Mark Zuckerberg is a father, and now an even bigger philanthropist. The CEO of the world’s largest social network said Tuesday that his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Max. As part of the announcement, he also revealed plans to establish the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which will receive 99 percent of …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is promising you a glimpse at the future of computing. It will change the way you communicate and give you a totally new way to experience video games, watch movies and see the world, he says. The catch: You have to strap a screen to your face. Do you do it? That’s the question consumers will …

Mark Zuckerberg plans to take two months off to spend with his daughter when she’s born. That’s the message the Facebook CEO posted on his account Friday, telling the nearly 42 million people who follow him that he’ll be taking about half the four months Facebook typically offers to new parents. (By comparison, Netflix allows up to a year, Google …

Do you “Like” President Barack Obama? Obama on Monday said he’s set up a Facebook page, “POTUS,” where he plans to “have real conversations about the most important issues facing our country.” The president said he also plans to share “just-for-fun stuff, too.” In his “Hello, Facebook!” post, Obama shared a video from the White House lawn showing him talking …

Facebook attracts more than a billion users every day. Now the social network needs to find its next billion. The Menlo Park, California-based Internet titan has been expanding a series of projects aimed at reaching that goal. That takes striking a delicate balance between pleasing its dedicated members, who are used to the site’s current feel, while doing more to …

Francesco D’Alessio struggled with even basic chores. He was forgetful and had trouble keeping up with his schoolwork. After failing a year at his high school in the UK when he was 16, D’Alessio began looking for answers. Some tech blogs suggested a book by David Allen called “Getting Things Done” (or GTD for short). In it, the productivity consultant …

Facebook wants to turn your comments into a town square. Starting Thursday, the Menlo Park, California-based social network will roll out a function that allows its members to conduct a Google-like search through the more than 2 trillion posts they make each month. Facebook users can access the feature through a search bar on its website or mobile app. Type …

Enlarge ImageFacebook is expanding beyond the Like button. Facebook Ian Sherr is that “Game of Thrones” is back for a new season. Ian Sherr is that it’s still not raining in California. Ian Sherr is at the antics of his nutty cat, Dia. Coming soon, Facebook will add these and three other emojis alongside its ubiquitous Like button, the thumbs-up …

Enlarge ImageFacebook is offering new features for its app on mobile devices. Facebook Want to celebrate gay pride by adding rainbow colors to your Facebook profile photo? You’ll soon be able to do that easily. Facebook is updating how it handles profile photos for the roughly 1 billion people who use its social-networking service each day, letting those who use …

Enlarge ImageIndian PM Narendra Modi spoke at Facebook Sunday. Facebook MENLO PARK, Calif. — The next step for social media: government. That’s what Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, said at an event held Sunday morning at Facebook’s headquarters here, discussing how he’s increasingly used social media to connect with both people in India and other governments. The result has helped …