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Thursday, October 2, 2025
TopicMark Zuckerberg

Topic: Mark Zuckerberg

This is how you can make payments on WhatsApp with its new UPI-based service

The National Payments Corporation of India has now given its nod to the Facebook-owned messaging platform to ‘Go Live on UPI’.

Amazon’s Bezos, Facebook’s Zuckerberg gain billions amid tight Biden-Trump election race

Across the board, 167 US billionaires gained $57.4 billion Wednesday as investors bid up stocks, capping four years of robust gains for the America’s wealthiest people.

Facebook will use steps taken in India to stop abuse ahead of US election, says Zuckerberg

Noting that next week will certainly be a 'test' for Facebook, Zuckerberg said the company will continue 'fighting to protect the integrity of the democratic process.'

Facebook is merging Messenger and Instagram chat. For Zuckerberg’s benefit, not yours

The messaging traffic across Facebook’s platforms is vast, with more than 100 billion messages sent daily. Now it will be inseparable.

Tool to design new protein and probe into dark energy win ‘Oscars’ of science

Recipients of prestigious 2021 Breakthrough Award were announced Thursday. Mark Zuckerberg is among founders and sponsors of the prize considered largest in the sciences.

Ravi Shankar Prasad says Facebook is biased against Right-wing, its employees abuse PM

In a letter, the Union IT minister says Facebook has been used by ‘radical elements’ whose sole aim is to ‘destroy social order, to recruit people and to assemble them for violence’.

Congress writes to Mark Zuckerberg again over allegations of Facebook’s bias towards BJP

The letter by the Congress came after a Time magazine article, which the opposition party claimed revealed more information on Facebook India's relationship with BJP.

Former civil servants ask Facebook to audit hate speech policy without Ankhi Das’ ‘influence’

The group, including retired IAS officers Harsh Mander and Chandrashekhar Balakrishnan, pull up Facebook for not censoring hate speech in India over business interests.

The world has a new centibillionaire – Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook hit a record high on optimism about the release of its TikTok competitor Reels, shooting Zuckerberg's net worth over $100 billion for the first time.

Sundar Pichai, Zuckerberg, Bezos grilled by US Congress over their power to ‘crush rivals’

Google’s control over search & online advertising; Apple’s tight grip over apps; Facebook’s acquisition of rivals, and Amazon’s leverage over 3rd-party sellers were criticised.

On Camera

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.