Facebook buys ‘mind-reading wristband’ firm CTRL-Lab
Facebook has acquired a start-up, CTRL-Labs which is developing devices that can pick up electrical signals from the brain and transmit them to a computer. CTRL-Labs has designed a wristband that can identify the signals the brain sends to the hand telling it to move, and decode them, according to BBC report. It could then […]
Facebook explains the cause of eight hours of Social media meltdown
Facebook has said that the outage that crashed the site worldwide along with Instagram and WhatsApp for over eight hours yesterday was caused by an issue triggered during routine maintenance, noting that the issue was first acknowledged in a brief statement on Twitter.
Facebook services back online after worldwide outage
Facebook said it was “back at 100 per cent” after an outage on all of its services affected users in various parts of the world.
Facebook starting nominations ‘soon’ for content oversight panel
Facebook said Thursday it would soon open up nominations for a new 40-member oversight panel to make tough decisions on content moderation, saying it would be independent of governments and management of the social networking giant.
Facebook’s Instagram expands ads to Explore feeds
Instagram said Wednesday it planned to launch advertising on its Explore page, expanding marketing opportunities on the Facebook-owned, visual-focused social network.
Facebook’s digital currency operation ‘poses risks to global banking’
Facebook’s plan to operate its own digital currency poses risks to the international banking system that should trigger a speedy response from global policymakers, according to the organisation that represents the world’s central banks.
Europe wary as Facebook takes up cryptocurrency challenge
European financial leaders on Tuesday vowed vigilance after Facebook announced it was diving into the cryptocurrency market, as analysts warned the social media giant could face major regulatory questions.
Facebook now political parties’ main advertiser
As the latest advertising reports show, in the three months running up to the European elections, the total amount spent on political advertisements on Facebook was approximately 23.5 million euros.
Trader docked for allegedly posing with stolen vehicle on Facebook
A trader, Ekene Mbonu, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly buying a stolen car, valued at N3 million and flaunting it on Facebook as his own.
2019 POLLS: How Israeli firm ‘spread propaganda, manipulated voters on Facebook’
Facebook has announced that it had removed a set of 265 Facebook and Instagram assets, created by a Tel Aviv, Israel-based Archimedes Group for interfering with elections, which included the recent Nigeria’s February/March 2019 general elections.
2019 POLLS: How Israeli firm ‘spread propaganda, manipulated voters on Facebook’
Facebook has announced that it had removed a set of 265 Facebook and Instagram assets, created by a Tel Aviv, Israel-based Archimedes Group for interfering with elections, which included the recent Nigeria’s February/March 2019 general elections.
