Manhunt for Cleveland Facebook murder suspect expands to national search Authorities are asking for the public's help in a national search for an armed and dangerous killer who allegedly gunned down an elderly man in Cleveland, Ohio, and uploaded the video to Facebook. The suspect, Steve Stephens, hasn't been seen […]
Facebook steps up fight against revenge porn Facebook is stepping up its efforts to battle revenge porn, a form of online harassment that a Data & Society survey says affects one in 25 Americans. The social media giant said in a blog post Wednesday that once a revenge-porn picture is […]
Tech giants donated to Trump inauguration, report says Tech giants donated to Trump inauguration, report says:- Technology giants that are battling President Trump's immigration policies quietly supplied support to his inauguration, according to a new report that cites federal ethics records. Microsoft contributed $250,000 in cash and $250,000 in technology […]
Facebook Zuckerberg questioned at trial over virtual-reality technology Facebook Zuckerberg questioned at trial over virtual-reality technology:- Facebook Inc (FB.O) chief executive Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand in Dallas federal court on Tuesday and denied an allegation by a rival company that the virtual-reality technology of Facebook’s Oculus unit was […]
How and Why Facebook Might Accept Censorship to Get Back Into China Many analysts and insiders thought Facebook would never come back to China after its service was blocked there in 2009. Facebook’s mission of making “the world more open and connected” was at odds with China’s mission to wall […]
Facebook buys tool that tracks how stories spread Facebook will acquire CrowdTangle, a social analytics service used by publishers to monitor trending stories online, the company revealed Friday. “Publishers around the world turn to CrowdTangle to surface stories that matter, measure their social performance and identify influencers,” said Facebook in […]
Spanish agency to probe Facebook/WhatsApp data swap deal Spanish agency to probe Facebook/WhatsApp data swap deal : Spain’s data protection agency says it will investigate whether the recently announced exchange of personal data between WhatsApp and Facebook meets Spanish data protection legislation. The watchdog body said it will study what […]
Facebook launches pared back Android chat app to keep growing its messaging empire Facebook launches pared back Android chat app to keep growing its messaging empire : Facebook is seeking to fill in some of the gaps in the reach of its messaging app empire, announcing today a new standalone […]
Facebook “Messenger Day” is the chat app’s new Snapchat Stories clone Facebook “Messenger Day” is the chat app’s new Snapchat Stories clone : Facebook is stealing the Stories format and invading countries where Snapchat isn’t popular yet. Today in Poland it launched “Messenger Day”, which lets people share illustrated filter-enhanced […]
Facebook, Google, and Microsoft team up to pacify fears about AI Facebook, Google, and Microsoft team up to pacify fears about AI : Five of the world’s largest technology companies have come together to shed light on the ongoing development of artificial intelligence. The entities involved are Facebook, Google and […]
