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The most likely application will be on the company’s portal video chat smart speakers or Oculus headsets. (Photo: Pixabay)

Facebook working on voice assistant to rival Google Assistant, Alexa, Siri

The social networking service has been working on the new initiative since early 2018.

19 Apr 2019 11:28 AM

Facebook, Instagram's parent company, revealed last month that the unencrypted passwords of hundreds of millions of users had been stored, putting the number of Instagram users affected in the tens of thousands.

Millions of Instagram passwords stored in readable format: Facebook

Facebook has announced a series of moves to tighten handling of data.

19 Apr 2019 9:35 AM

CNBC reported about the development, saying that the team behind the technology has been contacting vendors in the smart speaker supply chain.

Facebook working on voice assistant to rival Amazon's Alexa

“We are working to develop voice and AI assistant technologies,” a Facebook spokesperson said.

18 Apr 2019 9:40 AM

The social media company harvested email contacts of the users without their knowledge or consent when they opened their accounts.

Facebook unintentionally uploaded email contacts of 1.5m new users

The contacts were not shared with anyone and the company is deleting them.

18 Apr 2019 9:36 AM

BBMP Commissioner Manjunath Prasad with officials inspecting the Strong room at Home Science College in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Image DC)

Bengaluru: Leave mobile phones at home while going to vote

While many have dismissed it as yet another piece of fake news, it appears this warning is true as the ECI has indeed imposed such a ban

18 Apr 2019 3:25 AM

Here is how Justdial has been saving data: When a caller dials 888-888-8888 or the landline numbers, the operator seeks information, that is, name, email id, and the phone number is automatically stored. (Representional Image)

Justdial data faces theft risk

Data of as many as 10 crore Justdial users was found to be stored in an unsecured manner since 2015.

18 Apr 2019 1:21 AM

The P2P money transfer service will be discontinued starting June 15, 2019. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook scrapping messenger payments in UK

Facebook will continue to support other transactions such as donations to charitable organisations.

17 Apr 2019 11:30 AM

The objective of this partnership is to ramp up job creation and to further empower entrepreneurs, in line with Facebook's commitment to train 5 million people with digital and entrepreneurial skills by 2021, a statement said.

GAME, Facebook team up to help Indian entrepreneurs scale up

Phase I will be rolled out soon covering 10 states including Karnataka, AP, Telangana and Maharashtra among others.

16 Apr 2019 4:55 PM

The fire, which at one point threatened the entire edifice, was extinguished Tuesday around 15 hours after it first broke out. (Photo:AP)

YouTube mistakenly links Notre-Dame fire to 9/11 attacks

The blaze erupted in the UNESCO world heritage landmark in the French capital on Monday.

16 Apr 2019 3:54 PM

ICO’s list of proposals also includes setting privacy settings to the highest level by default to minimise the intrusion of harmful content or people.

Under-18 accounts may not get 'Like' button on social media

The ICO has asked Facebook and Instagram to disable the “Like” buttons on posts for anyone younger than 18.

16 Apr 2019 3:11 PM

The issue comes after Facebook experienced one of its longest outages in March, when some users around the globe could not access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for more than 24 hours.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online

There were more than 12,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Facebook at its peak on Sunday.

15 Apr 2019 8:25 AM

Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook boss safety cost $22.6m

Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg took home $23.7m in 2018 compared to $25.2m last year.

14 Apr 2019 1:48 AM

According to the documentarian, a picture should be such that the viewer doesn’t have to ask for what is in the picture.

In pursuit of perfection

Photographer Supratim Bhattacharjee on pursuing his dream of becoming a ‘great documentary photographer’.

14 Apr 2019 12:30 AM

It is likely to be rolled out to all users by early 2020 when the company is expected to unify its messaging services. (Photo: AP)

Messenger may be finally coming back to Facebook

The new section, called ‘Chats’ appears to include only the basic chat functionalities.

13 Apr 2019 5:14 PM

Facebook did not send a representative to the hearing, but the court pressed ahead anyway as Facebook did not seek for it to be postponed. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook failed to provide information on data-agencies

Russia plans to impose stiffer fines on technology firms that fail to comply with its laws.

13 Apr 2019 12:55 PM

Google’s YouTube, Facebook’s Instagram and other sharing platforms will also have to install filters to prevent users from uploading copyrighted materials.

EU copyright: Google, Facebook to get approval next week

The new rules would force Google and other online platforms to sign licensing agreements.

13 Apr 2019 12:17 PM

Nearly USD 20 million went toward security for Zuckerberg and his family, up from about USD 9 million the year prior.

Facebook spends USD 22.6 million to keep Mark Zuckerberg safe

Zuckerberg also received USD 2.6 million for personal use of private jets.

13 Apr 2019 11:15 AM

Nearly $20 million went toward security for Zuckerberg and his family, up from about $9 million the year prior. Zuckerberg also received $2.6 million for personal use of private jets, which the company said was part of his overall security program.

Guess how much Facebook pays for Mark Zuckerberg’s security

Zuckerberg has drawn a base salary of just $1 for the past three years.

13 Apr 2019 9:57 AM

The Democratic lawmaker said he would offer more bills in the next month or two, ideally with Republican colleagues as a co-sponsor. (Photo: AP)

US Senator Warner eyes social media bills for hate speech

Warner noted the real-life implications of hate speech on social media.

12 Apr 2019 12:25 PM

Democrats say the bill is essential to ensuring the government enforces rules that prohibit improper conduct by internet providers.

US House approves net neutrality bill but legislation faces long odds

The reversal of net neutrality rules has been a win for internet service providers.

11 Apr 2019 1:09 PM

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