WhatsApp Rolling Out Custom Lists Feature to All Users Globally

WhatsApp Rolling Out Custom Lists Feature to All Users Globally

WhatsApp recently introduced a feature where users could categorise certain groups and individual chats as favourites for quick access. This was accessible through a tab in the chat filters bar alongside tabs like unread, groups and all. Now the company has announced that it is rolling out a Custom Lists feature…

Facebook Gets a New Video Tab as Meta Introduces AI-Powered Video Ad Tools via Advantage+ Platform

Facebook Gets a New Video Tab as Meta Introduces AI-Powered Video Ad Tools via Advantage+ Platform

Facebook will soon get a new video tab on its platform which will play all types of video formats in the same place. This announcement was made by Meta at the Advertising Week event on Tuesday. Alongside, the social media giant also introduced several new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for…

Harvard Students Develop Meta Smart Glasses App That Reveals People’s Sensitive Details

Harvard Students Develop Meta Smart Glasses App That Reveals People’s Sensitive Details

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses were used by two Harvard engineering students to build an app that can reveal sensitive information about people without them realising it. The students posted a demo of the video on X (formerly known as Twitter) and showcased the app’s capability. Notably, the app is not…

Meta Reportedly Refuses to Clarify Whether Videos Captured by Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Will Remain Private

Meta Reportedly Refuses to Clarify Whether Videos Captured by Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Will Remain Private

Meta is reportedly staying quiet on whether it is collecting video and image data from its artificial intelligence (AI) wearable device Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to train its large language models (LLMs). The company announced a new real-time video feature for the device using which users can ask the AI…

Meta AI chatbot gives glowing reasons to vote Harris, tepid for Trump
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Meta AI chatbot gives glowing reasons to vote Harris, tepid for Trump

It’s the political ghost in the machine.  Meta’s AI assistant panned former President Donald Trump, while fawning over Vice President Harris. When asked, “Why should I vote for Donald Trump?” Mark Zuckerberg’s chatbot warned the Republican nominee had been slammed by critics as “boorish and selfish,” “crude and lazy,” and…

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

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…

Meta Inks Long Term Deal With Ray-Ban to Extend Smart Glasses Partnership

Meta Inks Long Term Deal With Ray-Ban to Extend Smart Glasses Partnership

Meta has signed a long-term deal with Ray-Ban that renews its partnership with the firm behind the popular sunglass and eyeglass brand. The two companies worked on their first wearable eyewear product in 2019, and the first smart glasses were launched under the Ray-Ban Meta brand last year in several…

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

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…