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U.S. regulators: Facebook is okay to buy Oculus VR
U.S. regulators: Facebook is okay to buy Oculus VR
A month after announcing its acquisition of virtual reality startup Oculus VR for $2 billion, the deal has been approved by U.S. regulators. 23 Apr 2014 - 1 comment
Google, Facebook becoming 'too powerful', German media boss says in open letter
Google, Facebook becoming 'too powerful', German media boss says in open letter
Google and Facebook have come under fire from a powerful source in Europe concerning their business practices and treatment of Internet users' privacy. 19 Apr 2014 - 3 comments
Facebook's face recognition catching up to humans
Facebook's face recognition catching up to humans
Facebook has published an interesting research paper on its site surrounding new facial recognition technology called DeepFace. 05 Apr 2014 - 1 comment
WhatsApp hits new record for messages handled in one day
WhatsApp hits new record for messages handled in one day
WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging app, has revealed that the service hit a new record by processing 64 billion messages in one day. 03 Apr 2014 - 2 comments
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes $1 salary
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes $1 salary
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has dropped his salary to $1 per year, following the path of other billionaire tech moguls like Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and others. 01 Apr 2014
Facebook: We will not be changing Oculus branding
Facebook: We will not be changing Oculus branding
Facebook has denied a recent report that the social network behemoth will be re-branding the Oculus Rift and interface with its own Facebook branding. 27 Mar 2014 - 1 comment
Facebook looks forward and purchases Oculus VR, maker of the Oculus Rift, for over $2 billion
Facebook looks forward and purchases Oculus VR, maker of the Oculus Rift, for over $2 billion
Facebook has looked to the long-term and will be purchasing Oculus VR for $2 billion, mainly in stock. 26 Mar 2014 - 2 comments
Google: No, we did not bid for WhatsApp
Google: No, we did not bid for WhatsApp
Google has confirmed that it did not bid for WhatsApp, the multiplatform messaging app recently acquired by Facebook for $19 billion. 27 Feb 2014
Facebook discontinues its email service
Facebook discontinues its email service
Facebook has announced it will be discontinuing its email service, @facebook.com, and that all emails will be forwarded to their primary email on file. 26 Feb 2014 - 1 comment
Report: Google had tried to buy WhatsApp for $10 billion
Report: Google had tried to buy WhatsApp for $10 billion
Yesterday, we reported that Facebook was buying messaging behemoth WhatsApp for a staggering $19 billion in cash and stock. It appears they were not the only company aiming to buy the small company. 20 Feb 2014
Facebook has purchased massive messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion
Facebook has purchased massive messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion
Facebook has made the biggest news announcement of the day, acquiring the massive messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock. 19 Feb 2014 - 1 comment
FiftyThree wants trademark for 'Paper' after Facebook refuses to part with name
FiftyThree wants trademark for 'Paper' after Facebook refuses to part with name
Following the launch of Facebook's new news/news feed reader app Paper, startup company FiftyThree asked Facebook to change the name as it takes away from their own popular iOS design and drawing app of the same name. 05 Feb 2014 - 2 comments
Facebook celebrates milestone birthday with new 'Look Back' feature
Facebook celebrates milestone birthday with new 'Look Back' feature
Facebook turned 10-years-old today and as a thank you to its massive userbase of 1.23 billion, as unveiled a Look Back feature allowing you to search back into your digital history. 05 Feb 2014 - 1 comment
Zuckerberg sells $2.3 billion worth of Facebook shares to pay off tax bill
Zuckerberg sells $2.3 billion worth of Facebook shares to pay off tax bill
Facebook creator and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that he sold 41.4 million shares of Facebook stock, worth over $2.3 billion, in order to pay a tax bill. 21 Dec 2013 - 3 comments
Facebook looking to take on offline read-it-later apps like Pocket
Facebook looking to take on offline read-it-later apps like Pocket
Facebook is testing a read-it-later feature that will help the company compete with standalone apps like Instapaper and Pocket. 28 Nov 2013
Microsoft, Facebook and Google team up to secure Internet with bug bounty program
Microsoft, Facebook and Google team up to secure Internet with bug bounty program
Three of the biggest names on the web - and in business in general - are combining efforts to safeguard the Internet by offering cash rewards to hackers. 07 Nov 2013 - 2 comments
Facebook redesigns 'Like' and 'Share' buttons
Facebook redesigns 'Like' and 'Share' buttons
After introducing its 'Like' and 'Share' buttons in 2010, the social network giant has decided they need a make-over. 07 Nov 2013 - 1 comment
BlackBerry executives met with Facebook to gauge bid interest
BlackBerry executives met with Facebook to gauge bid interest
BlackBerry executives recently met with Facebook to see what kind of interest there was for a potential bid for the company. 30 Oct 2013 - 1 comment
Facebook U-turns on beheading video
Facebook U-turns on beheading video
Facebook has changed its policies regarding violent video content again in a row over a video showing a woman being decapitated. 24 Oct 2013 - 10 comments
Facebook is growing source of news for U.S. adults, Pew research finds
Facebook is growing source of news for U.S. adults, Pew research finds
A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center has found that around a third of all U.S. adults get news through Facebook. 24 Oct 2013
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