Do I really need anyone to guess whether or not I saw Journey, Flock of Seagulls and Ratt in concert at some point in my life? That was the big… Read More
Are you ready to type with just your brain? Facebook revealed this week that it’s working with a team of more than 60 scientists around the world to develop what it… Read More
Facebook has thrown out its share of moonshots over the years, but this one puts the rest to shame. The social media giant, through its innovation arm Building 8, is… Read More
Facebook is adding tethered helicopters known as “Tether-Tennas” to its toolkit for widening internet access around the globe, even in emergency situations. The Tether-Tenna concept calls for sending a car-sized helicopter… Read More
A polarizing election has left the country deeply divided and social media widens that chasm by surrounding us with like-minded people. Recognizing how difficult it is to empathize when you never hear… Read More
There are already about 100,000 monthly active Facebook Messenger bots out there right now, but a new suite of tools released at Facebook’s F8 conference this week could lead to… Read More
Robots may eventually do much of the work behind the counter at fast food restaurants, but today they’re relegated to mostly handling orders. Subway restaurants announced Tuesday that it was launching… Read More
Golden State Warriors fans now have a new tech-powered assistant at their disposal during the NBA Playoffs. The Bay Area-based NBA team rolled out a new Facebook Messenger bot today… Read More
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the “Facebook Killer” tragedy at the beginning of his company’s annual developer’s conference on Tuesday morning. “We have a full roadmap of products to help… Read More
Facebook is betting big on augmented reality. Kicking off the annual F8 developer conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans for an open augmented reality platform to allow third-party developers… Read More
When Facebook hosted its first F8 developer conference a decade ago, the social media giant was used by a paltry 20 million people, it had yet to develop the famous “Like”… Read More
The day before Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference, the tech titan is in the headlines for a very different reason. A Cleveland man named Steve Stephens used the social media platform… Read More
Rico Mariani, a respected engineer who spent more than 28 years at Microsoft, earning the moniker of “perf guy” for his expertise in improving software performance, will be joining Facebook at… Read More
These days you don’t even need to download Snapchat to build Snapchat Stories. Facebook on Thursday rolled out yet another update mimicking the feature, this time in Messenger. Called Messenger… Read More
Facebook has launched a hub for 360 photos and videos, as the social media giant continues to double down on video. The company rolled out the Facebook 360 app for Samsung… Read More
You may soon start seeing some Nintendo Switch-related posts show up in your Facebook news feed. Nintendo announced today that its new Switch console will come with Facebook integration, allowing… Read More
Facebook will use artificial intelligence to organize a global community on social media, Mark Zuckerberg said in a nearly 6,000-word letter published Thursday. The CEO touched on dozens of global… Read More
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn might be facing its greatest threat yet with a new feature Facebook rolled out this week. Businesses in the U.S. and Canada will now be able to post… Read More
Your Facebook feed is about to get a lot louder. Facebook on Tuesday announced a series of updates to the how videos appear in the News Feed. The most visible, or… Read More
You’re going to start seeing more video in your Facebook feed. In Wednesday’s quarterly earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that Facebook is making a push into video, but said… Read More
Facebook reported its fourth quarter earnings today. Here’s what you need to know: Facebook reported non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.41 on revenue of $8.8 billion, up 53 percent year-over-year. Analysts expected… Read More
[FOLLOW-UP: Court partially blocks Trump immigration ban amid protests and tech industry backlash] President Trump’s actions on immigration during his first week in office are sending shock waves through the technology… Read More
As it continues to fight the spread of fake news, Facebook announced major changes to its Trending Topics section Wednesday. The section, which features popular topics being shared on the… Read More
Amazon, with its more than 300,000 global employees, has emerged as one of the world’s corporate powerhouses. But the company’s impact is especially evident in its hometown of Seattle, where its growth has ignited a construction… Read More
Will America come together in the wake of this week’s presidential inauguration? The prospects for that appear dim, based on a trio of surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center.… Read More
Facebook is starting to look a little Amazon-like in the speed with which it is gobbling up Seattle real estate. The social network has leased the 150,621-square-foot 1101 Westlake building in the South… Read More
Guilherme Campos has a passion for games. For much of his career, that passion mostly manifested itself in his free time. He spent time at Microsoft working on augmented reality… Read More
In exactly one week, the Obamas will vacate the White House. As a farewell, the president and first lady teamed up with Facebook-owned Oculus to show off nine famous areas… Read More
Facebook announced a new initiative Wednesday, the Facebook Journalism Project, designed to strengthen relationships with publishers and journalists and stop the kinds of hoaxes that became prevalent during election season. In… Read More
Hackathons are part of Facebook’s ethos as a company. Every year, Facebook holds a number of global events and individual offices are encouraged to host their own hackathons. Engineers have produced… Read More