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Facebook is exploring building its own operating system as it pushes forward with the creation of augmented reality glasses, a move that would make the company less reliant on operating systems run by Apple and Google. “We’re looking at all options right now, which include partnering with other companies and building a custom operating (system) …

Facebook may pursue rights to stream major record labels’ music videos, according to a report. It’s a pursuit that could set up Facebook and its video-centric Watch tab to take on Google‘s YouTube, the ruler of online music video viewing.  Facebook is in the middle of negotiations with the three largest music companies — Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner …

Facebook will stop the practice of using phone numbers meant for two-factor authentication to suggest friends you may know. The move is part of the company’s efforts to clean up its privacy practices. Reuters reported the change on Thursday, which Facebook confirmed. Earlier this year, it was revealed that Facebook was using two-factor authentication data like phone numbers and email addresses for targeted advertising, too. …

Several groups promoting fake cancer treatments have been banned from Facebook. Two of the groups that have now been shut out had around 33,000 members, according to BuzzFeed News Tuesday, and were removed from the social media site under Facebook’s rules about violent and criminal behavior.  The groups had promoted the use of black salve to fight skin cancer and …

This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. I had a vision of the future when I was in high school in the early ’90s, and it involved a world in which we were immersed in headsets that were doorways …

Facebook said Tuesday that it’s hiring community reviewers to help shorten the time it takes to identify a false post, as part of a new pilot program that could help the social network crack down on misinformation.  The new steps show how the world’s largest social network is responding to criticism that it doesn’t do enough to combat false claims …

A new Instagram feature notifies users when their captions on a photo or video may be considered offensive and gives them the chance to write something else before posting, parent company Facebook said in a blog post Monday. Instagram added a similar feature on comments earlier this year. The additions are part of the platform’s growing antibullying efforts. “In our continued effort …

The 2010s have seen some major changes in the way we interact with the world: We now take rides from strangers via ride-hailing platforms such as Uber and Lyft, we rent other people’s homes through Airbnb and Vrbo instead of booking a hotel. We also play console-quality video games on our phones with Apple Arcade and mobile releases of games such …

The personal banking information for thousands of Facebook employees was stolen last month, Bloomberg reported earlier Friday. The data breach reportedly occurred when someone stole multiple unencrypted physical hard drives from a Facebook payroll staffer’s car. Info on the hard drives included names, bank account numbers, the last four Social Security Number digits, salaries, bonus amounts and equity details, the report said. …

Virtual reality‘s promise has always been at least a little enticing: Strap on a headset that puts a screen so close to your eyes it tricks your brain into thinking you’re piloting a spaceship on the other side of the galaxy, or deep-sea diving with a blue whale, or taking lightsaber lessons from Darth Vader. But sales since the latest …