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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted the company's AI-driven restructuring has not progressed as expected, saying executives misjudged the pace of AI agent development and the timing of organisational changes.

The clarification comes after the Centre raised concerns over possible fraud and impersonation, advising Meta to pause the rollout until consultations are completed to the government's satisfaction.

India's IT Ministry directs Meta to pause the WhatsApp username feature rollout over cyberfraud concerns, igniting a row over product pre-approval and digital surveillance.

Meta-owned Instagram is expanding its smart glasses capabilities with interactive Story formats, synchronised multi-angle videos and native editing tools designed for first-person content.

Meta is changing the way it charges businesses on WhatsApp for using its business AI agent. From August 1, the tech giant will charge WhatsApp Business users on a per-token basis. The company is also bringing back fees for non-template "service messages" from October 1, something it had waived for almost two years.

The government of India on Wednesday issued a notice to Meta regarding the controversial username feature on WhatsApp in India due to concerns about impersonation and fraud, and warned the platform not to roll it.

Hours after the government issued a notice to Meta-owned WhatsApp over the proposed rollout of the 'username feature', the messaging service platform claimed they have built "multiple layers of defence against scams".

India has told Meta not to launch WhatsApp usernames until ongoing consultations are completed. The move reflects concerns that the feature could aid impersonation and online fraud despite WhatsApp's safeguards.

Meta also plans to reinstate charges for certain types of business messages as it seeks to accelerate WhatsApp Business growth.

The Indian government has paused Meta's upcoming WhatsApp username rollout over cybercrime and impersonation risks, ordering a three-day response window to review security protections.