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New Oculus VR headset unveiled to tepid reviews, but survey finds optimism for immersive tech

by Nat Levy on March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 at 3:14 pmComment

Facebook-owned Oculus today unveiled its next-generation virtual reality headset that will reportedly some day replace its flagship Oculus Rift. The new $399 Oculus Rift S headset connects to a PC… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Politics and big tech, history of filmmaking, and a blockchain conference

by Nicole Tanner on March 15, 2019March 16, 2019 at 9:51 amComment

The massive power of technology companies has been a hot topic among politicians. The most recent example was Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s proposed changes to how big tech companies like Amazon and… Read More

How bad was that Facebook outage? Downdetector ranks it as worst service issue it’s ever tracked

by Kurt Schlosser on March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 at 2:38 pm1 Comment

Ookla, the Seattle-based company which counts Downdetector among its stable of properties, had its eye on Facebook all day Wednesday as the social media giant struggled with a severe service… Read More

Facebook aims to unite 700M gamers on its platform with new gaming section

by Nat Levy on March 14, 2019March 19, 2019 at 11:42 am1 Comment

Facebook says it has more than 700 million gamers and fans of games on its platform, and it wants to bring them all together in one place. Facebook today unveiled… Read More

Facebook and Instagram outage drags on for hours as social media giant denies DDoS attack

by Kurt Schlosser on March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 at 3:48 pm 2 Comments

You know it’s a rough day when Facebook has to use Twitter to let users know that Facebook and Instagram aren’t working properly. That was the case on Wednesday as… Read More

New poll shows Facebook brand reputation plummeting; Amazon, Microsoft top rankings again

by Taylor Soper on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 at 11:47 am1 Comment

It’s been a rough few years for Facebook and the company’s brand reputation has taken a serious beating as a result. The new Axios Harris Poll 100 surveyed U.S. adults… Read More

Review: ‘Zucked’ examines Facebook’s unchecked power and ‘catastrophic’ results for us all

by Molly Brown on February 10, 2019February 11, 2019 at 10:29 am 2 Comments

Facebook has made a lot of headlines for being on the wrong side of democracy and privacy in the past couple years, and if you’ve been remotely tuned into this,… Read More

Snopes founder explains why Facebook fact-checking partnership dissolved

by Monica Nickelsburg on February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 at 10:09 amComment

Snopes wasn’t trying to make a statement when it announced the end of its partnership with Facebook last week. David Mikkelson, founder of the fact-checking organization, said there was a… Read More

Facebook posts strong profits as users grow 9%

by James Thorne on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 at 2:14 pm 2 Comments

Facebook delivered stronger-than-expected profits in the most recent quarter, boosting the stock more than 8 percent in after-hours trading. Revenues topped analysts’ forecasts at $16.9 billion and earnings per share came… Read More

Facebook reveals size of its Seattle-area footprint, confirms mysterious Oculus ‘Building X’

by Nat Levy on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 at 12:46 pmComment

Facebook has grown as fast as any company in the Seattle area in recent years, but it has done so while keeping details close to the vest, for the most… Read More

Facebook scoops up yet another Seattle-area office building, continuing blistering growth

by Nat Levy on January 28, 2019January 29, 2019 at 10:38 amComment

UPDATE: Facebook confirmed that it has leased 338,000 square feet in the Block 16 building. Original story below Facebook is starting to rival Amazon in terms of its voracious appetite for… Read More

It’s time for Facebook to take a page from Uber’s playbook

by Monica Nickelsburg on January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 at 10:18 am 2 Comments

Commentary: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his annual personal challenge Tuesday, this time pledging to hold a series of public talks about the role of technology in society. In his… Read More

Minimize Facebook? One geek’s attempt to create a healthier relationship with the social network

by Todd Bishop on January 1, 2019January 2, 2019 at 5:49 am1 Comment

Like many of us, Andre Vrignaud has a love/hate relationship with Facebook. “I find myself addicted to the product, itching to tap that little white ‘F’ in the pretty blue… Read More

Facebook will pause political ad sales for Washington state elections

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 at 7:00 am 2 Comments

Facebook plans to pause the sale of political ads for state and local races in Washington by the end of the year. The announcement comes on the heels of a… Read More

Facebook data-sharing partnerships with Amazon, Microsoft and other tech giants at the center of latest privacy scandal

by Nat Levy on December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 at 11:30 pm 2 Comments

Facebook is in the news again, but not for the reasons it wants to be. The New York Times published an extensive report on the social giant’s privacy practices, this… Read More

Facebook, Google settle Washington state lawsuits over political ad disclosures for combined $455K

by Monica Nickelsburg on December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 at 2:07 pm 2 Comments

Facebook and Google have settled dual lawsuits with the Washington attorney general over alleged violations of the state’s political advertisement disclosure laws Tuesday, court documents revealed. Each company agreed to pay… Read More

ZeniMax and Facebook settle Oculus VR suit

by Nicole Tanner on December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 at 3:01 pmComment

It’s been nearly five years, but ZeniMax’s lawsuit with Facebook over the development of the Oculus Rift headset is finally at an end. ZeniMax announced Wednesday that it agreed to… Read More

Washington state affirms rule requiring Facebook and Google to make political ad disclosures

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 at 2:43 pm 4 Comments

Washington state officials doubled down on rules requiring companies like Facebook to disclose information about the political ads they sell, according to The Stranger. The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission… Read More

Facebook set for major expansion of Seattle engineering center with huge new office leases

by Nat Levy on November 5, 2018November 6, 2018 at 8:02 amComment

Facebook is dramatically expanding its engineering center in Seattle, leasing a huge chunk of office space in the South Lake Union neighborhood that is also home to Amazon and a… Read More

Facebook tops 3,000 Seattle-area employees as major hiring spree continues

by Nat Levy on November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 at 11:11 amComment

Facebook’s dizzying growth all over the Seattle area continues unabated, and now the social media giant’s regional presence is up to 3,000 employees, with hundreds more jobs waiting to be… Read More

Facebook hiring at record pace, adds more than 10k people to headcount in one year

by Todd Bishop on October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 at 2:03 pmComment

Facebook is making regular headlines for expanding its footprint with big new office leases in the Seattle region, and new numbers from the social networking giant help to explain what’s… Read More

Building X? Facebook reportedly plans major expansion of Oculus campus in Seattle suburbs

by Nat Levy on October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 at 3:25 pmComment

Facebook appears to be eyeing even more expansion in Redmond, Wash., where it has amassed a sprawling campus near Microsoft’s headquarters. Citing documents obtained through a public records request, the… Read More

Facebook inks two more leases in Bellevue, as tech companies hedge their bets across Seattle region

by Todd Bishop on October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 at 7:03 pmComment

Facebook already has a large presence in Seattle’s urban core, but the company is increasingly expanding its operation to other parts of the region. In two newly confirmed deals, the… Read More

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe is leaving Facebook, the latest in a series of founder departures

by Nat Levy on October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 at 11:52 amComment

Brendan Iribe, co-founder and former CEO of Oculus, is leaving Facebook’s virtual reality arm, marking another key founder departure from a business acquired by the social giant. Iribe announced his… Read More

Facebook reveals new details of account breaches, revises login token theft down to 30M people

by Frank Catalano on October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 at 11:02 amComment

Facebook is releasing new details of an attack that gave hackers access to tens of millions of individuals’ Facebook accounts. At the same time, it revised downward the number of… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft and Google stocks hammered in historically rough trading day

by Nat Levy on October 10, 2018October 11, 2018 at 10:38 am1 Comment

Tech stocks had their worst day in years, as a mass sell-off caused major drops for some of the world’s most valuable companies. Per Yahoo Finance, Amazon stock tumbled 6.15… Read More

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TLDR: Microsoft unveils Project xCloud game streaming service

by Starla Sampaco on October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 at 4:33 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Microsoft will launch Project xCloud game streaming service in 2019, powered by custom servers built from Xbox components Facebook debuts new video chatting device Portal amid privacy… Read More

Facebook debuts new video chatting device Portal amid privacy and security concerns

by Taylor Soper on October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 at 10:22 amComment

Facebook on Monday unveiled Portal, a new at-home hardware device focused on video chat. Portal and the larger Portal+ use AI-powered technology to automatically pan and zoom and minimize background… Read More

Hackers access up to 50M Facebook accounts exploiting ‘vulnerability’ in platform’s code

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 at 10:34 amComment

Hackers were able to access nearly 50 million Facebook accounts by exploiting a security vulnerability, the company said Friday. In response, Facebook logged about 90 million users out of their… Read More

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Facebook unveils standalone $399 Oculus Quest virtual reality headset, shipping next spring

by Nat Levy on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 at 11:27 amComment

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company’s next big virtual reality release, the $399 Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest is the realization of the long-anticipated “Project Santa Cruz,” and according to… Read More

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New Oculus VR headset unveiled to tepid reviews, but survey finds optimism for immersive tech

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Politics and big tech, history of filmmaking, and a blockchain conference

How bad was that Facebook outage? Downdetector ranks it as worst service issue it’s ever tracked

Facebook aims to unite 700M gamers on its platform with new gaming section

New poll shows Facebook brand reputation plummeting; Amazon, Microsoft top rankings again

Review: ‘Zucked’ examines Facebook’s unchecked power and ‘catastrophic’ results for us all

Snopes founder explains why Facebook fact-checking partnership dissolved

Facebook posts strong profits as users grow 9%

Facebook reveals size of its Seattle-area footprint, confirms mysterious Oculus ‘Building X’

Facebook scoops up yet another Seattle-area office building, continuing blistering growth

It’s time for Facebook to take a page from Uber’s playbook

Facebook data-sharing partnerships with Amazon, Microsoft and other tech giants at the center of latest privacy scandal

ZeniMax and Facebook settle Oculus VR suit

Facebook set for major expansion of Seattle engineering center with huge new office leases

Facebook tops 3,000 Seattle-area employees as major hiring spree continues

Building X? Facebook reportedly plans major expansion of Oculus campus in Seattle suburbs

Facebook inks two more leases in Bellevue, as tech companies hedge their bets across Seattle region

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe is leaving Facebook, the latest in a series of founder departures

Facebook reveals new details of account breaches, revises login token theft down to 30M people

Amazon, Microsoft and Google stocks hammered in historically rough trading day

TLDR: Microsoft unveils Project xCloud game streaming service

Facebook debuts new video chatting device Portal amid privacy and security concerns

Facebook unveils standalone $399 Oculus Quest virtual reality headset, shipping next spring

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