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Facebook likes chat windows so much, it’s trying them out on your friends’ posts too. The social network is testing out a feature on its desktop site that pushes certain posts to the bottom edge of your web browser, similar to what it does when you get an instant message from a Facebook friend. Gmail …

Facebook really wants to serve you original TV shows over social media. The social network just hired Mina Lefevre, an experienced TV executive, to manage all of its video content programming, according to Bloomberg. Lefevre hails from MTV where she was responsible for scripted programming. The move follows Facebook’s recently announced plans to create an app for television set-top boxes. …

When Japanese singer and comedian Piko Taro enchanted the internet late last year with “PPAP,” Justin Bieber was among his biggest fans. In what could be the beginning of 2017’s wildest bromance, the two are now joining forces in Japan to work on a commercial for local carrier SoftBank. The actual advertisement has yet to be shown, but SoftBank released …

For those unsatisfied with the ability to turn their faces into dogs, aliens and giant strawberries, Snapchat’s arsenal of reality-altering lenses might expand into landscapes. Snap is working on an updated lenses that work with environmental elements in the real world, The Information reported Wednesday. A user could point their camera at a location and get an animated overlay that …

Now playing: Watch this: Facebook rakes in the money 1:31 Facebook may be fighting a fake news problem, but it’s making real money. For months, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has grappled with big questions about the social network’s role in the media industry. Things like: What’s the company’s responsibility in curbing the spread of misinformation? Is the onus on Facebook to …

Every year Google removes a lot of ads that violate its policies, but 2016 was the worst year yet. The search giant, which earns billions as the web’s largest purveyor of digital advertising, said it removed 1.7 billion so-called Bad Ads in 2016, up from 780 million in 2015. The offending ads range from payday loan ads, which Google banned …

Martin Shkreli, the bad boy of the pharmaceuticals industry, is tired of being its whipping boy. He’s fighting back. Shkreli, the former CEO who rocketed to notoriety in 2015 when he hiked the price of a lifesaving drug by more than 5,000 percent, has become the poster child for greed in the industry. That portrait is behind an advertising campaign …

Mark Zuckerberg is apparently having second thoughts about a series of lawsuits he has filed related to a recent land purchase in Hawaii. The Facebook CEO has been the target of widespread criticism after filing quiet title lawsuits in December against a few hundred people who own or once owned property inside 700 acres of beachfront land he purchased on …

Now playing: Watch this: Meitu blazing up the app store charts, but the code makes… 1:36 Meitu is a viral sensation. Who wouldn’t want to instantly give themselves or their favorite politicians and celebs a Japanese-anime inspired makeover, and share the hilarious results with the world? That’s why the face-recognizing photo app is currently rocking the charts. But before you …

Amazon may be preparing to sell its own line of workout clothes. The Seattle-based retailer has quietly launched a series of private-label clothing lines over the past year, and now it looks to be adding athletic wear to the list, according to Recode. The tech website reported Wednesday that Amazon has posted advertisements on job boards looking for brand managers …