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Facebook is rolling out new Shortcut Bar settings on mobile

Facebook users can now customise their shortcut tabs on the mobile app thanks to the company’s new Shortcut Bar settings. According to a report…

Facebook reveals 100 developers still had access to data in Groups

Facebook on Tuesday revealed that about 100 developers still had access to personal information in Groups despite the company updating Groups to prevent this…

Facebook has a new ‘company brand’ logo representing all its products

Facebook on Monday revealed its new company brand designed to encapsulate its “family of apps” and distinguish itself from the Facebook app. According to…

Facebook reveals 2.2bn people use its ‘family of apps’ daily

Facebook on Wednesday released its third-quarter earnings report, revealing an increase in active users across its “family of apps”. “We estimate that around 2.2-billion…

Facebook debuts its new healthcare tool for US users

Facebook on Monday revealed a new tool called Preventative Health that will help users discover a number of health resources like tests and checkups…

Meet Facebook News: its new ‘dedicated place’ for news in the US

Facebook on Friday announced that it has begun testing a new “dedicated place” for news on its platform called Facebook News. “News gives people…

Facebook gets more serious about ‘inauthentic behaviour’ from users, governments

Facebook this week revealed updated policies regarding inauthentic behaviour on the platform to help reduce public manipulation and misinformation. According to the company, inauthentic…

Facebook is rolling out redesign beta with dark mode

After revealing plans to redesign Facebook at F8 back in May, Facebook this week started rolling out a beta update for some users. Spotted…

World Mental Health Day: Facebook adds stickers for those who need to talk

In honour of World Mental Health Day on Thursday, Facebook revealed a new filter and sticker pack designed to promote conversation on the platform….

Facebook has begun hiding like counts in Australia

Facebook has officially begun hiding like counts on posts in Australia, a report by TechCrunch on Thursday revealed. According to the publication, Facebook confirmed…

Facebook reveals Oculus Link, Hand Tracking updates for Oculus Quest

Facebook on Wednesday revealed a number of new updates coming to Oculus and the Oculus Quest VR headset. Quest, which first launched last September,…

Facebook will resume listening to Portal commands to train AI

Facebook on Wednesday revealed a few practices it intends to implement on its newly released Portal range, the company’s home video-calling devices. Users will…

Facebook updates location settings for Android 10 and iOS 13

Following last week’s release of Android 10 and the upcoming launch of iOS 13, Facebook on Monday announced new updates coming to its location…

Facebook is rolling out its ‘face recognition’ settings to all users

Facebook this week revealed that it will expand its “face recognition settings” to all new and existing users on the platform. The setting, which…

Like Instagram, Facebook is considering hiding like counts on posts

Facebook is testing a new feature that hides the number of likes posts receive on the platform, a report by researcher Jane Manchun Wong…

Facebook is expanding its ‘local alerts’ feature across the US

Facebook on Tuesday announced that it will expand its “local alerts” feature throughout the United States, to help the country’s government reach a broader…

Facebook is testing a new Instagram app called ‘Threads’

A new messaging app called Threads is being developed by Facebook and planned for Instagram, a report by The Verge revealed on Monday. According…

Off-Facebook Activity will help you manage Facebook ad targeting

Facebook on Tuesday launched a new feature to help users see and manage their activity information third-parties share with the platform. “Off-Facebook Activity lets…

Facebook Group privacy settings are now a lot less confusing

Facebook on Wednesday announced the rollout of simplified Group settings to help users better understand their privacy on the platform It’s now condensing the…

Facebook can now fact-check news in African languages

Facebook on Wednesday announced a partnership with fact-checking company Africa Check to bring local African language support to its third-party Fact-Checking programme. The programme…

Facebook had real people transcribing your Messenger audio messages

Facebook is joining the list of companies that have been exposed for using real people to do jobs better suited for artificial intelligence. A…

Create your own Instagram AR effects with this new Facebook app

Now you can make your own AR camera effects and publish them on Instagram thanks to Facebook’s Spark AR, a new app the company…

SAWS issues weather warnings for South Africa as cut-off low develops

Facebook is rolling out new Shortcut Bar settings on mobile

This is Twitter’s new stance on ‘deep fakes’

Egyptian medicine delivery startup Yodawy scoops $1m in Series-A funding

Lori Systems, a logistics startup headed by a SA man, nets ‘undisclosed’ Series-A round

We’re looking at holding event in Africa, reveals Web Summit founder

Forget the PlayStation 5, Sony just filed a patent for a game cartridge

Xiaomi’s future folding phone could feature five pop-up cameras

Samsung’s Galaxy S11 phones are set to grow in size in 2020

What other parts may need to be replaced with my windscreen? [Sponsored]

African car company Mureza to debut Prim8 mini-SUV at Automechanika Johannesburg

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m

Facebook

Facebook is rolling out new Shortcut Bar settings on mobile

Facebook reveals 100 developers still had access to data in Groups

Facebook has a new ‘company brand’ logo representing all its products

Facebook reveals 2.2bn people use its ‘family of apps’ daily

Facebook debuts its new healthcare tool for US users

Meet Facebook News: its new ‘dedicated place’ for news in the US

Facebook gets more serious about ‘inauthentic behaviour’ from users, governments

Facebook is rolling out redesign beta with dark mode

World Mental Health Day: Facebook adds stickers for those who need to talk

Facebook has begun hiding like counts in Australia

Facebook reveals Oculus Link, Hand Tracking updates for Oculus Quest

Facebook will resume listening to Portal commands to train AI

Facebook updates location settings for Android 10 and iOS 13

Facebook is rolling out its ‘face recognition’ settings to all users

Like Instagram, Facebook is considering hiding like counts on posts

Facebook is expanding its ‘local alerts’ feature across the US

Facebook is testing a new Instagram app called ‘Threads’

Off-Facebook Activity will help you manage Facebook ad targeting

Facebook Group privacy settings are now a lot less confusing

Facebook can now fact-check news in African languages

Facebook had real people transcribing your Messenger audio messages

Create your own Instagram AR effects with this new Facebook app

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