Facebook is Quietly Working on a New AI Tool to Auto-Summarize News Articles
by Facebook is secretly working on an AI powered news article summation tool, complete with an optional audio narration feature…
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Instagram Reels Now Let Viewers Buy Things from Brands Featured by Creators
by Instagram is now allowing creators to sell products in Reels — its TikTok short-form video clone — approximately four months after its debut…
FTC, 48 States and Territories, Hit Facebook with Anti-Trust Lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission and 48 State attorney general’s are seeking to undo Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp…
Facebook Fixed a Bug that Let People Snoop on Others’ Messenger Calls
by Facebook has removed a flaw from its Messenger mobile app that could allow total strangers to listen in on users’ private calls…
Hackers Stole Facebook Users’ Login Credentials but Left the Information on an Open, Unsecured Database
Threat actors tricked Facebook users into giving up their login credentials to lure their friends into bitcoin schemes, but left the stolen info unsecured…
Both Instagram and Messenger Receive a New ‘Vanish Mode’ for Disappearing Chats
Facebook has built a new feature into subsidiaries Instagram and Messenger called ‘vanish mode,’ bringing ephemeral chats to the platforms…
Facebook is Now Publicly Testing a Dark Theme for its Mobile App
by Facebook is publicly working on a dark theme for its flagship mobile application, which first appeared in the late summer of last year…
Facebook Forays into the Cloud Gaming Market and Does so with No Downloads or Controllers Required
Facebook is now in the cloud gaming business, following the likes of competitors Amazon and Google, with no controller required to play…
Facebook Decides it’s Time to Take On GoDaddy, Wix, and Other Free Website Builders with its Own
Facebook is planning to release a proprietary version of a free website builder, much like GoDaddy and Wix, to offer its own hosting service…
Facebook will Let WhatsApp Users Shop Directly through Chats with Retailers
WhatsApp already has some level of shopping experience, but Facebook wants to expand the option between customer-retailer chat sessions…
ICYMI: Facebook is Experimenting with a New Nextdoor-Like ‘Neighborhood’ Feature in Canada
Facebook is working on a new feature called ‘Neighborhoods,’ a kind of Nextdoor copy, that would allow users to join community-based groups…
Facebook Really, Really Wants More Users to Watch its Watch Video Hosting Platform, So its Adding Three New Features
Facebook has made three new additions to its Watch platform, in an attempt to entice more users into viewing a variety of video content…
Facebook Adds Netflix Support to its Portal TV Product, because Why Not?
Facebook’s Portal TV device, primarily a communication medium, now supports Netflix, joining Amazon Prime, Facebook Watch, and more…
Instagram’s Newest Feature will Automatically Hide Offensive Comments Flagged by AI
Instagram is celebrating its 10th anniversary by rolling out a bunch of new visual features, but more importantly, taking steps against abuse…
Remove these Two Chrome Extensions Right Now before They could Steal Personal
Two more Chrome extensions have been found to abscond away with personal user data and are being sued by Facebook, so remove them right now…
Facebook to Start including Public Group Posts in Users’ News Feeds
Facebook recently announced it would begin to surface public group posts into users’ News Feeds, starting over the next few months…