Instagram Testing Support for Cross-Posting Images to Threads: Report

Instagram Testing Support for Cross-Posting Images to Threads: Report

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Threads — Meta’s microblogging service that competes with X (formerly Twitter) — could add support for cross-posting content from Instagram. According to a report, some accounts have been updated with an option to post an image to Instagram while simultaneously uploading it to Threads — the firm previously tested similar…

Instagram Testing Support for Cross-Posting Images to Threads: Report

Threads Testing Real-Time Search Results for Some Users, Instagram Head Adam Mosseri Confirms

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Threads is testing a feature that allows users to see real-time search results on their feeds. The service has introduced the feature for some users and is expected to be rolled out to users later this year. Ever since the launch of the microblogging service by Instagram last year, it has…

Meta AI Shows Up for Some Instagram and Messenger Users in India: What It Can Do

Meta AI Shows Up for Some Instagram and Messenger Users in India: What It Can Do

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Meta AI made its debut in India last week when some users spotted the generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot appearing on the WhatsApp app. Now, Meta AI has also started showing up for some Instagram and Messenger users in the country as well. The Llama-powered chat assistant is a general…

Instagram to Test Features That Blur Messages Containing Nudity in Move to Boost Teen Safety

Instagram to Test Features That Blur Messages Containing Nudity in Move to Boost Teen Safety

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Instagram will test features that blur messages containing nudity to safeguard teens and prevent potential scammers from reaching them, its parent Meta said on Thursday as it tries to allay concerns over harmful content on its apps. The tech giant is under mounting pressure in the United States and Europe…

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

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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…

Google, Apple and Meta to Face First Digital Markets Act Probes in the EU

Google, Apple and Meta to Face First Digital Markets Act Probes in the EU

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Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms will be investigated for potential breaches of the EU’s new Digital Markets Act, European antitrust regulators said on Monday, potentially leading to hefty fines for the companies. The European Union law, effective from March 7, aims to challenge the power of the tech giants…

WhatsApp Spotted Working on AI-Powered Image Editor, Ask Meta AI Feature

WhatsApp Spotted Working on AI-Powered Image Editor, Ask Meta AI Feature

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WhatsApp is currently working on a feature that will let users edit their images using an editing tool that is powered by artificial intelligence (AI), according to details shared by a feature tracker. Users might be able to quickly modify an image’s background, restyle it, or ‘expand’ it using AI,…

Apple Gets Sued by the US DOJ; Accused of Illegal Monopoly in Smartphone Market

Apple Gets Sued by the US DOJ; Accused of Illegal Monopoly in Smartphone Market

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The US Department of Justice and 15 states on Thursday sued Apple as the government cracks down on Big Tech, alleging the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices. Apple joins competitors sued by regulators, including Alphabet’s Google, Meta Platforms and Amazon.com across the…