Mukesh Ambani and Mark Zuckerberg bet big on India Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook Inc., hopes the social media giant and Reliance Industries Ltd. can together transform India’s digital payments landscape, replicating the latter’s success in disrupting the telecommunications sector. Zuckerberg at an online event mentioned Dhirubhai Ambani, the late …
Read More »Mukesh Ambani and Mark Zuckerberg in conversation at Facebook Fuel For India 2020: key takeaways
Two of the biggest names in the business world. Two of the biggest names in the world of technology. Two of the biggest names in the world when it comes to innovation. At the first edition of the Facebook Fuel For India 2020 Summit, Mukesh Ambani, President and CEO of …
Read More »WhatsApp permission, Ambani agreement: Facebook accumulates important victories in India
Facebook Inc., which has been struggling for years to get a permit to operate its WhatsApp payments service in India, finally got approval for the rollout, marking a breakthrough year for the tech giant that also saw it partner with billionaire Mukesh. Ambani to expand into the world’s largest open …
Read More »WhatsApp payments are activated in India
‘We are working with five leading banks in India: ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, State Bank of India and Jio Payments Bank. People can send money on WhatsApp to anyone using a UPI-compliant app, ‘according to a blog post Following the approval of the National Payments Corporation of India …
Read More »‘Show neutrality’: Congress welcomes Facebook’s leadership change in India
On Wednesday, Congress called on Facebook to demonstrate its neutrality with a profound overhaul of its business processes, and also outlined steps taken to curb the “spread of false, polarizing and hateful content” on its platform. He welcomed the change in Facebook India’s leadership team after the resignation of its …
Read More »Who is Shivnath Thukral, WhatsApp’s director of public policy replacing Facebook’s Ankhi Das?
Facebook India’s top policy official, Ankhi Das, resigned from the Mark Zuckerberg-led company, months after being accused of bias towards the ruling faction. And now, Facebook has chosen WhatsApp’s director of public policy, Shivnath Thukral, to take over from Das. The change comes after weeks of controversy regarding Facebook’s alleged …
Read More »Controversial FB Senior Executive Ankhi Das Resigns
NEW DELHI: Ankhi das, he Facebook senior executive which was recently embroiled in a fierce controversy over allegations of political prejudice at the leadership of Facebook and WhatsApp in India, left the American social media giant. Das, who had joined Facebook in 2011 when it began to gain on a …
Read More »2020 US elections: Facebook prepares ’emergency’ measures to quell possible violence
US tech giant Facebook may introduce emergency measures to regulate viral content in the event of election-related conflicts and unrest in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing informed sources. According to the media, citing sources, Facebook intends to calm possible violence with tools that were developed especially …
Read More »Microsoft will allow employees to work from home permanently: report
WASHINGTON: Software giant Microsoft It will allow employees to work from home permanently if they choose, US media reported on Friday, becoming the latest employer to expand the work-from-home provisions triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Verge said that most of Microsoft’s employees are still at home as the health …
Read More »‘Politically sophisticated’ attempt to influence Delhi elections on Facebook before it was removed: former employee
A “politically sophisticated” attempt to influence the Delhi elections in February unfolded on Facebook before it was quietly withdrawn, a recently fired employee at the social media company said in a memo. Former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang has also cited examples in the memo of how the company failed …
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