India’s ShareChat buys rival MX’s short-video app in $700m deal NEW DELHI: The parent company of India’s ShareChat has acquired local rival MX’s short-video platform in a... Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Pakistan Facebook owner Meta expands counterspeech initiative in Pakistan Facebook's parent firm Meta announced on Wednesday that it will be expanding its counterspeech initiatives, The... Published 09 Feb, 2022 06:29pm
Markets Nasdaq ends choppy week higher, as Amazon earnings stall tech rout NEW YORK: Another bumpy ride ended on Friday with the Nasdaq recovering much of the ground it lost in the previous... Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am
Markets Wall St falls as Facebook's forecast disrupts tech recovery U.S. shares fell on Thursday, with the Nasdaq diving more than 2%, as Facebook-owner Meta Platforms' dour forecast... Published 03 Feb, 2022 11:35pm
Markets Facebook parent Meta sheds $200bn in stock plummet NEW YORK: Facebook's parent firm Meta on Thursday lost over $200 billion in stock value -- comparable to the size of... Updated 03 Feb, 2022 10:04pm
Technology Meta's profit slips as Facebook loses users SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook's parent firm Meta on Wednesday delivered a gloomy mix of a sharper-than-expected drop in... Published 03 Feb, 2022 11:42am
Technology Google parent Alphabet nearly doubles annual profit SAN FRANCISCO: Google's parent firm Alphabet announced quarterly profits Tuesday that beat expectations and nearly... Published 02 Feb, 2022 10:08am
Technology META officials meet KP minister KARACHI: A meeting with META (previously known as Facebook) officials and Minister for Science, Technology and IT... Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:21am
Technology Judge rejects Facebook bid to derail US antitrust suit SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that US regulators' re-worked anti-trust case against Facebook can ... Published 12 Jan, 2022 10:15am
Technology Meta delays office reopening, mandates booster shots for returning workers Facebook parent Meta Platforms has delayed its US office reopening date and mandated COVID-19 booster shots for... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:09am
Technology Meta targets ‘cyber mercenaries’ using Facebook to spy SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook parent Meta on Thursday banned a series of “cyber mercenary” groups, and began alerting... Published 18 Dec, 2021 04:33am
Technology Marketing skills: Facebook launches its flagship ‘Rise’ programme in Pakistan KARACHI: Facebook has launched its flagship skill development program ‘Rise’ in Pakistan to help advertising... Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am
Business & Finance UK watchdog orders Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy LONDON: Facebook owner Meta has been told by the UK competition watchdog to sell popular animated images platform... Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am
Technology Facebook’s future tops agenda at Web Summit PARIS: Facebook will face intense scrutiny over its future at next week’s Web Summit, with its “Meta” rebrand... Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am
Markets Microsoft brings S&P 500, Nasdaq back into record territory NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq crept back up to record territory on Friday after a boost from Microsoft,... Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am
Print Facebook changes parent company name to 'Meta' SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced the parent company's name is being changed to... Published 29 Oct, 2021 03:50am
Technology Facebook changes its name to Meta Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would rebrand as Meta, a name change that comes as the company battles criticisms... Updated 29 Oct, 2021 12:15am