Facing global backlash over the massive Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Facebook stock nosedived 20 per cent — wiping over $120 billion off the company’s market value — after its revenue and user growth in the second quarter of 2018 fell short of investor expectations. The social media giant late on[Read More…]
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Facebook clarifies how it collects data when you’re logged out
San Francisco: After Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of the US Congress last week, the company on Tuesday tried to clarify on questions how it collects data when people are not directly using the website or app. Many websites and apps use Facebook services to make their content and[Read More…]
87mn people affected by Cambridge data breach: Facebook
San Francisco: Facebook has admitted that information of up to 87 million people, mostly in the US, may have been improperly shared with the British political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica. In a press conference on Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that they did not put out the 50 million number[Read More…]
Mark Zuckerberg hits back at Tim Cook
San Francisco: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has hit back at Tim Cook saying that the recent criticism from his counterpart at Apple was unfounded, the media reported. In an interview given to Vox on Monday, Zuckerberg defended his company’s business model by saying: “You know, I find that argument, that[Read More…]
You may post your Instagram ‘Stories’ on WhatsApp soon
Facebook is running a small test to let users post their Instagram “Stories” directly to WhatsApp Status. The new feature will let users post decorated photos, videos, and GIFs on WhatsApp which will disappear after 24 hours. “An Instagram Story posted as a WhatsApp Status also becomes encrypted like the[Read More…]
Elon Musk thinks Mark Zuckerberg’s knowledge of artificial intelligence ‘limited’
Tesla Motors CEO and billionaire business icon, Elon Musk on Tuesday said Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg’s knowledge of artificial intelligence (Al) is limited. “I’ve talked to Mark (Zuckerberg) about this. His understanding of the subject is limited,” Musk said on micro-blogging site Twitter where he is extremely active and often[Read More…]
Zuckerberg’s post about emojis leaves Indians furious
World Emoji Day was celebrated on 17 July. On the occasion, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, posted a graphic on Facebook, depicting the largest number of emojis used worldwide and the countries where they are mostly used. Countries like USA, UK, France, Indonesia and Thailand were depicted in the graphic, but[Read More…]
Zuckerberg gets his honorary degree from Harvard
On Thursday, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg got his honorary degree from Harvard University. He had dropped out of his alma-mater and created the global social media site Facebook. In his address to the students he said, “You accomplished something I never could.” He further talked about how through his travels around[Read More…]
Mark Zuckerberg talks about Modi in a Facebook post
The man behind Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg puts forth Facebook’s vision for the coming years and notably mentions PM Modi in his post. Talking about people-government relationship beyond vote counts, Zuckerberg said, “Beyond voting, the greatest opportunity is helping people stay engaged with the issues that matter to them every day,[Read More…]
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Zuckerberg files law suits against native Hawaiians, seeking privacy at his Hawaii estate
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has filed a series of lawsuits against Hawaiian families aimed at forcing them to sell their lands so the world’s sixth richest person and his family can have more privacy in their estate. According to The Honululu Star Advertiser, a dozen small parcels within Zuckerberg’s Kauai[Read More…]
Facebook adds option to report fake news
Complaints about fake news have been dominating in the cyber world since Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump in the US presidential elections. Many researchers, politicians and activists have attributed Hillary’s failure to the fake news article that flooded in social media websites, especially Facebook. Finally, Facebook had decided to[Read More…]
Zuckerberg denies Facebook role in US elections
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday denied the idea that fake news on the social website has influenced the US presidential elections. Zuckerberg spoke at Technonomy conference in an interaction with David Kirkpatrick, who asked about Facebook’s role in the recently concluded US Presidential elections. Facebook has been under scathing[Read More…]
Zuckerberg criticised for censorship after FB deletes ‘napalm girl’ photo
The editor-in-chief of Norway’s biggest newspaper has accused Mark Zuckerberg of abusing his power after Facebook deleted a post containing a historic image from the Vietnam war. Espen Egil Hansen, who is also CEO of Aftenposten, called Zuckerberg the “world’s most powerful editor,” and said the decision to remove the[Read More…]
Mark Zuckerberg to get more control over Facebook
Facebook has approved the creation of 5.7 billion new shares of Class C stock that will keep its CEO Mark Zuckerberg in control as long as he is associated with the firm. The decision, taken at its annual shareholders’ meeting on Monday, gives Zuckerberg power to give away his wealth[Read More…]