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House Democrats may seek breakup of Apple, Amazon, says Republican member

The critique and the panel's report are still drafts and the contents of both could change

No coercive action taken, none intended against FB VP: Delhi assembly to SC

In an affidavit, filed in pursuant to a plea by Mohan and Facebook in the top court against the summons, the Delhi Assembly said that Mohan has not been issued any summons for breach of privilege

Facebook awards $10,000 for finding bug in its Android app

The security researcher found a vulnerability in the download feature of Facebooks Android app that could be exploited to launch RCE attacks

FB, Twitter, Google CEOs to testify before US Senate Committee on Oct 28

The hearing "must be constructive and focused on what matters most to the American people: how we work together to protect elections," Twitter said in a tweet in its policy channel

Govt breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp would be 'complete nonstarter': FB

Probes of other technology companies such as Alphabet's Google, Amazon.com and Apple are also ongoing

Personalised advertising and users' privacy can coexist: Facebook

Some people believe that services that rely on personalised ads are inherently harmful -- collecting more data than they need to provide value to people

To click or not

What makes social media platforms the default go-to for millions of people looking to kill time, seek validation, or distract themselves from their loneliness?

Whale resurfaces as Facebook, Amazon see big bets in options market

Amazon.com, Facebook and Netflix were among companies that saw block trades of call contracts Thursday, representing speculation on movements in their shares through the first months of next year

Rising in the pandemic: What makes Reliance so attractive for investors?

Reliance has raised more than $20 billion by selling stakes in Jio Platforms. Global investors including Facebook and Google bought a combined 33% in that venture this year

Facebook steps up promotion of groups content in feeds, around the web

Facebook app chief Fidji Simo said Facebook would also start showing conversations from public groups outside the app, such as in web searches

Delhi Assembly vs Facebook: Is the social media giant answerable to states?

Facebook has argued that the Delhi Assembly can't summon a non-member to appear before it, since 'police and 'public order' do not fall within its ambit

Facebook testing feature to show public group conversations on news feed

Facebook on Thursday said it will start testing a new feature to allow users discover conversations in 'public groups' on their news feed. The social media giant is also introducing new tools to help group administrators moderate posts in the groups more efficiently. "More than 1.8 billion people use Groups every month, and there are tens of millions of active communities on Facebook where people come together to talk about their interests, learn new things, be entertained and make connections," Facebook said in a blogpost. It added that the company has also "made changes to reduce harmful content and misinformation". To help more people find and connect with communities, the social media platform is going to start testing new ways for people to discover conversations in public groups on and off Facebook, it said. It added that users may see 'Related Discussions in News Feed' when someone posts a link or re-share a post on Facebook. "This will let you dive deeper and see what oth

US Senate committee votes to subpoena Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the committee, initially opposed the subpoena introduced by Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

US elections: Facebook tightens political ad bans to curb voter fraud

New prohibitions laid out in a blog post come days after President Donald Trump raised the prospect of mass fraud in the vote-by-mail process

Homegrown startups take on Google, Facebook for 'India's digital dreams'

The Indian group is considering lobbying with the government to have global technology companies such as Google and Facebook become "local"

Facebook promotes Alex Schultz to lead marketing efforts as new global CMO

Schultz replaces Antonio Lucio, Facebook's well-liked former CMO who previous to Facebook served as CMO of HP

Facebook simplifies cross-posting across its apps, unifies payment

Facebook said the portal centralises payment, contact and login information across its family of apps

Explained: The story behind the Apple versus Fortnite App Store battle

The court case involving Apple and Epic Games, the maker of the video game Fortnite, is the result of the gamemaker's rebellion against rules and fees set by Apple

This IIT engineer is building a 'Toppr' of an app in the edtech space

Zishaan Hayath would rather build his enterprise ground up than go for an acquisition

Before Google and Facebook

Book review of If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future