Apple is officially introducing the Vision Pro in the US, marking the debut of their first new product line in nearly a decade in a matter of hours. The mixed reality “space computer” is packed with new features designed to entice potential buyers. These features include the ability to play spatial videos recorded with iPhone 15 Pro models. However, you don’t have to pay the $3,500 price tag to enjoy these videos. There is a more budget-friendly option – just buy Meta’s competing Quest headphones. According to Meta’s announcement, the…

Meta said it removed more than 19.8 million pieces of content from 13 Facebook practices and more than 6.2 million pieces of content from 12 Instagram practices in India in December 2023. Facebook received 1.-31. as of December 44,332 complaints through India’s grievance mechanism and said it had provided users with tools to resolve issues in 33,072 cases. These include, for example, pre-defined channels for reporting content for certain violations, self-repair streams where they can download their data, ways to resolve hacked accounts, etc., Meta said in its monthly report…

Originally launched as a competitor to X (formerly Twitter), Meta’s Threads has been available for over half a year. The app initially saw significant downloads and popularity as Instagram users flocked to the new platform thanks to the seamless migration process and use of the same username. However, this interest gradually waned. Now, the tide seems to be turning again, with the Meta-owned social platform making a possible turnaround. The app was the fourth most downloaded iOS app and the eighth most downloaded on Google Play in December 2023. According…

In accordance with the European Union’s (EU) Digital Market Act (DMA), Meta announced on Monday that users can disconnect their Instagram and Facebook accounts and other services. The Mark Zuckerberg-led company said it will offer people using Instagram and Facebook in the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland more choice to use its services and features when the DMA comes into force in March. The changes mean that EU users can use Meta’s services without their data being shared between them. People who have already chosen to link…

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, competed directly with X (formerly Twitter) last year with the July 5 announcement of Threads. Threads is a text-centric social media platform that closely resembles X. In just five days, Threads reached 100 million users. In a pre-launch blog post, Meta described Threads as follows: “Threads is a new app built by the Instagram team for sharing text updates and participating in public conversations. You log in with your Instagram account, and posts can be up to 500 characters long, including links,…

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ former chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg plans to step down from the company’s board after her term ends in May, she said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. “The Meta business is strong and well-positioned for the future, so now feels like the right time to step back,” Sandberg said in the post, adding that he is serving as an advisor to the company. Responding to Sandberg, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he was looking forward to “a new chapter together.” Sandberg’s decision came after he…

ROME: Facebook parent company Meta Platforms has become the latest technology company to be fined in Italy for violating a ban on gambling advertising. Metal has been fined 5.85 million euros ($6.45 million) related to profiles and accounts on Facebook and Instagram and sponsored content that promoted betting or prize games, communications regulator AGCOM said in a statement on Friday. Meta was not immediately available for comment. Earlier this month, AGCOM announced fines for Alphabet Inc’s YouTube and Amazon’s Twitch for violating the ban. YouTube and Twitch were fined 2.25…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that Threads, the text-based app owned by Facebook’s parent company, has finally made its way to the European Union. This comes several months after its initial global launch in July. Threads, which originated from the popular Instagram photo app, aims to compete with X (previously known as Twitter) as it seeks to regain users and advertisers who were dissatisfied with the platform following Elon Musk’s acquisition last year. “Today we’re opening Threads to more European countries. Welcome everyone,” Zuckerberg said on Threads. The…