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Sunil Gavaskar recently visited Sachin Railway Station in Surat, Gujarat, evoking fond memories and garnering reactions from fans and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. Gavaskar, 74, shared a photo on Instagram, cheekily expressing his delight at being at a railway station named after his "favourite cricketer and, more importantly, favourite person" — Sachin Tendulkar. The image captured Gavaskar posing at Sachin Railway Station, pointing towards its name, with a caption that reflected his enthusiasm during the visit. In the post, Gavaskar lauded the foresight of those from the last century who named the station, giving a nod to the unique connection between the station and the iconic cricketer.

TikTok, Snap and Discord will testify on online child sexual exploitation at a January 31 US Senate hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday. Senator Dick Durbin, the panel's Democratic chairman and the ranking Republican Lindsey Graham said Discord and X had initially balked at participating and refused to accept a subpoena. «Now that all five companies are cooperating, we look forward to hearing from their CEOs,» they said in a statement.

Canada’s government says it has reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country’s news industry

Tina Knowles, the mother of renowned singer Beyoncé, stood up against allegations of her daughter lightening her skin. The controversy stirred after Beyoncé's appearance at the premiere of her film, «Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,» where she donned a silver outfit complemented by platinum blonde hair.

AI assistant copilot for creators Fanory.ai is offering a guaranteed hourly monetization rate for budding content creators and influencers which is more than double of social media platforms. Fanory’s enhanced AI capabilities enable an average creator with 100K followers to generate $54 per hour which is greater than Instagram ($22), Twitch ($16), YouTube ($15) and Spotify ($4) etc., according to its own research.

Virgin Atlantic flew its landmark flight on November 28, 2023, based on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Heathrow Airport in London to the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, which landed today on November 29. The flight is being called Flight100, marking a significant milestone towards Net Zero by 2050. UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, in an Instagram post, said, "Our Government has made up to £1 million of funding available to support the project.

Meta Platforms, which owns WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, said on Tuesday it would appeal a judge's ruling that a US regulator can seek to reduce the amount of money the social media company makes from users under 18. Judge Timothy Kelly of the US District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion filed by Meta on Monday for the court to hear the dispute with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

social media influencers, Kyra and Naina have hit the big time. Only thing is, they’re not actually real, not entirely anyway. Titan, RealMe, MG Motors and Boat are paying a premium to advertise through 3D-animated humans or virtual influencers, who have become quite the phenomena on Instagram with views of up to 21 million for their reels. Kyra is the handiwork of Futr Studios. The virtual character works with brands such as Titan and Boat and is paid more than real-life influencers with similar follower numbers. Naina by Avtr Meta Labs will soon launch her first AI podcast series with actors such as Richa Chadha, Sanya Malhotra, Sobhita Dhulipala and Hansika Motvani. While Kyra is a fully 3D-animated character, Naina is more of a hybrid--a face superimposed over a real human.

The realm of generative AI is witnessing rapid advancements, with 2023 marking a significant stride in the domain. Meta, formerly Facebook, has introduced Emu, a groundbreaking foundational model for image generation, at this year’s Meta Connect event. This technology underpins numerous AI experiences across Meta’s app family, notably in Instagram’s AI image editing tools. These tools enable users to transform photos by altering their visual style or background. Moreover, the Imagine feature in Meta AI facilitates the generation of photorealistic images within messages or group chats.

Gigi Hadid, the Palestinian American supermodel, found herself in the midst of a social media storm following a now-deleted Instagram post where she accused Israel of severe mistreatment of Palestinian children. With a vast audience of 79.1 million followers, Hadid's post alleged Israel's solitary act of imprisoning children as war captives and detailed harrowing crimes like abduction, rape, and torture against Palestinians. Her post specifically highlighted Ahmed Mansara, involved in a 2015 stabbing incident in East Jerusalem.

Russia's interior ministry has added the spokesman of U.S. technology company Meta to a wanted list according to its online database

A newly unsealed legal complaint claims Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids

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Disneyland‘s “It’s a Small World” attraction was the site of a big disturbance over the weekend when a man decided to strip down mid-ride and crawl around the exhibit, to the shock of his fellow passengers.Police in Anaheim, Calif., responded to a call to the theme park early Sunday afternoon after the unidentified 26-year-old man exited his boat, took off his shirt, shoes and pants and began climbing over and around the ride’s animatronic characters.Video captured of the incident and posted to Instagram by user @magic.with.maegra shows other visitors and staff encouraging the man to rejoin the ride as a passenger.“Stop, stop! I need you to stop,” a staff member can be heard yelling.“Please just stop, you’re going to get hurt.”A post shared by Maegan (@magic.with.maegra)A passenger cries out, “Oh God, he’s going to break all the stuff.”“They should stop the music,” another visitor suggests.And while the video posted to Instagram is fairly tame as he remains in his underwear, other very NSFW video shows the man wading through the outdoor part of the attraction fully naked.Jonathan McClintock, a spokesman for the Anaheim Police Department, said the man was arrested shortly after for indecent exposure and for being under the influence of a controlled substance.Another video, shared to Instagram by user @iheartdisneyland, shows the man’s clothes and shoes in a pile on the floor inside the ride.A post shared by •Niloufar: Disney mama and wifey (@iheartdisneyland)“When you get stuck on small world, weird things happen lol he just pushed the boat behind us..

The OnePlus 12 is officially arriving in China on December 5 (not December 4, as previously reported) and as expected, OnePlus has kicked off teaser campaigns to hype its next flagship phone. The pre-orders have started even before launch. But unlike say, Samsung, OnePlus has revealed to would-be customers what the OnePlus 12 will look like. The TL;DR version is- it will look stunning.

Vikram Doraiswami, was barred from entering a Glasgow Gurdwara. A pro-Khalistani activist blocked his entry, as seen in an Instagram video by 'Sikh Youth UK'. In July, a suspected Khalistani group committed arson there.

Taranjit Singh Sandhu was mobbed and heckled by a group of pro-Khalistani elements while on a visit to the Hicksville Gurdwara in Long Island, New York. The Ambassador had gone to the Gurdwara to offer prayers on the occasion of Gurpurab. According to a purported video shared on various social media accounts, Sandhu can be seen being confronted by extremist elements who were making statements about India designated terrorists Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The Indian envoy could be seen leaving the premises in his vehicle, while a lone protestor raised the Khalistani flag outside the Gurdwara. Indian envoy to the US Taranjit Sandhu had visited the Guru Nanak Darbar in Long Island, New York and joined the local Sangat to celebrate Gurpurab. «Privileged to join the local Sangat, including from Afghanistan, at Guru Nanak Darbar of Long Island in celebrating Gurpurab- listened to Kirtan, spoke about Guru Nanak's everlasting message of togetherness, unity, and equality, partook langar, and sought blessings for all,» Sandhu posted on X (formerly Twitter). There has been a rise in pro-Khalistani incidents by extremist elements in countries like Canada, the UK, Australia and even the US. In a shocking incident in July, a group of Khalistan extremists had indulged in an arson attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco. After a probe was launched into the incident, India requested evidence from the US authorities regarding suspects of the attack under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in connection with the case. In a separate incident in March, the Indian Consulate in San Francisco came under attack from suspected Khalistani elements.

Meta, the social media company behind platforms such as Instagram and Facebook, is being sued by 33 US states for, among other things, illegally collecting the personal data of underage users. Also Read| Is Meta trying to dodge requirements of India’s Personal Data Protection law? The allegations against Meta are part of a federal lawsuit filed last month by 33 US states, including California and Colorado, in a federal district court in California.

Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew — but never disclosed — that it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of those accounts, according to a newly unsealed legal complaint described in reports from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. The complaint, originally made public in redacted form, was the opening salvo in a lawsuit filed in late October by the attorneys general of 33 states. According to the reports, Meta said in a statement that the complaint misrepresents its work over the past decade to make the online experience safe for teens and said it doesn't design its products to be addictive to younger users.

Facebook, Instagram and X — formerly known as Twitter — were popular with young Russians before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but have since been blocked in the country as part of a broad crackdown on independent media and other forms of critical speech. They are now only accessible via VPN.

Indian startups that published financial results for 2022-23 reported a combined loss of ₹26,000 crore. Usually, 20% of startups fail in the first two years. The second myth is that one can become an overnight success.