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Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is working on the ‘Kept Messages’ feature. The company is reportedly working on this feature that will enable users to bookmark Kept Messages in the chat.According to a report by WABetaInfo, the instant messaging platform is now adding another new feature that will allow users to ‘identify’ the Kept Messages. An … Read more
The tech industry has seen scores of employees lose their jobs as companies including Twitter, Meta, and Amazon among others have laid off workers to balance their sheets. In the latest development, TikTok-owner ByteDance has reportedly laid off hundreds of employees. News agency Reuters cited South China Morning Post as saying that the company has … Read more
Introduction Instagram allows users to report a post if they find it offensive or unacceptable to be shared on social media. Social media platforms, including Instagram, offer multiple ways to report offensive content, which could be a message, post, story or account. However, it is up to the social media platform to judge whether the … Read more
Nothing CEO Carl Pei has shared his predictions for the year 2023 in a thread on microblogging site Twitter. The ten predictions talk about a number of things including AI killer app, world governments, hybrid working, Tesla, Elon Musk, Apple and more. Here’s over to Pei’s predictions for the year 2023:1. At least one AI … Read more
WhatsApp promptly responded to union minister of state for electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar‘s tweet regarding the incorrect map tweeted by the company. The Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp had tweeted the wrong map of India in its New Year celebration live-streaming link. The IT minister, tagging WhatsApp, asked the company to immediately fix the … Read more
Facebook-parent Meta has acquired Luxexcel, a company that makes 3D-printing prescription lenses for smart glasses, as it continues to invest in augmented reality (AR) space. The acquisition of the Netherlands-based company will help the company’s bid to strengthen the work done by Reality Labs – the company’s business that produces virtual reality (VR) and AR … Read more
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will let users manage their chats on its desktop app. The Meta-owned messaging service is testing the feature for a future update that will let them select multiple chats at once and perform certain actions while using the web version of the app. WhatsApp currently provides … Read more
Introduction Text messages (SMS) or texting, as we call it, is a traditional way of connecting with our friends and family without the need of any internet connection. Even now, a large group of people use SMS as their go-to instant messaging app. Meta-owned social media platform Facebook allows users to send SMSes in the … Read more
The name change didn’t help at all, did it? 2021 wasn’t great but was supposed to be better with all the new brand identity and a big bet on Metaverse. But no, Meta had a really tough 2022. Laying off employees, losing billions of dollars, scepticism around Metaverse and then some more. Things aren’t looking … Read more
Meta-owned WhatsApp will reportedly stop working on older iPhone models as well as android phones. The changes will be applicable to as many as 49 smartphones starting from December 31, as per the report. Users with older iPhone models will have to upgrade their handsets to iOS 12 or newer while Android users will be … Read more