Historically, Instagram has not gotten much onstage attention at Facebook’s F8 keynotes. This year was different, with a sizable chunk of the presentation devoted to new features such as group video chat. And the final bit of news was that Instagram will aim to foil digital bullies via a new AI-infused...
Facebook is updating its AR Studio, simplifying the process and making it easier for anyone to create an augmented reality experience, and to put it to use across all of Facebook’s services. One of the ways Facebook is making the creation easier is to provide a number of art assets. The company is partnering with...
At Facebook’s F8 conference, its Messenger app is unveiling some new features—though nothing as sweeping as it did last year, when it started introducing features designed to make itself into a customer-service portal. The flashiest addition lets businesses build augmented-reality experiences within...
As damaging stories about Facebook swirl, the social media giant also wants to mention that it’s using its network to help support lifesaving work around the world. Facebook may be grappling with a proliferation of fake news on its service and still reeling from revelations that it sold private user data. But...
The marketing campaign behind the new Oculus Go is like an elaborate product demo, showing people what VR looks like, and hoping the combo of a cool experience at a lower price point convinces them to try it. The Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus launched its newest piece of hardware today, the Oculus Go:...
With all of its computing on board, Facebook’s new Oculus Go is a big step forward—and a big win. Let me just say it straight up: Standalone virtual reality is the bomb, and not just because quality VR is, at long last, available to iPhone users.Read Full Story
People love creating Facebook and Instagram Stories, and now they’ll be able to do so from just about any app. Today at F8, Facebook’s developers conference, the company rolled out a tool that will allow developers to integrate sharing to Stories directly into their apps. “Just tap the share...
For years, Facebook’s F8 developer conference has kicked off with a keynote in which Mark Zuckerberg rhapsodizes about the importance of connecting people. This morning, he did that once more. But in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica mess, Zuckerberg’s mantra was intermingled with a healthy dose of...
About 90 minutes before he takes the stage at Facebook’s F8 developers conference in San Jose, Mark Zuckerberg dropped a bit of news: The company will soon roll out a feature that lets you clear all information from your account about apps and websites with which you’ve interacted. “In your...
Thumbtack cofounder Marco Zappacosta has hired leaders from Google, YouTube, and Bain. Here’s how that taught him to rethink the executive search. Marco Zappacosta launched Thumbtack after graduating from college in 2008. Like most first-time founders, he wanted to reinvent everything. Since then,...
Happy Tuesday, you little gremlins. Tomorrow we have a TNW Answers session with “Have I Been Pwned?” creator and security expert Troy Hunt. You don’t need to wait til he’s online… ASK YOUR QUESTIONS NOW!!! Top trending tech news: 😮 Telegram is now banned in Iran (TNW) 😬 Twitter also sold data...
For the next two days, Facebook will get to pretend it’s not mired in controversy and will instead try to focus on some of its new projects and products. The tech giant’s 2018 F8 developer conference begins today, with a host of new announcements and events expected to take place. Mark...
Digital advertising and marketing spend is tipped to finally equal that of traditional marketing by 2020 and will eventually surpass it. Marketers are only now fully harnessing the power and reach of digital marketing after a lot of teething problems that led to wasted budgets and missed targets. That’s not to say...
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum today announced he was leaving the company. While he’s mum on the exact cause, rumors point to frustration with Facebook over advertising and data privacy. In a Facebook post, Koum said: It’s been almost a decade since Brian and I started WhatsApp, and it’s been an amazing journey...
On the eve of Facebook’s F8 conference, the social-networking giant has a bit more melodrama to add to the mix: WhatsApp CEO and Facebook board member Jan Koum is departing. His exit comes a little over four years after Mark Zuckerberg agreed to buy his phenom of a messaging app for $19 billion, a figure...
Everyone who didn’t sell data to Cambridge Analytica or Aleksandr Kogan please take one step forward. Not so fast @Jack. Twitter, it turns out, also sold data to the former Cambridge Analytica researcher who tricked Facebook users into helping him digitally gerrymander the 2016 US presidential election. According to...
What do you think of websites that do the same thing as “Have I been pwnd?” but charge money for divulging hacked accounts? What’s the worst password you’ve ever seen? Do you see Cambridge Analytica as a turning point for people being aware of the dangers of data breaches? Who’s the coolest celeb you’ve...
China has finally developed its own Go-master AI called Golaxy. Last week it overwhelmingly defeated Chinese Go champion Ke Jie, putting it on par with its Silicon Valley contemporary in Google’s Alpha Go. What it means: Maybe humans just aren’t very good at Go. We’re like the Washington Generals of board games...
Scapegoating Facebook for the ills of American governance ultimately won’t get America anywhere. Mark Zuckerberg’s testimonies before the U.S. Congress allowed Facebook to answer for its poor handling of allegations that third parties stole, sold or improperly used Facebook data presidential election....
In the wake of accidentally helping Russia influence the U.S. presidential election, Facebook has been trying to figure out ways to stem the tide of fake news flooding the social network. First, it tried red flags, but like someone trying to pick a fight with a bull, the red flags only encouraged people to click...
Fitbit’s work with health systems, insurers, and employees may one day reduce its dependence on consumer wearable sales for revenue. Fitbit says it’ll use Google’s cloud service and healthcare API to offer a care management and coaching platform for healthcare providers.Read Full Story
The social network sold data to the same Cambridge University academic who harvested Facebook user data from millions of users. The academic reportedly bought the data from Twitter back in 2015. The academic’s firm, called Global Science Research, was reportedly granted access for one day to large-scale public...
Which is why despite the scandals the company is experiencing there’s probably no shortage of people willing to work for it. Facebook’s $240,000 median pay is the highest among the 40 largest Bay Area companies that have so far complied with a law that requires companies to disclose the median pay of its...
The Orwellian-as-all-get-out practice is being conducted using “emotional surveillance technology” by both businesses in China and the country’s military, reports the South China Morning Post. The tech uses small wireless sensors embedded in employees’ hats that can monitor brainwaves....
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