Meta is reportedly planning its largest-ever round of job cuts, with potential layoffs affecting 20% or more of its nearly 79,000-strong workforce — translating to over 15,800 positions. According to a Reuters report, the cuts are driven by two converging pressures: the escalating cost of Meta’s AI infrastructure investments, and a deliberate shift toward a … Read more
Meta has launched a series of new platform safety measures in March 2026, targeting three interconnected problems: creator impersonation on Facebook, AI-generated scam content, and the broader flood of low-quality unoriginal posts degrading feed quality. The updates span Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, and include both new reporting tools for creators and AI-powered detection systems … Read more
Meta is discontinuing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Instagram direct messages, with the feature set to stop working after May 8, 2026. The company confirmed the change through an update on its support page, citing low adoption as the primary reason. End-to-end encryption is a privacy technology that ensures only the two parties in a conversation … Read more
IIT Hyderabad has launched two new MTech programmes in its Department of Chemical Engineering — MTech in AI/ML in Chemical Engineering and MTech in Computational Chemical Engineering. Both programmes are designed to prepare engineering graduates for emerging roles in process industries by integrating core chemical engineering with artificial intelligence, data science, and advanced computational modelling. … Read more
