The platforms faced another outage in October, when services were largely restored within an hour.

Meta’s Instagram back online following worldwide outages

Some Facebook, Instagram users posted on X about encountering an error that said “something went wrong” instagram, the Meta-owned photo and video-sharing social media platform, said that its services were back online after thousands of users experienced technical issues accessing its platform on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. According to Downdetector, around 12:50pm ET,…

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Trump Cabinet picks soften past statements amid Senate scrutiny, while others plunge ahead

Trump Cabinet picks soften past statements amid Senate scrutiny, while others plunge ahead

Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s most vulnerable Cabinet picks are racing to smooth out or overwrite past statements before contentious Senate confirmation fights, a political concern not shared by the duo of influential Trump allies who have been given wide-ranging power to recommend up to $2 trillion in cuts in federal spending. The contrast illustrates…

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Investopia Tokyo’ explores investment, financing opportunities in Japanese markets

Investopia Tokyo’ explores investment, financing opportunities in Japanese markets

Investopia has launched a new edition of its global dialogues titled ‘Investopia Tokyo’, aimed at catalysing investment in the new economy, financial services, advanced manufacturing, entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and technology sectors. The initiative also highlighted emerging global trends in fast-growing industries and modern financing trend s in the UAE, Japanese and Asian…

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A World of Wonder: Anantara’s Festive Escapes from Asia to Europe

Anantara Hotels & Resorts presents a collection of festive season offers that encourage guests to celebrate connection and discovery across its distinctive properties in Asia and Europe. Each property’s thoughtfully curated festive programme blends local heritage with holiday traditions for a memorable way to end 2025 and begin 2026. Anantara Koh Yao Yai Resort & Villas:…

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WhatsApp ditches ‘Typing' indicator for animated bubble, users not happy

WhatsApp ditches ‘Typing’ indicator for animated bubble, users not happy

WhatsApp users are expressing frustration over a new update that replaces the traditional “typing…” message with a more animated chat bubble, Daily Mail reported. The change, which many say was implemented without proper notification, has drawn widespread criticism on social media. The update removes the static “typing…” indicator, replacing it with an animated bubble that appears below…

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