Facebook has in recent months amped up a push to bring in professors from top-notch universities to work on long-term artificial intelligence research part time, but the company says it… Read More
Facebook is making a massive investment in a Seattle-area campus for its virtual reality company Oculus, and a new report quantifies just how much it is spending on the space.… Read More
REDMOND, Wash. — At first glance, the gathering inside Building 99 at Microsoft this week looked like many others inside the company, as technical experts shared hard-earned lessons for using machine… Read More
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit against Facebook and Google on Monday, alleging that the tech giants aren’t complying with a state law requiring them to disclose basic… Read More
One of the biggest mistakes of Microsoft’s antitrust era was not coming to terms sooner with the U.S. government, but Facebook seems to have learned at least part of that… Read More
Facebook is partnering with Seattle startup Porch, as well as HomeAdvisor and Handy to launch a new Services addition to its Marketplace, moving the tech giant into the competitive world… Read More
It wasn’t the most social happy hour, at least not for those of us back in the real world. But as we took turns trying out the Facebook’s new Oculus… Read More
After months of work to beef up its artificial intelligence research teams in Seattle and Pittsburgh, Facebook is acknowledging that those two cities are getting official status as AI labs… Read More
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Facebook wants to make sure the open-source PyTorch machine-learning framework supports the needs of developers who want to use its AI models in production systems, not just research projects, it… Read More
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Facebook is working on a new privacy control that will let users manage and clear their browsing history on the social network, in a bid to give users more say… Read More
UPDATE: The Oculus Go virtual reality headset is shipping today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at Facebook’s F8 developer conference. A 32GB version will cost $199 and a 64GB retails… Read More
Despite the recent scandals plaguing the social media giant, Facebook beat expectations for its first quarter earnings report with $11.97 billion in revenue, higher than analyst estimates of $11.4 billion. Facebook’s adjusted… Read More
Americans have a growing appetite for government regulation of big tech companies in the wake of Facebook’s recent scandals and other data privacy breaches, according to a new survey by… Read More
Facebook fatigue may be setting in after weeks of headlines, hours of Congressional testimony, and a deluge of updates that read more like talking points than a guide to how… Read More
More than 30 leading tech companies launched a new cybersecurity accord Tuesday in the hopes of one day inspiring a “Digital Geneva Convention” that would adapt international law to defend… Read More
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For many people, Facebook is the swiss army knife of their social lives. They use it to message friends, stay in touch with family, track social events, and keep up… Read More
During two days of marathon testimony before Congress, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg managed to avoid answering some critical questions about how user information is managed and the extent to which… Read More
Mark Zuckerberg faces a second round of questioning from Congress Wednesday, with lawmakers challenging him on Facebook’s privacy scandals, disinformation issues, and the role the platform plays in elections. Wednesday’s… Read More
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent hours in the hot seat Tuesday, answering questions from a joint hearing of the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary and Commerce Committees. But unlike the brutal grilling… Read More
Update: Facebook faces Congress: 5 key takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing All eyes and ears are on Mark Zuckerberg today as the Facebook boss testifies before Congress in Washington D.C. His… Read More
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Facebook is launching an academic initiative to research the impact of social media on democracy as part of the company’s multi-pronged effort to regain the public’s trust in the wake… Read More
PORTLAND — Count Kara Swisher among those not surprised that Facebook is going through a political reckoning. The veteran tech journalist and Recode co-founder has been critical of the social… Read More
Facebook is introducing stricter rules for advertisers promoting hot-button issues. Starting today, advertisers who want to buy politically-charged ads will need to be authorized by Facebook. To become authorized, an advertiser must confirm… Read More
Mark Zuckerberg still believes he is the right person to run Facebook. He said so on a press call Wednesday when a reporter asked if he should continue to steer… Read More
The number of Facebook users whose data was illegitimately shared with Republican-backed political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica was bigger than previously thought. In a new announcement Wednesday, Facebook said that… Read More