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Bad Snap numbers highlight Facebook’s social media dominance

Snap has released its results for the last quarter, with the over-arching lesson being Facebook is seemingly the only one that can make money from this social media thing.

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• 7 days ago

Facebook makes play for original content

Facebook has announced an interesting move for the original content market in creating Watch, a revenue-sharing video distribution model which gives the content creator the lion’s share of cash.

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• 8 days ago

Facebook has a whoopsy as AI programme invents own language

AI detractors have just been given a bit more ammo after Facebook has had to shut down one of its programmes after it invented its own language.

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• 31 Jul 2017

Facebook looks to Messenger for future growth… but not yet

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has cast his sights on monetizing his OTT platforms Messenger and WhatsApp, but don’t expect miracles any time soon.

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• 27 Jul 2017

Musk disses Zuckerberg over knowledge of AI

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has given Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg a very public b*tch-slap over Twitter, accusing the social media guru of not knowing much about the future of AI.

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• 25 Jul 2017

Facebook flies forward with second Aquila connectivity drone test

Facebook has completed the second step of its claimed quest to democratise the internet, with a second successful test of its drone designed to deliver connectivity to the world’s most remote places.

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• 30 Jun 2017

Europe has another go at getting more access to private data

An inevitable consequence of the recent spate of terrorist incidents has been calls for greater access to private data and now the European Commission has joined in.

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• 08 Jun 2017

Facebook & Google pass Europe hate speech test, Twitter fails

New findings from the European Commission concluded online giants are starting to remove hate speech from their platforms in a more timely manner.

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• 01 Jun 2017

Facebook shrugs off feeble fine from Europe

The European Commission has hit Facebook with a €110 million fine for providing incorrect or misleading information during the WhatsApp acquisition, but Facebook doesn’t seem bothered.

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• 18 May 2017

Thai regulator moves to ban Facebook if it doesn’t help with online censorship

The Thai Internet Service Provider Association (TIPSA) has said it is under pressure from the government to shut down Facebook in a row over censorship.

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• 16 May 2017

Mobile now accounts for the majority of US ad spend

We’ve been waiting for this moment for a while, but it has finally arrived. Mobile advertising now accounts for more than half of the total digital advertising spend across 2016.

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• 26 Apr 2017

Facebook moves to cash in on VR with Spaces Oculus app

Facebook has taken the obsession with the online world to new heights with the launch of Facebook Spaces, a VR app where you hang out with friends in virtual environment.

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• 19 Apr 2017

Operators beware, live video is only going to make your lives more stressful

After a bit of frantic catch-up, it would appear Facebook is heading in the right direction in the live video arena.

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• 07 Apr 2017

WhatsApp set to join the Indian mobile money revolution

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly looking to get into mobile payments and has picked India as the best place to start.

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• 05 Apr 2017

Internet giants on the defensive from increasing calls to become censors

As the definitions of ‘hate speech’ and ‘fake news’ get broader, and the consequences of being associated with them become more severe, the internet is facing unprecedented levels of censorship.

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• 22 Mar 2017

Nokia breaks capacity records using Facebook submarine cable

Nokia has shocked the world once again, breaking the capacity record over Facebook’s 5500 km submarine cable between New York and Ireland.

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• 21 Mar 2017

Who might be in line to buy SoundCloud?

Audio self-publishing service SoundCloud is at the centre of a rumour frenzy after reports surfaced that it has been struggling to raise the $100 million it needs to survive.

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• 14 Mar 2017

Now you can watch the news in VR

CNN has released a new virtual reality platform to deliver the news from around the world through live streams, while also producing weekly virtual reality experiences.

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• 09 Mar 2017

Mobile-first Facebook goes from strength to strength

Facebook has reported another positive quarter, with revenues rising 52%, and the number of monthly users rising 4%, thanks largely to mobile.

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• 02 Feb 2017

Facebook launches literally the best news feature ever!

Actually, it’s not that great, but not that bad either. Facebook has launched a new feature on its news feed which will use artificial intelligence to try to reduce misleading, sensationalist or fake news.

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• 01 Feb 2017