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Facebook tools up in fight against fake news with user feedback feature
Survey asks users to rank the trustworthiness of headlines that appear in Facebook's news feed.
Owen Hughes Dec 06, 2016
Nigel Farage shortlisted for Time's Person of the Year Award 2016 for contribution to Brexit
The ex-Ukip leader would be only the third Brit to win it, after Churchill and The Queen.
Tareq Haddad Dec 06, 2016
Facebook briefly blocked fake news detecting plug-in BS Detector
This came after fake news reports about BS Detector falsely claimed that it was created by Facebook.
India Ashok Dec 03, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg's posts on fake news and US election deleted due to system error
The error reportedly affected about 10 Facebook posts written by Zuckerberg.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 30, 2016
Facebook testing new 'Express WiFi' project in India
Facebook plans to expand the programme to other regions soon.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 28, 2016
Facebook reportedly created a censorship tool to get back into China
Facebook employees claim chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has 'supported and defended' the effort.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 23, 2016
Facebook's solar-powered Aquila drone crash prompts US investigation
The solar-powered drone suffered a 'structural failure' just before landing in Arizona.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 22, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg explains how Facebook plans to tackle fake news amid growing backlash
'The bottom line is: we take misinformation seriously,' Zuckerberg said.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 19, 2016
Facebook authorises $6bn stock buyback amid fake news debacle
The social media giant's accounting chief Jas Athwal will leave the firm after 9 years of service.
India Ashok Nov 19, 2016
Fake election coverage got more Facebook engagement than real news in final months, says Buzzfeed
BuzzFeed analysis raises further questions about Facebook's role in promoting fake election coverage.
Owen Hughes Nov 17, 2016
Snapchat heads for stock market debut with confidential IPO filing
The Silicon Valley firm could go public as soon as March at a valuation of around $25bn, reports say.
Karthick Arvinth Nov 16, 2016
Facebook apologises after 'terrible error' tells users they are dead
Even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was among those told they were 'dead' by the glitch.
William Watkinson Nov 12, 2016
Instagram reveals live video is coming, adds Boomerang, mentions and more to Stories feature
'Live is really exciting for us,' Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom said.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 11, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg rubbishes notion that fake news on Facebook helped secure victory for Donald Trump
The idea of fabricated posts influencing election outcome is a 'pretty crazy idea', the founder of Facebook said.
Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 11, 2016
Silicon Valley investors want California to secede from the US following Trump win
'The country is at a serious crossroads,' Uber investor and Hyperloop co-founder Shervin Pishevar said.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 10, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg is being investigated in Germany over Facebook's failure to remove racist posts
Under German law, Facebook is required to remove hate speech posts immediately after being notified.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 05, 2016
Facebook shares decline over 7% after hours amid warning that revenues could slow going forward
Facebook is expecting ad revenue growth rates to "come down meaningfully" in 2017.
Kedar Grandhi Nov 03, 2016
Facebook employees pushed to ban Trump's posts as hate speech, but Mark Zuckerberg said no
The news follows a series of controversies over deleted content with many accusing Facebook of censorship.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 22, 2016
Robert Downey Jr offers to lend his voice for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's AI assistant
Zuckerberg has been working on an AI assistant like Jarvis in Iron Man.
Agamoni Ghosh Oct 14, 2016
China would welcome Facebook and Google return 'if they play by the rules'
Will the American tech giants return to the world's biggest internet market?
James Billington Oct 13, 2016
Facebook pays out £4.7m in tax but bags £11.3m in credits
The firm has changed its business structure in the UK.
Matt Thomas Oct 09, 2016
Facebook to tackle mid-range VR market with Santa Cruz wireless headset
The company wants to offer a more affordable headset that will appeal to wider audiences.
Owen Hughes Oct 07, 2016
Facebook reportedly planning to build new, massive data centre in Odense, Denmark
Facebook is possibly looking to build an 184,000 square metre facility in Odense, Denmark's third-largest city.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 04, 2016
Rare photos of Facebook's massive, futuristic data centre near the Arctic Circle
"It looks like a sci-fi movie" CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a post describing Facebook's massive Lulea data centre.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Sep 30, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan pledge $3bn to cure all diseases by the end of the century
'We want to dramatically improve every life in Max's generation,' Chan said, referring to their daughter Maxima.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Sep 22, 2016
Why the FBI wants you to cover up your webcam, now
James Comey reveals he covers his webcam in order to bolster security.
James Billington Sep 16, 2016
Nude photos and the moral dilemmas posed by the right to privacy
At what point should the rights of an individual to privacy be subjugated to the greater good of society?
Jonathan Coad Sep 16, 2016
Facebook backtracks on 'napalm girl' censorship and reinstates iconic photograph
The controversial move sparked widespread criticism from news outlets, experts and politicians.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Sep 10, 2016
The emerging illiterate class is hooked on Facebook videos – and that's good news for demagogues
Millennials communicate through emojis, which means a new form of over-simplified, emotional news is emerging.
Hossein Derakhshan Sep 09, 2016
Elon Musk: SpaceX rocket explosion 'most difficult and complex failure' in company's history
Tesla CEO responds to Falcon 9 rocket exploding on launchpad with $200m Facebook internet satellite on board.
Alistair Charlton Sep 09, 2016
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