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October 29, 2016 Facebook told to stop exploiting WhatsApp data during EU probe
European privacy watchdogs don’t shy away from targeting big US technology firms, as previous probes into Facebook, Alphabet Inc.’s Google or Microsoft Corp. have shown. Photo: AFP Paris/Luxembourg: European Union (EU) privacy chiefs said Facebook Inc. must stop processing user data from its WhatsApp messaging service while they are investigating the privacy policy changes the […]
NEWS October 16, 2016 Workplace by Facebook Launched, Takes on Slack for Intra-Office Communication
Workplace by Facebook Launched, Takes on Slack for Intra-Office Communication HIGHLIGHTS Workplace is a subscription product by Facebook It will charge businesses $1 to $3 per user It’s set to compete with Slack Facebook Inc launched a workplace version of its mobile app and website on Monday, marking the social networking company’s first foray into […]
ALL DEALS October 16, 2016 India Among Top Five Countries Using Workplace by Facebook
Buoyed by the positive response from over 1,000 companies that are currently using Workplace(formerly known as Facebook at Work), the company has announced to make the app available to all. This means you can chat with a colleague across the world in real time, host a virtual brainstorm in a Group or follow along with […]
COUPONS 
October 13, 2016 American Express to offer coupons via Facebook
American Express to offer coupons via Facebook HIGHLIGHTS American Express is jumping into the daily deals arena. American Express is jumping into the daily deals arena. The card issuer on Monday night will launch a Facebook application that offers personalized coupons based on a cardholder’s likes, interests and other profile information. The announcement marks a […]
NEWS October 6, 2016 Facebook Messenger Bots Now Let Businesses Sell Products on Chat, Powered by Shopify
HIGHLIGHTS Shopify allows merchants to see through Messenger Users can press the Shop Now button to purchase Customers can browse through the catalogue as well Shopify has introduced a new feature that will allow users to shop directly from Facebook Messenger without leaving their conversation. The shopping platform is offering its merchants a chance to […]
ALL DEALS October 3, 2016 Facebook Sidesteps Ad-Blocking on Desktop Computers
Facebook Sidesteps Ad-Blocking on Desktop Computers HIGHLIGHTS Facebook ads on desktop are being made to look so much like natural content This can bypass ad-blocking software easily Facebook has also made it easier to use its ad preferences tools Facebook on Tuesday began letting marketing messages slip past ad-blocking software on desktop computers. The update […]
COMPUTERS September 23, 2016 Facebook Sidesteps Ad-Blocking on Desktop Computers
HIGHLIGHTS Facebook ads on desktop are being made to look so much like natural content This can bypass ad-blocking software easily Facebook has also made it easier to use its ad preferences tools Facebook on Tuesday began letting marketing messages slip past ad-blocking software on desktop computers. The update to the leading social network’s advertising […]
ALL DEALS September 2, 2016 Facebook CEO Says Group Will Not Become a Media Company
Facebook CEO Says Group Will Not Become a Media Company Facebook will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform. An increasing number of users are turning to social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to find their news, […]
COMPUTERS August 29, 2016 Facebook Open Sources Its Object Recognition Machine Vision Software
Facebook has decided to make its set of vision software tools, used for object recognition in images, available to everyone by open sourcing the project. The set of tools, DeepMask, SharpMask, and MultiPathNet, were developed by the Facebook AI Research team and essentially work towards a process called segmentation to recognise objects by their shapes […]
COMPUTERS August 1, 2016 Russia’s VisionLabs Collaborates With Facebook, Google on Machine Vision
HIGHLIGHTS The joint project with Facebook and Google was launched last year. VisionLabs integrated two popular libraries – OpenCV and Torch. Google and Facebook funded the work and tested the results of VisionLabs. A Russian developer in Skolkovo has created an open source computer vision platform, in collaboration with Facebook and Google, that acts as […]
ALL DEALS July 27, 2016 Facebook Wins Privacy Case Against Belgian Data Protection Authority
The Belgian data protection authority on Wednesday lost a legal battle with Facebook in which it sought to stop the social network from tracking the online activities of non-Facebook users in Belgium who visit the social network’s pages. The Belgian Privacy Commission said the Brussels Appeals Court had dismissed its case on the grounds that […]
ALL DEALS July 27, 2016 Facebook Activates Safety Check After Istanbul Ataturk Airport Attack
Social networking giant Facebook activated its safety checkfeature for users after the a suicide attack killed 36 people at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night, a media report said. The bombing dominated social media on Tuesday, with #Istanbul trending worldwide on Twitter, along with #terorelanetolsun (a cursing condemnation of terrorism in Turkish) and Ataturk Havalimani’nda […]
