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When Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion, many observers struggled to understand the logic of paying such a staggering sum for a messaging service that generated little revenue.
When Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion, many observers struggled to understand the logic of paying such a staggering sum for a messaging service that generated little revenue.
The parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms Inc., is set to lay off nearly 8,000 employees and has begun alerting thousands of staff members about the job cuts.
“In accordance with the joint venture agreement, Reliance Intelligence will hold 70% and Facebook will hold the balance of 30% in REIL,” according to the filing.
The temporary suspension of Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s official Facebook account has sparked outrage among party leaders who accused the BJP of attempting to “suppress the opposition’s voice.”
Social media giant Meta has apologised after its automatic translation tool erroneously declared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dead while translating a condolence message posted by the Karnataka CMO in Kannada on Facebook.
Earlier, Facebook and Instagram lowered their video quality in Europe.
Facebook had previously built up the stockpile of masks in case of wildfires in California persisted.
The right-arm pacer was first asked for his Facebook account password by his wife, to which he denied to share. Following this, Nupur hacked his account.
Some full-time Facebook employees have apparently taken over some of the work done by third-party contractors so that those contractors can stay home
In two beta versions, 2.20.83, as well as 2.20.84 of the app, the option to set self-destructing messages in private chats, was be found and one can choose the expiry period of the messages between one hour, one day, one week, one month or one year, GSMArena reported on Saturday.
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