Computer scientists learn to predict which photos will 'go viral' on Facebook
By Tom Abate | Stanford Engineering | 22 Apr 2014
Facebook launches location sharing feature in US
19 Apr 2014
Facebook to join mobile-payments race
15 Apr 2014
Facebook to filter News Feed of ‘spammy’ content
14 Apr 2014
Facebook mulling apps to allow anonymous log-ins
04 Apr 2014
Zuckerberg’s global internet vision powered by drones
29 Mar 2014
Mark Zuckerberg's plans involve drones, satellites and even data-carrying laser beams fired across space
Facebook to buy virtual reality headset maker start-up Oculus for $2 bn
26 Mar 2014
Making its second mega acquisition this year, Facebook yesterday struck a deal to buy 20-month start-up Oculus VR Inc, a maker of a virtual reality headset, for $2 billion in cash and stock
Poor Britons offer to sell kidneys on Facebook
11 Mar 2014
An investigation by a UK newspaper has found that desperate Britons are turning to Facebook to advertise their organs for sale at up to £30,000
Facebook aims at internet through UAVs; eyes solar drone maker Titan
05 Mar 2014
Facebook is trying to be one-up on Google’s Project Loon, which hopes to deliver internet connectivity to remote areas via solar-powered helium balloons
Facebook to terminate “@facebook.com” email service
25 Feb 2014
Facebook started the email service in November 2010 to help people see emails from friends and family in one place rather than “sandwiched between a bill and a bank statement”
Facebook to buy smartphone-messaging app WhatsApp for a staggering $16 bn
20 Feb 2014
The WhatsApp deal is the biggest in the internet industry after the whopping $124-billion merger between AOL and Time Warner merger in 2001
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan named joint top US philanthropists
11 Feb 2014
Internet majors disclose secret US demands for data
04 Feb 2014
Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google yesterday started publishing details of the number of secret government requests for data they received
Facebook shares rise 17% to record $62.50 on increasing ad revenue
31 Jan 2014
Facebook Inc reached a key milestone last quarter with over half of its advertising revenue coming from mobile devices
Facebook's "trending" feature irritates users
28 Jan 2014
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