Amazon Faces UK Lawsuit Over Allegations for Abusing Online Marketplace Position

Amazon Faces UK Lawsuit Over Allegations for Abusing Online Marketplace Position

Amazon is facing a lawsuit in Britain for damages of up to GBP 900 million (nearly Rs. 8,400 crore) over allegations the online marketplace abused its dominant position by favouring its own products, lawyers said. Consumer rights advocate Julie Hunter plans to bring the collective action on behalf of British consumers…

Meta Built AI That Translates Spoken-Only Language Under Universal Speech Translator Project

Meta Built AI That Translates Spoken-Only Language Under Universal Speech Translator Project

Meta on Wednesday said that it built an artificial intelligence system that translates Hokkien into English even though the Taiwanese language lacks a standard written form. The Silicon Valley tech titan that owns Facebook and Instagram billed the work at its Universal Speech Translator project as an effort to enable…

Russian Lawmaker Urges WhatsApp Ban, Advocates Use of Domestic Software

Russian Lawmaker Urges WhatsApp Ban, Advocates Use of Domestic Software

A Russian lawmaker on Wednesday urged state institutions to stop using WhatsApp messenger and the industry ministry sought to promote domestically produced software as Russia tries to wean itself off Western technology. WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms was found guilty of “extremist activity” in Russia in March and later added to…

Meta Accepts CMA Order to Sell Giphy After Losing Appeal in UK Antitrust Battle

Meta Accepts CMA Order to Sell Giphy After Losing Appeal in UK Antitrust Battle

A UK competition regulator on Tuesday re-issued its order for Facebook owner Meta to sell animated graphics startup Giphy in a final decision after a failed appeal. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in a statement that Giphy must be “sold off in its entirety”, having already ruled last…

Google May Face EU Antitrust Charges Over Its Digital Advertising Business

Google May Face EU Antitrust Charges Over Its Digital Advertising Business

Alphabet unit Google could face antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, with EU regulators frustrated over the slow pace of settlement talks with the company, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Google‘s ad business is Alphabet‘s biggest moneymaker, accounting for about 80 percent of annual…

Meta Ordered to Pay Voxer $174.5 Million Over Violation of Live Streaming Patents: All Details

Meta Ordered to Pay Voxer $174.5 Million Over Violation of Live Streaming Patents: All Details

A US jury on Wednesday ordered Meta to pay $174.5 million (roughly Rs. 1405 crore) for violating live-streaming patents developed by a US Army veteran seeking to fix shortcomings in battlefield communications. A trial in Texas federal court ended with jurors deciding that “live” features at Facebook and Instagram used…

Twitter Tests New Tools to Expand Recommendations, Allows Users to Remove Unrelated Tweets From Timeline

Twitter Tests New Tools to Expand Recommendations, Allows Users to Remove Unrelated Tweets From Timeline

Twitter is expanding how it recommends posts from accounts that users do not follow, the social media company announced on Tuesday. As part of the expansion, it is also building tools for users to control and provide feedback on that content. “With millions of people signing up for Twitter every…

Meta Partners With Qualcomm For Custom Virtual Reality Chips: Report

Meta Partners With Qualcomm For Custom Virtual Reality Chips: Report

Meta is partnering with Qualcomm to build custom chips for its Quest virtual reality devices, the companies announced at a consumer electronics conference in Berlin on Friday. The engineering and product teams of both companies will work together to produce the chips and they will run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platforms….

Facebook, Instagram Removed 2.7 Crore Posts in India During July: All Details

Facebook, Instagram Removed 2.7 Crore Posts in India During July: All Details

Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram took action against a total of 2.7 crore posts on the social media platforms in July, according to its monthly report. The firm, which is an intermediary under the IT Rules, took down 1.73 crore spam posts and 23 lakh posts for violent…