We’ve worked with the Mental Health Coalition to establish Thrive, a new program that allows tech companies to share signals about violating suicide or self-harm content. 
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At our first WhatsApp Business Summit in India, we announced several features and updates that will help businesses across the country build a presence, create great in-chat experiences for their customers and drive performance ahead of the upcoming festive season.
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As required by the Digital Markets Act (DMA) people using WhatsApp and Messenger in Europe have the option to connect with people using third-party messaging services that have chosen to make their apps interoperable. We call this third-party chats. 
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Young adults are using Facebook to find communities, furnish their apartments and navigate the transitions that come with life in your 20s. 
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Today we have launched Creator Lab in India, an educational resource designed specifically for creators, by creators. This initiative aims to provide support to young people across India who are interested in content creation. 
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We're partnering with Sage Geosystems to significantly expand the use of geothermal power in the US.
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After investigating user reports, our security teams blocked a small cluster of WhatsApp accounts posing as support agents for tech companies.
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Europe risks falling behind because of incoherent and complex regulation, say the two tech CEOs.
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We're introducing new web features to help you understand how your Threads content is performing and simplify the planning process.
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Applications are open for the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants program, designed to support the most compelling uses of our open source AI model for societal benefit.
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There were two noteworthy issues that occurred on our platforms in the past week which we investigated and have addressed.
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We’re introducing Segment Anything Model 2, the first unified model that can identify which pixels belong to a target object in an image or video. 
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We’re rolling out AI Studio, a place for people to create, share and discover AIs to chat with – no tech skills required.
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WhatsApp’s privacy campaign shows the vital role private and secure messaging plays in people's lives, creating a safe space for them to have their most private conversations, especially when they’re living away from home.
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WhatsApp is teaming up with National Trading Standards to raise awareness of digital scams, and the ways people can stay safe and secure, also launching two new creator partnerships. This is an extension of a campaign first launched in 2021.
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We’ve removed around 63,000 accounts in Nigeria attempting to target people with financial sextortion scams, including a coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts.
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We’re expanding access to Meta AI, adding new creative tools and giving you the option to use our most advanced open-source model inside Meta AI for tough math and coding questions.
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Mark Zuckerberg outlines why he believes open source AI is good for developers, Meta and the world.
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We are expanding Meta Verified subscription plans to businesses on Instagram and Facebook in India. The expanded offering includes the value of the verified badge to build credibility with customers, and the opportunity to support a wider variety of business needs and activities on our apps.
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We recently partnered with people with disabilities and disability advocates to integrate accessibility into our mixed reality technology.
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Bollywood actor Ananya Panday has now joined the Threads app to share more about her life, opinions, movies, and her passion for nurturing a safer online community.
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It's been a year since the launch of Threads, and to celebrate the moment, we share new updates and highlights from the community in India.
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On the occasion of World MSME Day, we launched a white paper with nasscom, the apex body for the technology industry in India. The white paper highlights the opportunities and challenges faced by tech-enabled MSMEs in adoption of AI in their business operations.
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The fediverse is a global social network of interconnected servers that allows people to communicate across different platforms.
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A new AI accelerator program for European startups
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Meta AI, one of the world’s leading AI assistants, now arrives in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and meta.ai.
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Meta’s Fundamental AI Research team is releasing several models to accelerate future research.
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The next few months will see several major international sporting events, including the Men’s UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany, and the Olympic & Paralympic Games Paris 2024. Across the world, athletes and their fans will be using our apps to connect arou...

For years, we’ve been working hard to build the next generation of AI features across our family of apps and devices. And this year, we plan to expand AI at Meta – our collection of generative AI features and experiences along with the models tha...

In 2024, a number of countries and regions across the world are taking to the polls to elect their leaders. At Meta, we have been preparing for this for a long time – including for the UK General Election, which is taking place on the 4th July. I...

We shared the latest WhatsApp product updates for businesses at Conversations, our annual business messaging event in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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New research showed that a Supernatural VR workout is equivalent to common cardio and fitness activities such as running, boxing and swimming.
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We’re focused on building the next generation of social media for young adults and leaning into new product capabilities enabled by AI.
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Alo Moves is coming to Meta Quest 3, so you can take yoga, Pilates and mindfulness classes with 3D instructors from home.
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We've partnered with Bain & Company for a "Win With Conversations" report, revealing insights on digital platform conversations, involving enterprises, small businesses, and people.
The post GenAI-Powered Conversational Commerce to Fuel Business Growth in India appeared first on Meta.

Launching Instagram’s international and pan-African campaign ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’ in celebration of Africa Day on May 25.
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