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Meta announces several new features for Threads on the web

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:44:01 +0000

Meta announced new features for Threads on the web. Threads Insights will help content creators understand their content's performance, providing metrics like views, replies & reposts. Read more...

Is Meta thinking of sizing up your wrist? Only time will tell

Moshe Jacobs — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:48:01 +0000

As Facebook announced its changes to rename it parent name to Meta, leaks of what the “Metaverse” holds includes a smartwatch with a pair of integrated cameras, a notch, and other features. Read more...

Hacker challenges Facebook by claiming he will delete Zuckerberg's account on Sunday [Update]

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 10:22:01 +0000

A Taiwanese hacker has dared Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg by using the young entrepreneur's own social network to claim that he will broadcast himself deleting Zuckerberg's account on Sunday. Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan grant first $50 million out of $3 billion to scientists

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 12:22:01 +0000

The Zuckerberg Chan BioHub has put out its first grant to scientists. The hub's stated purpose is to cure all disease by the turn of the century by funding blue skies research Read more...

Security researcher hacks Zuckerberg's page to prove a point

Christopher White — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 13:04:13 +0000

A security researcher has identified a Facebook bug that allows an attacker to post messages on anyone's wall. He was told this wasn't a bug, so he complained directly to Zuckerberg's Facebook wall. Read more...

HTC First, the "Facebook phone", reportedly killed off by AT&T

Andy Weir — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:57:41 +0000

Just five weeks after it was announced, sales of the HTC First - the so-called "Facebook phone" - are apparently to be discontinued by AT&T, amid reports of dismal sales figures. Read more...

Facebook's oldest user could be 101 year old Californian

Paul Ferson — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:29:51 +0000

It would appear that Facebook's oldest user could be a 101-year-old Californian woman who, coincidentally, lives in the same area as the site is headquartered. She's been on Facebook since mid-2009. Read more...

Instagram-Facebook deal could be delayed by six months

Paul Ferson — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:56:46 +0000

An expert in the field of antitrust deals has suggested that the Federal Trade Commission may take an interest in Facebook's purchase of Instagram, and could delay it by six months, if not more. Read more...

Facebook f8 conference keynote; Timeline, Ticker, OpenGraph, Music [Video]

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:33:02 +0000

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg takes the stage to discuss the new features being introduced at the f8 developer conference. Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile disabled

Denis Wong — Thu, 12 May 2011 08:22:29 +0000

It would be funny if the Mark Zuckerberg lost access to his own profile from his own company. After all, it's rare to see a company's own founder locked out of his own site. His... Read more...

Obama and Zuckerberg to answer questions from Facebook users

Piers Hausjell — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:31:51 +0000

According to InsideFacebook, the United States President, Barack Obama, and founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, will be answering questions from Facebook users as part of a Facebook Live Townhall event which will be... Read more...

Facebook reaches 600 million users

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:53:06 +0000

Facebook continues to grow around the world, adding millions of users a day. The social network giant has reached 600 million active monthly users, according to Goldman, via businessinsider. Although Facebook statistics still show the... Read more...

Facebook intern creates visual representation of friendship

Christopher White — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:25:12 +0000

Love it or hate it, everyone agrees that Facebook has taken the world by storm, and is the way people of all ages keep in touch with their friends and family. The company is so... Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg named Time's Person of the Year

Brad Sams — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:01:25 +0000

Facebook has changed the way we communicate and has enhanced our ability to share embarrassing photos. Facebook has been nothing short of a major success for not only connecting people around from around the world,... Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg to give the majority of his wealth to charity

Matthew Jones — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:14:21 +0000

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg will join some of the world's richest families and individuals in giving the majority of his wealth to charitable causes. Mr Zuckerberg was one of 17 new signatories to the Giving Pledge,... Read more...

Zuckerberg to become animated film character

Matthew Jones — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:03:25 +0000

First there was ''The Social Network''. Now, Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg will be getting the comic book treatment from two US production companies. Hayden 5 Media and Bluewater Productions plan to create an animated... Read more...