Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected a US lawmaker’s call to break his company, saying he’s not going to sell WhatsApp or Instagram at any cost. Senator Josh Hawley (Missouri Republican) tweeted that he met Zuckerberg during his visit to Washington, DC on Thursday, and asked him to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. “Just finished meeting […]
Location-based dating service major Tinder has become the latest app to contemplate entering original video content as it works on its own streaming series as the battle for eyeballs heats up. The company has reportedly developed a lengthy “Choose Your Own Adventure” style series about a group of characters facing the end of the world. […]
Aimed at video creators and publishers, Facebook has announced some new features to its video capabilities and now publishers will have more tools to use with its Watch Party and Creator Studio tools. The social networking giant made the announcement during a session at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) taking place here. For Live Videos, […]
Online video giant YouTube is introducing a major change to its music chart system after discovering that artists and labels were using growth hacks to inflate how many people were watching their videos. YouTube is no longer counting “advertising views” when it comes to the company calculating its music charts. Instead, ranking for top-watched music […]
Search giant Google is rolling out a new capability for G Suite customers to see their word count as they type on docs, to make their life a bit easier. “We have heard that displaying this information is helpful to users working on docs that require minimum or maximum word count,” Google said in a […]
From personal information to contraception use, period tracking apps such as MIA Fem and Maya have been found sharing sensitive data with Facebook, according to a new research from UK-based advocacy group named Privacy International. The advocacy group reportedly examined apps that were downloaded by over millions of users. UK-based advocacy group Privacy International, discovered […]
The most-anticipated event in the world of technology is right around the corner and Apple fans worldwide on Tuesday would witness the next generation of iPhones, top-of-the line Watch models and ramped up services like Apple TV+. Set for its unveiling at the Steve Jobs Theater at the company’s headquaters in Cupertino, California, on September […]
Facebook has partnered with Microsoft, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and other institutions to fight ‘deepfakes’ and has committed $10 million towards creating open source tools that can better detect if a video has been doctored. “Deepfake” techniques, which present realistic AI-generated videos of real people doing and saying fictional things, have significant implications for […]
The government is sensitive towards the slowdown in the auto industry, a senior Maruti Suzuki official said on Thursday. According to Maruti Suzuki Chief Executive Kenichi Ayukawa, the government is sensitive to the implications of the auto sector slowdown and is taking steps to reverse it. Ayukawa was addressing the annual convention of Society of […]
Taiwanese electronics major Asus on Friday launched its new ultra-slim gaming laptop ROG Zephyrus GA502 at Rs 99,990 in India. The laptop features a 15.6-inch IPS anti-glare display bearing an FHD resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate panel. In terms of dimensions, the laptop is 20 mm thin and weighs 2.1 kg. As for the […]