Thu, November 21

Meta (Facebook) Fined $1.3 Billion by Ireland Data Protection Commission

A record-breaking €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) punishment was issued by the Data Protection Commission of Ireland against the social networking company, Meta. It is forbidden to send information on European Facebook users to the U.S. This is a serious breach of European Union data privacy laws. Because of Meta’s disregard

May 22, 2023 1 min read

Sui Announces Launch of its Dev Portal

Sui will release the SUI token, the native token of its Layer 1 blockchain, when the mainnet goes live on May 3. Ahead of the mainnet launch, the team has unveiled a new development for the growing community. According to the details from the announcement on their official Twitter account,

April 27, 2023 1 min read

Meta CTO Reveals Plans of Generating Revenue From AI-based Ads

In an effort to compete with OpenAI and Google’s offerings, tech giant Meta has announced ambitions to begin generating income from its unique generative artificial intelligence firm by the end of 2023. While Meta has been active in the AI sector since at least 2013, this is the first time

April 5, 2023 1 min read

Verification Subscription on Instagram and Facebook Launched in the U.S

The launch of Meta Verified on Instagram and Facebook (Meta) in the United States was announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg today. As of last month, subscribers in Australia and New Zealand may pay a monthly charge to have their Instagram and Facebook accounts as verified. Monthly fees for Meta Verified

March 17, 2023 1 min read

Meta Announces Yet Another Round of Layoffs Affecting 10,000 Personnel

According to a Reuters report, Facebook parent firm Meta plans to lay off another 10,000 workers. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO, shared the news with employees in a Tuesday email. Just a few months had passed since the company’s first wave of layoffs, during which 11,000 people lost their jobs. Meta,

March 15, 2023 1 min read

Meta Plans to Stop Support for NFTs on Facebook and Instagram

Just over a year after revealing plans, big Tech firm Meta is now pausing plans to let users share digital collectibles on its Instagram and Facebook platforms. Stephane Kasriel, Meta’s head of commerce and financial services, declared on Twitter on Monday that the closure will allow it to focus on

March 14, 2023 1 min read

Meta Reportedly Planning Layoffs This Week Affecting Thousands

A number of crypto winters have come and gone, but none have been as severe as the one in 2022. There were widespread asset price declines, corporate closures, hacking, and layoffs. Even though we’ve started a whole New Year, the firing frenzy has continued unabated. Bloomberg reported recently that Meta

March 7, 2023 2 mins read

Facebook (Meta) Announces Launch of ChatGPT Rival ‘LLaMA’

After the triumph of ChatGPT, Mark Zuckerberg has launched a new language model for Meta. Both Google’s Bard and OpenAI’s chatbot use extensive language model systems, which are the backbone of any generative AI system. According to CNBC, Meta has trained a system they name LLaMA and plans to reveal

February 26, 2023 2 mins read

Court in Colombia Conducts Hearing in Metaverse Employing Horizon Worlds

As far as we can tell, a Colombian court created legal history by conducting one of the first judicial proceedings in the nation in the metaverse. The hearing, took place on February 15. And was pushed by Magdalena court judge Mara Victoria Quiones Triana. It employed Horizon Worlds technology offered

February 18, 2023 2 mins read

Meta and NBA Extend Collaboration to Stream Games in Metaverse

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has reached an agreement to stream certain games in the metaverse for free. The firm extended its existing collaboration with Meta on January 23 to continue broadcasting its games utilizing VR (virtual reality) technology. Moreover, Meta’s consumer headgear, the Meta Quest 2, will be utilized

January 27, 2023 2 mins read