Facebook helps discover new carnivorous plant
28 Jul 2015
Facebook's Oculus unit to buy Israeli gesture recognition technology developer Pebbles Interfaces
17 Jul 2015
Based in Israel, Pebbles Interfaces has spent the past five years developing technology that uses custom optics, sensor systems and algorithms to detect and track hand movement
Facebook makes minor changes to logo
02 Jul 2015
Facebook users in India hit by malware attack
11 Jun 2015
Facebook users in India have been hit with a malware that inserts pornographic material on their timelines before infecting others on their network
Facebook status updates reveal low self-esteem and narcissism
25 May 2015
People who post Facebook status updates about their romantic partner are more likely to have low self-esteem, while those who brag about diets, exercise, and accomplishments are typically narcissists
Facebook mulls B2C version of WhatsApp
19 May 2015
Social networking giant Facebook is considering allowing interaction of businesses with users of WhatsApp via live chats and alerts
Facebook testing mobile search app to let readers skip Google News
12 May 2015
Facebook is said to be testing an internal search engine for its mobile app that would enable readers directly see news feeds rather than access them from Google news
IBM, Facebook enter marketing alliance
06 May 2015
Facebook and IBM today entered into an alliance to drive personalised campaigns, both on the social network and across other digital media
Facebook hit with bug that deletes users’ posts
02 May 2015
Google’s Person Finder app helps connect families with missing persons in quake-hit Nepal
27 Apr 2015
Net neutrality: Facebook’s Internet.org faces trouble in India
17 Apr 2015
The Internet.org programme and other such deals have been criticised for violating the principles of net neutrality by creating “walled gardens” that limit free access to a few preferred content providers and services
Facebook admits tracking non-account users
11 Apr 2015
Digital technology, social media depress users: study
09 Apr 2015
People who log on to Facebook more frequently evaluate themselves against their friends more often and experience more depressive symptoms
Facebook violating EU privacy norms, finds Belgian study
01 Apr 2015
The BPC report finds that Facebook tracks everyone, even logged-out users or people who don’t have an account, primarily through the use of cookies and the ‘like’ button which is found on more than 13 million websites worldwide
Facebook denied Indian patent for crawler app
25 Mar 2015
SC asks UP to explain arrest of schoolboy over FB post
20 Mar 2015
The Supreme Court today ordered the state government to explain the arrest of a class 12 boy for posting an “objectionable” comment about Samajwadi Party minister Azam Khan on Facebook
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