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Facebook Oppose ACCC Algorithm Review

Roma Christian February 19, 2019 No Comments

Facebook Australia has slammed the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission’s (ACCC) proposal to appoint an independent body tasked with reviewing online media platform algorithms. In a published post by Facebook…

Facebook Facing Multi-Billion Dollar Fine

Orlaith Costello February 15, 2019 No Comments

Facebook is reportedly negotiating a multi-billion-dollar fine with the US Federal Trade Commission in response to the social media giant’s past privacy practices. According to The Washington Post, the specific amount has yet to…

Apple Clamps Down On Google

Computer Daily News February 4, 2019 No Comments

Apple has revoked Google’s ability to offer its employees internal-only iPhone apps, causing significant disruption to the search giant. Apple punished its rival for breaking the iPhone maker’s developers’ policy,…

Facebook Q4 Profit Up 61% Despite Privacy Saga

Roma Christian January 31, 2019 No Comments

Facebook has post a whopping 61% year-on-year increase in Q4 profit to a record US$6.9 billion, despite several security and data privacy breaches throughout the year. The news has sent…

Radical Revamp of Facebook Apps

Computer Daily News January 29, 2019 No Comments

Facebook is planning to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of its WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger services and incorporate end-to-end encryption to the apps. The three services will, however, continue…

New York Yanks & Microsoft Try To Control What The Daily Mail Reports

David Richards January 24, 2019 No Comments

The Daily Mail one of the most popular news websites in Australia has been slammed with Microsoft moving to deliver third party software that warns visitors that the site “generally…

WhatsApp Limit Message Sharing, Fight Fake News

Roma Christian January 22, 2019 No Comments

Facebook-owned messaging service, WhatsApp, has cracked down on fake news, with users now restricted to forwarding a text up to five times. The previous standard allowed for up to 20…

Facebook AR Glasses On The Horizon

Orlaith Costello January 21, 2019 No Comments

Facebook is inching closer to launching commercially viable futuristic AR glasses as it rapidly expands its AR team. According to a report in Business Insider, the social media giant is…

Facebook Staff Leave 5-Star ‘Portal’ Reviews On Amazon

Roma Christian January 18, 2019 No Comments

Its been a tough time for Facebook – declining user growth, lost trust and its explosive Cambridge Analytica scandal – the latest assault slams several Facebook employees for leaving glowing…

CES 2019: Intel & Facebook Partner On AI Chip

Roma Christian January 10, 2019 No Comments

Debuted at CES 2019, Intel has announced it’s partnered with Facebook to create a new artificial intelligence (AI) computer chip, the ‘Nervana’. Scheduled to complete in the second half of…