The arrival of 2020 is a chance to look back on the past decade and what it has meant for the world of technology. Recent security problems with security cameras… Read More
Facebook’s newest office complex in Seattle’s bustling South Lake Union neighborhood sold for a whopping $415 million last week. Ponte Gadea, Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega’s real estate investment business bought… Read More
Facebook really likes Seattle. The social media giant just inked another big lease in the region. This time it’s Block 6, a building in Bellevue’s Spring District, the new development… Read More
Mark Zuckerberg defended Facebook’s decision to continue running political ads this week, despite concerns about disinformation, in a passionate speech about free expression at Georgetown University. But a legal crackdown… Read More
Workplace by Facebook, the social giant’s productivity tool now has 3 million paid users, an important milestone as the company competes with Slack and Microsoft Teams in an increasingly crowded… Read More
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks a Warren presidency would “suck for us.” That’s what the besieged executive told employees at a July meeting, according to recordings obtained by The Verge… Read More
Facebook’s footprint in the Seattle area continues to grow as the social media giant now employs more than 5,000 people across the region. Facebook’s Seattle site lead, Vijaye Raji, revealed… Read More
Amazon, Uber, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and many other big companies have something in common. They’re all platforms, providing underlying technologies that others use to build or facilitate their own businesses.… Read More
Sheryl Cababa is a user experience designer with technology and product design firm Artefact in Seattle who studies the impact of social media on people, communities, and society. One of… Read More
The Federal Trade Commission opened an antitrust investigation into Facebook in June, the company confirmed in its second-quarter earnings report released Wednesday. The agency sought clearance to launch an inquiry… Read More
The U.S. technology industry, once seen as the darling of the economy, is facing a reckoning as Americans wake up to the power and influence a handful of companies wield.… Read More
Facebook unveiled its new blockchain-based digital currency network Libra on Tuesday, drawing a swift response from European regulators, skepticism from critics wary of the social media giant’s clout, and awestruck… Read More
It’s fun to check the thrift store t-shirt aisle in a tech city, perusing the latest castoffs and trying to guess why their previous owners decided to dump them. I’ve… Read More
Here’s one potential solution to help Facebook recover from its recent controversies: hire Brad Smith. That’s the recommendation from Alex Stamos, Facebook’s former chief information security officer who thinks that… Read More
A who’s who of U.S. tech and social media giants is joining forces with international leaders to fight the violent extremism that has found a voice on their platforms. On… Read More
Facebook’s biggest engineering center outside of its hometown keeps getting bigger. In the last few weeks, employees have started moving in to a building called Arbor Blocks 300, the first… Read More
There’s a common theme running through the spring season of developer conferences and tech events: trust and privacy. With the tech industry facing a backlash from consumers and regulators, tech… Read More
Facebook’s Seattle office was already its largest engineering center outside of the Menlo Park, Calif. homebase, and now the social giant is opening up a new building with room for… Read More
Facebook is getting a makeover. The new Facebook app and website ditches the signature blue bar in favor of a cleaner design that features Groups and Stories more prominently. “This… Read More
Labor activists are calling out Amazon and Facebook over their treatment of workers in a new report. The National Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health’s “Dirty Dozen” list identifies a… Read More
Facebook has invested $4.2 million to expand Northeastern University’s computer science master’s program that helps people from other fields get into tech. The investment will also help to expand the… Read More
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a statement from Facebook Facebook may be the next tech giant to join the competitive virtual assistant race. CNBC first reported that… Read More
Space has always fascinated us geeks. Thanks to Star Wars, Star Trek and countless other science fiction media, gazing at the stars and dreaming of being an astronaut was a… Read More
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
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
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 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
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
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
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