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Meta is reportedly planning to lay off at least 10 per cent of its workforce next month, with further cuts likely in 2026. The move comes amid a global surge in tech layoffs driven by AI-led restructuring and post-pandemic corrections.

Juries in Los Angeles and New Mexico held Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children, including mental health issues and sexual exploitation. Experts say the verdicts signal growing accountability for Big Tech and could reshape social media regulation globally

A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark case holding social media platforms responsible for harm to children. The plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman, argued that her childhood use of Instagram and YouTube led to addiction and worsened her mental health.

Australia said social media platforms have removed or restricted 4.7 million child accounts since banning under-16s in December, marking early success of the landmark law. Officials said enforcement is working, encouraging other countries to consider similar child safety measures

Oakley and Meta have announced their AI-powered performance eyewear, Oakley Meta HSTN, with camera, speakers, water resistance and Ultra HD recording. Pre-sales begin November 25 and it launches nationwide December 1, priced from Rs 41,800.

Meta has begun warning thousands of Australian users under 16 to download their data and prepare for account removal ahead of a nationwide social media ban for minors beginning December 10. The move affects Facebook, Instagram and Threads, with age-verification measures introduced

The NCLAT has set aside the CCI’s five-year ban on WhatsApp sharing user data with Meta Platforms for advertising purposes, while retaining the ₹213 crore penalty imposed for anti-competitive practices linked to WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update

Reliance Industries and Meta have formed a Rs 855 crore joint venture, Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Limited, to market and distribute enterprise AI services in India. The partnership offers cloud and hybrid AI solutions for industries including IT, finance, sales, and marketing

Facebook Overseas will hold a 30% stake in Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Ltd, Reliance Industries’ new AI venture. The joint venture, aimed at developing and marketing enterprise AI services, will see an initial investment of Rs 855 crore by both partners.

Meta, Amazon, and other tech giants have advised H-1B and H-4 visa holders to remain in the US or return immediately as the USD 100,000 visa fee takes effect September 21, raising concerns over skilled foreign workers stranded abroad.

Meta is reportedly recruiting US-based contractors at up to $55/hour to build Hindi-language AI chatbots for Indian users, focusing on storytelling and character development. The move highlights Meta’s push for culturally relevant AI experiences, amid prior privacy and safety concerns.

WhatsApp has introduced Writing Help, an AI-powered feature that suggests message rewrites in different tones while ensuring privacy through Meta’s Private Processing technology. Initially rolling out in English across select countries, it will expand to more languages later this year.

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Meta and Google officials in a money laundering probe tied to illegal betting platforms. The agency wants to examine how such platforms place ads on digital outlets

Advertisements will be shown only in the app's Updates tab, which is used by as many as 1.5 billion people each day. However, they won't appear where personal chats are located, developers said.

CAIT and Meta have launched an initiative to equip 25,000 women traders across India with digital skills using the WhatsApp Business App

Among the new features is Layout, which allows users to turn up to six photos into a customized collage using editing tools to arrange them as desired. Another key addition is More with Music, letting users create a Status entirely centered around a particular song or use a music sticker to set the right mood.

Zuckerberg took the stand for the third day in the trial, wrapping up his testimony as the first witness Wednesday afternoon. He took questions from Meta attorney Mark Hansen, who has argued that his client hardly has a monopoly in social media, as the FTC claims, and still faces stiff global competition.

Users have reported difficulties in sending and receiving messages, with some also reporting problems with voice calls and other app functionalities.

The company also introduced additional protections whereby teenagers under 16 will no longer be able to go live or disable filters that block unwanted images in direct messages without a parent's approval.

LLaMA 4 Scout, equipped with 17 billion active parameters and 16 experts, runs efficiently on a single NVIDIA H100 GPU and introduces an industry-first 10 million token context window. It surpasses competitors like Gemma 3, Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, and Mistral 3.1 in performance. On the other hand, LLaMA 4 Maverick also features 17 billion active parameters but scales up with 128 experts and a total of 400 billion parameters. It outperforms GPT-4o and Gemini 2.0 Flash in benchmark tests, all while remaining cost-effective