Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg returns to Harvard as commencement speaker
7 years, 10 months ago

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg returns to Harvard as commencement speaker

Live Mint  

Massachusetts: One of Harvard University’s most famous dropouts, Facebook Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg, returns on Thursday to the Ivy League school to address its graduating class. “This is where it happened.” Since its launch in 2004, Facebook has grown into the world’s largest online social network and inspired a host of competitors, including Twitter Inc. and Snapchat. Its broad reach has made the company a lightning rod for controversy, most recently for the ways that producers of fake news stories used it to influence public opinion during the 2016 US presidential election and for a pair of incidents last month in which users posted videos of two murders, one of them live. Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates spoke to graduates in 2007, shortly after saying that he would step away from his day-to-day role with the world’s largest software company to focus his time on philanthropy.

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Mark Zuckerberg slams The Social Network plot claiming he did it all for a GF: 'I was dating Priscilla before Facebook'
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Mark Zuckerberg slams The Social Network plot claiming he did it all for a GF: 'I was dating Priscilla before Facebook'

Hindustan Times  

Mark Zuckerberg trashes The Social Network plot Mark Zuckerberg revealed that he took his entire company to watch the film, and when asked about his experience seeing it, he said, “It was weird, man. They got all these very specific details of what I was wearing, or these specific things correct, but then the whole narrative arc around my motivations …

WATCH | How Did Mark Zuckerberg React When He Got Into Harvard? 'Throwback Thursday' Video Spills The Beans
1 month, 3 weeks ago

WATCH | How Did Mark Zuckerberg React When He Got Into Harvard? 'Throwback Thursday' Video Spills The Beans

ABP News  

Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook, shared a nostalgic video that captured the life-changing moment he received his acceptance letter from Harvard University. Originally posted in 2017 as a 'Throwback Thursday' video - back when those were still a thing - the video resurfaced on Zuckerberg's profile as a reminder of his journey from a young student to a tech …

History Today: When Facebook made its debut and changed how we connect forever
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History Today: When Facebook made its debut and changed how we connect forever

Firstpost  

On February 4, 2004, Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg launched ‘The Facebook,’ a social media platform, which would go on to become the world’s largest social network. In 2004, a Harvard second-year student, Mark Zuckerberg, launched ‘The Facebook’, which eventually became the world’s largest social network. Let’s take a look at these events in detail: Facebook is born On February 4, …

Mark Zuckerberg wants to bring back ‘OG Facebook’ as he says he will invest hundreds of billions in AI
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg wants to bring back ‘OG Facebook’ as he says he will invest hundreds of billions in AI

The Independent  

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Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is cohosting a reception with billionaire Republican donors next week for Donald Trump’s inauguration, the latest sign of the Facebook founder's embrace of the president-elect. The other cohosts are Miriam Adelson, the Dallas Mavericks owner and widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson; Tilman Fertitta, casino magnate, Houston Rockets owner and Trump's pick to serve as U.S. …

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, to cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Donald Trump's inauguration
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, to cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Donald Trump's inauguration

India TV News  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is cohosting a reception with billionaire Republican donors next week for Donald Trump’s inauguration, the latest sign of the Facebook founder’s embrace of the president-elect. The reception cohosted by Zuckerberg is set for Monday evening, shortly before the inaugural balls, according to two people familiar with the private plans spoke to media on condition of anonymity …

Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is cohosting a reception with billionaire Republican donors next week for Donald Trump’s inauguration, the latest sign of the Facebook founder’s embrace of the president-elect. The other cohosts are Miriam Adelson, the Dallas Mavericks owner and widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson; Tilman Fertitta, casino magnate, Houston Rockets owner and Trump’s pick to serve …

Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration

The Independent  

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Mark Zuckerberg shares Facebook profile from 2004, netizens say ‘old is gold’
1 year, 1 month ago

Mark Zuckerberg shares Facebook profile from 2004, netizens say ‘old is gold’

Hindustan Times  

Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook on February 4, 2004, with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. “20 years of Facebook calls for revisiting this gem,” wrote Mark Zuckerberg while updating his profile picture on Facebook. Take a look at Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook profile from 2004 here: The comment received over 75,000 …

'Best is yet to come': Mark Zuckerberg shares throwback video of launching Facebook
1 year, 1 month ago

'Best is yet to come': Mark Zuckerberg shares throwback video of launching Facebook

Hindustan Times  

As Facebook has completed 20 years, Zuckerberg took to Instagram to share a throwback video of him starting the company and the other things he accomplished along the way. After he posted the short clip, many netizens were inspired by him and even flocked to the comments section to express how his journey 'changed many lives'. Mark Zuckerberg shared a …

Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse, review: how Facebook changed (then ruined) the world
1 year, 2 months ago

Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse, review: how Facebook changed (then ruined) the world

The Telegraph  

Remember when Facebook seemed harmless? In Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse, one former executive put it this way: “When I first joined, movies were being made; the founder was on the cover of Time magazine; you’re overthrowing dictators. Now, you’re being told you destroyed democracy.” The film traced Facebook from Zuckerberg’s invention to world domination and scandals involving data harvesting, …

Musk vs Mark: As world awaits the cage fight, the build up explodes as Twitter Killer trends
1 year, 8 months ago

Musk vs Mark: As world awaits the cage fight, the build up explodes as Twitter Killer trends

Hindustan Times  

The beef between two of the biggest tech billionaires in the game, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, is for real and has been going on for quite some time now, but right now it all just seems personal. Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg American computer programmer who was the cofounder and CEO of Facebook, the world's largest social networking site, …

Harvard business school fellow says Mark Zuckerberg has 'poor leadership skills'
2 years, 6 months ago

Harvard business school fellow says Mark Zuckerberg has 'poor leadership skills'

Daily Mail  

The comments come just days after Meta disbanded the Responsible Innovation team responsible for policing ethical concerns about its products The expert appeared on CNBC where he outlined five different types of 'bad bosses' and said Zuckerberg fits into three of the categories A Harvard business school fellow believes that Mark Zuckerberg has 'poor leadership skills' and that he is …

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivers harsh message to employees
2 years, 8 months ago

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivers harsh message to employees

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As tech stocks take a tumble amid a broader market downturn, Meta chief …

Sheryl Sandberg’s complicated legacy
2 years, 9 months ago

Sheryl Sandberg’s complicated legacy

The Hindu  

Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg announced that she will be leaving the social network in the fall to pursue philanthropic work. Britain-based consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, that managed former U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign, agreed that it used nearly 30 million personally identifiable data of users from Facebook. Ms. Sandberg is partly responsible for Facebook’s failures as …

Sheryl Sandberg leaves Facebook at a tough time
2 years, 9 months ago

Sheryl Sandberg leaves Facebook at a tough time

The Hindu  

Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg announced she will be leaving the social network in the fall to pursue philanthropic work. In a 2018 interview to the Forbes, WhatsApp co-founder recalled a meeting with Sandberg on his plan of charging the messaging app’s users a fraction of a penny after sending a certain number of free messages. The interview shares …

Sheryl Sandberg to step down as COO of Facebook parent company Meta
2 years, 9 months ago

Sheryl Sandberg to step down as COO of Facebook parent company Meta

Hindustan Times  

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Sheryl Sandberg, who became one of the most recognized figures in global business after helping Facebook transform from a startup into a multibillion-dollar advertising powerhouse, is stepping down as chief operating officer. Sandberg, 52, will remain on the board of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, according to a post on the social network …

Sheryl Sandberg stepping down after 14 years as Facebook’s No. 2
2 years, 9 months ago

Sheryl Sandberg stepping down after 14 years as Facebook’s No. 2

LA Times  

2 at Facebook parent Meta Platforms, announced Wednesday that she is stepping down after 14 years. Sandberg announced Wednesday that she’ll soon step down as COO of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc., leaving an enterprise almost unrecognizable from the one she joined. The new name was a nod to the company’s growing interest in the “metaverse” — a trendy …

Op-Ed: It’s too late to envision a future without Facebook — or at least the world it built
3 years, 1 month ago

Op-Ed: It’s too late to envision a future without Facebook — or at least the world it built

LA Times  

The world’s biggest social media site might be tanking. Earlier this month, Facebook shared that it lost a million daily users for the first time in its history, which led to a loss of nearly $240 billion — a quarter of the company’s value. Last week Google announced similar protection for Android phones, which is likely to cost Meta, Facebook’s …

Billionaire Peter Thiel exits Facebook board after 17 years to back Republican Senate candidates
3 years, 1 month ago

Billionaire Peter Thiel exits Facebook board after 17 years to back Republican Senate candidates

Daily Mail  

Facebook's devastating earnings report marked the end of a difficult year for the company, which has been battered by whistleblower allegations, a major global service outage, and protests and controversy over its policies. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg suffered a rough year in 2021, culminating in a devastating decline in users in the final quarter following a number of controversies Former …

Mark Zuckerberg's terrible year: Facebook's devastating decline in users caps off turbulent 2021
3 years, 1 month ago

Mark Zuckerberg's terrible year: Facebook's devastating decline in users caps off turbulent 2021

Daily Mail  

Facebook's devastating earnings report marked the end of a difficult year for the company, which has been battered by whistleblower allegations, a major global service outage, and protests and controversy over its policies. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg suffered a rough year in 2021, culminating in a devastating decline in users in the final quarter following a number of controversies Former …

Facebook suffers biggest one-day fall in history as shares plunge over 26pc
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook suffers biggest one-day fall in history as shares plunge over 26pc

The Telegraph  

Facebook suffered the biggest one-day drop in value of any company in Wall Street history as a dismal set of financial results prompted a brutal sell-off. Shares in Meta, the recently rebranded parent company, fell by 26.4pc, knocking over $230bn off its value, the day after it revealed that growing competition from TikTok had sent Facebook’s user numbers falling for …

The Big Four of Tech
3 years, 4 months ago

The Big Four of Tech

The Hindu  

When Steve Jobs resigned as CEO in August 2011, Apple was weeks away from launching its new iPhone which would include the artificial intelligence-powered personal assistant software called Siri. Apple had concentrated its best manpower on a single product, developed in extreme secrecy, and “the phone’s mechanics and design reflected an obsessive focus on detail.” Also on display, observes Lashinsky, …

Former Zuckerberg advisor: Facebook’s problem is its business model
3 years, 5 months ago

Former Zuckerberg advisor: Facebook’s problem is its business model

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This interview has been editing for length and clarity. New York CNN Business — Calls for increased regulation of Facebook continue to grow louder after leaked internal documents became public and whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony showed that the social media platform has repeatedly failed to rein hate speech and misinformation. On Friday, a consortium of 17 US news …

Rocked by longest Facebook outage and whistleblower revelations, Mark Zuckerberg loses $7 bn in hours
3 years, 5 months ago

Rocked by longest Facebook outage and whistleblower revelations, Mark Zuckerberg loses $7 bn in hours

Firstpost  

The stock slide on Monday sent Zuckerberg’s worth down to $121.6 billion, dropping him below Bill Gates to number 5 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index A damning whistleblower account and outages that hit Facebook Inc’s flagship products such as WhatsApp and Instagram have led to a decline in Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth by more than $7 billion in a few …

Facebook tech chief Mike Schroepfer to step down
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook tech chief Mike Schroepfer to step down

The Hindu  

September 23, 2021 12:51 pm | Updated 12:51 pm IST Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer is stepping down from the social media company, taking on a part-time role while longtime executive Andrew Bosworth will replace him next year. Bosworth, known as “Boz," is another longtime Facebook exec and a close friend of Zuckerberg's. “As our next CTO, Boz will …

Natalie Portman says she’s never joined Facebook despite attending Harvard with Mark Zuckerberg
4 years, 1 month ago

Natalie Portman says she’s never joined Facebook despite attending Harvard with Mark Zuckerberg

The Independent  

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg indefinitely bans Trump from Facebook
4 years, 2 months ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg indefinitely bans Trump from Facebook

India Today  

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that the company is extending the ban on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram indefinitely. Trump’s social media accounts for encouraging rioters who had marched into the US Capitol building when US Congress was certifying Joe Biden as the next US President. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked.” Google-owned …

The Social Network: Aaron Sorkin says he wants to write a dark sequel to acclaimed Mark Zuckerberg biopic
4 years, 5 months ago

The Social Network: Aaron Sorkin says he wants to write a dark sequel to acclaimed Mark Zuckerberg biopic

The Independent  

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Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook: ‘Companies aren’t bad just because they’re big’
4 years, 8 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook: ‘Companies aren’t bad just because they’re big’

The Telegraph  

Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg will come out swinging against accusations of anti-competitive behaviour on Wednesday, telling US politicians that "companies aren't bad just because they are big". In prepared testimony, the 36-year-old founder will argue Facebook, whose total audience is bigger than Christianity and double the population of China, could still "cease to exist" if it does not "compete …

Mark Zuckerberg Believes Only in Mark Zuckerberg
4 years, 9 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg Believes Only in Mark Zuckerberg

Wired  

What does Mark Zuckerberg believe? Yet Zuckerberg allowed Facebook employees to help Trump use Facebook more effectively, certainly contributing to the electoral college win. Over the past two weeks these questions have taken on a new urgency as Facebook employees have for the first time publicly voiced anger and frustration with Zuckerberg’s decision to protect Trump’s calls for state violence …

Facebook employees revolt over Zuckerberg’s stance on Trump
4 years, 9 months ago

Facebook employees revolt over Zuckerberg’s stance on Trump

LA Times  

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gives the keynote address at F8, Facebook’s developer conference in San Jose, in May 2018. Mark Zuckerberg is facing a backlash from within Facebook, with several senior employees publicly criticizing the chief executive for refusing to take action over controversial posts by President Trump, and other staff members staging “virtual walkouts.” As protests and rioting over …

Facebook employees demand Zuckerberg take a stand against Trump
4 years, 9 months ago

Facebook employees demand Zuckerberg take a stand against Trump

Al Jazeera  

Facebook employees critical of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to act on President Donald Trump’s inflammatory comments about United States protests went public on Twitter, praising the rival social media firm for acting and rebuking their own employer. “Mark is wrong, and I will endeavor in the loudest possible way to change his mind,” wrote Ryan Freitas, whose Twitter account …

Youngest Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg Celebrates 36th Birthday. Top 10 Interesting Facts Of The Facebook CEO
4 years, 10 months ago

Youngest Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg Celebrates 36th Birthday. Top 10 Interesting Facts Of The Facebook CEO

ABP News  

Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard in his sophomore year in order to complete his project. Last month, Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, the philanthropic and investing arm of Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan also funded $13.6 million project on coronavirus study. On birth of their daughter Maxima, the couple gave away 99 per cent of their company’s shares worth $45 billion to …

Facebook is ‘the new cigarettes for our society’, says tech CEO
5 years, 2 months ago

Facebook is ‘the new cigarettes for our society’, says tech CEO

The Independent  

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Mark Zuckerberg makes his case for not breaking up Facebook
5 years, 9 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg makes his case for not breaking up Facebook

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — Mark Zuckerberg can’t think of a single reason to break up Facebook, even as lawmakers call to dismantle or regulate major US tech platforms. “The question that I think we have to grapple with is that breaking up these companies wouldn’t make any of those problems better,” Zuckerberg said in a conversation with Harvard law …

Bitcoin vs Facebook Libra: Winklevii overshadowed by Zuckerberg yet again
5 years, 9 months ago

Bitcoin vs Facebook Libra: Winklevii overshadowed by Zuckerberg yet again

Live Mint  

Can a Libra and two Geminis get along? Back in the day, Mark Zuckerberg's hunky Harvard classmates claimed the Facebook CEO stole their idea for the social network when he was just a nerdy undergrad. Now, Facebook's grand plan for a new digital currency called Libra could bring the three men together again — though it remains to be seen …

Mark Zuckerberg isn't as popular among Facebook employees as he used to be
5 years, 9 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg isn't as popular among Facebook employees as he used to be

India Today  

Facebook has been though a lot in the past one year. Zuckerberg got 94 per cent approval rating from his employees this year and he was ranked at the 55th spot in the list of top 100 CEOs for the year 2019 this year. While this might sound like a news good news but in reality it isn't as Zuckerberg …

Make Microsoft president new FB CEO: Ex-security chief
5 years, 10 months ago

Make Microsoft president new FB CEO: Ex-security chief

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Mired in several privacy scandals, Facebook must hire Microsoft President Brad Smith as its new CEO as it is right time for Mark Zuckerberg to step down, a former Facebook security chief has stressed. Speaking at the Collision Tech Conference in Toronto on Tuesday, Alex Stamos said Zuckerberg needs to give up some of his control of Facebook …

Former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos urges CEO Mark Zuckerberg to step down
5 years, 10 months ago

Former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos urges CEO Mark Zuckerberg to step down

Firstpost  

Stamos, who left the company in 2018, even suggested Microsoft President Brad Smith as Zuck’s replacement. Facebook recently saw its co-founder, Chris Hughes call for breaking up of the social media giant, asking for CEO Mark Zuckerberg to decentralise his powers. As per a report by CNBC, ex-security chief, Alex Stamos is now urging CEO Mark Zuckerberg to step down, …

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes feels Mark Zuckerberg can no longer fix Facebook
5 years, 10 months ago

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes feels Mark Zuckerberg can no longer fix Facebook

Firstpost  

Chris Hughes called Facebook a monopoly that should be forced to spin off WhatsApp and Instagram. Why is Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes saying it’s time to break up the company? pic.twitter.com/mrAuP3QXzE — New York Times Opinion May 9, 2019 “Mark’s influence is staggering, far beyond that of anyone else in the private sector or in government,” Hughes says. “The FTC’s …

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes: Time to break up company
5 years, 10 months ago

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes: Time to break up company

Associated Press  

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says it’s time to break up the social media behemoth. In a New York Times opinion piece published Thursday, Hughes said CEO Mark Zuckerberg has turned Facebook into an innovation-suffocating monopoly. Hughes called Zuckerberg’s power “unprecedented and un-American” and said his co-founder’s focus on growth “led him to sacrifice security and civility for clicks.” Hughes roomed …

Facebook co-founder says company should be broken up because Zuckerberg is too powerful
5 years, 10 months ago

Facebook co-founder says company should be broken up because Zuckerberg is too powerful

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The company’s boss has an influence “far beyond that of anyone else in the private sector or …

It’s time to break Facebook: Co-founder Chris Hughes joins calls to disband company
5 years, 10 months ago

It’s time to break Facebook: Co-founder Chris Hughes joins calls to disband company

Hindustan Times  

Facebook Inc co-founder and former Mark Zuckerberg roommate Chris Hughes called for the break up of the world’s largest social media network in an opinion piece in the New York Times on Thursday. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic presidential candidate, in March vowed https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/08/reuters-america-update-4-wall-st-critic-warren-vows-to-break-up-amazon-facebook-google.html to break up Facebook, Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google if elected U.S. president to promote …

Co-Founder Chris Hughes Says It's Time To Break Up Facebook
5 years, 10 months ago

Co-Founder Chris Hughes Says It's Time To Break Up Facebook

NPR  

Co-Founder Chris Hughes Says It's Time To Break Up Facebook Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's reputation have taken a hit lately. NPR's Noel King talks to Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, about his latest op-ed in The New York Times. HUGHES: Well, I don't think there's much question that Facebook is a monopoly. So - but I think at the …

Facebook hiring fast to launch its own bitcoin: Report
5 years, 10 months ago

Facebook hiring fast to launch its own bitcoin: Report

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Facebook is working hard to launch its own bitcoin for cryptocurrency-based payments on its platform that has 2.38 billion users. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal on Friday, the social media giant is "recruiting dozens of financial firms and online merchants" towards this goal. In a February interview with Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain, Facebook …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg leveraged user data as 'bargaining chip' against rivals
5 years, 11 months ago

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg leveraged user data as 'bargaining chip' against rivals

Firstpost  

Facebook rewarded companies that it favoured by giving them access to the data of its users. The documents obtained by NBC from a British investigative journalist Duncan Campbell, include emails, web chats, presentations, spreadsheets, and meeting summaries which show how Facebook would reward favoured companies by giving them greater access to user data. According to the documents, Facebook gave Amazon …

Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Build a Mind-Reading Machine
6 years ago

Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Build a Mind-Reading Machine

Wired  

For those of us who worry that Facebook may have serious boundary issues when it comes to the personal information of its users, Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comments at Harvard should get the heart racing. Zuckerberg dropped by the university last month ostensibly as part of a year of conversations with experts about the role of technology in society, “the opportunities, …

Mark Zuckerberg is meeting with the UK official who wants to regulate Facebook
6 years, 1 month ago

Mark Zuckerberg is meeting with the UK official who wants to regulate Facebook

CNN  

CNN Business — Mark Zuckerberg is finally coming face to face with a top UK official who’d like to regulate Facebook. “I think it would be an opportunity for him to make the case,” Wright said shortly after meeting with executives at Google, one of several major technology companies the UK official is visiting this week. “And if he doesn’t …

Facebook at 15: What I learned when I went inside
6 years, 1 month ago

Facebook at 15: What I learned when I went inside

CNN  

Tune in to “Facebook at 15: It’s Complicated,” airing on CNN at 9 p.m. on Sunday February 10. … It’s strange, we had a company where three years makes you one of the more tenured people,” Stamos said at one point, reflecting on his time at Facebook from the driver’s seat. For many years, the company operated with a self-assurance …

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