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Mark Zuckerberg previews new smart glasses project on Facebook

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Mark Zuckerberg has teased a new smart glasses project with EssilorLuxottica, an eyewear company. The Facebook chief posted an image of EssilorLuxottica's chairman sporting a prototype of a neural interface wristband - built to direct other devices. Mark Zuckerberg announced a new smart glasses project with eyeglasses company, EssilorLuxottica, on Wednesday. Zuckerberg published a picture of Mark Zuckerberg announced a new smart glasses project with eyeglasses company, EssilorLuxottica, on Wednesday. Zuckerberg published a picture of EssilorLuxottica's chairman wearing a prototype of a neural interface bracelet - developed for commanding other gadgets. Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post, "Here EssilorLuxottica chairman Leonardo Del Vecchio is using a prototype of our neural interface EMG [electromyography] bracelet that will ultimately allow you manage your glasses and other gadgets." Zuckerberg ended his post with a cheerful face emoji wearing sunglasses. ...

Facebook to face $10B loss due to Apple’s new iOS policies

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The new policy of the Apple operating system will lead Facebook to face a significant loss. Facebook Chief Financial Officer David Wehner. says the new policy will cause a headwind of $10 billion this year. Due to the impact of Apple's updated version, Facebook is expected to lose $10 billion this year. Apple published an iPhone update last year that included a feature that blocked apps from tracking your activity across various apps. Many apps, including meta, used to track users' operations and functions in other apps, but now Apple has created a feature for iPhone users that whenever other apps, such as Facebook and others, want to track records, a pop-up menu will appear asking users to allow or ask the app not to track, giving users the option to choose. Because social media giants rely primarily on advertising for their primary revenue, this results in a significant loss. This will be a difficult assignment for the apps to do. We may thank Apple for presenting Sheryl S...

Through Golden Heart Foundation, seven friends were inspired by a Facebook message to empower marginalized women

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The Golden Heart Foundation was founded by seven friends who wanted to empower marginalized women by opening two community kitchens and skill development centers. In 2015, seven friends decided that instead of spending an evening out, they should use their position of affluence to perform some 'hands-on' work. These friends then joined hands to build the Golden Heart Foundation in Pune. The organisation has grown from a humble beginning to presently operate two community kitchens that feed over 12,000 people each month, as well as two skill development centres where women are taught vocational skills such as tailoring, English speaking, basket making, and beautification training. Over 250 women in Pune's Budhwar Peth and National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) area have been empowered as a result of this. "The seeds were sown for me many years ago when I spent time working with several old age homes and orphanages in Pune as a college student,...