IANS – In a fresh attempt to woo children into joining its network and boost user growth, Facebook is testing a new hub called “LOL” that will let kids share and post humorous meme content. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch late Friday that it was experimenting with the “LOL” hub for kids. “We […]
Indica News Bureau – As India gets ready to flex its muscles in the upcoming general elections, Facebook is working round the clock to fight fake news and ramp up its ‘integrity efforts’ in the country. In an interview to the Economic Times, Facebook’s Global Politics and Government Outreach Director, Katie Harbath, said that the […]
indica News Bureau – Senior Indian-origin executive Karandeep Anand has been elevated to head Workplace by Facebook – the social media giant’s two-year-old enterprise communication tool. Anand’s appointment comes at a time when Facebook is embroiled in several controversies, including security breach, a #DeleteFacebook movement, and its founder Mark Zuckerberg being summoned to testify before […]
indica News Bureau – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal took on fellow Indian American and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who appeared before the Congressional committee for a grilling by lawmakers on December 11, over issues of sexual harassment and hate speech. Jayapal asked Pichai to voluntarily commit to ending forced arbitration for all internal employee issues […]
Ritu Jha – Several Indian American Google employees have openly joined Amnesty International in calling on Google to cancel project Dragonfly. The original letter, put together by Amnesty International along with 14 other human rights organizations this August and addressed to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, described concerns about reports that Google is developing a […]
With fewer booths, more youth and women rejuvenate 25-year-old event Ritu Jha Thousands of Indian techies, young students aspiring to be an entrepreneur attended The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) Inflect 2018, (an annual conference formerly known as TiEcon). This year’s focus of the two days conference on May 4 and 5, was on artificial […]
Blockchain, big data, cybersecurity, AI and IoT spur debate at Global Data Science Conference Ritu Jha Attendees at the Global Data Science Conference in Santa Clara were a little bemused by the shock and consternation that Facebook had actively worked with companies that infringed on people’s privacy. “I was surprised that people were […]
