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With trust destroyed, Facebook is haunted by old data deals
As Facebook colonized the rest of the web with its functionality in hopes of fueling user growth, it built aggressive…
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Facebook’s got 99 problems but Trump’s latest “bias” tweet ain’t one
By any measure Facebook hasn’t had the best of years in 2018. But while toxic problems keep piling up and,…
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Amazon Echo Show vs. Facebook Portal vs. Google Home Hub: Which speaks to you?
As people continue to purchase tens of millions of smart speakers around the world, the Echo Dot and Home Mini…
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HQ Trivia and Vine co-founder Colin Kroll found dead of suspected overdose
Colin Kroll, the 34-year-old co-founder and CEO of the HQ Trivia app, has been found dead of an apparent drug…
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The limits of coworking
It feels like there’s a WeWork on every street nowadays. Take a walk through midtown Manhattan (please don’t actually) and…
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ProBeat: Google+ is better off shut down
Google is doing itself a disservice by keeping Google+ on life support. The “ghost town” of a social network (yes,…
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Facebook’s Portal adds Instant Games and custom video call camera control
Facebook’s Portal smart display is adding support for custom video call camera control, Instant Games, and several other new features.…
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Internal documents imply Facebook ‘whitelisted’ apps for more data access
On Wednesday morning, a U.K. Parliament committee released a trove of internal Facebook documents that give new insight into how…
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Facebook ends platform policy banning apps that copy its features
Facebook will now freely allow developers to build competitors to its features upon its own platform. Today Facebook announced it…
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Facebook schedules F8 2019 for April 30-May 1 in San Jose
Developers, mark your calendars: Facebook announced today that its annual F8 conference will be held on April 30 – May…
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