Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. (File Photo: IANS) New York, Jan 13 (IANS) Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has urged nearly 1.5 billion users on the platform to celebrate the social networking giant’s 12th anniversary as…
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) Facebook is building an as-yet-unreleased Facebook Messenger app for Mac desktop that would help Apple users to instantly access it straight from the dock, a media report said. Instead of…
Agartala, Jan 6 (IANS) The Tripura Police is likely to approach Interpol to probe the fake Facebook account opened in the name of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, an official said here on Saturday. This is…
New York, Jan 8 (IANS) As many as 800 million people across the globe use Facebook’s “Messenger” app every month, the social networking giant’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said early on Friday. “800 million people…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A whopping 81 percent in a survey of 30,000 people have voted against Free Basics or any such programme and want an unbiased or neutral internet for themselves, a survey…
New York, Jan 7 (IANS) Facebook is giving select third-parties access to development tools that allows them to build their own bots for Messenger, creating virtual chat partners that can automatically respond to customers’ queries,…
New York, Jan 6 (IANS) For those who love to run, here is another reason to do so in New Year. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new challenge for his 47 million followers…
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Facebook is ready with a contingency plan should Google ever pull its Android app from the Play Store, according to a media report. Facebook and Google are at odds with…
London, Jan 5 (IANS) Social networking website Facebook censored Copenhagen’s iconic statue of the Little Mermaid for showing “too much bare skin or sexual undertones”, but reversed its decision following an appeal made by a…
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) While Oculus “Rift” — a Virtual Reality (VR) device — is set for a launch in the first quarter of this year, Facebook has decided to delay the launch of…
Patna, Jan 4 (IANS) The cyber cell of the Bihar Police has begun a probe into the use of social networking site Facebook by jailed gangster Santosh Jha, police said on Monday. Jha’s role is…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) With a powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale rocking India’s northeastern region early Monday, Facebook has activated its safety check tool to help people in the area let…
New York, Jan 4 (IANS) In 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and is even thinking of a simple AI to run his home and workplace like the famous…
San Francisco, Dec 31 (AP) Facebook’s making some of its users feel a lot older than they really are. The social network sent automated messages today inviting some users to celebrate “46 years of friendship…
New York, Dec 31 (IANS) A US judge has cleared a class-action suit against social networking giant Facebook from investors claiming it failed to fully disclose its risks at the time of its 2012 share…
Cairo, Dec 31 (IANS) As the debate over Free Basics and net neutrality entered an interesting phase in India, Egypt has decided to shut down Facebook’s controversial free internet service, media reported on Thursday. Although…
Brussels, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) A woman from the Netherlands managed to find the thief who stole her purse through Facebook, which allowed her to contact him to return her purse along with its contents. Hetty…
New York, Dec 30 (IANS) Facebook is testing multiple, topic-based feeds on its mobile app in place of one main News Feed, according to a media report. “People have told us they’d like new options…
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Academicians from India’s premier institutes IITs and IISc have slammed Facebook’s Free Basics initiative, terming it “flawed” and “misleading”. In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, around 50 faculty members from…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) First splashy full page ads in major Indian newspapers and now a personal piece by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a leading English daily defending Free Basics, the war over…