COVID-19 Global Hackathon: Microsoft, WHO Code Against Coronavirus By Nathaniel Mott Tech companies, WHO and software engineers have joined the COVID-19 Global Hackathon.
Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon Tell Workers to Stay Home Because of Coronavirus By Nathaniel Mott Microsoft and Facebook told employees in Seattle to stay home as coronavirus spreads throughout the city.
Coronavirus News: Facebook Cancels F8 Developer Conference Due to Outbreak Fears By Nathaniel Mott Facebook canceled its annual developer conference, F8, due to the global Coronavirus outbreak.
Oculus Rest: Facebook Expects Coronavirus to Impact Oculus VR Headset Production By Nathaniel Mott Facebook said the recent Coronavirus outbreak is likely to affect the production and availability of its hardware production.
Facebook Gives 'Privacy Checkup' its First Major Update Since 2014 By Nathaniel Mott Facebook gave its Privacy Checkup tool its first major update since 2014.
Facebook Buys CTRL-labs Brain Interface Startup By Lucian Armasu Facebook agreed to buy CTRL-labs, a New York startup working on mind reading technology that allows people to control computer interfaces with their thoughts.
Facebook's Making AI Play Minecraft By Nathaniel Mott Facebook made a virtual assistant that can follow "Minecraft" player's instructions to help them with a variety of tasks.
Report: FTC Investigating Facebook's Many Acquisitions By Nathaniel Mott After narrowly approving a $5 billion settlement for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the FTC is now conducting an antitrust investigation into Facebook.
Facebook to Pay $5 Billion for Cambridge Analytica Scandal By Nathaniel Mott The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly approved a $5 billion settlement with Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica scandal that erupted in 2018.
US Lawmakers Ask Facebook to Suspend Libra Cryptocurrency By Lucian Armasu U.S. House representatives has called on Facebook to immediately suspend the development of its Libra digital currency. Facebook hasn't responded yet.
Bitcoin's Value Passes $11,000 After Libra Announcement By Nathaniel Mott Bitcoin's value surpassed $11,000 per coin on Saturday morning.
Facebook Developing Libra Cryptocurrency to 'Reinvent Money' By Nathaniel Mott Facebook announced a new subsidiary focused on financial services, Calibra, and the accompanying Libra cryptocurrency.
Google Defends Huawei, Facebook Cuts Access to Pre-Installed Apps By Lucian Armasu Google reportedly argued that Huawei could represent a U.S. national security risk if Google can no longer collaborate with the Chinese firm.
Zuck Bucks? Facebook May Launch a Cryptocurrency By Nathaniel Mott Facebook is reportedly planing on introducing a cryptocurrency and crypto-based payment system, in a effort code named Project Libra.
Facebook Quietly Reveals That Millions of Instagram Passwords Were Exposed By Nathaniel Mott Facebook quietly updated a March blog post to say that the passwords of millions of Instagram users were stored in a readable format on its servers.
Oculus Controllers Tell Users 'Big Brother Is Watching You' By Nathaniel Mott Oculus shipped "tens of thousands" of Touch controllers with messages like "The Masons Were Here" and "This Space For Rent" inscribed on the inside.
Russian Fines Facebook $50 for Not Storing Citizen Data on Russian Servers By Nathaniel Mott A court in Moscow issued a $50 fine to Facebook for violating a data privacy law that requires information about Russian users to be kept on servers in Russia.
Cisco Found Dozens of Cyber Crime Groups With 385,000 Members on Facebook By Nathaniel Mott Cisco Talos revealed how cyber criminals established dozens of Facebook groups with a collective 385,000 members--and how the social network responded to them.
Unsecured Amazon Cloud Storage Leaked Facebook User Data for Months By Nathaniel Mott UpGuard revealed that information about 540 million Facebook users gathered by Cultura Colectiva was publicly accessible via an unprotected Amazon S3 bucket.
US Regulator Accuses Facebook of 'Causing Housing Discrimination' By Nathaniel Mott The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development charged Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act by allowing marketers to target ads.
