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India is among the hardest-hit regions from layoffs in Oracle, with estimates suggesting around 12,000 employees affected across cloud, healthcare, sales and NetSuite divisions.

Meta Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Price: Meta has added two new games, the puzzle game 2048 and the platform game GOAT. You can play them directly on the glasses using the Meta Neural Band for controls.

Meta Child Sexual Exploitation Case: The company is also facing trial alongside YouTube over allegations of designing addictive products for minors. Snapchat and TikTok were initially part of the case but settled out of court. 

Instagram Removing End-to-End Encryption Feature: In December 2023, Instagram introduced encrypted messaging to make private chats more secure. The messages could only be read by the sender and the recipient, keeping them safe from anyone else, including Instagram.  

Meta Layoffs: The reported layoffs come as CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushes the company to compete more aggressively in Generative AI space.  

Happy Women’s Day 2026: Every year on International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, people around the world pause, sometimes briefly, sometimes meaningfully, to celebrate women. It is a day to honor their achievements, strength, and contributions across society. From breaking barriers in education, science, business, and politics to nurturing families and communities, women continue to inspire and lead. At the same time, this day reminds us of the challenges and inequalities many women still face. This year, we bring a creative twist to the celebration. In this gallery, we will share 8 viral AI prompts that allow you to design unique Women’s Day posters. These posters are perfect to share with your sisters, mothers, girlfriends, and all the amazing women in your life. Whether you want to inspire, celebrate, or simply spread joy, these prompts will help you create visuals that capture the spirit of Women’s Day 2026. 

According to the report, Indian consumers are increasingly adopting a “phygital” shopping behaviour, with over half researching products online before buying in-store and a similar proportion researching in-store before purchasing online. 

WhatsApp Privacy Policy Case: On November 4, 2025, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) partially set aside the order that had barred WhatsApp from sharing user data with Meta for advertising for five years, but it upheld the fine. 

India AI Impact Summit 2026: Several American firms also made significant announcements during the summit. Microsoft said it will invest $50 billion in AI projects across the Global South by 2030. 

WhatsApp Scheduled Messages Feature: Meta-owned platform aims to make conversations more convenient and flexible, allowing people to plan their messages in advance without worrying about sending them manually at the right time. 

Supreme Court on WhatsApp, Meta privacy policy: The hearing was related to WhatsApp’s 2021 “take it or leave it” privacy policy and the company law tribunal’s decision to uphold the Competition Commission of India’s Rs 213 crore fine on the company.  

Instagram New Feature Friends: Meta said it plans to test new subscription plans that will offer exclusive features across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

WhatsApp Strict Account Settings Feature: It will be rolled out gradually over the coming weeks and is expected to be especially useful for journalists, activists and public figures, who are often at higher risk of targeted cyberattacks.  

WhatsApp Privacy Controversy: A recent legal filing by an international group of plaintiffs alleges that Meta misled billions of users by claiming WhatsApp messages are visible only to the sender and the receiver, not the company itself. 

Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 AI Smart Glasses Price In India: The wearable device is build on the previous generation of Meta smart glasses, bringing a more capable camera system, upgraded Meta AI integration and revised designs. 

Instagram Earnings From Views From India: Instagram lets creators earn money through fan support rather than views. This includes Gifts (tips on Reels), Subscriptions (exclusive content for fans), and Badges (purchased during live streams), helping creators get direct support from their audience. 

Instagram Data Leak: The leak was first uncovered by cybersecurity researchers at Malwarebytes and later verified through listing circulating on dark web forums, where sensitive user data is being actively traded.  

The big tech firms like Google, CrowdStrike, Meta, and others have continued with smaller, steady cuts across the year. Hence, the employers are now facing the challenge of adapting to this new reality. 

Google Alerts Visa Employees: It is important to note that the delays are being reported across several countries as US missions grapple with routine visa backlogs following the rollout of enhanced social media screening requirements. 

Bengaluru Gen Z Techie Post Goes Viral: The 22-year-old Bengaluru Gen Z Techie has received a six-figure USD LLaMA Impact Grant from Meta, which allowed him to create powerful AI models at his startup, CognitiveLab.  

Elon Musk Net Worth And Ventures: While tech giants like Google, Meta, and OpenAI offer huge salaries to attract the best AI experts, two 22-year-old Chinese students, William Chen and Guan Wang, made an unexpected choice. They turned down a multi-million-dollar offer from Elon Musk’s xAI to chase their own dream. For the next two years, they worked tirelessly to build their company, Sapient Intelligence, creating AI systems inspired by the human brain. Their model, OpenChat, is already making waves, outperforming some of the world’s largest AI systems in solving difficult reasoning tasks. Chen and Wang’s story shows that courage, vision, and hard work can sometimes matter more than money.

Meta’s Chief AI Officer, Alexandr Wang, announced the layoffs in an internal memo. The job cuts will affect employees working in the company’s AI infrastructure teams, the Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) unit, and several product-related roles.