Tag: Mark Zuckerberg
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Now, Farhan Akhtar deletes Facebook account
After Tesla boss Elon Musk and comedian Jim Carrey, now Indian actor-director Farhan Akhtar has become the latest celebrity to leave Facebook.
March 27, 2018 -
Data scandal: Facebook runs full-page apology ad in UK, US newspapers
The apology by CEO Mark Zuckerberg reiterates that Facebook has already stopped third-party apps from “getting so much information”.
March 26, 2018 -
US stocks open lower after Fed’s rate-hike decision
US stocks opened lower on Thursday as traders were sifting through the Federal Reserve’s latest decision to raise interest rates. Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 265.07 points, or 1.07 per cent, to 24,417.24, reports Xinhua. The S&P 500 decreased 24.66 points, or 0.91 per cent, to 2,687.27. The Nasdaq …
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March 23, 2018 -
Facebook to bring in changes to protect user data
After Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologised for the data debacle, it has come to light that social networking giant is tweaking its usage policy for third party apps, including login process, to ensure that they have only limited access to user information. Facebook, which has over two-billion users globally, including over 200 million from India, …
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March 22, 2018 -
Mark Zuckerberg admits mistake over Facebook data breach
As Facebook got mired into its biggest-ever controversy, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday admitted that the social media giant “made mistakes” over the Cambridge Analytica scandal and a “breach of trust” had occurred between it and its users. “I want to share an update on the Cambridge Analytica situation — including the steps we …
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March 22, 2018 -
Facebook data breach: Where is Mark Zuckerberg?
With Facebook getting mired in its biggest-ever controversy following a massive data breach, everyone is asking one question: Where is its CEO Mark Zuckerberg? Not only Zuckerberg has remained quiet so far, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg who has been the face of the company’s PR strategy is yet to speak on the data scandal. According …
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March 21, 2018 -
‘Secret police’ chasing information leakers at Facebook: Report
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly deployed “secret police” to catch and punish information leakers at his company. According to a report in The Guardian, an unnamed employee was called to a meeting in 2017 under the guise of a promotion. However, he found himself face to face with the secretive “rat-catching” team led by …
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March 17, 2018 -
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes in users for fixing fake news content
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shown confidence in users’ ability to choose what is right and wants them to dictate the veracity of news by ranking the content on the platform. During a conference call with analysts, he said he does not want Facebook to edit news because its users can do it better. “What …
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February 3, 2018 -
Facebook will use public survery to prioritise trustworthy news: Mark Zuckerberg
In a Facebook post on Saturday, Zuckerberg said it's important that News Feed promotes high-quality news that helps build a sense of common ground.
January 20, 2018 -
Facebook expected to lose $23 billion with Zuckerberg’s vision of ‘News Feed’ tweak
Facebook was on course to lose 17 billion pounds ($23 billion) of its value after it announced it was making changes to its News Feed feature that will allow users to see more updates from family and friends than posts from businesses, brands and media. Facebook share fell 4 percent within hours after Facebook CEO …
January 15, 2018 -
Exposing the truth
Sean Parker, the first president of Facebook, has a disturbing warning about the social network, “God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains.” Speaking to the news website Axios, the entrepreneur and executive talked openly about what he perceives as the dangers of social media and how it exploits human “vulnerability.” “The thought …
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December 16, 2017 -
Mark Zuckerberg’s sister sexually harassed on flight, probe on
Randi Zuckerberg, the former Director of Market Development of Facebook and the sister of the company’s co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, was sexually harassed on an Alaska Airlines flight, she said in a Facebook post. The Silicon Valley entrepreneur took to the social media platform to explain her ordeal and how the flight attendants brushed …
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December 1, 2017 -
Zuckerberg, wife give $12M public service grant to Harvard
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are giving Harvard University USD 12.1 million to help low-income undergraduate students pursue public service jobs. The Cambridge, Massachusetts, school announced yesterday that the grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will provide financial support for up to 2,300 students over the next 15 years. The school’s …
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November 15, 2017 -
Facebook reports 2.07 billion monthly active users, 79 percent increase in Q3 profit
With 1.37 billion daily active users and 2.07 billion monthly active users, Facebook again topped expectations when it reported 79 percent increase in its quarterly profit and nearly 50 percent rise in revenues in the third quarter. With apparently no influence of the ongoing hearing regarding its role in Russia meddling, Facebook late on Wednesday …
November 3, 2017 -
Facebook Founder CEO Mark Zuckerberg visits China again, meets students
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is on an annual trip to China with the aim to finally enter the world’s largest internet market by users in 2018. In his Facebook post on Saturday, Zuckerberg said he was in China for an annual meeting of the advisory board at Tsinghua School of Economics and Management …
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October 30, 2017 -
Facebook CEO apologises for dividing people on his platform
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for hurting and dividing people through his social media platform and said he would work to do better. In a post written after Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jews, concluded on Sunday, Zuckerberg said, “We reflect on the past year and ask forgiveness for our …
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October 2, 2017 -
Zuckerberg wants to sell 35-75 mn Facebook shares
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he wants to sell 35-75 million Facebook shares in the next 18 months to fund the company’s work in education, science and advocacy. “Over the past year and a half, Facebook’s business has performed well and the value of our stock has grown to the point that I can …
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September 24, 2017