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Meta tests end-to-end encryption for Quest’s VR Messenger app
New Delhi : Meta (formerly Facebook) is now testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) features on its Quest virtual reality (VR) Messenger headsets. With the new v40 software update, Meta is testing optional E2EE for Messenger's one-on-one…
You may soon exit WhatsApp groups silently
San Francisco : In a bid to make the messaging platform more user friendly, Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely working on a new feature that will allow users to silently exit groups. In a screenshot, it is shown that when users want to exit a…
Employee says Twitter is ‘biased’ towards conservatives in undercover operation
San Francisco/New Delhi : An undercover operation by US-based far-right activist group Project Veritas has published a secretly recorded conversation with a Twitter engineer who claimed the micro-blogging platform has "left-wing bias" and…
Google ropes in ex-US FDA digital health chief
San Francisco : Tech giant Google has roped in a former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) leader Bakul Patel as its new senior director of global digital health strategy. Patel spent over a decade at the FDA and most recently was the…
Twitter likely tests ‘Liked by Author’ label for tweets
San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter is likely testing a new label "Liked by Author" that appears when the creator of a tweet likes your reply. A spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company has been testing different labels to help…
Parag Agrawal explains why a ‘lame-duck’ CEO will keep changing Twitter
New Delhi : Breaking his silence, a defiant Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has explained why a "lame-duck" CEO has made key changes at the micro-blogging platform amid the $44 billion takeover by the Tesla CEO. Stressing that "no one at Twitter…
Twitter CEO expects Elon Musk deal to close but ‘prepared for all scenarios’
San Francisco : Amid the high voltage drama happening ever since Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition deal announcement at micro-blogging site Twitter, CEO Parag Agrawal has now said that he expects the deal to close, but "we need to be…
Parag Agrawal shakes up Twitter, fires key executives & freezes hiring
San Francisco : Parag Agrawal has shaken up Twitter, including firing consumer product leader Kayvon Beykpour and head of revenue product Bruce Falck, as the micro-blogging platform gets ready for Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition to…
Facebook Pay becomes Meta Pay in metaverse era
New Delhi : Meta has announced to rename its digital payments platform Facebook Pay as Meta Pay, as the company doubles down on metaverse. The company said that metaverse has the potential to unlock even more commerce opportunities and make…
Google to bring Pixel 6a to India after gap of 2 years
New Delhi : Google will finally bring its Pixel 6a smartphone to India, after a gap of nearly two years. Google was not able to sell Pixel in India due to its 'Soli Radar chip' on the front, which utilised the 60GHz frequency band banned…