Mark Zuckerberg’s daughter wanted to be ‘like Taylor Swift’ when she grows up — but Meta co-founder quickly shut that down
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Mark Zuckerberg’s daughter wanted to be ‘like Taylor Swift’ when she grows up — but Meta co-founder quickly shut that down

ByNews Polite

But daddy I love Taylor Swift!  Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg recently divulged how he quickly shut down his daughter’s dream of one day becoming like the pop megastar in a recent interview. The tech tycoon went on the “Acquired” podcast earlier this month and revealed a conversation where he seemingly…

Amazon hopes selling through Instagram, Facebook, TikTok will spur growth
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Amazon hopes selling through Instagram, Facebook, TikTok will spur growth

ByNews Polite

Amazon is hopeful that selling its goods through TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat will reignite sluggish e-commerce growth as American shoppers pare back spending in a hyper-inflationary environment. The Seattle-based online retailer held two years of high-stakes negotiations with the CEOs of other tech giants, which culminated in a partnership…

Meta Says its Llama AI Models Being Used by Banks, Tech Companies

Meta Says its Llama AI Models Being Used by Banks, Tech Companies

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Meta’s Llama Artificial Intelligence (AI) models are being used by companies including Goldman Sachs and AT&T for business functions like customer service, document review and computer code generation, the social media giant said in a statement on Thursday. The mostly free-of-charge Llama models have been downloaded almost 350 million times…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro challenges Elon Musk to fight
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro challenges Elon Musk to fight

ByNews Polite

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro challenged Elon Musk to a fight on national television after the Tesla tech mogul accused the country’s presidential election of being fraudulent. Following the results of Venezuela’s presidential election, in which both Maduro and his opponent claimed victory, the Tesla CEO took to X to accuse…

Threads Has 175 Million Monthly Active Users After a Year, Mark Zuckerberg Says India Among Most Active Markets

Threads Has 175 Million Monthly Active Users After a Year, Mark Zuckerberg Says India Among Most Active Markets

ByNews Polite

Threads has crossed the 175 million user mark, a year after the platform was launched as an alternative to X (formerly known as Twitter). The microblogging service owned by Meta was launched on July 6 last year. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg also revealed that India has emerged as one of…

Meta Looking to Hire Generative AI-Focused Workers on Metaverse Team After Layoffs

Meta Looking to Hire Generative AI-Focused Workers on Metaverse Team After Layoffs

ByNews Polite

Meta has listed fresh job openings for its metaverse unit at its headquarters in California, after recent layoffs at its Reality Labs unit. The social networking giant is looking for professionals proficient in generative AI (GenAI), which suggests that that it could integrate the nascent technology with its metaverse-related efforts…

Privacy, Wearables, and Building a Secure Web3 Ecosystem: Interview With Mai Labs

Privacy, Wearables, and Building a Secure Web3 Ecosystem: Interview With Mai Labs

ByNews Polite

Mai Labs — a Web3 firm headquartered in the Cayman Islands — showcased its Mayaaverse metaverse platform in India earlier this week. The firm demonstrated the platform that digitally traces India’s journey through history. Mayaaverse allows visitors to explore ancient Indian cities (such as Hastinapur) to present-day temples, modern retail…

Meta Records 16 Percent Uptick in 2023 Annual Revenue, Metaverse Unit Still Under Loss

Meta Records 16 Percent Uptick in 2023 Annual Revenue, Metaverse Unit Still Under Loss

ByNews Polite

Mark Zuckerberg, the chief of Meta (previously Facebook) recently disclosed revenue details about the company’s last quarter. Meta clocked a revenue of $40.1 billion (roughly Rs. 3,34,416 crore) between September and December. In total, the social media and Web3 mammoth managed to reel-in $134.9 billion (roughly Rs. 11,25,119 crore) in the…