Facebook is no stranger to scandal, but the last few days have been a particular kind of rocky for the gargantuan social network. Following revelations that Facebook happily handed over the data of 50 million users to Cambridge Analytica, the company’s stock price has tanked, investors have filed suit against the company, and CEO Mark …
Things will probably get a lot worse for Facebook before they get better. The UK parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee (DCMS) on Tuesday wrote a letter to Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who’s been noticeably silent on the Cambridge Analytica scandal so far. The DCMS is requesting “oral evidence” from Zuckerberg regarding …
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is by far the biggest privacy scandal in Facebook’s history, and the social network did have plenty of privacy-related controversies to deal with in the past. Over the weekend we have learned that Cambridge Analytica thought way outside the box when it comes to making use of the user data it …
It’s unusual for the CEO of a social network or an ad-based business to brag users are spending less time on the product the company sells. Even more so for Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of the biggest social network in the world. Facebook, after all, makes more money the more time you …
Mark Zuckerberg posted a message on Facebook late on Thursday that explains how Facebook will change in 2018. The CEO’s update is included in a brand new Facebook announcement that reveals what changes are coming to the News Feed going forward. Spoiler: the News Feed will show you less news and videos and more posts …
“Zuckerberg Visits Philly, Orders Cheesesteak Like a Local,” the Associated Press wrote this morning — because, just like every other local, Mark Zuckerberg takes news crews with him on every culinary outing. “Employees of The Original Pat’s King of Steaks say the tech billionaire even knows how to order the sandwich like a local, saying “Whiz …
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday vowed the social network will actively fight against extremism and violence, after what happened in Charlottesville over the weekend and in the following days.
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have a lot in common. Both were founding members of incredibly successful companies, are rich beyond measure thanks to those companies, and have great interest in the fields of artificial intelligence. That said, they don’t exactly see eye-to-eye on that last topic, and Musk just took to Twitter to cast …
You need special controllers to manage virtual reality environments, but Facebook is already working on a different kind of accessory that would give you a lot more freedom in VR. Mark Zuckerberg revealed in a post that the Oculus gloves would let you interact with VR and AR (augmented reality) without having to hold any …
Following in the footsteps of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg is using his tremendous wealth and clout to help improve the quality of life for individuals across the globe. In late 2015, Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan set up the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a corporation designed to “advance human potential and promote equality in areas such …
