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Apple our deepest competitor on metaverse: Mark Zuckerberg
In a meeting with employees, Mark Zuckerberg said that Meta would position itself as the more open, cheaper alternative to Apple, which is expected to announce its first Augmented Reality (AR) headset later this year, reports The Verge. Meta is directly competing with Apple to determine "what direction the internet should go in", he apparently told the staff.
Meta to shut down its social app for couples 'Tuned'
Users began receiving a notification about the impending shutdown last week, advising them to download their data before September 19, when the app will cease to work, reports TechCrunch. Tuned was a project under Meta's New Product Experimentation (NPE) Team, which was initially formed to build consumer-facing apps that would allow Meta to test out new features and gauge people's reactions.
WhatsApp may let you keep disappearing messages even after they are dead
According to WABetaInfo report, the disappearing messages can be viewed within chat info in a new section called 'Kept messages', and all people in the conversation can open this section. When disappearing messages are turned on in a certain chat, they cannot be starred, but they can only be kept.
Zuckerberg, Sandberg set to be deposed in Cambridge Analytica lawsuit
According to a court document, Zuckerberg will have to answer questions for up to six hours, while Sandberg could face up to five hours of deposition, reports The Verge. Sandberg is stepping down from her key role after 14 years as the company's second-highest ranking executive and the person who will replace her as Meta COO will also need to be present at the hearing.
Meta reportedly investing in Indian startup Better Opinions
The platform allows users to trade on events while matching them with a person with a complimentary trade. If the deal goes through, it will be the first time Meta will take a stake in an early-stage Indian startup, reports TechCrunch. Meta is likely to invest in the seed financing round of up to $3 million, valuing the Y-Combinator backed Better Opinions at under $25 million.
Meta open sources early-stage AI translation tool
According to The Verge, the company is open-sourcing the project in the hopes that others will build on its work. The AI model is part of an ambitious R&D project by Meta to create a so-called "universal speech translator," which the company sees as important for growth across its many platforms -- from Facebook and Instagram to developing domains like VR and AR.
Meta sues Chinese firm for scraping data from FB, Instagram
Octopus claims to have over one million customers and offers scraping services and access to software that customers can use to scrape any website. For a fee, Octopus customers can launch scraping attacks from its cloud-based platform or hire Octopus to scrape websites directly.
Meta, Ministry of Tribal Affairs to digitally skill 10 lakh tribal youth
Meta (formerly Facebook) on Tuesday extended its collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to provide digital skill training for 10 lakh tribal youth and women in the country. The tech giant launched the second phase of the �Going Online As Leaders' (GOAL) programme that will aim to digitally upskill, connect and empower 10 lakh youth and women from the tribal communities of the country.
Facebook Pay now becomes Meta Pay
Meta Pay will stay the same easy way to shop, send money, and donate to causes users care about on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and anywhere else they could use Facebook Pay. "But beyond the current features, we are working on something new -- a wallet for the metaverse that lets you securely manage your identity, what you own, and how you pay," the CEO said in a Facebook post.
Now mute, message participants in WhatsApp group voice call
Now, when someone new joins a group voice call and is offscreen, you will see a banner notification saying, "X joined the call". "This way, you will know when a new person joins and who they are, even if you are on a big call and the person is not one of the names fixed on your screen," said the company. The users can now mute others on a group voice call.
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