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Social media platforms owned by Meta, Facebook and Instagram, have been down, several users reported on X (formerly Twitter) on late Tuesday evening.Realtime outage monitoring platform Downdetector also showed that nearly 15,381 people in India reported that Facebook is suffering an outage, while more than 19,200 users have reported a downtime on Instagram as of 8.59 pm.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data Science & Machine…

Outages are being reported on both Facebook and Instagram Tuesday afternoon, with users taking to both X and Downdetector to register problems with the popular social media platforms. 'Facebook and Instagram' were trending on X late Tuesday morning after users found themselves unable to use Meta's social platforms. "Love that I can always count on Twitter to confirm that Meta is down and we’ve all been logged out of Facebook and Instagram isn’t working," one user commented. While the scale of the outage is unclear at…

In 2024, elections will take place in over 40 countries, which have more than 40% of global population. A study from the World Economic Forum says AI-driven misinformation could interfere with electoral processes in various countries, including India. Sam Gregory, executive director of Witness, a global human rights organisation, which uses video and technology to expose human rights abuses and has worked on the threats of AI and deepfakes, spoke to ET about AI related challenges and strategies in elections. Edited…

The government has sent an advisory to all social media intermediaries, generative AI platforms, and large language models to ensure that the responses generated by their systems should not violate IT Rules or threaten the integrity of the electoral process.In its advisory sent late on Friday, the IT ministry has also said that such platforms will have to explicitly seek permission from the government to operate in India and must offer disclaimers and disclosures of their platforms being under testing.Elevate Your Tech…

Indian CPAAS (communications platform as a service) player Tanla Platforms unveiled an anti-phishing chatbot that relies on artificial intelligence to detect fraud and scam messages received by users daily, amidst a concerted effort by Indian authorities to check the growing menace.The chatbot can be used by individuals to identify and avoid online scams, majority of which are carried out through SMS.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB…

Last week, Microsoft confirmed it would bring more first-party titles to other platforms. There was plenty of speculation as to what those games would be, but after various announcements today, the roster has been set. During today’s Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, Nintendo fired off the first confirmation that Grounded would be heading to the Nintendo Switch in April and Pentiment would arrive February 22. Then, Hi-Fi Rush for PS5 leaked a little early. Now, Xbox has confirmed all four games: Grounded, Pentiment,…

The funky upbeat Foamstars soundtrack is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms. The album consisting of multiple artists can be downloaded on your phone through these services. “From up-beat electro swing, nu-disco and deep house tracks, to the chill beats of acid jazz and R&B, the album features a colourful intermingling of a wide range of genres that will make your heart sing,” said Square Enix in a press release. Similar to its likely inspiration of Splatoon, the soundtrack is a true…

After a lot of rumors, Xbox released a roughly 23-minute podcast in which its heads came together to address the rumors and talk a bit about the future of Xbox. The big takeaway is that four specific, unnamed titles will be coming to other consoles in the future, but Xbox’s stance on exclusivity isn’t changing otherwise. Oh, and Starfield and Indiana Jones are not one of those four games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGlD9SO3rKU No fundamental changes to exclusitivity According to Phil Spencer, two of the four games…

In September 2023, the European Commission opened an investigation to determine if Apple’s iMessage qualifies as a Core Platform Service. Today, the agency has concluded that the messaging platform doesn’t qualify as one. It means that Apple will not have to open iMessage to other messaging platforms, such as Messenger and WhatsApp. This is a huge win for the Cupertino-based tech giant and it allows the company to continue keeping users locked into its ecosystem of products and services. Along with it, the European…

The online dating has become a battleground for scammers and catfishers using AI to deceive unsuspecting people, looking to find a real connection. At least 77%of Indian respondents encountered AI-generated fake profiles, with at 26% falling for a bot…