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Cook Takes A Dig At Facebook, Says No To Apple Digital Coin

London: Apple CEO Time Cook has said that Apple does not intend to create its own cryptocurrency, saying he is firmly against the idea of companies setting up digital currencies. Taking a dig at Facebook’s attempt to launch a digital currency called Libra next year, Cook told French financial newspaper Les Echos that money must […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Facebook encryption to make child porn rampant: FBI head

Washington: If Facebook continues with its data encryption project, it will only help child pornographers flourish on the social networking platform without any control, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray has said. In a speech at the US Justice Department on Friday, Wray said: “When it comes to protecting children, we’re at […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
Facebook's Zuckerberg Is Losing Pounds; Users Say 'You Have Made Our Life Miserable'
Facebook's Zuckerberg Is Losing Pounds; Users Say 'You Have Made Our Life Miserable'

Facebook is one of the most ‘loved’ or ‘hated’ social media platforms. Undeniably, one can find only a few persons who are away from the social media platform in this…

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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140 Million Businesses Using Facebook, Its Apps Every Month

San Francisco: Facebook has announced that more than 140 million businesses use its apps every month to find new customers, hire employees or engage with their communities. Michelle Klein, VP of Global Business Marketing, said Facebook is opening up 17 of its largest offices and hubs around the world to host “Boost with Facebook Holiday […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Zuckerberg Admits Facebook Publishes Ads Containing Lies

Washington: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg defended the social network’s policy of publishing campaign ads that contain false statements or lies and claimed that people will just have to live with it and decide for themselves what is true and what is not true. In a speech at Georgetown University in Washington on Thursday, Zuckerberg admitted […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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TikTok 'Poaching' Facebook Employees Right In Its Backyard

San Francisco: Chinese short-video making platform TikTok is reportedly poaching Facebook employees and has moved into an office space in Mountain View, California that used to be frequented by WhatsApp workers before it was acquired by the social networking giant in 2014. According to a CNBC report, TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have also […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Facebook Set To Launch Dedicated News Tab

San Francisco: Calling itself a ‘Fifth Estate’, Facebook has reportedly entered into deals with prominent media houses to launch a dedicated news tab on its platform. According to the Wall Street Journal, publications like News Corp, Dow Jones, New York Post, the Washington Post and others will help the social networking platform ramp up its […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Facebook Use May Not Make Kids Depressed: Study

New York: The amount of time spent on social media is not directly adding to the anxiety or depression issues in teenagers, say researchers from Brigham Young University. The study, published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior, shows that it is not merely the amount of time spent on social media that’s leading to […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
Facebook Begins Testing Dedicated 'News' Tab On Its Platform

San Francisco: In what could spell trouble for already struggling local newsrooms globally, Facebook has introduced a dedicated “News” feature on its platform that will highlight the most relevant national stories of the day. Currently available for users in the US, the tab will give people more control over the stories they see, and the […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
Facebook Sues Israeli Firm For Cyber Attack On WhatsApp

San Francisco: Facebook has sued an Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, saying it targeted 1,400 WhatsApp users, including respected members of the civil society, with highly sophisticated malware. This is the first time an encrypted messaging provider has taken legal action against a private entity that has carried out this type of attack against its […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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WhatsApp Pay In India Soon: Mark Zuckerberg

New Delhi: Facebook is inching closer to launch much-anticipated WhatsApp Pay in India and will soon have a positive news to share, the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said. Data compliance issues and regulations have kept WhatsApp Pay launch in abeyance for quite some time, despite a successful test run of the payments service with […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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Facebook News To Forge Business Ties With Media Outlets: Zuckerberg

New Delhi: Internet has disrupted the business model for journalism and Facebook, with its dedicated News service on its platform, will help news publishers earn and stay afloat in the competitive news era, Mark Zuckerberg has said. The social networking giant has tied up with 200 news outlets to introduce a dedicated News tab on […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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Facebook Unveils New Logo To Differentiate It From Its Apps

San Francisco: Facebook has unveiled a new logo that will differentiate it as a parent company from main apps like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and more. The new company logo will further distinguish the company from the main social media Facebook app, which will keep its own branding. “The new branding was designed for clarity, and […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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WhatsApp Pay May Put Indian Digital Banking At Risk

New Delhi: After WhatsApp accounts of 121 Indians were compromised by the Israeli spyware Pegasus, experts have warned that the payment feature the Facebook-owned platform is planning to launch in India may put the digital banking system at risk. “WhatsApp payment needs to be seen with microscopic eye, primarily because in payment you will be […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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Facebook Says Sorry After 12 Staffers Complain About Racism

San Francisco: Facebook has apologized after current and former employees went on to social media and detailed several racist incidents against black, Hispanic and female Asian employees at the social networking company. Facebook tendered it’s apology after an after an anonymous post from 12 employees under the group name “FB Blind” on online publishing platform […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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