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Facebook Rolls Out Location-Sharing Feature

Facebook users in the U.S. will soon be able to see which of their friends are nearby using a new feature the company is launching on Thursday. The “Nearby Friends”…

Facebook Said to be Readying Electronic Payment System

Social media giant, Facebook is reportedly nearing a deal with Irish authorities that would allow the company to offer its European users electronic payment and remittance services ahead of Apple’s…

Some Upset with Upcoming Change to Messages on Facebook Mobile App

Facebook began notifying users of its mobile app Wednesday that it will soon disable the app’s messaging feature. The Menlo Park, Calif., tech giant is instructing users to download the…

Facebook Says WhatsApp Deal Cleared by FTC

Facebook Inc said U.S. regulators have cleared its $19 billion acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp, even as the Federal Trade Commission warned the two Internet companies on Thursday that they…

“Heartbleed” Exposes Millions of Online Passwords

An alarming lapse in Internet security has exposed millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive information to potential theft. The breakdown revealed this week affects a widely used…

Judge Tosses Man’s Claim of Ownership of Facebook

A federal judge has officially closed the book on a New York man’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit claiming half-ownership of Facebook. Judge Richard Arcara has granted Facebook and founder Mark Zuckerberg’s motion…

Oculus Adds to Executive Team

One shock for virtual reality enthusiasts in one week wasn’t enough. Oculus VR announced Friday it was adding Michael Abrash as its chief scientist, three days after the Irvine company…

Facebook Launches Lab to Bring Internet Everywhere

Facebook is giving more details about its effort to connect remote parts of the world to the Internet – and it involves drones, lasers and satellites. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said…

Facebook Buys Virtual Reality Co. Oculus for $2B

Facebook has agreed to buy Oculus for $2 billion, betting that its virtual reality technology may be a new way for people to communicate, learn or be entertained. “This is…

Obama Reassures Internet CEOs on Tech Privacy

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sought to assure leading Internet and tech executives that his administration is committed to protecting people’s privacy, a week before a self-imposed deadline for a…

California Challenges Facebook Argument on Online Teen Privacy

SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Trade Commission and California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris say that Facebook is misinterpreting how a children’s privacy law applies to teen privacy in a move…

Facebook With Renewed Focus on App Developers

Facebook is bringing back F8, its conference for software developers in a bid to get them to create more and better mobile apps for the giant social network. The conference…

Facebook Agrees to End Illegal Firearms Sales on Sites

ALBANY — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office has reached an agreement with Facebook and its photo-sharing service Instagram that clamps down on illegal firearms sales on the popular social media…

WhatsApp Deal Highlights Suite of Similar Apps

Facebook’s announcement it is paying $19 billion in cash and stock to acquire WhatsApp is a milestone in the short history of mobile messaging apps. Hundreds of millions of people…

Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $19B

Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, by far the company’s largest acquisition and bigger than any that Google, Microsoft or Apple have…