Welcome to Area 404, the hardware lab where Facebook is building the future
Facebook is offering the first extensive look inside its huge new hardware lab, where it will build everything from internet-delivering drones to VR tech.
Snapchat rolls out location-based Geostickers in select cities around the world
Snapchat has rolled out more stickers, this time in the form of location-activated icons for select cities, including NYC, Los Angeles, Paris, and London.
Twitter launches live Rio Olympics Moments, and a barrage of new emojis
Twitter has announced its Rio Olympics coverage plans, which will include dedicated Moments feeds, over 200 new emojis, and video highlights.
LinkedIn embraces video with Q & A clips from its top influencers
LinkedIn is introducing videos to its social network with the help of its Influencers. Industry leaders will discuss business trends in the short clips.
Facebook and Twitter reportedly offering YouTube stars lucrative ad revenue deals
Facebook and Twitter are implementing lucrative revenue sharing models in order to attract YouTube stars with the promise of advertising money.
No escape: Facebook Live broadcasts will have commercials
Facebook Live streams from the platform’s biggest publishers are about to be invaded by mid-roll video ad breaks that could last up to 15 seconds.
Instagram CEO Systrom joins the billionaires club, thanks to Facebook
Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom is profiting from his app's popularity, and from its parent company Facebook. Systrom is now valued at $1.1 billion.
Twitter’s subpar earnings raise questions about acquisition, Dorsey’s future
Twitter continues to disappoint Wall Street with its quarterly earnings. The firm's second quarter results fell short of revenue and outlook expectations.
Bad neighbor: Facebook is building housing that anyone can rent, but at what price?
Facebook is building 1,500 housing units in Menlo Park that will be open to the public, with 15 percent of the units set aside for low-income families.
Facebook admits to blocking links to Wikileaks DNC emails
Facebook is once again caught in conservative crosshairs after admitting to accidentally blocking links to Wikileaks files of DNC emails.
Swipe through video replay trailers with Periscope's new Highlights reel
Periscope has launched a range of new features aimed at helping users discover new broadcasts on its iOS and Android apps, including a new Highlights reel.
Twitter kicks off marketing campaign to help you get a grip on what it is
Twitter is attempting to further distance itself from the social network label with a new digital ad campaign promoting its breaking news aspect.
U.S. Olympic basketball exhibition games to be live-streamed on Facebook
Facebook will be live-streaming all nine Team USA Olympic basketball exhibition games being played in the run-up to the Rio Olympics.
Twitter is now the home of college sports live-streams thanks to Campus Insiders deal
Twitter is adding even more college sports to its live-streaming line-up with a new deal to stream 300 live events, courtesy of the Campus Insiders network.
Mark Zuckerberg’s AI butler now manages his entire house, and makes him toast
Mark Zuckerberg claims in a new interview that his AI personal assistant now lets him control his entire home, and also makes him breakfast.
Facebook’s ephemeral group messaging should give Snapchat the spooks
Facebook is once again borrowing from Snapchat for its experimental new group messaging feature on its main app, which is being tested on select users.
Go beyond dates to arrange group meetups through Tinder Social
Tinder is going from dates to group nights out with the global launch of Tinder Social. The app's new group messaging and meet-ups feature is available now.
Facebook rolls out Live updates with extended broadcasts and full-screen video
Facebook is rolling out a series of updates to its Live video service aimed at general users, including the ability to broadcast for up to four hours.
Celebs force Twitter to bust racist trolls after Leslie Jones controversy
Twitter has taken action against the racist trolls that Leslie Jones stated were verbally attacking her after a celeb backlash against the social network.
Snapchat quietly rolled out a feature to share your fave accounts
Snapchat has quietly rolled out a “suggest” function that lets you recommend accounts to friends, sharing their details with your followers in the process.
Facebook inking live-streaming deals worth millions with YouTube and Vine stars
Facebook is splashing $2.2 million on live-streaming content deals with around two dozen internet stars from YouTube, and Vine.
Tumblr’s slow evolution forces Yahoo to write down value by two-thirds
Tumblr has suffered another devaluation at the hands of Yahoo. The tech giant has announced a $482 million write-down of the blogging service.
Facebook hoping to turn Messenger into the western WeChat with new hire
Facebook has allegedly made a strategic hire from China’s leading messaging app, WeChat. The new recruit is former WeChat product manager Dan Grover.
Attempted coup in Turkey results in social media clampdown
Turkey saw a social media blackout on Friday during an attempted coup by the country’s military, with reports that Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube were down.
Facebook still shows little signs of progress when it comes to diversity
Facebook has released its latest diversity report, and (in a first for the social network) stats concerning its LGBTQ employees.
Pinterest acquires the startup behind Highlight, Shorts, and Roll apps
Pinterest has acquired Math Camp, a startup known for a trio of social discovery, and photography apps including Highlight, Shorts, and Roll.
Full streams ahead for Twitter as it strikes Pac-12 live university sports deal
Twitter has signed another sports-oriented live-streaming deal, this time with Pac-12. The agreement will see Twitter stream the network's university games.
Twitter gets more emojis: Unicode’s latest batch of icons land on the social network
Twitter has become the first social platform to offer support for the 72 new emojis available with Unicode 9, including selfie, clown, and avocado icons.
Twitter continues live-streaming expansion with Bloomberg news deal
Twitter and Bloomberg have a struck a deal to live-stream several of the media network’s programs on the social network, including its Wall Street coverage.
Metro’s new Pokémon Go Twitter account could derail your journey to work
Metro has launched a new Twitter account dedicated to helping Pokémon Go players find the game's rarest creatures during their daily journeys.
Dallas gunman used Facebook to buy AK-47 from private seller in 2014
The shooter responsible for killing five Dallas police officers last week bought an AK-47 assault rifle from a private seller on Facebook in 2014.
New Polaroid photo app transforms your images into moving moments
Polaroid Swing is a new photography-sharing app for iOS that uses motion controls to let you create moving images akin to Apple Live Photos.
Whole Foods’ Messenger chatbot lets you discover recipes using emojis
Whole Foods has launched its first-ever chatbot for Facebook Messenger, which lets you use emojis to discover healthy new recipes.
Twitter opens the high-quality GIF floodgates with new expanded size limit
Twitter now lets you upload animated GIF files of up to 15MB, up from just 5MB previously. The update only applies to Twitter for the web, not mobile.
New lawsuit accusing Facebook of enabling terrorism in Israel seeks $1B in damages
Facebook is being sued for $1 billion by a group of Israeli and U.S. citizens for allegedly enabling fatal militant attacks on their relatives in Israel.
Facebook clarifies Live video censorship guidelines in the wake of graphic video
Facebook has released a statement addressing Live video censorship in regards to violent or graphic images, and its approach to content moderation.
Mark Zuckerberg discusses Facebook Live video of Philando Castile’s fatal shooting
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shared a post discussing the live video of Philando Castile’s fatal shooting at the hands of Minnesota police.
Snapchat is being sued for allegedly exposing minors to sexually explicit content
Snapchat is facing a lawsuit that claims the messaging app is presenting minors with “sexually offensive" content without the consent of their parents.