Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case

Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the US Federal Trade Commission’s case accusing it of an illegal social media monopoly, saying the agency failed to prove its case at a high-stakes antitrust trial. At the trial, which began on April 14 in Washington, the FTC has sought […]

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Facebook parent Meta Platforms launches standalone AI assistant app

Facebook parent Meta Platforms launches standalone AI assistant app

Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched a separate app for its Meta AI assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google. The standalone app comes as Meta looks to boost the AI assistant’s usage, apart from being available within the company’s family of platforms – WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. It […]

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Meta faces historic antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram, WhatsApp

Meta faces historic antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram, WhatsApp

A historic antitrust trial began Monday for Meta Platforms Inc. in a case that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses. The trial is bringing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg into federal court in Washington to testify. In […]

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From chats to channels, a quick look at the latest WhatsApp features

From chats to channels, a quick look at the latest WhatsApp features

With over 2 billion users worldwide, WhatsApp is already one of the largest instant messaging apps in the world, and is soon expected to hit the 3 billion mark. Owing to its popularity, WhatsApp developers often roll out new features and are always spotted on bringing some new functionality to the platform. If you haven’t […]

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India second-most targeted by NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2019, new court filing shows

India second-most targeted by NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2019, new court filing shows

At least 100 of the 1,223 victims targeted by Israeli spyware Pegasus in a 2019 WhatsApp hacking campaign were located in India, according to a new legal filing published on Friday, April 4. The document is part of court exhibits in a lawsuit filed by WhatsApp against Pegasus-maker NSO Group Technologies in the United States. […]

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WhatsApp may soon let you stop others from saving your media and exporting chats

WhatsApp may soon let you stop others from saving your media and exporting chats

WhatsApp, the Meta instant messaging platform is working on a new feature that makes chats more private. According to WABetaInfo, who discovered the new advanced chat privacy feature will allow users to prevent the recipient from saving images and videos in a conversation on their device. This is similar to the Disappearing Messages functionality, where […]

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iPhone users can now use WhatsApp as their default calling and messaging app: Here’s how

iPhone users can now use WhatsApp as their default calling and messaging app: Here’s how

WhatsApp has rolled out a new update for iPhone users which lets them set it as the default calling and messaging app on their smartphones. Last year, Apple said that it would allow iPhone users in the European Union to change their calling and messaging app, but later announced that the functionality would be available […]

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How Chakkakkoottam, a WhatsApp group-turned-company, is bringing about a jackfruit revolution in Kerala

How Chakkakkoottam, a WhatsApp group-turned-company, is bringing about a jackfruit revolution in Kerala

“There is so much you can do with the jackfruit,” Bushra Faisal says. She is a member of Chalissery Chakkakkoottam, a collective of 15 homemakers who are into making value-added products from jackfruit. A resident of Chavakkad in Thrissur district, Bushra travels 18 kilometres to Chalissery in nearby Palakkad district whenever there is a training […]

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