Facebook has a new app called CatchUp, which the company said it hopes will make audio-only phone calls easier, TechCrunch reported. The unique part of the app, according to TechCrunch, is that it will flag which users are currently available to chat. The app will...
Facebook’s blockchain division, Calibra, will get a new name as a way to distance it from Facebook’s Libra digital currency, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday (May 26). “The blockchain team is building a digital wallet for Facebook’s apps, which will eventually hold the...
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg announced Thursday (May 21) that the social media giant would be awarding $20 million to U.S. businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans, according to CNBC. The giveaway is based on those groups often taking the worst brunt in crises like...
To enable businesses to more easily list their merchandise on its social media platforms, Facebook has unveiled Facebook Shops. The free feature will allow companies to place product listings on their Facebook Page, Instagram profiles and stories, or in ads, CNBC reported. The social media company had allowed companies...
Thierry Breton, EU tech chief, warns of more regulations for Facebook if the social media giant doesn’t mitigate apprehension about its market power and abuses on its platform, according to Bloomberg. In an online debate with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Breton said Zuckerberg, and no...
Giphy, the search engine and online database for users to share videos, is joining Facebook as part of the Instagram team, Facebook announced on Friday (May 15). “GIPHY makes everyday conversations more entertaining, and so we plan to further integrate their GIF library into Instagram and our...
It was a good day for some California restaurants. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, gave $100,000 to each of their eight favorite Bay Area eateries, according to Palo Alto Online. Facebook’s co-founder and his college-sweetheart-turned-wife sent the money to help the...
Facebook on Friday (April 24) unveiled a free video-chat service called Messenger Rooms that will allow up to 50 people to virtually meet at once. That’s a clear challenge to the explosion of Zoom Video Communications’ video-meeting app, which has been exploding in popularity amid...
Facebook closed a $5.7 billion deal on Tuesday (April 21) for a minority stake in Indian telecom startup Reliance Jio, giving the social media giant a larger foothold in the region. “This investment underscores our commitment to India and our excitement for the dramatic transformation...
