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Facebook reveals details of US data requests
Facebook revealed Friday it received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests for user data from US authorities in the second half of last year, as it seeks to shield itself from a growing scandal.
15 June 2013
Facebook adds Twitter-style hashtags for topics
Facebook on Wednesday added Twitter-style hashtags to help the more than one billion members of the social network tune into topics of interest at the leading social network.
13 June 2013
Facebook shareholders vent ire over sagging stock
Facebook shareholders on Tuesday grilled leaders of the social network regarding how they planned to revive the company's stock and protect user privacy from snoops including US spy agencies.
13 June 2013
Smartphone life shakes up website world
Internet giants from Google and Facebook to Yahoo and Zynga are scrambling to adapt to an online world where people reach for smartphones or tablets instead of traditional computers.
10 June 2013
Google, Facebook condemn online spying
Google chief Larry Page and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg condemned online spying Friday and called for governments to be more revealing about snooping on the Internet.
09 June 2013
Internet titans deny opening doors to US spies
Apple, Facebook and other Internet titans denied Thursday opening doors for US intelligence agencies to mine data from their servers.
07 June 2013
Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses
Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.
18 May 2013
Facebook profit rise fueled by mobile ad growth
Facebook's profit in the first quarter of this year climbed as it used its grip on people's online social lives to challenge Google and Apple for revenue from mobile ads and apps.
02 May 2013
Facebook to delete beheading videos shared by members
Facebook on Wednesday said it will delete beheading videos being shared at the leading social network as it re-evaluates its policy regarding whether such content is acceptable.
02 May 2013
Zuckerberg paid more than $2 bln at Facebook in 2012
Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg scored more than $2 billion worth of stock and $503,000 in base pay last year for running the world's leading social network.
27 April 2013
Electronic Arts 'retiring' some Facebook games
Electronic Arts on Monday announced that it will "retire" some Facebook games that seem to have fallen out of favor with players at the leading social network.
16 April 2013
Facebook stakes out Android 'home' to battle rivals
Facebook unveiled a software suite Thursday that stakes out a "home" on Android smartphones as it steps up its challenge to Apple and Google in the booming mobile market.
05 April 2013
Vintage website seen as glimpse at teenage Zuckerberg
A website thought to be the handiwork of Mark Zuckerberg at the age of 15 resurfaced on the Internet on Thursday, providing a glimpse into the early days of the famed Facebook co-founder.
05 April 2013
'Facebook phone' may ring true April 4
Facebook fueled fresh talk Friday about its own mobile phone after the leading social network scheduled a press announcement for next week.
31 March 2013
Facebook chief Zuckerberg tackling politics: report
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg is helping form a group to lobby for US political reform in areas such as education and immigration policy.
27 March 2013
Facebook access limited for some Kazakhstan users
There has been an accident at one of the internet providers' facilities, not at KazakhTelecom's ones, but outside of Kazakhstan.
14 March 2013
Facebook buys advertising firm from Microsoft
Facebook agreed Thursday to buy Atlas Advertiser Suite from Microsoft as part of an effort to boost ad revenues at the massive social network.
01 March 2013
Zuckerberg, Brin join forces to extend life
Famed founders of Internet rivals Google and Facebook joined forces on Wednesday to back big-money prizes for research aimed at extending human life.
21 February 2013
Hackers hit Apple in wake of Facebook attack
Apple on Tuesday said it suffered a cyber attack similar to the one recently carried out against Facebook, but that it repelled the invaders before its data was plundered.
20 February 2013
Facebook network hit by 'sophisticated' attack
Facebook said Friday its computer system was "targeted in a sophisticated attack" last month, but that it found no evidence any user data was compromised.
16 February 2013