Meta has begun testing its first in-house chip for training artificial intelligence (AI), created to reduce reliance on external suppliers like Nvidia, according to Reuters on Tuesday. The Facebook parent company has begun a small deployment of the chip and plans to ramp up production for...

Tech giants oppose YouTube's exemption in Australia's social media law

Major technology companies, including Meta Platforms (owner of Facebook and Instagram), TikTok, and Snapchat, are urging the Australian government to reconsider its decision to exempt YouTube from forthcoming legislation that bans social media access for children under 16. The law, approved in...

Meta launches its anti-fraud facial recognition test in UK

In October, Meta began testing facial recognition tools internationally, aiming to prevent scams using celebrities images and help users recover compromised Facebook or Instagram accounts. Now, this test is expanding to an additional prominent country. After initially excluding the United...

Instagram may launch Reels as separate app

Instagram is considering the launch of a separate app for its short-form video feature, Reels, its chief Adam Mosseri told staff this week, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person who heard the remarks. The Meta-owned company is looking to take advantage of TikToks uncertain...

Meta plans globe-spanning sub-sea internet cable

Meta has announced plans to build a 50,000km (31,000 mile) subsea cable across the world. The tech giant said Project Waterworth - connecting the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions - will be the worlds longest underwater cable project when completed. Meta, which owns Facebook,...

Meta forms robotics team to develop humanoid robots

Meta is planning to design the hardware and software for humanoid robots, according to a report from Bloomberg. Sources tell the outlet that a newly formed team within Metas Reality Labs division will start by working on humanoid robot hardware capable of completing household chores. Bloomberg...

Meta begins 5% workforce reduction as part of strategic shift towards AI

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has launched a series of performance-based layoffs, reducing its global workforce by 5%, or approximately 4,000 employees. This move is in line with CEO Mark Zuckerbergs strategy to raise the bar on performance and streamline operations. Employees...

Meta to launch 'Hypernova' AR glasses and expand wearables in 2025

Last week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company has sold over a million pairs of its Augmented Reality-enabled Ray-Ban smart glasses, with plans to eventually sell hundreds of millions and ultimately billions of AI-powered glasses, reports The Indian Express. Now, the company is...

Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump

Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter. Its the latest instance of a large corporation...

Microsoft and Meta CEOs defend heavy AI spending after DeepSeek breakthrough

Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field. DeepSeeks quick progress has stirred...

Meta introduces AI Chatbot ‘memory’ to remember your preferences

Meta is rolling out a feature that allows its AI chatbot to remember specific details about you, like your dietary preferences and interests, according to a blog post released on Monday. The AI will use information from past conversations, as well as data from your Facebook and Instagram...

Meta begins testing ads on Threads amid controversy over content moderation

Meta announced on Friday that they had begun testing advertisements on their newest social media platform Threads, which operates as an alternative to Elon Musks X, reported Bloomberg. Were starting a small test for ads on Threads with a handful of brands in the US and Japan, Instagram and...

Meta to spend up to $65bn this year to power AI goals: Zuckerberg

Meta Platforms plans to spend as much as $65 billion this year to expand its AI infrastructure, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday, aiming to bolster the companys position against rivals OpenAI and Google in the race to dominate the technology. As part of the investment, Meta will ramp up hiring...

Dr Yunus urges Meta to intensify efforts against misinformation, fake news

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday urged Meta to step up efforts to tackle misinformation and fake news being spread through Facebook in Bangladesh. Dr Yunus said oligarchs and politicians linked to the toppled dictatorship of Sheikh Hasina siphoned off tens of billions of dollars...

Meta to introduce WhatsApp account linking with Instagram and Facebook

Meta revealed on Tuesday that users will soon have the option to link their WhatsApp account to the Accounts Center, a central hub where they can manage connected experiences across Facebook, Instagram, and Meta Quest accounts, reports techcrunch. This integration will enable users to cross-post...

US Meta users report automatic re-follows of president, VP accounts

Some Meta social media users said on Wednesday that their accounts re-followed the profiles of President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and first lady Melania Trump after they had unfollowed those accounts once Trump took office for his second term. When a presidential administration...

Meta, Google, TikTok, X pledge to combat hate speech under EU code

Meta, Google, TikTok, and X have committed to European lawmakers to enhance efforts in preventing and removing illegal hate speech on their platforms. The European Commission integrated a revised set of voluntary commitments into the Digital Services Act (DSA) on Monday that aim to help...

Zuckerberg cites YouTube in defense of Meta's AI copyright case

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to have used YouTube and its battle to take down pirated content to defend his own companys use of a data set containing copyrighted e-books to train AI models, newly released snippets of his deposition reveals, reports techcrunch. The deposition, which was part...

Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration

Tech giants Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg are set to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration on Monday, according to sources familiar with the event planning. The high-profile CEOs of Tesla, Amazon, and Meta will be prominently featured, sitting alongside Cabinet...

Meta terminates its DEI programs days before Trump inauguration

After Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Meta would be ending its fact-checking program, the company also announced on Friday that it is discontinuing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, effective immediately, as reported by the guardian. An internal memo from Meta acknowledged that...

Meta to show eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace

Meta said Wednesday that it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service, as it tries out a possible way to resolve European Union charges of anticompetitive behavior that the bloc leveled on 2024. The social media company announced it is starting a test that...

Meta ending fact-checking program: Zuckerberg

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled significant changes to the companys moderation policies on Tuesday, citing a shifting political and social climate and the need to restore free expression across its platforms. The updates will impact Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, which together serve billions...

How threatening is the new virus?

A new alarm has been raised over the HMPV (Human Metapneumovirus) that emerged in China at the start of the year. Meanwhile, patients infected with this virus have been identified in Japan, Malaysia, and India. Experts have commented that there is no need to panic about this virus in Bangladesh....

China’s ‘metal storm’ weapon can fire millions of rounds per minute, scientists claim

Chinese scientists are developing a machine gun capable of firing bullets at an unprecedented ratepotentially the fastest in history. The weapon, which is described as a metal storm, consists of five or more barrels, each capable of firing 450,000 rounds per minute. The resulting barrage has an...