Instagram could be worth more than $100 billion, and has 1 billion users a month. So it’s not surprising that the company would roll out its own group video chat service, separate from its owner Facebook. What might surprise you: You’ll be able to keep browsing Instagram while you chat with three of your friends …
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Instagram has been estimated to be worth more than $100 billion if it was a standalone company, according to Bloomberg. The photo app was purchased by Facebook for $1 billion in 2012 and recently reached a billion users a month. Now playing: Watch this: Why Instagram’s $100 billion valuation isn’t so crazy 1:27 Instagram has been drawing in new users …
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Facebook promised to make VR a lot more social back in May when the $199 Oculus Go debuted, announcing a handful of new apps to bring people together while goggled in. Oculus Venues, a live event viewing platform that mixes large crowds of virtual avatars and streaming video, was the first. Oculus TV is the second, and it’s now available …
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Facebook is expanding Messenger Kids, its chat app designed for children under 13, to countries outside of the US, even as the company receives criticism from child advocacy groups. The company on Friday said it’s bringing the service to Peru and Canada. As part of the expansion, Facebook is making the app available in Spanish and French. Messenger Kids, introduced …
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Tech addiction is a hot topic, and rumor has it Facebook is working on a feature to help people re-engage with the real world. The tech giant is testing a tool called “Your Time on Facebook” that could help users manage time spent on the social media platform, according to screenshots shared by serial tipster Jane Manchun Wong. The purported feature …
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Soon, you might be paying for access to certain videos or content on Facebook. The social network on Wednesday announced a pilot program for Facebook Groups that lets administrators create a paid tier option for their communities. Members can pay a monthly subscription to certain groups for access to exclusive content, including videos, tutorials and advice. The fees will range …
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Facebook is expanding M Translations, its tool for automatically translating languages on the social network’s Messenger chat app. The company said Thursday it’s bringing the feature to all users in the US and Mexico, for translating messages between English and Spanish. Facebook previously announced M Translations in April at its F8 developer conference. But at the time, it was …
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Facebook is ramping up its fight against misinformation. The company announced Thursday that it’s expanding its third-party fact-checking program to 14 countries and plans to grow it even more by the end of 2018. Misinformation, propaganda campaigns, hoaxes and conspiracy theories have thrived on social networks and services like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, recognized fake news …
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After questions from high school exams were leaked online in 2016, Algeria has taken a hard stance against the World Wide Web, deciding to shut off the country’s internet in rolling blackouts and block Facebook access during this year’s exam period, between June 20 and June 25. Back in my day, if you wanted to cheat in an exam you’d …
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There’s always one person. Seventeen takes. And Karen’s blinking. But no need to host an intervention — Facebook plans to fix your photos with AI. The company released a research paper this week, authored by two Facebook engineers, which outlines a new method of recreating eyes in photos using what’s known as a “exemplar generative adversarial network” or ExGAN. It’s …
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