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Facebook launchs its first interactive game show ‘Confetti’ in India

Facebook has launched its first interactive game show titled “Confetti” in India, which will start from June 12 on its dedicated video platform – Facebook Watch. The interactive show will air from Wednesday to Sunday and will challenge participants to answer pop culture trivia questions for a chance to win Rs 3 lakh as cash ..

Topics: Facebook • Operating systems • Social information processing • Social media • Social networking service • Software • Video hosting • World Wide Web • YouTube

Social Media Group, Facebook has abolished 103 pages, accounts and groups that were part of a network connected to employees of the Pakistani military’s public relations arm. Pages and accounts have been removed from Facebook and Instagram that spread information about Pakistani politics and, the Indian government and the Pakistani military. This will engage to ..

Topics: Computing • Facebook • Instagram • Operating systems • Pakistan • Photo sharing • Social information processing • Social media • social media group • Software

Google+ : A failed social network shut by Google

The failed Social Network Google+ will be laid to rest from Tuesday 2nd April 2019. It was first launched in 2011 as a major competitor of Facebook and Twitter. It was Google’s 4th attempt at a social network. What was Google+?                 The Google Plus was first launched as invite platform. It had many features ..

Topics: Cross-platform software • Digital media • Gmail • Google • Google Hangouts • Google Talk • Photo sharing • Social information processing • Websites • World Wide Web

Italy partner country at 24th edition of Technology Summit 2018 in New Delhi

India will host the 24th edition of Technology Summit 2018 in New Delhi from October 29. This is the first time that Italy has been selected as partner country for this prestigious event. Italian Prime Minister will be leading a 200-strong delegation for the Summit comprising business leaders, scientists, heads of research and scientific organisations ..

Category: Summits and Conferences

Topics: Foreign relations of India • Information Age • Knowledge economy • Social information processing • Summits

New Zealand scientist develops world’s first artificial intelligence politician “SAM”

The scientists from New Zealand have developed the world’s first artificial intelligence politician “SAM” that can answer a person’s queries regarding local issues such as policies around housing, education and immigration. It was created by Nick Gerritsen, an entrepreneur in New Zealand. It constantly learns to respond to people through Facebook Messenger as well as ..

Topics: Countries • Facebook • Gerritsen • Immigration • Member states of the United Nations • New Zealand • Operating systems • Social information processing • Social media • Software • United States

Facebook buys tech start-up FacioMetrics

Facebook has bought facial recognition tech start-up FacioMetrics for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition was aimed at using the technology provided by the startup for making photo or video effects to better challenge its rival Snapchat.   FacioMetrics was founded in 2015 and makes use of artificial intelligence to give facial image analysis capabilities to ..

Topics: Computing • Digital technology • Facebook • Intel • Photo sharing • Smartphone • Snap Inc. • Snapchat • Social information processing • Social media • Software