Events in May offered support to the thesis that Africa can incubate tech with global application.Two startups that developed their business models on the continent — MallforAfrica and Zipline — were
After applying a fact-checking label Tuesday to a misleading vote-by-mail tweet made by US president Donald Trump, Twitter is on a roll and has labeled another of the president’s tweets —
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday he said would limit the ability of social media companies to censor content.It comes two days after Tw
President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order Thursday aimed at curbing liability protections for social media companies, two days after he lashed out
Weeks after Facebook acquired a 9.9% stake in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms, two more American firms are reportedly interested in the Indian telecom market.Google is considering buying a stak
The White House gave no further details about the order, which is due to take place on Thursday.
After Twitter flagged a pair of President Trump’s tweets with a fact-checking label on Tuesday, tensions between the president and his favored social media platform ar
Last Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg told Facebook’s 48,000 employees that he expects upwards of 50% of the company will be working remotely within 10 years. After outlining many of the advantages tha
Facebook takes more steps to support and expand a remote workforce, IBM announces layoffs and TechCrunch’s big annual conference is going virtual. (I know, I know — I have mixed feelings about
Mark Zuckerberg expects about 50% of its workforce will end up doing their jobs outside of Facebook's offices within 10 years.
In a live-streamed town hall, Mark Zuckerberg gave an overview for what he expects in the near future as Facebook pursues accommodations to keep workers productive and
One of the biggest technology takeaways of the last couple of months has been that organizations need confident, wide-ranging digital strategies to stay afloat, and Facebook — in its wider bid t
Starting today, you’ll be able to browse and buy products directly from a business’ Facebook Page or Instagram profile.Both Facebook and Instagram already supported a degree of e-commerc
A livestreamed “debate” yesterday between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a European commissioner shaping digital policy for the internal market, Thierry Breton, sound
Despite a handful of devices and years of sales, Facebook has never shared unit sales of any of their VR headsets.Today, Oculus released a new sales figure as the compa
Zoom was never meant to be a social network, but the enterprise video chat app has become essential software for those looking to stay in touch with friends and family during the pandemic.Today, Faceb
Facebook’s AI tools are the only thing standing between its users and the growing onslaught of hate and misinformation the platform is experiencing. The company’s researchers have cooked