Threads, numbers and reasons for a flop
It was supposed to change social media, dethroning Twitter and giving it a face marked by good relations, as opposed to the distortions of the platform recently run by Elon…
Meet the talent: Pratima Upadhyay, Software Engineer 2 Airbnb
Place of residence: India Position: Software Engineer 2 Airbnb Please describe a day in your life. I prefer waking up early and starting my day with some form of physical…
Facebook parent Meta sees strong global ad sales while keeping AI costs in check
By Katie Paul, Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Meta Platforms beat market expectations for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday and issued a rosy sales forecast for the third quarter, signaling that robust…
India ed-tech firm Byju’s founder faces reckoning as startup implodes
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Byju Raveendran, an Indian mathematics whiz who soared from teacher to startup billionaire before his education-technology company imploded this year, now faces his…
Meta in talks to buy 5% stake in Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica
By Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Meta Platforms is in talks to acquire a stake of about 5% in EssilorLuxottica, its production partner for Ray-Ban smart glasses, the…
Father’s Day, 10 tips for tech gifts
Created in the United States in the early 20th century as a response to Mother’s Day, Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June to honour fatherhood and…
Meta’s WhatsApp launches new AI tools for businesses
By Dani Morera and Andre Romani SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Meta launched its first AI-driven ad targeting program for businesses on WhatsApp, as it tries to wring revenue out of…
New York lawmakers pass measure to protect youths on social media
By Jonathan Allen and Steve Gorman NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state lawmakers on Friday passed legislation to bar social media platforms from exposing “addictive” algorithmic content to users…
Meta’s Facebook says it is attracting most young adults in 3 years
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meta said on Friday its flagship app Facebook is attracting its highest number of young adults in three years, as it tries to…
Meet the talent: Joy Foster, Founder & CEO TechPixies
Place of Residence: Oxford Position: Founder and CEO of TechPixies Please describe a day in your life I wake up at 7 am, run through my vision and then have…