Facebook: News
31 Aug 2019
MinecraftFacebook has an AI assistant for Minecraft: Here's why
From winning complex games to detecting dangerous diseases, artificial intelligence is thriving in a range of fields, improving progressively.
30 Aug 2019
IndiaIs Facebook planning to charge money from users?
With more than two billion users (still increasing), Facebook dominates as the biggest social media service on the planet.
29 Aug 2019
XCongress looking for social media head: Here are top contenders
Congress has finally woken up from its slumber, or so it seems. The party, which was decimated in the Lok Sabha polls, has launched a hunt for its social media head.
28 Aug 2019
InstagramInstagram building new 'Threads' app to take on Snapchat
Once again, Facebook is mimicking Snapchat to improve its own product.
27 Aug 2019
ChennaiChennai techie finds Instagram bug, again; wins Rs. 7 lakh
A Chennai-based security researcher was awarded $10,000 (Rs. 7.18 lakh) for discovering a bug on the photo/video sharing application, Instagram.
23 Aug 2019
iOSWhatsApp for Android, iOS to get these new features soon
Over the years, WhatsApp has evolved into one of the most loved messaging platforms in the world.
21 Aug 2019
South KoreaNow, you can see what information websites/apps share with Facebook
Facebook has finally released the tool that would let you see what kind of data it collects from third-party websites/apps you visit.
18 Aug 2019
Instagram#Rebranding: WhatsApp gets 'WhatsApp from Facebook' tag
We recently heard of reports that Facebook is renaming WhatsApp and Instagram by attaching its own name to these popular services. Just last week, the company started adding 'Instagram from Facebook' tag on Instagram.
14 Aug 2019
WhatsAppFacebook paid people to listen, transcribe Messenger calls
WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption to keep messages secured between the sender and receiver.
14 Aug 2019
XFinally, Facebook is getting its own dark mode: Details here
Following the footsteps of leading technology giants and social networks, Facebook has started working on a dedicated dark mode for its main app.
13 Aug 2019
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Uzbekistan woman gang-raped, dumped near home in South Delhi
A woman hailing from Uzbekistan has alleged she was gang-raped by three men in Gurugram and later dumped near her flat in South Delhi on Saturday.
08 Aug 2019
InstagramInstagram's 'preferred marketing partner' tracked location of millions
Even after scandals like Cambridge Analytica and a massive FTC fine, Facebook's privacy woes aren't coming to a halt.
03 Aug 2019
InstagramFacebook renaming Instagram and WhatsApp; adding its own name
Despite being marred by plenty of privacy-related debacles, Facebook is making some decisions that are difficult to explain.
28 Jul 2019
Robert VadraRobert Vadra posts video of cow that 'predicts the future'
Early on Sunday morning, businessman Robert Vadra shared a video of a cow that "predicts the future."
28 Jul 2019
iOSSoon, Facebook will remove Instant Games from Messenger
At the recent F8 conference, Facebook had announced plenty of changes for Messenger, noting that the service would become faster/lighter than ever.
27 Jul 2019
Mumbai PoliceSuchitra Krishnamoorthi receives vulgar FB messages, seeks Mumbai Police's help
Remember Suchitra Krishnamoorthi from Shah Rukh Khan's Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa?
25 Jul 2019
United States of AmericaFacebook unveils AI tool capable of mapping the world
Facebook dominates as a social media giant, but its work in the technology industry goes way beyond that.
23 Jul 2019
SecurityFacebook's flaw allowed strangers to interact with kids: Here's how
Facebook's security issues are not really coming to a halt.
22 Jul 2019
Oculus VRSoon, Facebook's device will help you 'feel' VR games
As VR continues to go mainstream (with game, gyms, and spas), Facebook is doing everything it can to establish its footprint in the arena.
20 Jul 2019
InstagramNow, Instagram will warn before banning accounts
Instagram is reinforcing its stance against policy violation and introducing a new warning system to let people know their account is about to be banned.
19 Jul 2019
InstagramIndian finds 'account-hacking' bug in Instagram, wins Rs. 20 lakh
An Indian security researcher has bagged $30,000 (over Rs. 20 lakh) for flagging a critical bug in Instagram, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook.
19 Jul 2019
InstagramHere's why Instagram is hiding likes on photos, videos
Photo-sharing giant Instagram has started hiding like count on photos and videos shared by users in select countries.
19 Jul 2019
GoogleNow, Google, Facebook are tracking you even on porn sites
US giants have put web trackers across thousands of porn sites.
19 Jul 2019
EntertainmentActress Shobha, of 'Magalu Janaki' fame, dies in car crash
Kannada actress Shobha, who appeared on the show Magalu Janaki, died in a car crash recently along with four others.
17 Jul 2019
MumbaiVistara aircraft almost ran out of fuel, passenger recalls horror
In a shocking turn of events, a Delhi-bound Vistara flight almost ran out of fuel mid-air. The UK944 aircraft, which took off from Mumbai on Monday, landed in Lucknow with only 10 minutes of fuel in its tank.
16 Jul 2019
WhatsAppBanned on WhatsApp? Here's what you can do
Being the biggest messaging app, WhatsApp has a clear set of rules to enable seamless, end-to-end encrypted communication.
14 Jul 2019
TexasFacebook's AI just smashed top professionals in six-player poker
The first-ever AI bot created by Facebook has smashed top professionals in no-limit Texas Hold'em, one of the most popular and widely played poker formats in the world.
14 Jul 2019
BusinessFacebook faces $5 billion fine over privacy violations: Details here
From Cambridge Analytica to data leaks, Facebook has committed a plethora of privacy violations over the last two years.
13 Jul 2019
iOSSoon, WhatsApp will let you edit images directly
Today, Facebook-owned WhatsApp dominates as the most used messaging app on the planet.
13 Jul 2019
AndroidWant to read 'deleted' WhatsApp messages? Try these tricks
WhatsApp, the world's biggest messaging platform, has long been offering the ability to 'unsend' messages.
11 Jul 2019
UberKolkata: Actress 'dragged out' of Uber, threatened; driver arrested
In a troublesome incident, a popular Bengali actress was recently abused, threatened and thrown out of the Uber cab which she had booked to reach her shoot location.
11 Jul 2019
IndiaFacebook's Libra cryptocurrency won't launch in India: Details here
In a matter of months, Facebook plans to launch a cryptocurrency, dubbed Libra, to streamline digital payments between individuals as well as businesses.
10 Jul 2019
AndroidSoon, Facebook will launch new apps for Android, iOS
In a major move, Facebook has announced a skunkworks division to launch new experimental apps for Android, iOS, and the web.
09 Jul 2019
BollywoodMedia demands apology from Kangana Ranaut: Here's why
At a launch event for a song from her upcoming film Judgementall Hai Kya?, Kangana Ranaut got into a spat with a journalist.
09 Jul 2019
IndiaJohn Cena shares a hilarious picture of Virat Kohli
The ICC World Cup 2019 has reached its business end, but the excitement continues to stay alive, at least for the teams which have qualified for the semis.
04 Jul 2019
WhatsAppHow Facebook's AI sees our life through photos. It's spooky
On Wednesday, all Facebook products - from WhatsApp, main Facebook site to Instagram- suffered a major outage.
03 Jul 2019
IndiaWhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram down; users report media download issues
The services of popular social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are reportedly down in what appears to be a global outage.
02 Jul 2019
YouTubeDeadly chemical weapon found inside Facebook's headquarters, four buildings evacuated
The deadly nerve agent sarin, which can cause paralysis and respiratory failure, might have entered Facebook's headquarters in Silicon Valley, prompting the tech giant to evacuate four buildings on Monday.
30 Jun 2019
MumbaiThis is how Sonam Kapoor met husband Anand Ahuja
It was a dreamy affair when Bollywood beauty Sonam Kapoor tied the knot with long-time boyfriend Anand Ahuja in a grand ceremony in Mumbai, last year.
27 Jun 2019
WhatsAppSoon, WhatsApp will share Statuses to your Facebook account
WhatsApp appears to be testing a new feature, an option that would let you share your Statuses to Facebook.