Meta announces the deployment of thousands of kilometers of undersea cable to unleash the global potential of artificial intelligence. The American giant Meta thus intends to strengthen its independence by relying on an infrastructure that is as essential as it is sensitive. For the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, …
Read More »WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram soon all in one click
Meta has just announced that WhatsApp will be integrated into the Account Center, to enable content to be shared on the group’s other platforms such as Instagram or Facebook. With a simple click, users can now choose to share their WhatsApp statuses (photos, videos or ephemeral texts) on their Instagram …
Read More »Heads of major social networks soon to be heard in the US Senate
The bosses of the main social networks, Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord will be heard at the end of January in the US Senate on their efforts to protect children from sexual exploitation on their platforms, elected officials announced on Wednesday. This hearing, scheduled for January 31, is the …
Read More »Web giant Meta lays off several employees
Web giant, Meta, has decided to cut 11,000 jobs, or about 13% of its workforce, a decision which is the first step in a large scale redundancy plan in a sector marked by the economic crisis. “Today, I am sharing some of the most difficult changes we have made in …
Read More »These smartphones will no longer use WhatsApp from November
Some smartphones will no longer allow their users to use WhatsApp messaging, reports moustique.be, as the meta software will stop working on these smartphones by October 31, when the app will be updated again. These are the smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Samsung Galaxy Core Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite …
Read More »South Africa: Competition Commission takes Facebook and WhatsApp to court
The South African Competition Commission on Monday said it had taken Facebook and WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms to court for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the market, Reuters reports. In a statement, the regulator accused Meta of “abusing its dominance by engaging in exclusionary conduct geared at preventing competitors …
Read More »Tech: Facebook changes company name to ‘Meta’
Mark Zuckerberg, boss of Facebook on Thursday announced the parent company’s name is being changed to “Meta” to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp will keep their names under the rebranding. “We’ve learned a lot from struggling with social issues and living under …
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