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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Sparks Bitcoin Speculation As He Reveals The Name Of His Pet Goats
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 4:37am | 780Read More...Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s post about his pet goats has triggered speculation on social media whether his company will follow Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) lead and invest in Bitcoin (BTC). What Happened: Zuckerberg's photo post on Facebook shows two of his...
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Why Facebook Is Warning Against The Apple Impact On Revenue In Coming Quarters
Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 1:59am | 569Read More...Social media giant Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) on Wednesday reported first-quarter results that beat the average analyst estimate but warned that revenue growth could “significantly decelerate” later this year. What Happened: Facebook said in its earnings report that it continues to...
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Facebook Surges To New Highs As Q1 Revenue Jumps 48%: What Investors Should Know
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 4:32pm | 379Read More...Social media giant Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) shares hit 52-week highs following its first-quarter earnings reported Wednesday. What Happened: Facebook reported revenue of $26.17 billion, beating analyst estimates of $23.67 billion. The revenue total was up 48% year-over-year. Advertising...
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Apple, Facebook's Frosty Relations Have Origins In Cook Confronting Zuckerberg Over Data Privacy Back In 2019: NYT
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 4:38am | 534Read More...Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook warned his Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) counterpart to delete third-party data about users in 2019, The New York Times reported Monday. What Happened: The conversation between the two tech leaders reportedly took place at the Sun Valley gathering in Idaho at a...
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NFL Teams With Clubhouse App For Pre-Draft Programming
Monday, April 26, 2021 - 1:52pm | 352Read More...The National Football League has become the first major sports entity to enter into an official content relationship with the social media app Clubhouse. What Happened: Beginning Monday, the NFL is hosting series of rooms on Clubhouse focused on analyses of the 2021 NFL draft, including a pre-draft...
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Online Backlash Percolates Over Elon Musk's 'SNL' Hosting Gig
Monday, April 26, 2021 - 12:12pm | 941Read More...The announcement that the self-crowned technoking of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) will be hosting “Saturday Night Live” has created an online backlash, with two members of the show’s ensemble voicing their disapproval via social media. 'SNL' Cast Members Respond: On Saturday...
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Apple Prepares To Expand Ad Business Amid Allegations Of Stifling Rivals: Report
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 3:14am | 501Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is preparing to expand its advertising business even as it rolls out new privacy rules for iPhones that could hurt the ad business of rivals such as Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), the Financial Times reported Wednesday. What Happened: Apple plans to add a second advertising...
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Reddit Joins The Audio Social Media Fray With Its Own Clubhouse-Like Service: What You Should Know
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - 6:22am | 673Read More...Online discussion forum Reddit on Monday gave a sneak preview of a Clubhouse-like feature that will allow members of its forum to host live audio conversations. What Happened: The new audio feature, named Reddit Talk, is still under work but Reddit has invited the members of its communities to sign...
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Clubhouse Said To Get $4B Valuation In Latest Funding As Rivals Inch Closer
Sunday, April 18, 2021 - 10:31pm | 632Read More...The audio-based social media startup Clubhouse announced Sunday it had secured an undisclosed amount of funding in a Series C round led by existing investor Andrew Chen, of Andressen Horowitz, as it looks to scale up in face of rising competition. What Happened: Clubhouse named DST...
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Facebook Faces New Scathing Allegations Of Trauma Faced By Content Moderators: What You Should Know
Thursday, April 15, 2021 - 4:20am | 455Read More...A content moderator at Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) launched a scathing attack on the social media giant as he quit his job Wednesday, criticizing the company for its failure to address the mental health challenges faced by content analysts. What Happened: The note by the Facebook content moderator...
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Facebook Suffers Brief Outage Across Platforms Including WhatsApp, Instagram
Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 9:15pm | 274Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and its social-media subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram suffered a brief outage for thousands of users on Thursday but are mostly back up since then, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. What Happened: According to Downdetector, which tracks outages by...
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Facebook Beta Tests Hotline, Its Answer To Clubhouse
Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 10:02am | 578Read More...Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is beta testing Hotline, a new app being positioned to rival Clubhouse. What Happened: Hotline is being developed Facebook’s New Product Experimentation (NPE) team under the direction of Eric Hazzard, who joined the company in 2017 after it acquired his...
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Facebook Won't Tell The 533 Million Users Their Data Was Compromised In Massive Breach
Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 4:03am | 448Read More...Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) does not plan to notify more than 530 million users whose personal information was leaked online in a massive data breach, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing a Facebook spokesman. What Happened: The social media company's spokesman said it was not confident on...
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The Rich Get Richer: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk Top Forbes' 2021 List Of World's Billionaires
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 3:32pm | 830Read More...Forbes Magazine has compiled the 2021 edition of the World’s Billionaire’s list, with 2,755 men and women ranked as the richest people on Earth — up from 660 more than a year ago. It Was A Very Good Year: Although many people struggled financially over the past year due to...
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Facebook Not Capable Of Protecting Young Users, Lawmakers Say In Opposition Of 'Instagram For Kids'
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 - 3:59am | 570Read More...A group of Democratic lawmakers has expressed "serious concerns" over Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) exploring plans to launch a new version of the photo-sharing tool Instagram intended specifically for children. What Happened: Senators Edward Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) as...
