Facebook's AR Smart Glasses Are Looking for a Surround Sound Experience By Ash Hill published 3 September 20 The research team at Facebook Reality Labs announced new audio developments to help with its AR smart glasses development.
COVID-19 Global Hackathon: Microsoft, WHO Code Against Coronavirus By Nathaniel Mott published 25 March 20 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 published 5 March 20 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 published 28 February 20 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 published 7 February 20 Facebook said the recent Coronavirus outbreak is likely to affect the production and availability of its hardware production.
Facebook Buys CTRL-labs Brain Interface Startup By Lucian Armasu published 24 September 19 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 published 30 August 19 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 published 2 August 19 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 published 24 July 19 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 published 3 July 19 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 published 22 June 19 Bitcoin's value surpassed $11,000 per coin on Saturday morning.
Facebook Developing Libra Cryptocurrency to 'Reinvent Money' By Nathaniel Mott published 18 June 19 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 published 7 June 19 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 published 3 May 19 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 published 19 April 19 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 published 12 April 19 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 published 12 April 19 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 published 5 April 19 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 published 4 April 19 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 published 28 March 19 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development charged Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act by allowing marketers to target ads.
