Meta to introduce AI agents to ‘billions of people’
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg said that recent advances in artificial technology present an opportunity to introduce AI agents to billions of people.
Facebook’s ‘droidlet’ A.I. could take speech recognition to a whole new level
Today's natural language recognition systems -- like Siri and Alexa -- are still somewhat limited in what they can understand. Facebook thinks it can do better
A.I. doesn’t usually forget anything, but Facebook’s new system does. Here’s why
Most A.I. systems are designed to remember absolutely everything they learn. But that's not always ideal, so Facebook decided to build one that forgets
The future of Facebook is Instagram
As Facebook itself slowly declines, Facebook Inc. is seemingly shifting its focus to Instagram and using the platform to test new ideas and approaches.
Facebook vs. Facebook Lite: Which is best for you?
Facebook is one of the most popular social networks around the globe, but with Facebook Lite, the app goes on a diet for low-end phones. How does it compare?
How to use Facebook Stories
Facebook Stories allow you to share momentary posts that disappear automatically after 24 hours. Here are the different types of posts and how to create them.
How to create a poll on Facebook
Want to get the opinion of your friends on Facebook? You can easily create a poll within Facebook Groups or your own Facebook Story. Here’s how.
Facebook’s new Collab music app is a fun way to play with others
Enjoy other people's musical efforts, or join in yourself, with Facebook's clever Collab app for iPhone and iPad.
Facebook is developing AR glasses to help deaf people hear better
The research lead for Facebook’s Hearing Science lab tells Digital Trends about the exciting possibilities of AR glasses.
Facebook just saved the historic site where Alan Turing cracked the Enigma code
Facebook has made a donation to Bletchley Park, the English location that doubled as a center for Allied code-breaking during World War II.
Facebook expands its ban on QAnon conspiracy theory accounts
Facebook has announced a blanket ban on QAnon accounts in a bid to drastically cut down on content linked to the radical conspiracy theory group.
Facebook to ban ads that claim election win before official announcement
Facebook says it will ban ads from its platform that make premature declarations of election victory in the vote next month.
Conspiracy theories already spreading ahead of Trump-Biden presidential debate
Right-wing conspiracy theory accounts connected to the group QAnon have been spreading misinformation on Facebook ahead of the first presidential debate.
How to talk to your friends and family about misinformation and conspiracy theories
When confronting a family member who shared a post about a conspiracy theory, exercising empathy is first and foremost, experts say.
Ray-Ban is teaming with Facebook on next generation of smartglasses
Facebook is teaming up with Ray-ban to create the next generation of smartglasses, the company announced at its annual AR/VR conference.
Dozens of celebrities call for one-day boycott of Facebook, Instagram
Dozens of celebrities have joined in a one-day boycott of Facebook led by the Stop Hate for Profit campaign against hate speech on the social media platform.
Facebook is paying some users to suspend their accounts before the 2020 election
Facebook is offering to pay some users to suspend their accounts as part of a study into how social media affects democracy.
Facebook’s ongoing updates, robot dog doctors, and more | Digital Trends Live
On this Digital Trends Live, we talk the top tech stories including Facebook’s updates, Alexa for property managers, robot dog doctors, and more.
Facebook will stop accepting new political ads in the week before Election Day
Facebook says it won't accept submissions for new political ads in the week leading up to Election Day, but ads approved before that will continue to run.
Facebook terms hint it could take down content that may land it in legal trouble
Updated terms could allow Facebook to remove content that it believes can potentially land the company in legal or regulatory trouble.
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook made ‘operational mistake’ before Kenosha shooting
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed his company's response to the Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooting that left two dead.
Facebook calls Kenosha shooting mass murder after event promoted call to arms
In a statement on Wednesday, Facebook denounced the shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as a "mass murder" after an event on its platform promoted the use of violence.
Facebook actively lobbied for a TikTok ban in Washington, report claims
A new report claims that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg actively lobbied for a TikTok ban in private Washington meetings last year.
Facebook reportedly considering ‘kill switch’ if Trump contests 2020 elections
Facebook is reportedly preparing for various scenarios after the U.S. elections. including President Donald Trump falsely declaring on the platform that he won.
Facebook removes nearly 800 QAnon-related groups, pages, hashtags, and ads
The social media platform said it will continue to restrict and remove content and accounts that "support violent acts" in a statement on Wednesday.
Facebook starts merging Instagram, Messenger chat features on iOS, Android
Facebook has started merging its apps' messaging services, with an Instagram notification offering an update to allow users to chat with people on Messenger.
Facebook now lets businesses charge for online events
Facebook's newest rollout lets creators charge for online events.
Facebook seeks to protect election integrity with its new voting info hub
Facebook is now rolling out its information hub that will host voting resources and tools from a variety of sources in the United States.
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter team up to fight election interference
Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft are teaming up to form a new coalition against election interference ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Facebook removes Trump post over coronavirus misinformation
Facebook has removed a post from President Trump’s Facebook page after concluding that it contained false claims about COVID-19.
Zuckerberg defends Facebook’s misinformation and hate policies in earnings call
During Thursday's second-quarter earnings call, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, "We do not profit from misinformation or hate."
What boycott? Facebook earnings unaffected by advertising revolt
In an earning report released Thursday, Facebook reported that it will see largely the same amount of revenue despite a public advertising boycott.
Big Tech CEOs’ showdown with Congress: The antitrust hearing that wasn’t
All eyes were on Capitol Hill to see if Congress could muster up the focus to press Big Tech CEOs on their monopolistic practices. They couldn't do it.
Leading Dem says Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon have ‘monopoly power’
Wednesday's hearing on antitrust issues within Big Tech was scattered, but Democrats focused in on how to end monopolizing within the industry.