Facebook launches $299 Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses

Facebook's $299 Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses come in 20 style combinations and connect to your smartphone to perform basic tasks.

Wesley Hilliard 4 years ago 29

Facebook & Ray-Ban 'smart glasses' leak hours before announcement

Images of Facebook's Ray-Ban smart glasses have appeared, and they look fairly similar to other offerings, like Snap Spectacles.

Wesley Hilliard 4 years ago 8

Mark Zuckerberg may have lied to Congress about who can see WhatsApp messages

The Facebook-owned WhatsApp regularly boasts of using end-to-end encryption and keeping communications between users private, but a report alleges that some monitoring of messages does take place, and that Mark Zuckerberg may not have told the truth to the U.S. Senate.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 14

Instagram demanding users' birthdays to enforce child safety measures

Instagram is requiring all users to supply their date of birth, in a bid to make the Facebook-owned image and video-sharing iOS app safer for younger users.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 17

Apple's legendary workplace secrecy threatened by Slack

Use of the Slack messaging service has become prevalent within Apple, bringing with it changes to how staff discuss projects — and air grievances.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 9

Facebook returns voice and video calls to flagship app

Facebook is once again rejiggering the communications capabilities of its various apps and platforms, with the company's flagship Facebook app to host voice and video calling features previously spun out to Messenger.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 3

WhatsApp beta reveals native iPad app is on the way

WhatsApp is working on adding multi-device support, with a beta of the messaging app revealing it will finally work on an iPad, years after the service's launch.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 5

FTC refiles antitrust complaint against Facebook alleging monopoly power

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a new antitrust complaint against Facebook after its previous claims were dismissed by a federal judge for lack of evidence.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 1

Facebook pivoting toward 'privacy-enhancing' technology for targeted ads

Facebook plans on revamping how its advertising system works to place more value on user privacy and reduce the emphasis on data collection.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 13

WhatsApp latest to pile on Apple over Child Safety tools

WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart on Friday dinged Apple's plan to roll out new Child Safety features that scan user photos to find offending images, the latest in a string of criticism from tech experts who suggest the system flouts user privacy.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 25

Facebook reports record ad revenue after grousing about iOS privacy features

Facebook is making money hand over fist despite warnings of impending doom due to new iOS privacy features Apple introduced in April.

Mikey Campbell 4 years ago 20

Facebook's Oculus investigating Apple Health app integration

Code discovered in Facebook's Oculus app reveals the company is investigating an Apple Health app integration that would allow users to save workout data generated by Oculus Move.

Mikey Campbell 4 years ago 1

WhatsApp CEO takes issue with NSO's denials of iPhone Pegasus hacks

WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart has problems with the NSO Group taking no responsibility for surveillance and hacking of journalist and activist iPhones and other devices.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 10

Facebook's cloud gaming service launches on iOS both in-app and on the web [u]

After months in private beta, Facebook cloud gaming is live and can be accessed via web app on iPhone with some launching inside the app.

Wesley Hilliard 4 years ago 2

Senators want to make social media liable for spreading health misinformation

Two Senators are introducing a new bill that would strip Section 230 protections from social media companies should they facilitate the spread of misinformation about a public health crisis — like COVID.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 94

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