Facebook has unveiled several new features designed to help creators enhance their content performance on the platform. These updates are part of Facebook’s professional dashboard, a comprehensive resource hub for creators, the social media platform’s parent company, Meta, said in a Thursday (Nov. 2) blog post. One of...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the focal point in the year ahead for Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms. “In terms of investment priorities,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Meta Platform’s third quarter earnings call with analysts on Wednesday (Oct. 25), “AI will be our biggest investment...
WhatsApp is introducing a new feature that will allow users to have multiple accounts logged in at the same time, according to an announcement on Meta Thursday (Oct. 19). This means that users can easily switch between accounts, such as work and personal, without having...
In a move that could hinder Meta’s metaverse ambitions, the parent company of Facebook is reportedly planning to lay off employees in its Reality Labs division on Wednesday (Oct. 4). The specific unit expected to be affected by the layoffs — the Facebook Agile Silicon...
Meta is reportedly proposing an ad-free version of its social media platform to European users. The company has been pitching regulators the idea of a $14 per month version of Instagram without ads, as well as an almost $17 a month plan that lets users...
Meta has introduced 28 new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personas and a new generation of smart glasses. The new offerings were unveiled Wednesday (Sept. 27) during the tech giant’s Meta Connect event. Each of the new AIs has a personality and unique interests, and users can interact with...
Meta is expanding its verification program to businesses on its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms. The program, first launched for creators earlier this year, is set to be tested in the coming weeks with businesses on Instagram and Facebook in select countries, before expanding to businesses on WhatsApp in the future,...
Meta’s WhatsApp is offering a new payment method to its massive customer base in India. “We’re making it easier to complete a purchase directly in the chat,” the messaging service wrote on its blog Wednesday (Sept. 20). “Starting today, people in India can add items to their cart and...
The head of WhatApp has denied a media report that the messaging service may introduce ads. “This @FT story is false. We aren’t doing this,” Will Cathcart, head of WhatsApp at Meta, said in a Thursday (Sept. 14) post on X, formerly Twitter. This @FT story is false....
