Facebook joins VC fund SAIF Partners to mentor SMBs in India IANS Nov 1, 2019 Facebook has announced a collaboration with SAIF Partners, one of the leading venture capital funds, to enable the growth of small…
Young women from tribal areas to receive digital skills training Express Computer Oct 16, 2019 In the second phase of the program, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Facebook together will digitally mentor 5000 young women in…
Facebook launches its cryptocurrency ‘Libra’ despite high-profile defections Associated Press Oct 15, 2019 Facebook officially moved forward with its plans to create a new digital currency called Libra, despite several high-profile…
Facebook’s encryption tech put public safety at risk: UK’s Indian-origin home secretary PTI Oct 7, 2019 UK’s Indian-origin home secretary Priti Patel has issued an open letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, alongside her…
Tamil Nadu govt partners with Facebook to boost blood donations in state IANS Oct 3, 2019 The Tamil Nadu government has announced that it has directed all blood banks in the state to use the blood donation feature on…
Facebook’s Oculus launches Horizon, a new platform to connect everyone virtually Bloomberg Sep 28, 2019 As Facebook Inc. is trying to broaden its virtual horizons, the company’s virtual reality unit Oculus has announced Facebook…
Giant data breach suit has no legs to stand on, says Facebook Bloomberg Sep 28, 2019 Facebook Inc. says a lawsuit over a data breach that affected almost 30 million users should be tossed because the lawyers who…
Facebook to invest in tech startups in India PTI Sep 28, 2019 In a move that would give a tremendous boost to the startup ecosystem in India, social media major Facebook is gearing up to make…
Facebook acquires AI startup Servicefriend to boost cryptocurrency Libra experience IANS Sep 24, 2019 Aiming to make its cryptocurrency Libra customer friendly when it arrives next year, Facebook has acquired a startup called…
Facebook acquires brain-machine computing startup CTRL Labs IANS Sep 24, 2019 Facebook has acquired New York-based startup CTRL Labs which is building a wristband that lets people control their devices as a…