Brian Blau was in China two years ago when he found the killer app that could remake how we use virtual reality. Blau, a longtime analyst for Gartner, was meeting with VR headset makers and app developers, hoping to glean insights about the way their customers acted, and perhaps find the elusive must-have app that …
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It didn’t take long for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to talk about data privacy on Tuesday at its annual developer conference, F8, in San Jose, Calif. “We need to makes sure this never happens again,” Zuckerberg said, referencing the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as well as another hot topic of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. F8 comes just weeks after …
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Facebook wants to make Workplace — a version of the social network designed specifically for the, well, workplace — more of a one-stop shop for employees. On Tuesday, the company announced that Workplace will now let other services create integrations for Workplace. What that means is that businesses using the paid version of Workplace will be able to tap into …
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Instagram is taking another step toward keeping the comments clean on its platform. After introducing out a comment filter last year, Instagram is rolling out a bullying filter starting Tuesday, Instagram’s Head of Analytics and Data Science Tamar Shapiro said at Facebook’s annual developer conference, F8, in San Jose, Calif. Facebook, along with other social media platforms like Twitter, have been grappling …
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Facebook is introducing a new privacy tool called “clear history,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday with a personal Facebook post. The tool will allow you to see information about the apps and websites you’ve interacted with, and you’ll be able to clear this information from your account. Now playing: Watch this: Zuckerberg unveils ‘clear history’ software tool 1:30 The news came …
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Facebook is looking to be a jack of all trades with new features coming to its apps. At F8, the social network’s annual conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced several new additions for the company’s apps, including Instagram and Messenger, that position Facebook to take on other apps, like Snapchat, Tinder and Houseparty. The features dive into the worlds of augmented …
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Facebook wants to help people change their relationship status. Mark Zuckerberg announced a new feature for the social network on Tuesday focused on dating, taking a jab at dating apps like Tinder and Bumble. Now playing: Watch this: Find a date on Facebook 2:39 “Today, we are announcing a new set of features, coming soon, around dating,” Zuckerberg said during …
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At F8, Facebook’s developer conference, on Tuesday Instagram rolled out a bunch of new features and enhancements to make it a better place to share, connect and explore. GoPro users, for instance, will now have a direct link to post to Instagram Stories from the GoPro app. In just a few taps, you’ll be able to select, edit and share clips …
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Facebook not only wants you to trust it with your personal data, it also wants to turn its Messenger chat app into your go-to shopping destination. The social network is adding new features it hopes will convince its 1 billion Messenger users to turn to the platform as a retail hub. The new features include augmented reality experiences, automatic language …
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Twitter is widening its video partnerships with media companies — both old and new school — by bringing in new shows like SportsCenter Live from ESPN and live video and clips from NBC Universal. As its video views have nearly doubled in the past year, Twitter is almost doubling the number of shows it broadcasts over its social network to 30 …
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