Meta to stop news payments in US; FB News to be on elsewhere

Meta plans virtual currency, creator coins for its apps

Meta Platforms Inc. is readying plans to introduce virtual tokens and cryptocurrencies to its family of apps to use such virtual tokens for rewarding creators and lending and other financial services.

The move, which is reported to be in its early stages, comes as Meta grows its focus on services centered around...


Naga Chaitanya to star in Venkat Prabhu bilingual film

Naga Chaitanya to star in Venkat Prabhu bilingual film

Actor Naga Chaitanya is set to star in filmmaker Venkat Prabhu’s upcoming film, the makers have announced.

The untitled film, which will be the actors’ 22nd project, will be in Tamil and Telugu and is billed as a ‘commercial entertainer’. The movie is produced by Srinivassa

BBNL merger with BSNL under consideration: Telecom Minister

BBNL merger with BSNL under consideration: Telecom Minister

The Indian government has said that the mergers of BBNL, implementing the BharatNet broadband project, with telco BSNL is under consideration, while the mergers of the two State-controlled telecom service providers, BSNL and MTNL has been greenlit, but deferred owing to financial reasons.


Zee: Merger with Sony to drive valuation upgrade

Investment firm Invesco to cut holding in Zee to 11%

US investment firm Invesco is set to cut its holding in Zee Entertainment by more than a third to 11 percent, it said on Wednesday, days after abandoning an attempt to shake up the management at the Indian media company.

Invesco, which currently owns 18 percent of Zee


‘Squid Game’ maker Hwang Dong-hyuk teases new project

‘Squid Game’ maker Hwang Dong-hyuk teases new project

Filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk teased that the forthcoming film will be "more violent” than ‘Squid Game’.

Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who shot to global fame with the hit Korean language series ‘Squid Game’, says he is working on a feature film project ‘Killing Old