The global tech sector cut over 1,25,000 jobs by August 2026, exceeding the full-year total for 2025, with artificial intelligence as the primary driver, according to layoff trackers. Nearly 88,000 of these…
Thousands of Facebook users in the United States reported being unable to access the social network on laptop browsers Thursday morning, while the mobile app continued working normally. Outage tracker Downdetector logged…
Meta introduced a refreshed Instagram wordmark on August 13, 2026, for the first time in a decade. The new design keeps the familiar script style but with redrawn letterforms. Instagram head Adam…
WhatsApp on August 12 released a technical overview of Scam Alert, an optional on-device AI tool that flags likely scam messages. All detection stays on the user’s phone, preserving end-to-end encryption. The…
A Chandigarh court has directed Meta to remove from Facebook and Instagram an AI-generated video showing Punjab MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in an off-shoulder women’s dress. Civil Judge Kaushal Kumar Yadav passed…
Meta temporarily removed a Facebook video by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for about four hours and 30 minutes on 28 July, calling it an error and apologising. The episode led to a…
Apple has trained a large language model specifically for the China market, a departure from its earlier plan to rely only on third-party models, three sources told Reuters. Developed with Alibaba Group’s…
Meta has announced Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open-source AI model optimised for local agent workflows. The model, released under an Apache 2.0 license, can run on a Mac or PC with a…
WhatsApp is developing new animated chat themes that let users personalise conversations with different colours, wallpapers, and visual styles. The feature is currently in beta for iOS users only, with Android support…
Australia is tightening its media bargaining laws, requiring digital platforms such as Google, Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn to sign commercial deals with at least eight local news organisations, up from six under…
